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Author |
Story Title |
Issue Date |
Type |
Comments |
Vamosi, Robert |
With or Without You |
1994 JUL |
ss |
story given in TOC as "With You or Without You"; Vamosi attended 1993 Clarion; graduate of Northwestern Univ., w. a double major in Film & English Literature; as a student, he wrote, co-produced & directed an award-nominated 16 mm film, "The Contender" |
Van Doren, Charles |
S R |
1957 JUL |
ss |
(1926- ) ex-Columbia Univ. professor; 1957 winner on TV quiz show Twenty-One, & subject of movie Quiz Show(1994); co-author with Ralph J. Roske of book, Lincoln's Commando: The Biography of Commander William B. Cushing, USN(1957) |
Van Doren, Mark |
Little Place, The |
1957 JUN |
ss |
(1894-1972) 1st pub. in his coll. Nobody Say a Word and Other Stories(1953); born in Hope, IL; Columbia Univ. professor 1920-1959; 1st book criticism, Henry Davis Thoreau(1916); father of author & scholar Charles Van Doren(also in F&SF) |
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Great Deal of Weather, A |
1957 SEP |
ss |
1st pub. in 1953; has criticism books, The Poetry of John Dryden(1920), The Best of Hawthorne(1951), Don Quixote's Profession(1958); 1st poetry coll. Spring Thunder and Other Poems(1924); Collected Poems, 1922-1938(1939; W-1940 Pulitzer Prize) |
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Witch of Ramoth, The |
1958 APR |
ss |
1st pub. in his coll. Nobody Say a Word(1953); has 1st two novels, The Transients(1935), Windless Cabins(1940); poetry colls. Our Lady of Peace and Other War Poems(1942), etc; Collected Stories(3 vols., 1962, 1965, 1968); The Autobiography of M.V.D.(1958) |
Van Gelder, Gordon |
Editorial |
1997 JUN |
ed |
(1966- ) born in NY, grew up in NJ; lives in Hoboken, NJ; worked 1988-94 as an editor & reviewer for The New York Review of Science Fiction; has worked for St. Martin's Press 1988 JUL-2000 OCT; outlines his job & how he will avoid conflicts of interests |
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Editor's Recommendations |
1997 JUN |
br |
Karen Joy Fowler: The Sweetheart Season; Damon Knight: In Search of Wonder(3rd edition), & Humpty Dumpty: An Oval; Jake Page: Operation Shatterhand; briefly, Ray Bradbury: Quicker Than the Eye; Harlan Ellison: Edgeworks 2; & 4 more |
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Editor's Recommendations |
1997 JUL |
br |
Pat Murphy: Nadya; Oates: American Gothic Tales; Womack: novels Ambient, Elvissey, Terraplane, & Heathern; Kornbluth: His Share of Glory; Blumlein: The Brains of Rats; Joe Haldeman: None So Blind; Nahin: Time Travel; Bova: Space Travel; de Lint: Trader |
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Editor's Recommendations |
1997 AUG |
br |
Douglas E. Winter(ed): Revelations; Elizabeth Hand: Glimmering; J.G. Ballard: Crash; Rudy Rucker: Freeware; R. Garcia y Robertson: Atlantis Found("The Moon Maid," F&SF 1996 JUL, became part of it); Sargent(ed): Nebula Awards 31; Geoff Ryman: 253 |
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Editor's Recommendations |
1997 SEP |
br |
Robert Silverberg: Sorcerers of Majipoor; Rebecca Brand: The Ruby Tear; Jack McDevitt: Eternity Road; Steve Erickson: American Nomad; Sam Moskowitz: Explorers of the Infinite: Shapers of Science Fiction(1963); Van Gelder N-1997-2000 HUG, editing F&SF |
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Editorial |
1997 OCT/NOV |
ed |
intro to Walter M. Miller Jr's novel A Canticle for Liebowitz(F&SF 1955 APR, 1956 AUG, 1957 FEB; 1959 fixup), & sequel, Saint Liebowitz and the Wild Horse Woman(1997; N-1998 NEB), excerpt in this issue; Miller died in 1996, Terry Bisson finished the novel |
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Editorial |
1997 DEC |
ed |
"what death of science fiction?"; responds to doomsayers, incl. Thomas F. Bertonneau & his article in Chronicles, "Science Fiction, R.I.P"; Van Gelder was N-1989-1992 HUG, for editing best semi-prozine, The New York Review of S. F., w. Hartwell & Cramer |
