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| Issue Date |
Author |
Story Title |
Type |
Comments |
| 1983 JUL |
DeWeese, Gene |
Feat of Clay |
nv |
(1934- ) also in F&SF w. co-author Robert Coulson; 1st pub. sf were 2 Man from U.N.C.L.E. novels, The Invisibility Affair(1967), The Mind-Twisters Affair(1967), w. Coulson under collab. ps. Thomas Stratton; has Star Trek novels, juveniles, etc |
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Searles, Baird |
Films: Mess Media |
mr/tvr |
Wizards and Warriors(1983 TV series, 8 ep.), stars Jeff Conaway, Julia Duffy, Walter Olkewicz, Julia Payne; briefly, An Englishman's Castle(1978 UK TV series), alternate history segment where Nazis win WWII, see 1980 MAR review |
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Sargent, Pamela |
Old Darkness, The |
ss |
has novels The Alien Upstairs(1983), The Shore of Women(1986); trilogy Venus of Dreams(1986; N-1987 LOC), Venus of Shadows(1988; N-1989 LOC), Child of Venus(2001), about the terraforming of Venus(Clute); Alien Child(1988 ya), Ruler of the Sky(1993) |
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Farris, Joseph |
Cartoon |
ct |
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Landsberg, John M. |
Secret Mitty of Walter Life, The |
vi |
co-editor w. Jonathan Ostrowsky-Lantz of sf mag. Unearth(8 issues) 1977 WIN-1979 WIN; mag. was subtitled "The Magazine of Science Fiction Discoveries"; mag. pub. several 1st pub. stories(Gibson, Somtow, di Filippo) & reprinted those of sf greats(Clute) |
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Martin, George R.R. |
Monkey Treatment, The |
nv |
W-1984 LOC; N-1983 NEB; 1984 HUG; has novel The Armageddon Rag(1983; W-1984 BRG; N-1984 LOC, WFA); A Song of Fire and Ice seq., A Game of Thrones(1996; W-1997 LOC; N-1997 NEB, WFA), A Clash of Kings(1997); prolific anth., has Wild Cards ser.(1987-present) |
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Asimov, Isaac |
Science: Green, Green, Green, Is the Color |
sces |
photosynthesis, Part 2 of 2; the effort to isolate & determine the structure of chlorophyll; could a synthetic compound be made to do the same job?; Part 1 in 1983 JUN(#4999) |
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Frost, Greg |
Day in the Life of Justin Argento Morrel, A |
nv |
(1951- ) N-1984 LOC, nv; wn. for Gregory Dee Frost; lives in NC, a graduate of Clarion; 1st story pub. "In the Sunken Museum" in TWZ 1981 MAY; 1st novel Lyrec(1984), about Lyrec & Borregard, a man & a cat from another universe; see www.op.net |
| 1983 AUG |
Brown, Warren |
What We Did That Night in the Ruins |
ss |
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Budrys, Algis |
Books |
br |
essay: R.F. Nelson & his story "Turn Off the Sky," pub. in F&SF 1963 AUG; Ray Faraday Nelson: The Prometheus Man; Fred Saberhagen: The First Book of Swords; L.T. Stuart: The House of the Lions; Stephen King: Christine |
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Wheeler, Mark |
Life on the Tether |
nv |
N-1984 LOC, novelette; from England, not far from Arthur C. Clarke's hometown of Minehead, Somerset |
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Morressy, John |
Wizard Goes A-Courtin' |
ss |
W-1984 BRG, short story; 8th story in F&SF in his Kedrigern the wizard series |
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Martin, H. |
Cartoon |
ct |
see Martin's entry in Charles Green & Mort Walker(comp): The National Cartoonists Society Album(1980); has cartoons in colls. War Heads(1983), At the Expense of Business(1983), Punch Cartoons: Battle of the Sexes(1984) |
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Malzberg, Barry N. |
Reparations |
ss |
has anth. The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural(1981; vt cut Great Tales of Horror & the Supernatural, 1985; vt rest. Classic Tales of Horror and the Supernatural, 1991), with Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg |
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Jennings, Gary |
Rouge on an Empty Glass |
ss |
has historical novels Spangle(1987), which follows the adventures of a 19th century European circus troupe & a Southern Civil War veteran; Raptor(1992), set in the 5th century A.D. during Theodoric the Great's conquest of Rome(CA, vol.59,p.198-9) |
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Searles, Baird |
