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| Issue Date |
Author |
Story Title |
Type |
Comments |
| 1979 OCT |
Bretnor, R. |
Gnurrs Come From the Voodvork Out, The |
ss |
1st pub. in F&SF 1950 WIN/SPR, the 1st story in his Papa Schimmelhorn series, one of the longest running series in F&SF; see Scott Alan Burgess: The Work of Reginald Bretnor: An Annotated Bibliography & Guide(1989) |
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Searles, Baird |
Films: Egg Foo Alien |
mr/tvr |
Alien(1979), based on a story & screenplay by Dan O'Bannon & Ronald Shusett(inspired by It! The Terror from Beyond Space, a 1958 movie similar to A.E. van Vogt's 1939 novel The Black Destroyer), dir. Ridley Scott, stars Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt |
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Asimov, Isaac |
Dreaming Is a Private Thing |
ss |
1st pub. in F&SF 1955 DEC, exp. from SRL, 28 MAY 1955; see interviews in Rune 1974 FLL, Visions 1989 SPR, AMZ 1992 OCT, LOC 1992 JUN(#377), & in George Hay(ed): Pulsar #1(1978), Paul Walker: Speaking of S. F.(1978), Charles Platt: Dream Makers(1980; 1987) |
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Aldiss, Brian W. |
Poor Little Warrior! |
ss |
1st pub. in F&SF 1958 APR; see articles in NWS 1965 SEP, INZ #38 1990; interviews in Britton & Partington(ed): The Savoy Book(1978), Walker: Speaking of Science Fiction(1978), Platt: Dream Makers(1980; 1987), INZ #38 1990, Fear! 1991 JAN |
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Dick, Philip K. |
We Can Remember It For You Wholesale |
nv |
1st pub. in F&SF 1966 APR; see iv's in The Missouri Review v.7 #2 1984, & in Apel & Briggs: Philip K. Dick: The Dream Connection(1987); articles in Amazing Experiences 1990 NOV, The Leading Edge #30 1995, INZ 1995 NOV; see www.philipkdick.com |
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Davidson, Avram |
Selectra Six-Ten |
ss |
1st pub. in F&SF 1970 OCT; see 2 articles by Gene Wolfe in WRT 1988-89 WIN(#293), which is a Special Avram Davidson Issue; see article "An Appreciation of Avram Davidson" by Lucius Shepard in Eidolon 1996 FLL |
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Asimov, Isaac |
Science: Just Thirty Years |
sces |
planets, advances in the last 30 years in what we know of the planets; how much of what was science fiction 30 years ago when F&SF was born, is fantasy now?, in particular about the planets in our solar system |
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Disch, Thomas M. |
Problems of Creativeness |
nv |
1st pub. in F&SF 1967 APR, revised somewhat & retitled "The Death of Socrates" in his fixup novel, 334(1972; 1974); see interviews in Eternity #2 1973, Last Wave #5 1986, INZ #24 1988, & The Zone #1 1994; also has poetry in F&SF as Tom Disch |
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Schenck, Hilbert Jr |
Me |
pm |
1st pub. in F&SF 1959 AUG; see biolog in ANA 1984 SEP |
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Boucher, Anthony |
Quest for Saint Acquin, The |
ss |
1st pub. in F&SF 1959 JAN, & in Raymond J. Healy(ed): New Tales of Space and Time(1951), as "The Quest for Saint Aquin"; see "In Memoriam—Anthony Boucher" by J. Francis McComas in Poul Anderson(ed): Nebula Award Stories Four(1969) |
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Payes, Rachel Cosgrove |
Acrostic Puzzle |
pz |
answers in 1979 NOV, p.139; her first book was The Hidden Valley of Oz(1951, as Rachel R. Cosgrove), in which Jam, a boy from Ohio, flies to Oz in a crate & meets Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, Percy the white rat, & the giant Terp the Terrible |
| 1979 NOV |
Silverberg, Robert |
Lord Valentine's Castle |
no-1/4 |
W-1981 LOC; N-1981 BRG, HUG; 1st story in F&SF in Majipoor ser.; young wanderer Valentine, suffering from amnesia, arrives at the capital of Pidruid on the huge planet Majipoor, setting up a struggle for power with the Coronal, the ruler of Majipoor |
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Wilson, Gahan |
Cartoon |
ct |
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Russ, Joanna |
Books |
br |
essay: "In Defense of Criticism," introduced by Ferman as a response to letters pub. in F&SF 1979 JUL that disagreed & criticized her book review column in 1979 FEB |
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Gilden, Mel |
Special Effects |
vi |
has ya sf Zoot Marlowe ser., Surfing Samurai Robots(1988), Hawaiian U.F.O. Aliens(1991), Tubular Android Superheroes(1991); wrote at least 5 Beverly Hills 90210 ser. novellas, & 3 Star Trek novelizations, last Deep Space Nine #4: The Pet(1994) |
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Suffet, Stephen L. |
Exodus |
ss |
(1947- ) born in NYC, where he still lives; teaches at Abraham Lincoln High School in Brooklyn |