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Editor's Recommendations |
1998 FEB |
br |
Merril(ed): The Year's Best S-F anth. ser.; Bester: Virtual Unrealities; Beagle: Giant Bones, & The Rhinoceros Who Quoted Nietzche and Other Odd Acquaintances; Soukup: The Arbitrary Placement of Walls; Lloyd Alexander: The Iron Ring; 5 more |
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Editor's Recommendations |
1998 APR |
br |
Scott Westerfeld: Polymorph; Hendrix: Lightpaths; S.V. Dąte: Final Orbit; Benford(ed): The New Hugo Winners Vol.IV; Mark Sumner: Devil's Tower, & Devil's Engine; Card & Ferrell(ed): Black Mist; Faust: Bodekker's Demons; Shea: The Mines of Behemoth; 3 more |
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Editor's Recommendations |
1998 MAY |
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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Editorial |
1998 JUN |
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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Editorial |
1998 JUL |
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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Editor's Recommendations |
1998 AUG |
br |
Skal: Screams of Reason, & The Monster Show; Disch: The Dreams Our Stuff Is Made Of; Ellison: Edgeworks 4; Sturgeon: Thunder and Roses; The Timeless Tales of Reginald Bretnor; Robertson: The Moon Maid; Dann & Dozois(ed): Clones; 4 more |
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Editorial |
1998 OCT/NOV |
ed |
response to article "Close Encounter: The Squandered Promise of Science Fiction" by Jonathan Lethem, Voice Literary Supplement, 1998 JUN, that states SF lost a chance for mainstream fiction's respect by not giving Thomas Pynchon's Gravity Rainbow '73 NEB |
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Editor's Recommendations |
1998 DEC |
br |
Avram Davidson & Grania Davis: The Boss in the Wall; Cady: The Night We Buried Road Dog; Jean Ray: Malpertuis; Kress: Dynamic Characters; Le Guin: Steering the Craft; Van Gelder & Ferman have anth. The Best from F&SF: The Fiftieth Anniversary Anth.(1999) |
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Editor's Recommendations |
1999 APR |
br |
Hand: Last Summer at Mars Hill; McAuley: The Invisible Country; Kress: Beaker's Dozen; Leinster: First Contacts; Wilson: The Cleft and Other Tales; Oates: The Collector of Hearts; Pollack: Burning Sky; Utley: Ghost Seas; Di Filippo: Lost Pages; 2 more |
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Editorial |
1999 OCT/NOV |
ed |
intro to 50th Anniversary Issue; "the most significant change(in F&SF over 50 years) came with #2 when the words "Science Fiction" were added to the title ... we have every intention of bringing you many fantastic beasts thru the coming century" |
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Editorial |
1999 DEC |
ed |
"quick look at some of the perceived shifts" in publishing: Conglomerization to devour publishing, giant book store chains to rule the world; publishing has gotten ruder; media tie-ins to destroy the field; kids don't read sf anymore or attend conventions |
Van Scyoc, Sydney |
Zack With His Scar |
1963 MAR |
ss |
(1939- ) Sydney Joyce Van Scyoc; born in Mount Vernon, IN; an Air Force wife; 1st story pub. sf "Shatter the Wall" in GAL 1962 FEB; has 1st novel Saltflower(1971), in which aliens seed Earth to produce a new breed of "men"(Clute) |
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One Man's Dream |
1964 NOV |
ss |
now lives in Hawaii; has novels Assignment Nor'Dyren(1973), Starmother (1976), Cloudcry(na "Deathsong" in GAL 1974 FEB; exp. 1977); has Sunstone Scrolls trilogy, Darkchild(1981), Bluesong(1983), & Starsilk(1984); omnibus Daughters of the Sunstone(1985) |
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Unidentified Fallen Object |
1969 JAN |
ss |
has Brackrath series in ASI 1980 & 1982; has novels Sunwaifs(1981), the story of 6 mutant human children born on a distant, hostile planet; Drowntide(1987), Featherstroke(1989), Deepwater Dreams(1991); see website www.tdl.com/~sjvan/sjvans.htm |
