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| Issue Date |
Author |
Story Title |
Type |
Comments |
| 1998 APR |
Hooper, Jacquelyn |
Home on the Range |
nv |
this story grew out of an inquiry into the different ways in which sf & fantasy view the future, we all need to understand our own pasts in order to make sense of the future |
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Maio, Kathi |
Films: Ken and Barbie in the House of Buggin' |
mr |
essay: the fascist/neo-Nazi depiction by dir. Paul Verhoeven of Robert A. Heinlein's novel Starship Troopers(F&SF 1959 OCT-NOV as Starship Soldiers; exp. version 1959; movie Starship Troopers, 1997), stars Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards, Dina Meyer |
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Wentworth, K.D. |
Tall One |
ss |
N-1998 NEB, short story; has novels House of Moons(1995), about the founder of a controversial mind-talent training school, sequel to Moonspeaker(1994); Black on Black(1999), about an alien rescued from a slave market by a human & raised as his son |
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Blumlein, Michael |
Revenge |
nv |
has novel X, Y(1993; N-1994 LOC), a horror novel about a man who finds himself in a woman's body & has to adjust to his new existence & learn to use the power it brings him(B&C) |
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Benford, Gregory |
Scientist's Notebook, A: Boom and Zoom |
ar |
computerized offices of the future, where will the World Wide Web lead us?; a fictional "scenario to convey (his) speculations"; Benford has novel with Mark O. Martin, A Darker Geometry(1995), set in Larry Niven's Man-Kzin world; novel Cosm(1998) |
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Swanwick, Michael |
Mother Grasshopper |
ss |
(1950- ) N-1998 LOC; 1st pub. in coll. A Geography of Unknown Lands(1997); 1st story pub. sf "The Feast of St. Janis" in anth. New Dimensions 11(1980); 1st novel In the Drift(1984 fixup); iv LOC 1998 MAR; see his website at www.michaelswanwick.com |
| 1998 MAY |
Sterling, Bruce |
Maneki Neko |
ss |
W-1999 LOC; N-1999 HUG, NEB, ss; STU; 1st trans. & pub. in Hayakawa S.F.; has humorous near-future sf novel Distraction(1998; W-2000 CLA; N-1999 HUG, LOC), in which a Washington spin-doctor faces a powerful opponent in Louisiana(B&C) |
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Long |
Cartoon: Will Kill for Food |
ct |
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de Lint, Charles |
Books to Look For |
br |
Kristine Kathryn Rusch: Alien Influences; Dave McKean: Dustcovers; Nick Bantock: The Forgetting Room; Katherine Ramsland: Dean Koontz: A Writer's Biography |
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Winter, Douglas E. |
Books |
br |
essay: what Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin started; Levin: Son of Rosemary; Westlake: The Ax; Etchison: Double Edge, & Darkside; Tessier: Fog Heart; Atkins: Big Thunder; Wandrei: Don't Dream; Cave: The Door Below; Wagner: Exorcisms and Ecstasies |
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Farris, Joseph |
Cartoon |
ct |
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Van Gelder, Gordon |
Editor's Recommendations |
br |
Hartwell(ed): The Science Fiction Century; Kessel: The Pure Product; Di Filippo: Fractal Paisleys; Kit Reed: Weird Women, Wired Women; Lethem: The Wall of the Sky, the Wall of the Eye; David Bowman: Bunny Modern; Benford: Cosm; Joe Haldeman: Forever Peace |
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Rusch, Kristine Kathryn |
Questing Mind, The (In memory of Kathryn Rusch) |
nv |
has novelizations with Dean Wesley Smith, Quantum Leap: Loch Ness Leap(1997, as Sandy Schofield), Star Trek Next Generation: Double Helix 2: Vectors(1999), & trilogy based on a computer game, The Tenth Planet(1999), Oblivion(2000), Final Assault(2001) |
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Harris, S. |
Cartoon |
ct |
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Resnick, Mike |
Card Shark: A John Justin Mallory Story |
nv |
1st/only story in F&SF in Mallory & Carruthers Agency ser.; has novels Ivory(1988), Paradise('89), Second Contact('90), Exploits('93), A Miracle of Rare Design('94), Encounters('95), A Hunger in the Soul('98); coll. Solo Flights Through Shared Worlds('96) |
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Lee, Mary Soon |
Ex Terra, Ex Astris |
ss |
2nd & last story in linguist Janna Suzorsky and the Eridanians series; Lee lives in Pittsburgh where she works for a small artificial intelligence company(at www.cs.cmu.ed/~AUTON); has her 1st coll., fantasy, Winter Shadows & Other Tales(2001) |
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Di Filippo, Paul |
Plumage From Pegasus: Next Big Thing |
hues |
book review of Milton Sharp: Imaginary Realist: The Life of Timothy Eugene(2025); Timothy Eugene was born in 1985 & raised on a secluded turkey farm in Vermont; he was to give birth to "fabular surmimesis fiction" |
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Wilson, Robin |
Thanks, Diaz |
ss |
has nf book Paragons: Twelve Science Fiction Writers Ply Their Craft(1996) |
