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ANSIBLE(R) 397
AUGUST 2020 

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CONZEALAND: news from the first virtual Worldcon!
     _Worldcon 2022:_ as expected, voters preferred Chicago over Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, by 517 to 33 votes: see Chicon 8 in the events list below.
     _Hugo Awards:_ NOVEL _A Memory Called Empire_ by Arkady Martine. NOVELLA _This Is How You Lose the Time War_ by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone. NOVELETTE _Emergency Skin_ by N.K. Jemisin. SHORT 'As the Last I May Know' by S.L. Huang (Tor.com). SERIES 'The Expanse' by James S. A. Corey. RELATED WORK '2019 John W. Campbell Award Acceptance Speech' by Jeannette Ng. _Graphic_ _LaGuardia_ by Nnedi Okorafor, Tana Ford, James Devlin. DRAMATIC -- LONG _Good Omens_. DRAMATIC -- SHORT _The Good Place_: 'The Answer'. EDITOR -- SHORT Ellen Datlow. EDITOR -- LONG Navah Wolfe. PROFESSIONAL ARTIST John Picacio. SEMIPROZINE _Uncanny Magazine_. FANZINE _The Book Smugglers_. FANCAST _Our Opinions Are Correct._ FAN WRITER Bogi Takacs. FAN ARTIST Elise Matthesen.
     _'Not a Hugo':_ LODESTAR (YA): _Catfishing on CatNet_ by Naomi Kritzer. ASTOUNDING (formerly John W. Campbell): R.F. Kuang.
     _Retro Hugos_ for 1944 work: NOVEL 'Shadow over Mars' (also as _The Nemesis from Terra_) by Leigh Brackett (_Startling_). NOVELLA 'Killdozer!' by Theodore Sturgeon (_Astounding_). NOVELETTE 'City' by Clifford D. Simak (_Astounding_). SHORT 'I, Rocket' by Ray Bradbury (_Amazing_). SERIES 'The Cthulhu Mythos'. RELATED WORK 'The Science-Fiction Field' by Leigh Brackett (_Writer's Digest_). GRAPHIC _Superman_: 'The Mysterious Mr. Mxyztplk'. DRAMATIC (tie): _The Canterville Ghost_ and _The Curse of the Cat People_. EDITOR John W. Campbell, Jr. ARTIST Margaret Brundage. FANZINE _Voice of the Imagi-Nation_. FAN WRITER Fritz Leiber.
     _First Fandom Hall of Fame:_ Roger Sims and (posthumous) Chad Oliver. _Moskowitz Archive Award:_ John Carter Tibbetts. _Big Heart:_ Janice Gelb & Stephen Boucher.
     In the absence of a million monkeys with typewriters, the official ConNZealand 'newsletter' was constructed as a dump from social media feeds. Oh dear.


### THE PALLID MASK ###

ADAM-TROY CASTRO can afford to be philosophical about all the copies of his novel _Pharos_ offered as naughty downloads from pirate websites, finding consolation in the strong likelihood that these are laden with hideous digital infections, not to mention the interesting fact that he has never written a novel called _Pharos_. (Facebook, 17 July)

ANN LECKIE takes her pleasures where she can: 'Pleased to note that Google Translate still thinks the Spanish title of _Ancillary Justice_ is "Assistant Attorney General".' (Twitter, 7 July) [F770]

GEORGE R.R. MARTIN, hosting the online Hugo presentations, made a resolute attempt on the record for interminability: a heavily cut video soon appeared on YouTube, titled _When the Toastmaster Talks Less_.

J.K. ROWLING still has many loyal fans, but may be privately thinking that some are a bit too loyal: 'Not long before Rowling was published, women authors were unheard of.' (Twitter, 6 July)

JOHN SLADEK, perpetrator of the hoax _Arachne Rising: The Thirteenth Sign of the Zodiac_ (1977 as by James Vogh), would if he were still with us be chuckling at recent Twitter excitement over a not even very new claim that NASA has wickedly upset the astrological apple-cart by adding the thirteenth 'sign' Ophiuchus (actually known about for millennia).

BETSY WOLLHEIM of DAW Books broke the code of _omerta_ and grumbled on Facebook about her author Patrick Rothfuss's tardiness with his third 'Kingkiller' fantasy. A fan had speculated about lengthy editorial processes at DAW, but: 'I've never seen a word of book three ... I don't think he's written anything for six years.' (_Newsweek_, 27 July)


### CONJUGATAE ###

ONLINE. 6 Aug [] VIRTUAL FIRST THURSDAY, 6-10pm, replacing the usual London pub meeting. See tinyurl.com/uow6hqn. _The Bishop's Finger reopens on 3 August, but it still seems too soon for such a gathering._ [RR]

ONLINE. 15 Aug [] SMALL PRESS DAY events throughout UK and Ireland. Postponed from 18 July: see smallpressday.co.uk.

