| FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION: LETTERS (by date) |
| No. |
Author |
Issue Date |
Comments |
| 151 |
Ferman, Edward L. |
1981 JAN |
reply to Gibson letter(#150) concerning the distribution policies of the magazine world, in particular that of F&SF |
| 152 |
Futch, C. Gregory |
1981 JAN |
Tampa, FL; praise for Thomas M. Disch's "The Brave Little Toaster" in 1980 AUG, & the cover for that issue by Gahan Wilson |
| 153 |
Horton, Susan |
1981 JAN |
Pickering, Ontario, Canada; praise for Marta Randall's "Dangerous Games" in 1980 APR, & Lisa Tuttle's "Bug House" in 1980 JUN; latter "one of the most truly horrifying little tales I've read in years" |
| 154 |
Prange, Shari |
1981 JAN |
Boulder Creek, CA; praise for Eric Norden's "The Curse of the Mhondoro Nkabele" in 1980 SEP; "I was hooked on 'The Curse' from the first lines for several reasons ... the SF name-dropping & in-jokes ..." |
| 155 |
Russell, M. |
1981 JAN |
Los Angeles, CA; praise for Bob Leman's "Feesters in the Lake" in 1980 OCT |
| 156 |
Ingerman, Peter |
1981 JAN |
Willingboro, NJ; praise for Isaac Asimov's "Death of a Foy" in 1980 OCT |
| 157 |
Hampton, Elaine |
1981 JAN |
Burbank, CA; praise for Zenna Henderson's "Tell Us a Story" & Isaac Asimov's "Death of a Foy" in 1980 OCT |
| 158 |
Hardy, Jason G. |
1981 MAY |
praise for the 1980 NOV issue, especially the stories by Harlan Ellison, "All the Lies That Are My Life," & by Charles Sheffield, "The Marriage of True Minds," & the book review by Malzberg & the film review by Searles |
| 159 |
Whitlock, Dan |
1981 MAY |
Modesto, CA; legal mistake in Harlan Ellison's "All the Lies That Are My Life" in 1980 NOV |
| 160 |
McMullen, Sean |
1981 MAY |
Melbourne, Australia; praise for Eric Norden's "The Curse of the Mhondoro Nkabele" in 1980 SEP |
| 161 |
Malzberg, Barry N. |
1981 MAY |
praise for Eric Norden's "The Curse of the Mhondoro Nkabele" in 1980 SEP; says he is enclosing a new novelette, "The Slaves of Saturn," asks Ed Ferman if he is feeling nauseous, getting headaches? |
| 162 |
Campbell, Laura |
1981 MAY |
Davis, CA; error by cover artist Ron Walotsky illus. the story "Ménage Outré" by Lee Killough, for the 1981 FEB issue; description of woman in story is not that of the woman on the cover |
| 163 |
Schwarzenbach, Eric |
1981 SEP |
Haskell, NJ; errors by cover artists Ron Walotsky for the 1981 MAY issue, the 1980 JUN issue(David Hardy), 1980 JUL issue(David Mattingly); "To err is human but editors are not supposed to be human" |
| 164 |
Walrafen, Verne R. |
1981 SEP |
Ozawkie, KS; praise for Neal Barrett Jr's "A Day at the Fair" in 1981 MAR; Ferman replies that Barrett is working on a sequel to this story |
| 165 |
Tidmarsh, A. |
1981 SEP |
Peterborough, U.K.; concerning Thomas M. Disch remarks about a 'Labor Day Group' of sf writers in his br in 1981 FEB; Ferman replies that a response to Disch's br is coming up by George R.R. Martin(in F&SF 1981 DEC) |
| 166 |
Dickerson, Paulette & Mark Zimmerman |
1981 SEP |
Silver Spring, MD; criticism of Christopher Priest br in 1981 MAY; Priest's review of Joan D. Vinge novel The Snow Queen "reveals an unseemly amount of jealously" |
| 167 |
Smith, Ben |
1981 SEP |
Kevil, KY; praise for F&SF, "you have the competition beat by a country mile"; not fond of Stephen King's Gunslinger series; Christopher Priest "somewhat envious" br of Barry Longyear's City of Baraboo, in 1981 MAY |
| 168 |
Zicree, Marc Scott |
1981 SEP |
Los Angeles, CA; the Special Marc Scott Zicree Issue of 1983 AUG |
| 169 |
Bahnisch, Mark |
1981 SEP |
