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| Issue Date |
Author |
Story Title |
Type |
Comments |
| 1996 MAR |
Benford, Gregory & David Brin |
Paris Conquers All |
ss |
(1941- ; 1950- ) 2nd story in issue in War of the World ser., to be pub. in Anderson(ed): War of the Worlds: Global Dispatches(1996); Benford has Asimov ser. novel Foundation's Fear(1997), Brin has Foundation's Triumph(1999), Secret Foundations(1999) |
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Wolverton, Dave |
After a Lean Winter |
nv |
(1957- ) N-1996 NEB; 1997 HUG, LOC; wn. David Wolverton; 3rd/last story in War of the World ser.; 1st story pub. "On My Way to Paradise" (WotF Vol.3, 1987; exp. novel 1989; N-1989 DIC; 1990 LOC); edited WotF Vol.9-11, 15; Lords of the Seventh Swarm(1997) |
| 1996 APR |
Rusch, Kristine Kathryn |
Editorial |
ed |
introduction to the works(novels, stories, TV scripts) of Alan Brennert; experiment in this issue, a novella "The Refuge" by Brennert, which you can compare with his teleplay of this story on Showtime's Outer Limits series, in May 1996 |
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Wilhelm, Kate |
Forget Luck |
ss |
N-1997 HUG, LOC, ss; 1st story in F&SF in Tony Manetti ser.; also in Charlie & Constance mystery ser., coll. of five na's, A Flush of Shadows(1995), omnibus The Casebook of Constance and Charlie, Vol. 1 & 2(1999 & 2000); see her entry in CANR, vol.60 |
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Shanahan |
Cartoon |
ct |
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Killheffer, Robert K.J. |
Books |
br |
essay: two novels that "reveal the constant dance the present must do with the past on its way to the future"; Terence M. Green: Shadow of Ashland; Jack Cady: The Off Season |
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Farris, Joseph |
Cartoon |
ct |
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de Lint, Charles |
Books to Look For |
br |
Jane Yolen: The Wild Hunt; Norman Partridge: Spyder; Ed Gorman: Out There in the Darkness; Parke Godwin: The Tower of Beowulf; de Lint has short story pub. as Pulphouse Short Story Paperback #52: Merlin Dreams in the Mondream Wood(1992) |
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F&SF staff |
Brief Reviews: Books |
br |
Sharon Shinn: The Shape-Changer's Wife; Michael Moorcock: Blood: A Southern Fantasy; John Barnes: One for the Morning Glory; Connie Willis: Bellwether |
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Levy, Robert J. |
Jack Stacey, A.S.B.R. |
ss |
a published poet, he has sold poems to most major poetry markets; has poetry colls. The Glitter Bait(1986), Whistle Maker(1987), Partly Green Till the Day We Die(1990), The Perfection of Standing Aside(1993), Chefs at Twilight(1996) |
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Tuttle, Lisa |
Meeting the Muse |
ss |
this story to be part of novel, The Pillow Friend('96); "in the novel it is a short story written by the main character"; uses house ps. Maria Palmer for a ya horror series, Horrorscopes, written by various authors; she wrote #10, Virgo: Snake Inside('95) |
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Hoffman, Nina Kiriki |
Key Signatures |
ss |
has 1st novel The Thread That Binds the Bones(1993; W-1994 STO; N-1993 NEB; 1994 HUG, LOC), about the conflict & change in a family with great supernatural powers who have held a small town in their power for over a century(B&C) |
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Wornom, Howard |
Puppy Love Land |
na |
(1958- ) N-1997 STO; 1st pub. short story; has ar "Stephen King: Spawn of Satan," Gauntlet #2 1991; uses ps. Russ T. Howard for Spelljammer novel The Ultimate Helm('93), Nick Baron for Castle of the Undead('93), Michael Andrews for Dungeon of Fear('94) |
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Benford, Gregory |
Scientist's Notebook, A: Scientist Heroes |
ar |
science "itself has few heroes ... scientific greatness is ... curiously impersonal"; a few great scientists - Marconi(1874-1937), Edison(1847-1931), Darwin(1809-1882), Newton(1642-1727), Archimedes(287-212 BC), Einstein(1979-1955), Sagan(1934-1996) |
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Brennert, Alan |