ONLINE. 23 Aug [] BSFA AGM, members only. 2:30-5:30pm. With proposal of a new constitution! Discord link is discord.gg/hfaHTWV.

ONLINE. 28-31 Aug [] FRIGHTFEST (film festival), 'geo-locked for viewers in the UK only'. Tickets from frightfest.co.uk/filmsevents.html.

29-30 Aug [] SANCTUARY steampunk gathering, Kelham Hall Park, NG23 5QX. Replaces the cancelled Lincoln 'Asylum' festival. Outdoor event with social distancing and masks required. Prebooking only -- no at-the-door tickets. See www.tickettailor.com/events/asylumxi/390265.

ONLINE. 18-20 Sep [] OXONMOOT (The Tolkien Society). _New dates._ GBP30 'per connection' for all events; Tolkien Society members GBP20. More details at www.tolkiensociety.org/events/oxonmoot-online/.

POSTPONED TO 2021. 19 Sep [] INTERNATIONAL COMICS EXPO (ICE), Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham. See www.thecomicsshow.co.uk.

CANCELLED. 26-27 Sep [] HORRORCON UK, Rotherham. _See below._

CANCELLED. 26-27 Sep [] NOR-CON (media), Norfolk. _See below._

ONLINE. 7-11 Oct [] GRIMMFEST (horror/cult films), was to be at Odeon Manchester Great Northern. See grimmfest.com.

CANCELLED. 9-11 Oct [] OCTOCON, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15. Memberships rolled over to 2021; refunds offered. An online substitute event for 2020 is planned. See octocon.com.

CANCELLED. 6-8 Nov [] ARMADACON, Future Inns, Plymouth. Memberships will be transferred to the 2021 event. See www.armadacon.org.

28-31 Jan 2021 [] CHILLERCON UK (horror), Grand and Royal Hotels, Scarborough. The renamed StokerCon, postponed from April to August 2020 and then to 2021; there will be no Stoker Awards presentation, presumably because it's the wrong time of year. _Now GBP130 reg; HWA members GBP120; GBP50 supp._ Day rates etc. at chillercon-uk.com.

2-5 Apr 2021 [] CONFUSION (Eastercon), Birmingham NEC Hilton. GBP70 reg until 22 November; GBP40 concessions; accompanied under-18s GBP20, under-5s GBP1. Online registration now live at confusion2021.uk.

15-16 May 2021 [] HORRORCON UK, Magna Science Adventure Centre, Sheffield Rd, Rotherham, S60 1DX. 2020 tickets transferred; refunds on application _before 31 August_. See horrorconuk.com.

25-26 Sep 2021 [] NOR-CON (media), Norfolk Showground Arena. Tickets GBP13 (GBP16 early entry); child GBP9 (GBP10) from www.nor-con.co.uk.

1-5 Sep 2022 [] Chicon 8 (80th Worldcon), Chicago, IL, USA. GoH Charles de Lint (author), Floyd Norman (artist), Edie Stern & Joe Siclari (fan), Erle Korshak (First Fandom). $170 reg; under-25s $90; under-18s $70; under 14s $50; under-10s free; $50 supporting; all valid to 30 April 2021. Special rates for site selection voters etc. at chicon.org.

RUMBLINGS. _Worldcon Bids._ Nice in 2023 (France) is postponed owing to COVID-19 disruption; Brisbane, Australia, will bid for 2025; Jeddahcon, the failed Saudi Arabian 2022 bid, is trying again for 2026.


### INFINITELY IMPROBABLE ###

AS OTHERS SEE US. _Interviewer (Hannah Beckerman):_ 'Are there any genres you avoid in your own reading?' _Kit de Waal:_ 'Yes, I don't read any fantasy. I've never even read _Lord of the Rings_ or _The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe_. I only really like things that can happen or did happen. As soon as you introduce a talking horse or Mr Tumnus, I'm just not interested.' (_Guardian_, 18 July) [JH] But magic realism is just fine.