van Vogt, A.E. |
Process |
1950 DEC |
ss |
(1912-2000) Alfred E. van Vogt, born in Canada; 1st story pub. "The Black Destroyer" in ASF 1939 JUL; most stories pub. in ASF; 1st novel Slan(ASF 1940 SEP-DEC; 1946); has book Reflections of A.E. van Vogt(1975); see iv Platt: Dream Makers(1980; 1987) |
Vance, Jack |
Green Magic |
1963 JUN |
ss |
(1916- ) working name for John Holbrook Vance; born in San Francisco, attended high school in L.A. & the Univ. of California; served in the Merchant Marines during WWII; 1st story pub. "The World Thinker" in TWS 1945 SUM; used ps. John Holbrook |
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Overworld, The |
1965 DEC |
nv |
1st story in Cugel the Clever ser.; takes place in "the strange land known as Almery ..." & "the stranger land once known as Cutz"; this ser. the sequel to Vance's 1st novel The Dying Earth(1950, coll. linked stories); has coll. Future Tense(1964) |
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Mountains of Magnatz, The |
1966 FEB |
nv |
2nd story in Cugel the Clever series; has novel Big Planet(STS 1952 SEP; cut 1957; full version 1978) & its sequel Showboat World(1975); novels Son of the Tree(TWS 1951 JUN; 1964), The Houses of Iszm(STS 1954 SPR; 1964), To Live Forever(1956) |
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Sorcerer Pharesm, The |
1966 APR |
nv |
3rd story in Cugel the Clever series; has novel Slaves of the Klau(SPS 1952 DEC as "Planet of the Damned"; cut 1958; full version as Gold and Iron, 1982); 1st mystery novel The Man in the Cage, as by John Holbrook Vance, W-1960 EDG |
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Pilgrims, The |
1966 JUN |
nv |
4th story in Cugel the Clever ser.; has novels The Languages of Pao(1958), Space Opera(1965); na "The Dragon Masters"(GAL 1962 AUG; 1963) W-1963 HUG; na "The Last Castle"(GAL 1966 APR; 1967) W-1966 NEB; 1967 HUG(nv); W-1996 NEB, Grandmaster |
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Manse of Iucounu, The |
1966 JUL |
nv |
N-1966 NEB; 5th story in Cugel the Clever series; this ser. coll., The Eyes of the Overworld(1966 fixup); others in ser. - Morreion: A Tale of the Dying Earth(Flashing Swords #1, 1973; 1979 chap), A Bagful of Dreams(1979 chap); 1 more ser. story, 1974 OCT |
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Faceless Man, The |
1971 FEB |
no-1/2 |
1st story in his planet Durdane, or Gastel Etzwane series, a trilogy; "... about a land called Shant, which is under the rule of Anome, aka the mysterious Faceless Man, whose justice adheres to one simple principle: He who breaks the law, dies" |
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Faceless Man, The |
1971 MAR |
no-2/2 |
has Demon Princes ser. The Star King(1964), The Killing Machine(1964), The Palace of Love(1967), The Face(1979), The Book of Dreams(1981); Planet of Adventure ser. City of the Chasch(1968), Servants of the Wankh(1969), The Dirdir(1969), The Pnume(1970) |
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Brave Free Men, The |
1972 JUL |
no-1/2 |
N-1973 LOC, novel; 2nd story in his planet Durdane, or Gastel Etzwane ser.; Etzwane tries to uncover the mystery of the origins of the half-human race known as the Roguskhoi, who attack the civilized people of Shant; Vance W-1984 WFA, Lifetime Achievement |
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Brave Free Men, The |
1972 AUG |
no-2/2 |
has Alastor Cluster seq. Trullion(1973), Marune(1975), Wyst(1978), Alastor(1995); Gaen Reach seq. The Gray Prince(1974), Maske: Thaery(1976); Cadwell Chronicles seq. Araminta Station(1987), Ecce and Old Earth(1991), Throy(1992); see website vance.hw.nl/ |
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Asutra, The |
1973 MAY |
no-1/2 |
3rd story in his planet Durdane, or Gastel Etzwane series, the last novel in a trilogy; the Asutra are small parasitical creatures which act as mentors for its hosts - perhaps their invasion of Shant is the "preliminary phase of a larger campaign" |