Kerdon, Australia; praise for F&SF; "F&SF is one publication I can always turn to for well-written, enjoyable stories" |
| 170 |
Ferman, Edward L. |
1981 SEP |
most letters "not of enough interest to publish ... the ideal letter is ... either entertaining or stimulating, or it offers some reasoned praise or criticism of a story or article" |
| 171 |
Platt, Charles |
1982 JAN |
New York, NY; criticism of Barry N. Malzberg br in 1981 SEP, on his book Dream Makers, & Malzberg's comments that Platt "... doesn't care much for the writing of females" |
| 172 |
Nicholas, Joseph |
1982 JAN |
London, U.K.; response to letters by Paulette Dickersom, Mark Zimmerman, & Ben Smith in 1981 SEP issue concerning the novels The Snow Queen by Joan Vinge, & City of Baraboo by Barry Longyear |
| 173 |
Weimer, C. Brian |
1982 JAN |
Bouckville, NY; criticism of Baird Searles mr/tvr of movie "Excalibur" in 1981 SEP; complaint that Searles "... ignored many of the fine things ... in order to capitalize on its far fewer weak points ..." |
| 174 |
Roller, Jennie A. |
1982 JAN |
Paris, IL; criticism of Searles mr/tvr of "Excalibur" in 1981 SEP; "I didn't like (his) review of 'Excalibur'" |
| 175 |
Quittner, Joseph E. |
1982 JAN |
Cleveland Heights, OH; criticism of Searles mr/tvr of "Excalibur" in 1981 SEP; I think it's criticism - I don't read Gaelic |
| 176 |
Yermakov, Nicholas |
1982 MAY |
Merrick, NY; criticism of John Clute br in 1982 FEB of his novel Journey from Flesh; "Clute claims to see cynical commercial ambition lurking between the lines of my novel ..." |
| 177 |
Thomas, Pascal |
1982 MAY |
Paris, France; criticism of Baird Searles mr/tvr of "Heavy Metal" in 1982 JAN; says Searles "knows very little" of French SF; "what little (has) been translated is certainly not the best ... of the field" |
| 178 |
Mickens, Muffy |
1982 MAY |
Hollywood, CA; slight nitpicking of George Alec Effinger's "Maureen Birnbaum, Barbarian Swordsperson" in 1982 JAN, a correction on preppie language usage |
| 179 |
Benford, Gregory |
1982 MAY |
response to Tom Disch br on the 'Labor Day Group' in 1981 FEB, & George R.R. Martin's reply to Disch in 1981 DEC; four comments on the 'Group,' incl. "at least call it something that doesn't grate so badly" |
| 180 |
Bodkin, Francis F. |
1982 MAY |
Sayville, NY; criticism of Harlan Ellison story "The Outpost Undiscovered by Tourists" in 1982 JAN; "The story itself was not good & was based on a type of crude so-called humor" |
| 181 |
Frishkoff, Bruce |
1982 MAY |
Ghent, NY; praise for Joanna Russ story "Souls" in 1982 JAN; "an excellent story for our time" |
| 182 |
Skier, Cynthia |
1982 MAY |
Cambridge, MA; annoyance, criticism of the cover art for the 1981 NOV issue, "another semi-clad female" who didn't bear "any resemblance to the heroine in 'Talisman'" |
| 183 |
Gottlieb, Sherry M. |
1982 SEP |
owner of A Change of Hobbit bookstore, Santa Monica, CA; comments on Ferman editorial, 1982 JUL, on the F&SF reader poll; "I regret to inform you that the Youth ... are not reading at all" |
| 184 |
Brennert, Alan |
1982 SEP |
Marina Del Rey, CA; criticism of Searles mr/tvr of Darkroom TV series, in 1982 MAY; as the one who adapted Carter Scholz' story for "Closed Circuit" episode, Brennert knows it was not a ripoff of the movie Looker(1981) - reply by Searles |
| 185 |
Tucker, David |
1982 SEP |
Alexandria, VA; criticism of George C. Chesbro story "Poems to Play in the Piccolo" in 1982 MAY; the word "thee" is used incorrectly in the story |
| 186 |
Royce, James P. |
1982 SEP |