AWARDS. _Cordwainer Smith Rediscovery:_ Rick Raphael.
     _Kate Greenaway Medal_ (children's illustration): Shaun Tan for _Tales from the Inner_ City.
     _Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction:_ Colson Whitehead. [F770]
     _Prometheus_ (libertarian): NOVEL _Alliance Rising_ by C. J. Cherryh and Jane S. Fancher. CLASSIC 'Sam Hall' (1953) by Poul Anderson.
     _SF and Fantasy Hall of Fame:_ Ted Chiang, D.C. Fontana, the _Star Wars_ film series, and _Watchmen_ (the original graphic novel). [L]
     _Scribe/Faust_ for life achievement in media tie-in work: Jean Rabe.
     _Shirley Jackson_ (suspense/horror) best novel: _The Book of X_ by Sarah Rose Etter. [ED]
     _World Fantasy_ life achievement: Karen Joy Fowler, Rowena Morrill.

NOT SINCE _CONAN THE BARBARIAN_ ... Tom Shippey's appreciative review of Sarah Kozloff's fantasy tetralogy is mostly hidden behind a paywall, but the headline added by the _Wall Street Journal_ caused some fannish outcry and even sarcasm: 'Science Fiction: Finally, a Grown-up Fantasy / The "Nine Realms" sequence has the scope and much of the gusto of Robert E. Howard's famous Hyboria ...' (17 July)

