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| Issue Date |
Author |
Story Title |
Type |
Comments |
| 1981 JAN |
Effinger, George Alec |
Breakaway |
nv |
3rd sf story about sports series, this one futuristic hockey |
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Exter, Maureen |
Santa Claws |
ss |
(1945?- ) also in F&SF as Maureen Bryan Exter, & under her real name, E(leanor) M(aureen) Goldman; now living in Powell River, British Columbia, Canada; a part-time library clerk |
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Budrys, Algis |
Books |
br |
Norman Spinrad: Songs from the Stars; Tom Reamy: San Diego Lightfoot Sue and Other Stories; Alfred Bester: Golem-100; Frank N. Magill(ed): Survey of Science Fiction Literature; Roger Zelazny: Changeling |
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Yolen, Jane |
River Maid, The |
ss |
has children's novels The Transfigured Hart(1975; N-1975 Golden Kite Award; 1997), The Seeing Stick(1977; W-1977 Christopher Medal); The Mermaid's Three Wisdoms(1978), about a deaf girl & a wordless mermaid who become friends thru sign language(Clute) |
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Wilson, Gahan |
Cartoon |
ct |
has cartoon coll. Even Weirder(1996) |
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Goulart, Ron |
Batteries Not Included |
ss |
has Gypsy series of novels, Quest of the Gypsy(1976), & Eye of the Vulture(1977) |
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Utley, Steven |
Beasts of Love, The |
ss |
has Silurian Age Tales series, time travel stories from the age when trilobytes ruled the Earth; series pub. in ASI 1996 MAY, 2000 DEC, 2002 JAN, & FEB; F&SF 2000 DEC, & 2002 FEB; & online at Sci Fiction on 2000 AUG 30, & NOV 22 |
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Searles, Baird |
Films: Xanadon't or Terpsichore on Roller Skates |
mr/tvr |
Xanadu(1980), dir. Robert Greenwald, stars Michael Beck, Gene Kelly, & Olivia Newton-John as the muse Terpsichore, a role played by Rita Hayworth in the musical Down to Earth(1947) |
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Brax, Coleman |
Rosfo Gate |
ss |
has sf/f novel Swimmers Beneath the Bright(1987), set on a water-covered planet & critical of the science which has populated it with bioengineered settlers(Clute) |
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Paul, Barbara |
Seven Deadly Sessions, The |
ss |
(1931- ) native of KY; now from Pittsburgh, former English & drama teacher; BA from Bowling Green State Univ., MA from Univ. of Redlands, PhD from Univ. of Pittsburgh; has 1st sale/1st story pub. "Answer 'Affirmative,' or 'Negative'" in ANA 1972 APR |
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Broxon, Mildred Downey |
Walk the Ice |
ss |
(1944- ) N-1982 LOC, ss; 1st story pub. sf "Asclepius Has Paws" in Wilson(ed): Clarion III(1973); 1st novel Eric Brighteyes 2: A Witch's Welcome(1979, as by Sigfridur Skaldaspillir), sequel to H. Rider Haggard's 1891 novel; Too Long a Sacrifice(1981) |
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Asimov, Isaac |
Science: All and Nothing |
sces |
age of the Earth & Universe, Part 3 of 4; how the Universe might end; Part 1 in 1980 NOV(#4519), Part 2 in 1980 DEC(#4536), Part 4 in 1980 FEB(#4566); has 15th coll. of F&SF science essays The Sun Shines Bright(1981) |
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Eklund, Gordon |
Red Skins |
na |
"an alternate world in which Europe & much of Asia is controlled by Nazi Germany, and North America by the American Indian" |
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Ferman, Edward L. |
Letters |
lttr |
Ursula T. Gibson(Jollie's "Bunny-Eyes," 1980 MAY; publishing policy); reply by Ferman; C. Gregory Futch(Disch's "The Brave Little Toaster," 1980 AUG); Susan Horton(Tuttle's "Bug House," 1980 JUN); Shari Prange; M. Russell; Peter Ingerman; Elaine Hampton |
| 1981 FEB |
Killough, Lee |
Ménage Outré |
ss |
5th & last story in her artist colony Aventine series; series coll. in Aventine(1982) |
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King, Stephen |
Oracle and the Mountains, The |
nv |
3rd story Dark Tower ser.; novels The Shining(1977; N-1978 GAN, LOC; 1980 movie; 1997 TV mini ser.), The Stand(1978; N-1979 BRG, GAN, LOC; 1994 TV mini ser.), The Dead Zone('79; N-'80 BRG, LOC, WFA; '83, 2002 movies); nf Danse Macabre('81; W-'82 HUG, LOC) |
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Wilson, Gahan |
Cartoon |
ct |
has illustrated an original horror anth., Wilson & Nancy A. Collins(ed): Gahan Wilson's The Ultimate House(1996), in which each story by an author is inspired by a cartoon by Wilson; also made into a CD-ROM game |
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Disch, Thomas M. |
Books |
br |