Piedmont, CA; response to Skier letter in 1982 MAY concerning her criticism of the cover art for the 1981 NOV issue; "What is the peculiar neurosis that possesses certain women when they (this kind of art)?" |
| 187 |
Merritt, Jim |
1983 FEB |
Morro Bay, CA; response to Tucker letter in 1982 SEP, concerning the proper use of the archaic English words "thee" & "thou" in George C. Chesbro story "Poems to Play on the Piccolo" in 1982 MAY |
| 188 |
Jones, David L. |
1983 FEB |
Kaneohe, HA; response to Tucker letter in 1982 SEP, concerning the proper use of the archaic English words "thee" & "thou" in George C.Chesbro story "Poems to Play on the Piccolo" in 1982 MAY |
| 189 |
Romer, Kathy |
1983 FEB |
Winchester, MA; response to Gottlieb letter in 1982 SEP about whether young people have stopped reading sf; Romer agrees that they have, & that "children are losing the ability to listen" |
| 190 |
McClintick, M.K. |
1983 FEB |
Indianapolis, IN; response to Gottlieb letter in 1982 SEP; "I don't read fiction very often these days. Why? Because it's boring. ... there isn't very much being written that's entertaining & well written" |
| 191 |
Taviss, Michael |
1983 FEB |
Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada; response to Gottlieb letter in 1982 SEP; blames the lack of reading on "the outrageous prices now decorating the paperback shelves of stores ..." |
| 192 |
Gambino, Amy |
1983 FEB |
Princeton, NJ; response to Gottlieb letter in 1982 SEP; "young people are not reading as much as they used to. ... But ... don't blame video games."; blame TV, & "blame the schools themselves" |
| 193 |
Zipperer, John |
1983 FEB |
Manitowoc, WI; response to Gottlieb letter in 1982 SEP; a 14-year old who loves to read, instead of playing Pac Man; "I would give anything to have a bookstore such as A Change of Hobbitt in my city" |
| 194 |
Savatiel, Angela |
1983 FEB |
Louisville, KY; response to Gottlieb letter in 1982 SEP; a 14-year old who reads sf; "I have tried to like the literature written for teenagers & have found it sadly lacking ... once you've read Herbert's Dune series, Judy Blume just can't cut it!" |
| 195 |
Luoma, Michael |
1983 FEB |
Hudson, MA; response to Gottlieb letter in 1982 SEP; a 16-year old who reads sf, says don't blame video games; "Perhaps the effects of TV are just now being felt indirectly in the second generation" |
| 196 |
Simpson, Angie |
1983 FEB |
College Station, TX; response to Gottlieb letter in 1982 SEP; an 18-year old sf reader says lack of reading all too common; "sf is probably the driving force behind the small percentage of youth who do read regularly" |
| 197 |
Swanson, Veronica |
1983 FEB |
Royal Center, IN; response to Gottlieb letter in 1982 SEP; "S.F. & fantasy books are alive and well in the little town of Royal Center, IN. I hope I speak for a lot of other little towns across this nation, too" |
| 198 |
Richardson, Dorcas |
1983 FEB |
Aberdeen, WA; response to Gottlieb letter in 1982 SEP; get youth hooked onto books & reading by giving books as gifts |
| 199 |
Slusser, George |
1983 JUN |
UC Riverside; response to Budrys review of his book Bridges to Fantasy in 1983 JAN; "The book is an excuse for a general attack on academics who teach & write about sf and fantasy" |
| 200 |
Robertson, Donald F. |
1983 JUN |
Sacramento, CA; response to the letters in 1983 FEB that were written in response to Gottlieb letter in 1982 SEP about the decline of "Homo reader"; the 'Secret' in their family was to limit TV viewing to one hour per day |
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