R.I.P. Late report: _F. Alexander Brejcha_ (1957-2019), who began selling to _Analog_ in 1989 and published the collections _No World Warranty_ and _People First!_ (both 2004), died on 11 February 2019 aged 61. [SHS]
     _Wilford Brimley_ (1934-2020), US actor in The Thing (1982), Cocoon (1985; also sequel) and Ewoks: Battle of Endor (1985), died on 1 August aged 85. [LP]
     _Earl Cameron_ (1917-2020), Bermuda-born UK actor with many genre credits from _Tarzan the Magnificent_ (1960), _Thunderball_ (1965) and _Doctor Who_ (1966) to _Neverwhere_ (1996), _Revelation_ (2001) and _Inception_ (2010), died on 3 July aged 102. [DC]
     _Lewis John Carlino_ (1932-2020), US screenwriter/director whose script credits include _Seconds_ (1966) and _Where Have All the People Gone_ (1974), died on 17 June aged 88. [AIP]
     _Victor Chizhikov_ (1935-2020), Russian illustrator of more than 100 childrens' books (including fantasy) and designer of the 1980 Olympics bear mascot, died on 20 July aged 84. [PDF]
     _Harry Clein_, Hollywood publicist for _Star Wars_ (1977), _Batman Returns_ (1992), _Toy Story_ (1995), _The Blair Witch Project_ (1999) and many more, died on 18 June aged 82. [AIP]
     _Joanna Cole_ (1944-2020), prolific US children's author best known for the 'Magic School Bus' sequence opening with _At the Waterworks_ (1986, with illustrator Bruce Degen) -- which became a long-running tv series -- died on 12 July aged 75. [PDF]
     _Nick Cordero_ (1978-2020), US actor who played the title role in the off-Broadway musical of _The Toxic Avenger_ (2010-2011), died on 5 July aged 41. [F770]
     _Gary William Crawford_ (1953-2020), US author, critic and publisher who founded Gothic Press in 1979 and wrote books on Robert Aickman, Ramsey Campbell and J. Sheridan Le Fanu, died on 9 July aged 67. [DAA]
     _Charlie Daniels_ (1936-2020) US musician who used supernatural themes in his best-known country song 'The Devil Went Down to Georgia' (1979, a #1 hit) and in 'The Legend Of Wooley Swamp' (1980), died on 6 July aged 83. [LP]
     _Olivia de Havilland_ (1916-2020), noted UK actress whose rare genre credits include _The Swarm_ (1978), died on 25 July aged 104. [LP]
     _Bent Fabricius-Bjerre_ (1924-2020), prolific Danish film/tv composer whose credits include _Jasper's Ghost_ (1992), died on 28 July aged 95. [MMW]
     _Carl Gafford_ (1953-2020), US comics fan who joined DC in 1973 and also worked for Marvel and others, mostly as editor and colorist, died on 13 July aged 66. [PDF]
     _Galyn Gorg_ (1964-2020), US actress in _The Wizard of Speed and Time_ (1988), _RoboCop 2_ (1990), _Twin Peaks_ (1990), _M.A.N.T.I.S._ (1994-1995) and others, died on 14 July aged 55. [PDF]
     _Mavis Haut_ (1936-2020), author and critic who reviewed for _Foundation_ and wrote _The Hidden Library of Tanith Lee: Themes and Subtexts from Dionysos to the Immortal Gene_ (2001), died on 6 July. [JC]
     _Grant Imahara_ (1970-2020), US electronics/animatronics expert whose effects credits include all three _Star Wars_ prequels, _The Lost World: Jurassic Park_ (1997), _Galaxy Quest_ (1999), _A.I.: Artificial Intelligence_ (2001) and two _Matrix_ sequels, died on 13 July aged 49. [TM] Actor credits include _Star Trek Continues_ (as Sulu, 2013-2017).
     _Jean-Pierre Laigle_ (1947-2020), French writer, critic, sf historian, translator from many languages for many French sf publishers, and editor/publisher of _Antares_ (as Jean-Pierre Moumon), died on 1 July. [J-HH]
     _Moonyeenn Lee_, South African casting director whose credits include _Curse III: Blood Sacrifice_ (1991) and _Tarzan and the Lost City_ (1998), died on 18 July aged 76. [SJ]
     _Johnny Mandel_ (1925-2020), Oscar-winning US composer who scored _Escape to Witch Mountain_ (1975), _Freaky Friday_ (1976), _Brenda Starr_ (1989) and others, died on 29 June aged 94. [MMW]
     _Bob Martin_ (1948-2020), founding editor in 1979 of _Fangoria_, with screenwriter credits for _Frankenhooker_ (1990) and _Basket Case 3_ (1991), died on 20 July aged 71. [PDF]
     _Henry Martin_ (1925-2020), long-time _New Yorker_ cartoonist who also contributed over 100 cartoons to _F&SF_, died on 30 June aged 94. [AIP/GVG]
     _Kurt Mitchell_, US writer, artist, comics creator and videogame developer whose novels include _A Stranger Side of Red_ (2012), died on 1 July aged 67. [SJ]
     _Haruma Miura_ (1990-2020), Japanese actor in _Attack on Titan_ (2015) and the tv mini-series _Never Let Me Go_ (2016), died on 18 July aged 30. [AIP]
     _Ennio Morricone_ (1928-2020) , Italian film/tv composer whose credits include _The Thing_ (1982), _Red Sonja_ (1985), _Genesis: The Creation and the Flood_ (1994) and _Mission to Mars_ (2000), died on 6 July aged 91. [SG]
     _Ro Nagey_ (1953-2020), US fan, con-goer, fanzine publisher, co-founder of the Stilyagi Air Corps fan club and juggler (sometimes with Stephen Leigh as Cosmos and Chaos) who had for some years lived in Wales, died on 27 July aged 67. [JZ]
     _Ted Newsom_ (1952-2020), US film-maker, film historian and screenwriter whose documentaries on genre topics include the _100 Years of Horror_ series (1996), and who had many director credits from _Evil Spawn_ (1987) to _Superman and the Secret Planet_ (2013), died on 4 July aged 67. [SG]
     _Jonathan Oppenheim_ (1952-2020), US film editor best known for documentaries, with a genre credit for _The Muppets Take Manhattan_ (1984), died on 17 July aged 67. [AIP]
     _Alan Parker_ (1944-2020), award-winning UK filmmaker whose productions include _Pink Floyd -- The Wall_ (1982) and _Angel Heart_ (1987), died on 31 July aged 76. [SG/JJ]
     _Regis Philbin_ (1931-2020), US tv host and actor in _Little Nicky_ (2000), _Pinocchio_ (2002), _Shrek the Third_ (2007) and _Shrek Forever After_ (2010), died on 24 July aged 88. [LP]
     _Kelly Preston_ (1962-2020), US actress in _SpaceCamp_ (1986), _Amazon Women on the Moon_ (1987), _Battlefield Earth_ (2000) and _The Cat in the Hat_ (2003), died on 12 July aged 57. [AIP]
     _Naya Rivera_ (1987-2020), US actress in _The Master of Disguise_ (2002), _Frankenhood_ (2009) and _At the Devil's Door_ (2014), died on 8 July aged 33. [SJ]
     _Maurice Roeves_ (1937-2020), Scots actor whose genre credits include _Doomwatch_ (1970), _The Nightmare Man_ (1981), _Doctor Who_: 'The Caves of Androzani' (1984) and _Judge Dredd_ (1995), died on 15 July aged 83. [S]
     _Annie Ross_ (1930-2020), UK singer and actress in _The Beast Must Die_ (1974), _Superman III_ (1983), _Witchery_ (1988) and _Basket Case 2_ and _3_ (1990, 1991), died on 21 July aged 89. [SJ]
     _John Saxon_ (1935-2020), US actor in _Planet Earth_ (1974), _Strange New World_ (1975), _Battle Beyond the Stars_ (1980), _A Nightmare on Elm Street_ (1984), _Death House_ (1988, which he also directed) and _From Dusk Till Dawn_ (1996), died on 25 July aged 84. [LP]
     _Ronald L. Schwary_ (1944-2020), Oscar-winning US producer whose credits include _Shadow of the Hawk_ (1976), _*batteries not included_ (1987) and _Medium_ (2005-2011), died on 2 July aged 76. [AIP]
     _Jacqueline Scott_ (1931-2020), US actress whose genre credits include _Empire of the Ants_ (1977), died on 23 July aged 89. [PDF]
     _Susan Sizemore_ (1951-2020), US author of bestselling paranormal romances whose series include the vampire-themed 'Laws of the Blood' (6 novels) and 'Primes' (9 novels), died on 20 July aged 69. [JLN]
     _Phyllis Somerville_ (1943-2020), US actress in _It All Came True_ (1998), _The Curious Case of Benjamin Button_ (2008) and _Daredevil_ (2015), died on 16 July aged 76. [AIP]
     _Guy Thomas_, US screenwriter who scripted _Wholly Moses!_ (1980), died on 10 July aged 66. [AIP]
     _Glen Warminger_ (1957-2020), UK fan and convention-goer -- initially active in the Norwich sf group -- whose fanzine was _This Farce_ (5 issues 1980-1984), died on 17 July aged 62. [RS]
     _Brad Watson_ (1955-2020), US author of two novels and much short fiction -- some like, 'Water Dog God: A Ghost Story', fantastic -- died on 8 July aged 64. [GVG]