Terry Carr(ed): The Best S. F. of the Year #9; Gardner Dozois(ed): Best S. F. Stories of the Year, 9th; Donald A. Wollheim(ed): The 1980 Annual World's Best SF; Gregory Benford: Timescape; discusses "Labor Day Group" of sf writers |
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Armstrong, Michael |
Absolutely the Last, This Is It, No More, the Final Pact With the Devil Story |
ss |
(1956- ) Michael Allan Armstrong; born in Virginia, raised & educated in Florida, now lives in Homer, AK; attended 1975 Clarion; 1st story pub. sf "Going After Arviq" in Janet Morris(ed): Afterwar(1985), exp. into his 2nd novel Agviq: The Whale(1990) |
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Yermakov, Nicholas |
Orpheus Implant, The |
nv |
also in Timewars seq., as Simon Hawke, #5: The Nautilus Sanction(1985), #6: The Kyber Connection(1986), #7: The Argonaut Affair(1987), #8: The Dracula Caper(1988), #9: The Lilliput Legion(1989), #10: The Hellfire Rebellion(1990) |
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Pronzini, Bill & Barry N. Malzberg |
In Our Image |
vi |
Pronzini also has 19th century San Francisco private eye John Quincannon series, Quincannon(1985), & Beyond the Grave(1986), the latter with his wife Marcia Muller & which also stars her series Mexican arts curator Elena Oliverez |
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Searles, Baird |
Films: Strike Striken |
mr/tvr |
Cosmos(1980-81 PBS TV series, 13 ep.), narrator Carl Sagan; The Body in Question(1978 TV), pop science show w. Jonathan Miller; Shogun(1981 TV), miniseries based on James Clavell's 1975 novel; The Wiz(1978 TV); Revenge of the Stepford Wives(1980 TV) |
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Aikin, Jim |
Lilith, The |
nv |
(1948- ) wn. for James Douglas Aikin, his 1st fiction sale; "I'm an editor at Contemporary Keyboard Mag., a monthly for musicians ... I'm a musician myself, but I've turned increasingly to writing because (of)... commercial compromises (in music)" |
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Griffin, Russell M. |
Revolting Tale of Heedless Jack Who Stepped Upon the Sidewalk Cracks, The |
pm |
2nd poem in Bad Habits series; subtitled, "Divers Exempla for the Enlightenment, Edification, & Instruction of the Young, Rendered Into Poetical Form With Uplifting and Cautionary Morals Appended" |
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Sheffield, Charles |
Softest Hammer, The |
ss |
N-1982 LOC, ss; 1st story pub. sf "What Song the Sirens Sang" in GAL 1977 APR; 1st novel, Proteus ser., Sight of Proteus(1978; N-1979 LOC), Proteus Unbound(ANA 1988 AUG-NOV; 1988), Proteus in the Underworld(1995); Brother to Dragons(1992; W-1993 JWC) |
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Cadigan, Pat |
Second Comings—Reasonable Rates |
ss |
(1953- ) N-1982 LOC, short story; wn. for Patricia K. Cadigan; lives in Kansas City, "a full-time sentiment writer for Hallmark Cards"; 1st story pub. sf "Death from Exposure" in Shayol #2 1978; editor of semiprozine Shayol #1-7, 1977-85(W-1979, '83 BRG) |
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Asimov, Isaac |
Science: Nothing and All |
sces |
age of the Earth & Universe, Part 4 of 4; the neutrino & the cosmic fate of the Universe, i.e., the closed or open Universe; Part 1 in 1980 NOV(#4519), Part 2 in 1980 DEC(#4536), Part 3 in 1981 JAN(#4551) |
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Roberts, Keith |
Checkout, The |
nv |
N-1982 BSF, short fiction; 3rd & last story in F&SF in his Anita the witch series; has fixup novel Kiteworld(1985; N-1986 BSF, JWC, LOC), composed of interlinked tales set in a post-holocaust world ruled by the Church Variant(B&C) |
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Payes, Rachel Cosgrove |
Acrostic Puzzle |
pz |
answers in 1981 MAR, p.74; has pub. two more Oz books, Merry-Go-Round in Oz(1963), as E.L. Arch, & The Wicked Witch of Oz(1993); see entry in C.A., vol.16, p.306-307; as Rachel Cosgrove has novel Marjory Thurman, Lab Technician(1960) |
| 1981 MAR |
Eisenstein, Phyllis |
In the Western Tradition |
na |
W-1982 SFC; N-1981 NEB; 1982 HUG, LOC, novella; "a project to view the past and a woman who becomes obsessed with it" |
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Budrys, Algis |
Books |
br |
essay: George O. Smith & the Golden Age of SF; Smith: The Complete Venus Equilateral; Asimov & Greenberg(ed): The Great SF Stories: 4; Hal Clement: The Nitrogen Fix; Asimov, Greenberg & Olander(ed): Microcosmic Tales, & 100 Great S. F. Short Stories |
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Wilson, Gahan |
Cartoon |
ct |
this cartoon is the last in an unbroken string of cartoons by Gahan Wilson in each F&SF issue since 1965 APR; between 1965 APR & 1981 MAR, he has pub. 190 original & 8 reprinted cartoons in F&SF, the reprints in the 30th Anniversary 1979 OCT issue |