Refuge, The |
na |
story written while he was also writing it as a teleplay for Showtime's Outer Limits, & which was aired in May 1996; "the tale of a man who thinks he has found a refuge in a nuclear winter" |
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F&SF staff |
Report on Competition 65 |
cmp |
1st prize: Lars Klores; 2nd prize: Adrian Marlowe; R-U: Elicia Squid Cardenas; Scott Morgan; Jeannette Funcke |
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F&SF staff |
Competition 66 |
cmp |
suggested by Stephen Mendenhall - write a brief anecdote, 100 words or less, which takes place immediately after the end of any sf/f work |
| 1996 MAY |
Rusch, Kristine Kathryn |
Editorial |
ed |
intro to new quarterly book review column by Michelle West, called Guilty Pleasures, for books we hide, that your parents forbid, "the books we enjoy"; Michelle West has pub. short stories & fantasy novels as M.W., Michelle Sagara & Michelle Sagara West |
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Shanahan |
Cartoon |
ct |
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Julian, Astrid |
Blowup |
nv |
(1952- ) born Westphalia, West Germany; family moved to Canada at age 4, & in 1967 to Cleveland, OH; attended Cleveland State Univ., Kent State Univ., etc; has degrees in French & German; 1st story pub. "Mother's Day" in WotF Vol.IV(1988) |
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Harris, S. |
Cartoon |
ct |
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West, Michelle |
Guilty Pleasures |
br |
(1963- ) Michelle Sagara West; N-1992, 1993 JWCA; "you will see here books that fulfill my criterion for a good read"; Tanya Huff: Fifth Quarter; Laurell K. Hamilton: Circus of the Damned; Melissa Scott: Star Trek Deep Space Nine: Proud Helios |
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Heath |
Cartoon |
ct |
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de Lint, Charles |
Books to Look For |
br |
Francesca Lia Block: Baby Be-Bop; Steven Gould: Wildside; Patrick O'Leary: Door Number Three; de Lint has horror novel as by Samuel M. Key, Angel of Darkness(1990), about a vengeful creature created from the screams of dying murder victims(B&C) |
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Long |
Cartoon: Sailors of the Early 1700's |
ct |
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F&SF staff |
Brief Reviews: Books |
br |
Stephen Baxter: The Time Ships; Patricia Anthony: Cradle of Splendor; Charles Sheffield: The Ganymede Club |
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Harris, S. |
Cartoon |
ct |
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Koja, Kathe |
Lady Lazarus |
ss |
story explores poet Sylvia Plath(1932-63), who wrote about her suicide attempts in her poem "Lady Lazarus"(pub. in coll. Ariel, in 1965); she did commit suicide, shortly after her novel The Bell Jar was pub.; considered the best poet of her generation |
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Springer, Nancy |
Chasing Butterfly Shadow |
ss |
won the Joan Fassler Memorial Book Award for her children's book, Colt(1991); "very old people, like very young children, are cognitive aliens to the rest of us ... (this) is my attempt to depict a very old woman's different view of everyday experience" |
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Winter, Laurel |
Blood Harp |
nv |
N-1996 HOM, novelette; her 1st alternate world fantasy story for F&SF came from an idea after attending "a Rochester Symphony concert" |
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Maio, Kathi |
Films: Strange Days and Your Average Psycho Killers |
mr |
essay: the work of dir. Kathryn Bigelow; Strange Days(1995), dir. Bigelow, writers James Cameron & Jay Cocks, stars Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis |
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Harris, S. |
Cartoon |
ct |
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Onopa, Robert |
Camping in the Biosphere Reserve |
ss |
story inspired by "the swarm-like rise in rescue helicopter traffic which followed the opening of a new trail thru Maunawili Valley, where I live in Windward Oahu" |
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Asimov, Janet |
