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| Author |
Story Title |
Issue Date |
Type |
Comments |
| Lanier, Sterling E. |
His Only Safari |
1970 FEB |
nv |
6th story in his Brigadier Ffellowes series |
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His Coat So Gay |
1970 JUL |
nv |
7th story in his Brigadier Ffellowes series |
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And the Voice of the Turtle ... |
1972 OCT |
nv |
8th story in his Brigadier Ffellowes series; series coll. in The Peculiar Exploits of Brigadier Ffellowes(1972; rvw. in F&SF 1973 DEC) |
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Thinking of the Unthinkable |
1973 AUG |
ss |
9th story in his Brigadier Ffellowes series; has 2nd novel, Hiero's Journey(1973), & sequel The Unforsaken Hiero(1983) - coll. in omnibus Hiero Desteen(1984), a quest tale set in a post-holocaust world 5000 years after an atomic war(Clute) |
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... No Traveler Returns |
1974 APR |
ss |
has 2nd novel Hiero's Journey(1973), & its sequel The Unforsaken Hiero(1983), both assembled as Hiero Desteen(1984 omnibus), set in a post-holocaust world 5000 years after an atomic war, protagonist Hiero searching to help rebuild things(Clute) |
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Father's Tale, A |
1974 JUL |
nv |
N-1975 WFA, short fiction; 10th story in his Brigadier Ffellowes series; has novel Menace Under Marswood(1983), set on a terraformed Mars(Clute) |
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Ghost of a Crown |
1976 DEC |
nv |
11th story in his Brigadier Ffellowes series; "frightful doings in a windswept Cornish castle" |
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Syndicated Time, The |
1978 JUL |
na |
the secret of time travel discovered by a seedy physicist at a Florida junior college, soon the Mafia is in the time travel business; has novel Menace Under Marswood(1983), in which human outcasts on 23rd century Mars are taught to rebell against Earth |
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Commander in the Mist |
1982 MAR |
ss |
12th story in his Brigadier Ffellowes series; series coll. in The Curious Quest of Brigadier Ffellowes(1986) |
| Lardner, Rex |
American Plan |
1960 MAY |
ss |
(1918-1998) ex-NYM staff editor, writer; a freelance writer; has books The Underhand Serve; or, How to Play Dirty Tennis(1968), Downhill Lies and Other Falsehoods; or, How to Play Dirty Golf(1973), Finding and Exploiting Your Opponents Weaknesses(1978) |
| Lasswitz, Kurd |
When the Devil Took the Professor |
1953 JAN |
ss |
(1848-1910) written in 1895, 1st pub. in ?; trans. from the German by Willy Ley (1906-1969); 1st major German sf writer, likened to Wells, Verne |
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Aladdin's Lamp |
1953 MAY |
ss |
1st written in 1888, 1st pub. in ?; trans. from the German by Willy Ley; novel trans. into English, Two Planets(1971, a much cut version) |
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Psychotomy |
1955 JUL |
ss |
written in 1885, 1st pub. in ?; trans. from the German by Willy Ley; in 1981, the Kurd Lasswitz Awards were created for the best German sf each year |
| Latham, Philip |
After Enfer |
1969 MAR |
ss |
(1902-1981) ps. for astronomer Robert S. Richardson, is used for his fiction, & his real name used for science articles in sf mags.(see F&SF 1955 DEC, #721); 1st story pub. sf "N-Day" in ASF 1946 JAN; most famous story is "The Xi Effect" in ASF 1950 JAN |
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Jeannette's Hands |
1973 JAN |
nv |
1st of 2 stories in his Bob & Dagny series, about a "hardworking, rational minded astronomer who is married to the Official Witch of California"; has juvenile novels Five Against Venus(1952), Missing Men of Saturn(1953) |
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Drop of Dragon's Blood, A |
1975 JUL |
ss |
2nd & last story in his Bob & Dagny series; has semi-fictional book Second Satellite(1956), & over 10 books on astronomy, incl. the juvenile Exploring Mars(1954; vt Man and the Planets, UK); in early 1950s wrote scripts for TV series Captain Video |
| Laumer, Keith |
Combat Unit |
1960 NOV |
ss |
(1925-1993) born in Syracuse, NY; has 1952 BS in Architecture from the Univ. of Illinois; served in the Army 1943-46, U.S.A.F. 1953-56, & then joined the U.S. Foreign Service; rejoined U.S.A.F. in 1960; 1st story pub. sf "Greylorn" in AMZ 1959 APR |
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Hybrid |
1961 NOV |
ss |
has 1st novel, part of Imperium sequence, Worlds of the Imperium(1962); others in seq., The Other Side of Time(1965), Assignment in Nowhere(1968), & Zone Yellow(1990) - the Imperium seeks stability of its timeline amidst complex parallel worlds(Clute) |