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Searles, Baird |
Films: Creatures Walk Among Us |
mr/tvr |
The Muppet Movie(1979), dir. James Frawley, stars the Muppets created by Jim Henson in the late 1950s, Orson Welles, Edgar Bergen, Madeleine Kahn |
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Malzberg, Barry N. |
Demystification of Circumstance |
ss |
see article "Barry N. Malzberg: An Annotated Bibliography" by Andrew Tidmarsh in INZ 1992 JUL; interviews in Charles Platt: Dream Makers(1980), & in Pirate Writings #15 1997 |
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Shaw, Bob |
Well-Wisher |
ss |
has 1st novel Night Walk(1967); The Two-Timers(1969), The Palace of Eternity(1969), One Million Tomorrows(1970), A Wreath of Stars(1976), Ship of Strangers(1978 fixup), Vertigo(1978); colls. A Better Mousetrap(1982), Between Two Worlds(1986) |
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Asimov, Isaac |
Science: Sun Shines Bright, The |
sces |
neutrinos; aspects of the neutrino that have been discovered since his book, The Neutrino: Ghost Particle of the Atom(1966) |
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McIntyre, Vonda N. |
Fireflood |
nv |
N-1980 HUG, LOC, novelette; title story of her coll. Fireflood and Other Stories(1979; N-1980 HUG, LOC); has written 5 Star Trek novels; Superluminal(1983 fixup; N-1984 LOC), The Moon and the Sun(1997; W-1997 NEB); see iv's in GEO 1979 NOV, LOC 1998 FEB |
| 1979 DEC |
Tuttle, Lisa |
Wives |
ss |
see biographical article in Fear! 1990 MAY, & interviews in TWZ 1983 MAR/APR, INZ #29 1989, & in Stan Nicholls: Wordsmiths of Wonder(1993) |
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Budrys, Algis |
Books |
br |
essay: differences betw. Russian & European/American sf; Vladimir Savchenko: Self-Discovery; Barry N. Malzberg & Bill Pronzini(ed): The End of Summer: Science Fiction of the Fifties; Thomas F. Monteleone: The Secret Sea |
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Yolen, Jane |
Angelica |
vi |
see interviews in American Fantasy 1986 FLL, The Leading Edge #26 1992, LOC 1991 JAN(#360), & 1997 AUG(#439); has anth. Zoo 2000(1973), Shape Shifters(1978); nf The Wizard Islands(1973), Writing Books for Children(1973; rev. 1983) |
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Wilson, Gahan |
Cartoon |
ct |
has pub. many books for children; has coll. Nuts(1979), of his cartoon strips that were pub. in National Lampoon, which are remembered fantasies & horrors of childhood in the U.S.(Clute) |
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Card, Orson Scott |
Closing the Timelid |
ss |
has Worthington Chronicle seq., Capitol(1979), Hot Sleep(1979), The Worthington Chronicle(1983), The Worthington Saga(1990 omni); novels A Planet Called Treason(1979; N-1980 LOC; rev. vt Treason, 1988), Songmaster(1980 fixup; N-1981 LOC) |
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Silverberg, Robert |
Lord Valentine's Castle |
no-2/4 |
see interviews in Vertex 1973 JUN, AMZ 1976 JAN, GEO #17 1980, Visions 1988 SPR, INZ 1991 OCT, LOC 1985 FEB(#289), 1990 AUG(#355), 1996 NOV(#430), & in Paul Walker: Speaking of Science Fiction(1978), Charles Platt: Dream Makers(1980) |
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Searles, Baird |
Films: Vamp 'Til Ready |
mr/tvr |
Nosferatu(1922); 1st sound, Dracula(1931), stars Bela Lugosi; Dracula's Daughters(1936), stars Gloria Holden; The Fearless Vampire Killers(1967), dir. Roman Polanski; Count Dracula(1977 UK), stars Louis Jourdan; Dracula(1979), stars Frank Langella |
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Russ, Joanna |
Dragons and Dimwits or There and Back Again: Publishers' Holiday or Why Did I Do It? or Much Ado About Magic or Lord of the Royalties or ... or ... or ..., A |
vi |
see interviews in Paul Walker: Speaking of Science Fiction(1978), & in Charles Platt: Dream Makers II(1983); has colls. (Extra)ordinary People(1983), The Zanzibar Cat(1983; N-1984 LOC), The Hidden Side of the Moon(1987; N-1989 LOC) |
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Asimov, Isaac |
Science: Useless Metal, The |
sces |
elements, uranium; Part 1 of 3; the history of uranium & radioactivity, from the beginning, of course; Part 2 in 1980 JAN(#4396), Part 3 in 1980 FEB(#4405) |
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McNamara, Michael M. |
Boy Who Dreamed of Tir na n-Og, The |
ss |
(1940-1979) born in Limerick, Ireland; came to U.S. in 1958; naturalized U.S. citizen; served in U.S.A.F.; has novels The Vision of Thady Quinlan(1974), The Feast, The Sovereign Solution(1979, on terrorism), The Dancing Floor(1979, on the Irish rebellion) |
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F&SF staff |
Index to Volume 57: 1979 JUL-DEC |
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