Films: More (and Less) Mess Media |
mr/tvr |
Wizards and Warriors(1983 TV series, 8 ep.), see 1983 JUL column; Small & Frye(1983 TV series, 6 ep.), stars Darren McGavin as Nick Small & Jack Blessing as Chip Frye as two P.I.s, & Debbie Zipp, Bill Daily |
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Williamson, Chet |
Scent of the Soul, A |
ss |
(1948- ) working name for Chester Carlton Williamson, writer/producer of industrial shows; lives in Elizabethtown, PA; 1st story pub. fantasy/horror "Offices" in TWZ 1981 OCT; writes mostly horror stories & novels |
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Petrey, Susan C. |
Spareen and Old Turk |
ss |
6th & last story in Spareen the Varkelan vampire series; the Portland S. F. Society in 1982 created a scholarship fund, as a memorial to Susan who died in 1980, to send an aspiring writer to the Clarion Writers Workshop, which she herself couldn't afford |
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Nurit |
Cartoon |
ct |
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Guthridge, George |
Evolutions |
ss |
has Madagascar Manifesto series w. Janet Berliner(nee Gluckman), Child of the Light(1991), Child of the Journey(1996), & Children of the Dusk(1997; W-1998 STO); has novel The Bloodletter(1996); see biolog in ANA 1986 APR; entry in C.A., vol.174, p.187-188 |
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Asimov, Isaac |
Science: What Truck? |
sces |
Moon; Part 1 of 2, Ernest Green Dodge article "Can Men Visit the Moon?" in Munsey Magazine, 1903 OCT; how does his article compare with today?, did he miss anything?, did he get his facts(of 1903) straight?, is the article outdated?; Part 2 in 1983 SEP |
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Green, Robert M. Jr |
Pallid Piper, The |
nv |
lives in GA; an Associated Press editor, & accomplished bagpiper |
| 1983 SEP |
Leman, Bob |
Unlawful Possession |
nv |
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Budrys, Algis |
Books |
br |
essays: long essay on Poul Anderson & Jack Vance; Poul Anderson: Twilight World, & Orion Shall Rise; Jack Vance: Lyonesse |
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Brykczynski, Terry |
Doubles |
ss |
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Farris, Joseph |
Cartoon |
ct |
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Conner, Mike |
Below the Camel Barns |
nv |
attended Clarion; plays harmonica with a rock band called the Naked Barbie Dolls |
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Moore, Raylyn |
Running Easy in the Dream of Wilderness |
ss |
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Searles, Baird |
Films: Visiting Wrongs |
mr/tvr |
V(1983-84 TV mini-series), stars Marc Singer, Faye Grant, Jane Badler, Michael Ironside(also made into 1984-85 TV series, 19 ep.); commercial for British Airways |
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Collins, Reid |
Song From the Triad Galaxy |
ss |
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Arno, Ed |
Cartoon |
ct |
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Paul, Barbara |
All the Dogs of Europe |
nv |
has mystery series featuring NYPD officer Marian Larch & TV actress Kelly Ingram, The Renewable Virgin(1984), Good King Sauerkraut(1989), The Apostrophe Thief(1993), Fare Play(1995), Full Frontal Murder(1997), etc; see website www.barbarapaul.com |
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Richards, Tony |
Discards |
ss |
(1957?- ) lives in county Essex, UK; fulltime free lance writer; has horror novels The Harvest Bride(1987), featuring the Hindu god Kali, & Night Feast(1995), in which gods of ancient Egypt, embodied in their high priests, feed on man's dark emotions |
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Asimov, Isaac |
Science: Where All the Sky Is Sunshine |
sces |
Moon; Part 2 of 2, Ernest Green Dodge 1903 article "Can Men Visit the Moon?"; he asks(& answers), "What is the moon good for ...?" - how has his answers & opinions stood the test of time? |
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Shepard, Lucius |
Solitario's Eyes |
ss |
(1947- ) N-1984 LOC, ss; WFA, shfi; born in Lynchburg, VA; his 1st work was poetry, 1st book was poem Cantata of Death, Weakmind & Generation(1967 chap); 1st story pub. sf "The Taylorsville Reconstruction" in Terry Carr(ed): Universe 13(1983) |