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Founder's Day |
1966 JUL |
nv |
has Jaime Retief series, the adventures of an interstellar diplomatic troubleshooter, colls. Envoy to New Worlds(1963), Galactic Diplomat(1965), Retief: Ambassador to Space(1969), Retief of the CDT(1971), Retief: Diplomat at Arms(1982) |
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Day Before Forever, The |
1967 JUL |
na |
N-1968 NEB, novella; Steve Dravek awakens to a world that is run by Eternity, Incorporated, or ETORP, through the use of cryotheses & cloning; has coll. Nine by Laumer(1967), novels The Monitors(1966; 1969 movie), A Plague of Demons(1965) |
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Once There Was a Giant |
1968 NOV |
na |
N-1968 NEB, nv; set on a "planet that was once inhabited by a colony of giants, only 1 left ... (&) the story of his bitter & moving conflict with a 'normal' man"; has coll. The Day Before Forever and...(1968); see his obit & apprec. in LOC 1993 MAR(#386) |
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Garbage Invasion, The |
1972 DEC |
nv |
1st & only story in F&SF in Jame Retief ser.; novels in ser. Retief's War(1966), Retief and the Warlords(1968), Retief's Ransom(1971), Retief: Emissary to the Stars(1975), Retief to the Rescue(1983), The Return of Retief(1984), Reward for Retief(1989) |
| Law, Warner |
Alarming Letters From Scottsdale, The |
1973 APR |
ss |
has been writing for films & TV since 1942, short fiction since 1968; wrote screenplay for movie The Woman in the House(1942); wrote scripts for the TV mys. ser. Checkmate(1960-1962; 70 episodes), TV ser. The Farmer's Daughter(1963-1966; 102 episodes) |
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Gift From the Fakir, A |
1975 JAN |
ss |
1st story pub. "The Man Who Fooled the World" in PST, in 1968, won an Edgar Award; most of his recent stories have been in PBY, incl. short story "Lincoln's Doctor's Son's Dog" in PBY 1970 MAR |
| Lawson, James |
Heartwired: A Montezuma Strip Story |
1992 FEB |
nv |
(1946- ) ps. for Alan Dean Foster, & in F&SF under his own name; 1st story in F&SF in Montezuma Strip series, which are near-future stories taking place along the mouth of the Colorado River(LOC 1992 FEB, p.57); other stories in AMZ 1988 NOV, & 1993 SEP |
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Gagrito |
1993 APR |
nv |
2nd & last story in F&SF in his Montezuma Strip series; has sf police procedural novel, under his real name Alan Dean Foster, The Mocking Program(2002), set in the high-tech streets of the Montezuma Strip |
| Lawton, Harry |
Extracts From a Bibliomaniac's Journal |
1952 SEP |
vi |
1st pub. story; bookseller |
| Le Fanu, Sheridan |
Dead Sexton, The (Ghosts for Christmas: I) |
1957 JAN |
ss |
(1814-1873) 1st pub. in Once a Week, Christmas 1871; Irish writer Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu; created the modern "psychological suspense" novel, Uncle Silas(1864; 1947 movie "The Inheritance"); see Michael H. Begnal: Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu(1971) |
| Le Guin, Ursula K. |
Barrow, The |
1976 OCT |
ss |
(1929- ) lives in Portland, OR; 1st story pub. sf "April in Paris" in FAN 1962 SEP(rprt. AMZ 1992 SEP); 1st novel pub., Hainish seq., Planet of Exile(1966), Rocannon's World(1966), City of Illusion(1967); see iv AMZ 1986 SEP, INZ 1991 MAR, Fear! 1991 APR |
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Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight |
1987 NOV |
nv |
W-1988 WFA, na; HUG; N-1987 NEB; 1988 LOC, nv; JWC, STU, ss; in Hainish seq., The Left Hand of Darkness(1969; W-1969 NEB; 1970 HUG; 1995 TIP), The Dispossessed(1974; W-1974 NEB; 1975 HUG, LOC), Worlds of Exile and Illusion(1996); see iv in TofU #18 1997 |
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Solitude |
1994 DEC |
nv |
W-1995 NEB; N-1995 HUG, LOC; has novels The Lathe of Heaven(1971; W-1972 LOC; N-1971 NEB; 1972 DIT, HUG); colls. The Compass Rose(1982; W-1983 LOC), Buffalo Gals(1987), Four Ways to Forgiveness(1995; W-1996 LOC); several iv's in LOC |
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Six Great SF Movies That Could Be Made Without Audible Explosions in the Vacuum of Space |
1998 JUL |
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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Darkrose and Diamond |
1999 OCT/NOV |
nv |
N-2000 LOC, nv; 1st story in F&SF in Earthsea ser.; novels in ser., A Wizard of Earthsea(1968; N-1987 LOC), The Tombs of Atuan(1971; N-1972 MYT), The Farthest Shore(1972; N-1973 MYT), Tehanu(1990; W-1990 NEB; 1991 LOC); coll. Tales from Earthsea(2001) |
| Leahy, Jack Thomas |
Newton Said |