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Asutra, The |
1973 JUN |
no-2/2 |
has Lyonesse seq. Suldrun's Garden(1983), The Green Pearl(1985), Madouc(1989); colls. Eight Fantasms and Magics(1969), The Worlds of ...(1973), Best of ...(1976), The Moon Moth(1976), Galactic Effectuator(1980), Lost Moons(1982); website www.jackvance.com |
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Seventeen Virgins, The |
1974 OCT |
nv |
N-1975 BFA, JUP, LOC; 6th & last story in Cugel the Clever ser.; this story w. others coll. in Cugel's Saga(1983), part of Dying Earth seq., as is Rhialto the Marvelous(1984), The Laughing Magician(1998); has novels Night Lamp(1996), Ports of Call(1998) |
Vance, Steve |
Last Night on Dugan's World |
1982 MAY |
nv |
(1951- ) lives in GA; has sf adventure novels Planet of the Gawfs(1977), All the Shattered Worlds(1980), The Hybrid(1981), The Hyde Effect(1986), The Asgard Run(1990); since late 1980s wrote mostly horror, The Abyss(1989), Spook(1990), Shapes(1991) |
Vandercook, John W. |
Challenge, The |
1956 MAR |
ss |
(1902-1963) 1st pub. in EQMM 1952 JUL; war correspondent & news analyst for ABC; has nf Tom-Tom(1926), about Surinam; Dark Islands(1937), about Fiji, New Guinea & the Solomon Islands; biography of Henri Christophe, Emperor of Haiti, Black Majesty(1928) |
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Funk |
1960 NOV |
nv |
(1902-1963) 1st pub. in 1930; has 1st novel Forty Stay In(1931); Bertram Lynch, League of Nations P.I. mys. ser. Murder in Trinidad(1933), Murder in Fiji(1936), Murder in Haiti(1956); nf Caribbee Cruise(1938), King Cane: The Story of Sugar in Hawaii(1939) |
Varley, John |
Picnic on Nearside |
1974 AUG |
nv |
(1947- ) his 1st pub. sf story, "was soon thought to be the most significant new writer of the 1970s"(Clute); has "The Barbie Murders" in ASI 1978 JAN/FEB W-1979 LOC; N-1979 HUG, & "Blue Champagne" in Martin(ed): New Voices 4(1981) W-1982 LOC; N-1982 HUG |
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Retrograde Summer |
1975 FEB |
nv |
N-1975 NEB; 1976 LOC, novelette; this story shares same theme, as "Picnic on Nearside" in F&SF 1974 AUG, of "vast changes in the traditional roles of sex & family, this time ... on Mercury"; Varley N-1975 & 1976 JWCA, Best New Writer |
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Black Hole Passes, The |
1975 JUN |
nv |
N-1976 LOC, nv; has 1st novel, part of Eight Worlds seq., The Ophiuchi Hotline(1977; N-1978 LOC), which also incl. colls. The Persistence of Vision(1978; W-1979 HUG, LOC) & Blue Champagne(1986; W-1987 LOC), & novel Steel Beach(1992; N-1993 HUG, LOC) |
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In the Bowl |
1975 DEC |
nv |
N-1976 LOC, NEB, novelette; has Titan or Gaean seq. novels Titan(ANA 1979 JAN-APR; 1979; W-1980 LOC; N-1979 NEB; 1980 HUG), Wizard(1980; N-1981 HUG, LOC), Demon(1984; N-1985 LOC), about a mission to explore Saturn's largest satellite(Clute) |
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Funhouse Effect, The |
1976 DEC |
nv |
has coll. The Persistence of Vision(1978; W-1979 LOC); has novel Millennium(ASI 1977 SPR as "Air Raid" by Herb Boehm; exp. 1983; N-1984 HUG, LOC; made into 1989 movie), time-travel story in which plane crash victims are teleported to the future |
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In the Hall of the Martian Kings |
1977 FEB |
nv |
W-1978 JUP; N-1978 HUG, LOC, novella; "the stranding of a Mars expedition & their desperate struggle to survive until a rescue mission can be mounted"; has coll. The Barbie Murders(1980; W-1981 LOC; 1995 TIP; vt Picnic on Nearside, 1984) |
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Persistence of Vision, The |
1978 MAR |
na |
W-1978 NEB; 1979 HUG, LOC, na; a man takes a cross-country trek & ends up as a guest at a community of deaf & blind people, where he learns their "language"; becomes a part of his Eight Worlds sequence; see website www.geocities.com/Area51/Rampart/3870/ |
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