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Brykczynski, Terry |
Right of Passage |
ss |
studied zoology at Univ. of California(Berkeley), graduate work in experimental psychology at Univ. of Chicago; has novel Caged(1980), a mystery/suspense novel about a psychopathic killer of zoo animals, which is rich in the workings of a large zoo |
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Barrett, Neal Jr |
"Day at the Fair, A" |
ss |
has used ps. Victor Appleton, Terrence Duncan, Rebecca Drury, Wesley Ellis(Lone Star western ser.), J.D. Hardin, etc; fantasy The Hereafter Gang(1991); mys. Pink Vodka Blues(1992), Dead Dog Blues(1994), Skinny Annie Blues(1996), Bad Eye Blues(1997) |
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Brown, Warren |
Last Song of the Voiceless Man |
ss |
(1948?- ) his 1st pub. story; a technical writer & editor, lives in Tulsa, OK |
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Searles, Baird |
Films: Whole New Ball Game, A |
mr/tvr |
essay: difference between film & book reviews(Searles a book review columnist for ASI 1979 MAY-1993 OCT, & for AMZ 1985 JAN-1986 JUL); short reviews of films available on VCR |
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Grubb, Davis |
Of Cabbages and Queens |
ss |
(1919-1980) best known for psycholical thriller The Night of the Hunter(1953; 1954 movie); novels Fool's Parade(1969; 1971 movie), Ancient Lights(1982); colls. Twelve Tales of Suspense and ...(1964), The Siege of 318(1978), You Never Believe Me(1989) |
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Shaw, Bob |
Go On, Pick a Universe! |
ss |
has Orbitsville seq. Orbitsville(GAL 1974 JUN-AUG; 1975; W-1976 BSF; N-JWC), Orbitsville Departure(1983), Orbitsville Judgement(1990); see iv's in AMZ 1981 JUL, & LOC 1987 OCT(#321); special Shaw issue(bib, iv, ar) in LOC 1993 JAN(#384); obit LOC 1996 MAR |
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Wisman, Ken |
Peculiar Man, A |
ss |
see interviews in Midnight Zoo v.3 #12 1993 JAN, & in Vampire Dan's Story Emporium #4 1997 |
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Asimov, Isaac |
Science: Light As Air? |
sces |
pressure, Part 1 of 3; atmospheric pressure in terms of various types of units of measurement; Part 2 in 1981 APR(#4594), Part 3 in 1981 MAY(#4608) |
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Thomas, Theodore L. |
Splice, The |
nv |
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F&SF staff |
Report on Competition 26 |
cmp |
same cmp as suggested in 1975 NOV/responses given in 1976 MAR; 1st prize: Susan Milmore; 2nd prize: Jeff Grimshaw; R-U: Jim Detry; Pat Cadigan; S. Hamm; Michael Tippens; John Nieminski |
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F&SF staff |
Competition 27 |
cmp |
suggested by Anne Jordan(an F&SF asst. editor) - send in bumper stickers for your craft of the future, e.g.: I Brake for Asteroids |
| 1981 APR |
Bishop, Michael & Gerald W. Page |
Murder on Lupozny Station |
nv |
(1945- ; 1939- ) N-1982 LOC; sf mystery tale, a human/alien team who normally orchestrate faster-than-light travel are called on to investigate the murder of the Lupozny stationmaster; Page edited Nameless Places(1975), Heroic Fantasy(1979; N-1980 BRG) |
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Martin, H. |
Cartoon |
ct |
(1925- ) wn. for Henry Martin; born in Louisville, KY; lives in Newton, NJ; 1948 graduate of Princeton Univ.; attended American Academy of Art(Chicago) 1948-1950; did spot drawings, covers & illus. for magazines & books before turning to cartoons in 1960 |
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Young, Robert F. |
Summer of the Fallen Star, The |
ss |
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Zebrowski, George |
Books |
br |
Lem: Tales of Pirx, & Return from the Stars; Strugatskys': The Ugly Swans, Far Rainbow, The Second Invasion from Mars, & The Snail on the Slope; Beliaev: Professor Dowell's Head; Shefner: The Unman & Kourigin's Chronicles; Hennebergs': The Green Gods; etc |
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Morressy, John |
Hedge Against Alchemy, A |
ss |
1st story in F&SF in his Kedrigern the wizard series; only one short story was pub. outside F&SF, "The Wizard Beside Himself" in MZBFM 1990 FLL |
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Tritten, Larry |
Taste Taste |
ss |
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Shiner, Lewis |
Stuff of Dreams |
nv |
(1950- ) N-1982 LOC, novelette; born in Oregon, lives in Texas; has BA in English; 1st story pub. sf "Tinker's Damn" in GEO #5 1977; has novelette "Twilight Time," pub. in ASI 1984 APR & as Pulphouse Short Story Paperback #30(1991) |
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