1963 MAY |
ss |
instructor at the Univ. of Washington; has novel Shadows on the Water(1960), has had stories in The Kenyon Review, etc |
| Ledbetter, Kenneth W. |
Outpost on Europa |
1986 DEC |
nv |
an aerospace engineer, worked on Viking spacecraft at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, currently spacecraft team manager for the Venus Radar Mapping; has nf book w. Stephen D. Wall, Design of Mission Operations Systems for Scientific Remote Sensing(1991) |
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Canyons of Ariel, The |
1987 DEC |
nv |
was in the Jet Propulsion Laboratory during the Voyager 2 flyby of Uranus in February 1986, which prompted this story, about humans & aliens meeting on a moon of Uranus |
| Lee, Edward |
Kalato |
1954 DEC |
ss |
ps. for Edward Lee Fouts, mystery writer, lives in Oregon; has 1st mystery novel, in Red Blake series, Lust to Kill(1944; vt A Fish for Murder), & The Needle's Eye(1944), as Edward Lee |
| Lee, Mary Soon |
Ebb Tide |
1995 MAY |
ss |
(1965- ) N-1996 NEB, ss; born in London; has MA in Mathematics from Cambridge Univ.; MSc in Astronautics & Space Engineering from Cranfield Univ.; has lived in the U.S. since 1990; her 1st story pub., "Gift," in Strange Days #5 1992 FLL |
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Universal Grammar |
1997 APR |
ss |
N-1997 NEB, short story; 1998 STU; 1st story in linguist Janna Suzorsky and the Eridanians series; story inspired by reading Noam Chomsky: Language and Problems of Knowledge(1988) |
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Monstrosity |
1997 AUG |
ss |
N-1998 NEB, short story; story grew out of the writing workshop(the Pittsburgh Worldwrights) that she runs in Pittsburgh, where she lives; see her website at www.cs.cmu.ed/~mslee/hp.htm, where she posts information for new & would-be writers |
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Ex Terra, Ex Astris |
1998 MAY |
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) |
| Lee, Michael |
Stranger in the Green Chair |
1991 APR |
ss |
fulltime freelance writer, has pub. in a variety of newspapers & magazines; lives on Cape Cod, & writes a weekly humor column for the Cape Cod Newspaper Group |
| Lee, Rand B. |
Still Life With Doves |
1993 SEP |
ss |
lives in Santa Fe, NM; Rand's father was Manfred B. Lee, a co-author of Ellery Queen detective novels, & a close friend of Anthony Boucher, & worked for Mercury Press during F&SF's "embryonic state"; Rand has pub. in ASI, AMZ & anth. |
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Pearl, The |
1997 MAR |
nv |
has nf book Pleasures of the Cottage Garden(1998); this story a shocking fantasy tale, but at its heart it's about what makes us human |
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Green Man, The |
1997 AUG |
ss |
freelance writer & lecturer specializing in horticulture & 'New Age' topics; co-editor of The American Cottage Gardener; president of The American Dianthus Society; this story dedicated to his younger brother Jeffrey, who died of AIDS in 1990, at age 35 |
| Lee, Tanith |
Red As Blood |
1979 JUL |
ss |
(1947- ) N-1979 NEB; 1980 BFA, LOC; wn. for Tanith Lee Kaiine, from London; grew up enjoying the fantasy of Jane Gaskell(1941- ); 1st story pub. The Betrothed(1968 chap), a short story privately printed by a friend; 1st novel The Dragon Hoard(1971) |
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Cyrion in Bronze |
1980 FEB |
ss |
1st & only story in F&SF in her Cyrion ser.; other stories in ser. in Shayol #3 1979, & in Dragonfields 1980 SUM; see article "The Fiction of Tanith Lee" & iv's in Dragonfields 1983 WIN, LOC 1998 APR(#447), & Special Tanith Lee Issue in WRT 1988 SUM(#291) |
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Wolfland |
1980 OCT |
nv |
has coll. Princess Hynchatti(1972); Birthgrave trilogy The Birthgrave(1975; N-1975 NEB; 1986 LOC), Vazkor, Son of Vazkor(1978), Quest for the White Witch(1978; N-1979 BFA); Wars of Vis seq. The Storm Lord(1978), Anackire(1983), The White Serpent(1988) |
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Paid Piper |
1981 JUL |
ss |
has Tales of the Flat Earth seq. Night's Master(1978 fixup; N-1979 WFA), Death's Master(1979; W-1980 BFA; N-1980 BRG, LOC), Delusion's Master(1981; N-1982 LOC, MYT), Delirium's Mistress(1986), Night's Sorceries(1987 fixup; N-1988 LOC, WFA) |
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Ondralume |
1992 AUG |
ss |
has Castle of the Dark ser., The Castle of the Dark(1978), Anackire(1982), Dark Castle, White Horse(1986); Dancers at the End of Time ser., Electric Forest(1979), Day by Night(1980), Sabella(1980), Kill the Dead(1980; N-1981 BRG, BFA, LOC) |
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