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Reed, Kit |
Mommy Nearest |
ss |
uses ps. Kit Craig for suspense thrillers, Gone(1992; made into TV movie), in which a psychopath stalks 3 children who are alone; Twice Burned(1993), Strait(1996), Some Safe Place(1998), latter about hypnotherapy sessions with unexpected results |
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Geston, Mark S. |
Allies, The |
nv |
(1946- ) N-1999 LOC, nv; an attorney in Boise, ID; has 1st sf novel Lords of the Starship(1967); novels Out of the Mouth of the Dragon(1969), The Day Star(1972), The Siege of Wonder(1976), Mirror to the Sky(1992); see his entry in CANR, vol.58 |
| 1998 JUN |
Van Gelder, Gordon |
Editorial |
ed |
"what stays in print?"; past, present, & future looks at in-print life ranges for paperback & hardcover, mass-market & trade pb's; all leading up to the new "Curiosities" column which will replace Mike Resnick's "Forgotten Treasures" column |
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McDevitt, Jack & Stanley Schmidt |
Good Intentions |
nv |
(1935- ; 1944- ) N-1999 NEB, nv; couple of years ago they were advisors at a unique program held near Syracuse every summer, The Asimov Seminar; their experiences resemble the events portrayed in this story; Schmidt has novel Tweedlioop(1986), anth.'s |
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de Lint, Charles |
Books to Look For |
br |
"stories told from the viewpoint of cats"; Susan Fromberg Schaeffer: The Autobiography of Foudini M. Cat; Gabriel King(ps. of M. John Harrison & Jane Johnson): The Wild Road; Diane Duane: The Book of Night with Moon; Hans Silvester: Asleep in the Sun |
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Killheffer, Robert K.J. |
Books |
br |
essay: New Wave authors' legacy; Michael Moorcock: The War Amongst the Angels; Roger Zelazny & Jane Lindskold: Donnerjack; Harvey Jacobs: American Goliath; Harlan Ellison: Slippage; R.K.J.K. was a reviewer for Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews |
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Taylor, Robert C. |
Prisoner of History, A |
ss |
(1946- ) Robert Culbert Taylor; served in the Defense Language Institute during the Vietnam War; 1st story pub. "Idiot's Mate" in AMZ 1968 SEP(N-1968 NEB), & has short story "Freedom Across the River" in AMZ 1972 JUL, as Robert A. Taylor |
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Franke, Herbert W. |
Building, The |
vi |
trans. from the German by Vernon Chamberlin, adapted by James Gunn; 1st pub. in Der Gruene Komet(1960); has novels trans. in English, The Orchid Cage(1973), Zone Null(1974); see his entry in CA, vol.156; see Gunn(ed): The Road to Science Fiction #6('98) |
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Turzillo, Mary A. |
Chrysoberyl |
ss |
story pays homage to a novel by Mr. O. Butterworth |
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Martin, H. |
Cartoon |
ct |
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Yasgur, Batya S. & Barry N. Malzberg |
Job's Partner |
ss |
( ? - ? ; 1939- ) Yasgur W-1994 Robert L. Fish Memorial Award, best 1st mystery story("Me and Mr. Harry," EQMM 1994 m-DEC); has book Goodbye, Diapers: The Parent's Guide to Successful, Stress Free Toilet Training(1994); has pub. in WRT, RoF, SFAge, CMD |
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Finch, Sheila |
Naked Face of God, The |
nv |
7th story in F&SF in Lingster series; has ya novel, David Brin's Out of Time 2: Tiger in the Sky(1999; W-San Diego Book Award), about teens that are "yanked" out of the late 20th century to save a scientific base from fast-breeding fuzzy alien pests(B&C) |
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Murphy, Pat & Paul Doherty |
Science: Messing With Your Mind |
ar |
memory; experiments to show your memory is not always accurate; memories are associative, vulnerable to "post-event information"; you're not the sum of your memories, they're "the end product of all you've ever thought & done ... shaped by who you are" |
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Harris, S. |
Cartoon |
ct |
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Eakin, William R. |
Monogamy |
ss |
lives in Arkansas, which serves as the inspiration for his Redgunk, MS, ser. of stories that have been pub. in RoF 1996 DEC, 1997 APR, OCT, 1998 APR, & in AMZ 1998 FLL, coll. in Redgunk Tales(2001); teaches humanities, philosophy at Univ. of the Ozarks |
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Etchemendy, Nancy |
Double Silver Truth |
nv |
2nd story in Nevada desert town of Pactolus series |
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Womack, Jack |
Curiosities: I Remember Lemuria, by Richard S. Shaver, 1948 |
br |
(1956- ) coll. of Richard S. Shaver's(1907-1975) of "hoax-like sequence of Shaver Mystery stories, presented as based on fact, pub. in Raymond A. Palmer's AMZ"(Clute); 1st was "I Remember Lemuria" in AMZ 1945 MAR, pub. in coll. in 1948 |
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Harris, S. |
Cartoon: Dr. Quark - Dr. Quark Counts His Pixels, But Not His Calories |
ct |