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F&SF staff |
Report on Competition 33 |
cmp |
1st prize: Jean MacKay Jackson; 2nd prize: Nigel Parsons; R-U: Kiti Kitiyakara; Kim Schnitzer; Ralph E. Vaughan; David Wood |
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F&SF staff |
Competition 34 |
cmp |
suggested by Peter Pautz - submit sf/fantasy titles that should have been written by historical figures, e.g.: The Stand, by George Armstrong Custer |
| 1983 OCT |
Leiber, Fritz |
Cat Hotel, The |
ss |
1st & only story in F&SF in Gummitch the cat series; other stories in series in Pohl(ed): Star Science Fiction Stories #4(1958), & in GAL 1961 APR; has anth. Gummitch & Friends(1993), about cats; see his obit & appreciations in LOC 1992 OCT, & 1992 NOV |
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Dawes |
Cartoon |
ct |
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Budrys, Algis |
Books |
br |
essay: paperback originals market created Philip K. Dick's career; Rucker: The 57th Franz Kafka; R.A. MacAvoy: Tea with the Black Dragon; Zoë Fairbairns: Benefits; Varley: Millennium; David Drake: Skyripper; Robert Wilfred Franson: The Shadow of the Ship |
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Cunningham, P.E. |
To Slay the Dragon |
nv |
2nd story in Pteros series, set on the planet of New Eden, with its telepathic dragon-like natives known as Pteros |
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Knight, Damon |
La Ronde |
ss |
N-1984 LOC, short story; has nf books, Turning Points: Essays on the Art of Science Fiction(1977), & Creating Short Fiction(1981; rev. 1997), a popular handbook on writing |
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Pohl, Frederik |
Spending a Day at the Lottery Fair |
ss |
N-1984 LOC, ss; a fresh treatment of the same theme(overpopulation) as his story "The Census Takers" in F&SF 1956 FEB(#754); also in Heechee ser., Heechee Rendezvous(1984; N-1985 LOC), The Annals of the Heechee(1987; N-1988 LOC), The Gateway Trip(1990) |
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Searles, Baird |
Films: Jaded Jedi |
mr/tvr |
Return of the Jedi(1983), 3rd in the Star Wars series, writers George Lucas & Lawrence Kasdan, stars Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams |
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Haldeman, Joe |
Manifest Destiny |
ss |
has 1st book, non-sf novel War Year(1972), set in Vietnam; 1st sf novel The Forever War(ASF 1972-75; 1974 fixup; W-1975 NEB; 1976 DIT, HUG, LOC), & sequels Forever Peace(1997; W-1988 HUG, JWC; N-1998 LOC), Forever Free(1999; N-2000 LOC) |
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Martin, H. |
Cartoon |
ct |
has illus. the books, My Puppy Scrapbook(1982), C.E.O.(1984), Cash In!(1986), Fancy Dance in Feathertown(1988), Moving Day in Feathertown(1989), Hail to Thee, Okoboji U!(1992), & It's a Sure Thing(1993) |
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Sturgeon, Theodore |
Not an Affair |
ss |
his shfi coll. ser. incl. Killdozer!: Vol.III(1996; title story 1974 TV movie), Thunder and Roses: Vol.IV(1997), The Perfect Host: Vol.V(1998), Baby Is Three: Vol.VI(1999; N-2000 LOC), A Saucer of Loneliness: Vol.VII(2000), Bright Segment: Vol.VIII(2002) |
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Disch, Thomas M. |
Downtown |
ss |
has story, Ringtime: A Story(1983 chap); novel The Silver Pillow: A Tale of Witchcraft(1982 chap); horror novel The M.D.: A Horror Story(1991; N-1992 LOC, STO); has cult TV series novelization, The Prisoner: I Am Not a Number!(1992) |
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Bova, Ben |
Sam Gunn |
ss |
1st story altogether & in F&SF in Sam Gunn, space entrepreneur, series; other stories in series in Omni 1990 JUL, ANA 1996 JAN & 1998 MAR, & in SFAge 1997 JAN; see interviews in LOC 1991 APR(#363), The Leading Edge #27 1993, & INZ 1994 APR |
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Asimov, Isaac |
Science: Updating the Satellites |
sces |
satellites; an update of new information we have learned about the satellites of Mars, Jupiter, etal; update of essays on the satellites in 1963 MAY, 1967 AUG, 1968-69 DEC-JAN, 1977-78 NOV-JAN; this is Asimov's 300th essay, his 25th year at F&SF |
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