Science: Sounding Off |
ar |
sound, music & noise; how the ears of mammals work; how the cerebral cortex processes signals from the auditory receptors in time; how the brain responds to & processes music; music geniuses with perfect pitch; noise pollution & noise research results |
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Hoffman, Nina Kiriki |
Airborn |
na |
N-1996 HOM; 1997 HUG; 1st story in F&SF in twins Tasha and Terry Dane ser.; they're also in Matt Black ser. novel Past the Size of Dreaming(2001); omnibus Common Threads(1995), has novel The Thread That Binds the Bones, & coll. A Handful of Twist Ties |
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Harris, S. |
Cartoon: Myth or Reality |
ct |
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Harris, S. |
Cartoon: Low-Tech Fax (Neanderthal Version) |
ct |
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| 1996 JUN |
Rusch, Kristine Kathryn |
Editorial |
ed |
introduction to the new writer issue; the relationship between the editor & the new writer; how this issue came about; Rusch has novelizations Star Trek Deep Space Nine: The Long Night(1996), & The Mist(1998) with Dean Wesley Smith |
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Martin, H. |
Cartoon: Civilization |
ct |
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Martin, Michael A. |
Spelunking at the Cavern |
ss |
N-1996 SDW, short fiction; his 1st fiction sale; works for Dark Horse Comics in Portland, OR; says "he owes Harlan Ellison a great debt of appreciation for all of his support" |
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Farris, Joseph |
Cartoon: Bed and Blubber |
ct |
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Killheffer, Robert K.J. |
Books |
br |
Robin Scott Wilson: Paragons: Twenty Science Fiction Writers Ply Their Craft; John Kessel, Mark L. Van Name, & Richard Butner(ed): Intersections: The Sycamore Hill Anthology |
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de Lint, Charles |
Books to Look For |
br |
Vivian Vande Velde: Tales from the Brothers Grim and the Sisters Weird; Chris Claremont & John Bolton: The Black Dragon; Barbara Hodgson: The Tattooed Map |
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F&SF staff |
Brief Reviews: Books |
br |
Arthur C. Clarke & Mike McQuay: Richter 10; Pauline Ashwell: Project Farcry; Allen Steele: The Tranquility Alternative; Wil McCarthy: Aggressor Six; Dan Simmons: Endymion |
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Farris, Joseph |
Cartoon |
ct |
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Casil, Amy Sterling |
Jonny Punkinhead |
ss |
her 1st professional sale; 1st story in Gyla ser., another in F&SF 2000 JAN, 1st novel Imago(2001) in Gyla world; lives in Redlands, CA; has pub. nf in women's & literary pubs.; Clarion grad.; 1995 WotF contest finalist; 1st coll. Without Absolution(2001) |
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Libling, Michael |
Sitters |
ss |
lives in Montreal; his 1st pub. story; his 1st fiction sale was "A Bite to Eat in Abbotsford" in Peter Crowther(ed): Destination Unknown(1997); has written nf, promotion & advertising copy for 20 years |
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Di Filippo, Paul |
Plumage From Pegasus: Manuscript Found in a Pipedream |
hues |
the 'discovery' of the text of Robert A. Heinlein's "The Stone Pillow," part of his Future History series, about the evangelist/dictator Nehemiah Scudder |
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Dembo, Arinn |
Sisterhood of the Skin |
nv |
1st sale; from Seattle; attended 1990 Clarion; has written some sf criticism; about story, "I suppose I was trying to capture my sense of commercial fishing as a continuous state of violence ... against Nature (&) the finer feelings which make us human" |
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Benford, Gregory |
Scientist's Notebook, A: net@fandom.com |
ar |
sf fandom & the computer internet are analogous; comparison of the development of the Net, with that of fandom which began in 1930, shows striking similarities; can these comparisons presage the future of the Net? |
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