17th cartoon in his Dr. Quark series; in which Dr. Quark & his wife visit the Bit & Byte Café |
| 1998 JUL |
Van Gelder, Gordon |
Editorial |
ed |
intro to the FSF Goes to the Movies Special Issue; Van Gelder W-2000 & N-1996, 1998 WFA, Pro Editing(St. Martin's, F&SF); also N-1998-2002 LOC & NEB, Best Editor; during his tenure at F&SF it has been N-1997-2002 HUG, 1997-2001 LOC, W-2002 LOC, Best Mag. |
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Chwedyk, Richard |
Auteur Theory |
nv |
lives in Chicago; his wife Kathy is a poet & P.R. writer; he's an editor for a chain of suburban community newspapers, teaches creative writing at Oakton Community College; has pub. short fiction & poetry in AMZ, Oyez Review, S&T, & Oink! |
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de Lint, Charles |
Books to Look For |
br |
Dean Koontz: Fear Nothing; Graham Joyce: The Tooth Fairy; Jonathan Carroll: Kissing the Beehive; de Lint has pub. thru Triskell Press his chapbooks, Laughter in the Leaves(1984), The Badger in the Bag(1985) |
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West, Michelle |
Musing on Books |
br |
essay: Sean Stewart's fiction; Sean Stewart: The Night Watch; Mary Doria Russell: Children of God; Richard Grant: In the Land of Winter; as M.W., has The Sun Sword fantasy series, set in the same world as the Sacred Hunt series, The Broken Crown(1997) |
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Jacobs, Harvey |
Goobers |
ss |
Jacobs reports with dismay that some theaters have been trying recently to substitute Goobers with Planters or even M&Ms; "while this may work for an audience raised on disposable diapers, it will never succeed with true cinephiles" |
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Carroll, Jonathan |
Nine Fantasy Novels That Should Be Made Into Films |
misc |
Helprin: Winter's Tale; Rupert Thompson: Dreams of Leaving; Bosse: Mister Touch; Charles Maclean: The Watcher; David Rhodes: The Easter House; Whittemore: Sinai Tapestry; Moorcock: Von Bek; Womack: Let's Put the Future Behind Us; Ryman: The Child Garden |
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Maio, Kathi |
Eight SF/Fantasy Films That Have Really Stayed With Me |
misc |
The Day the Earth Stood Still(1951); Invasion of the Body Snatchers(1956); A Clockwork Orange(1971); Close Encounters of the Third Kind(1977); Alien(1979); Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai(1984); Edward Scissorhands(1990); Truly Madly Deeply(1991) |
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Di Filippo, Paul |
Plumage From Pegasus: Escapist Velocity |
hues |
reprint of a cinematic critic Didier Bonlatté's article, "Escapist Entertainments: The Whores of Fantasy Versus the Virgin of Realism," 1st pub. in 15/63/2159 in the colony of Noveau Marais on Baudrillard IV |
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Morrow, James |
Eight Great Animated Fantasy Films |
misc |
A Warm Reception in L.A.; Bad Luck Blackie(1949); Minnie the Moocher(1932); Bolero; Before the Law(prologue to The Trial, 1963); My Neighbor Totoro(1988 Japan); The Fabulous World of Jules Verne(1958 Czech); Pinocchio(1940) |
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Friesner, Esther M. |
But What I Really Want to Do Is Direct (My Ideal Role Assignments for SF Classics) |
misc |
Frank Herbert: Dune; H. Rider Haggard: She; Tanith Lee: The Silver Metal Lover; Ellison: A Boy and His Dog; McCaffrey: Dragon Singer; Pratchett: Wyrd Sisters; Miller Jr: A Canticle for Liebowitz; Asimov: The Caves of Steel; Keyes: Flowers for Algernon |
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Bisson, Terry |
Incident at Oak Ridge |
ply |
has novel Voyage to the Red Planet(1990; N-1991 LOC), space adventure, "homage to the Classical Golden Age of SF"; sf novelizations Virtuosity(1995), Alien Resurrectuion: The Oficial Junior Novelization(1997), The Fifth Element(1997), The Sixth Day(2000) |
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Le Guin, Ursula K. |
Six Great SF Movies That Could Be Made Without Audible Explosions in the Vacuum of Space |
misc |
Dick: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, & The Man in the High Castle; Le Guin: The Left Hand of Darkness; McIntyre: The Moon and the Sun; Cherryh: The Faded Sun; H.G. Wells: The First Men on the Moon; Le Guin W-1995 WFA, Lifetime Achievement |
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Kessel, John |
Who I'll Cast When They Let Me Direct ... |
misc |
Bester: The Stars My Destination; Dick: The Man in the High Castle; Le Guin: The Left Hand of Darkness; Wolfe: The Book of the New Sun; Robinson: Red Mars; Miller Jr: A Canticle for Liebowitz; Heinlein: "All You Zombies —"; Fowler: Sarah Canary; 3 more |
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Maio, Kathi |
Films: Deep Space, Right Here at Home |
mr |
essay: how the hostile ocean depths have been treated by the film industry; 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea(1907); Deep Rising(1998), stars Treat Williams, Famke Janssen; Sphere(1998), based on Crichton's 1987 novel, stars Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone |
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