THE WEAKEST LINK. _Q:_ 'What celestial body orbits the Earth at a distance of about 239,000 miles?' _A:_ 'The Sun.' (ITV, _The Chase_.) [PE]

SWORD AND SORDIDRY. Lin Carter's literary executor Robert M. Price revived Carter's fantasy anthology series with _Flashing Swords 6_ (Pulp Hero Press, August), but contrived to sabotage it with his introduction. This wildly irrelevant political rant persuaded several contributors -- who hadn't seen it until Amazon let them 'Look inside' -- to withdraw their stories, and the publisher to delist the book. (Bleeding Cool, 31 July)

RANDOM FANDOM. _Fan Funds:_ the CoNZealand online auction raised $NZ2,190 for DUFF, FFANZ, GUFF and TAFF.
     _The Retro Hugo Statistics_ reveal that a single Fan Writer nomination for 1944 work (it took three to get on the final ballot and no one had more than six) went to some chap called David Langford. Ho ho, very satirical....

THE CRITICAL HERITAGE. Clifton Fadiman introduces a James Blish story: 'This one, by an English science-fictioneer who at his best is as good as any of our home products ...' (_The Mathematical Magpie_, 1962)

EDITORIAL. Ansible Editions has just released John Sladek's last completed novel, the offbeat mystery _Puff Love_, as a trade paperback and in the usual ebook formats. More at ae.ansible.uk/?t=pufflove.

THOG'S MASTERCLASS. _Eyeballs in the Simile._ '... Harrowhark was quivering like a maggot next to a dead duck. As the Third traipsed out -- as noisy as if they were leaving a play, not a sickroom -- Harrow's eyes went with them.' (Tamsyn Muir, _Gideon the Ninth_, 2019) [NE]
     _Neat Tricks._ 'He was standing face-to-face with the man without a face.' (Alfred Bester, _The Demolished Man_, 1953) [J-HH]
     _Familiar Scene in the Chemistry Lab._ '... there were test tubes, beakers and a few graduates broken and lying around.' (Jerry Sohl, _The Haploids_, 1952) [BA]
     _Expressionist Dept._ 'She stamped her foot, but a merry smile contradicted her stern frown.' (Miles J. Breuer, 'The Captured Cross-Section', _Amazing Stories_, 1929)
     _Servants of the What?_ '... then he saw two pheasants balancing on the rim of the fountain. A wanking and flapping from behind made him wince ...' (Pamela C. Dean, _The Secret Country_, 1985) [BA]
     _Radiophonic Workshop Dept._ 'She pushed her chair forward and tried to drown out all of the noise around her: Marianne on the telephone, Charlie banging away, the persistence of a clock ticking somewhere in the room, and the sound of Mr. Babcock's eyeballs on her back.' (Susie Orman Schnall, _We Came Here to Shine_, 2020) [KM] 


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### ENDNOTES ###

PAYPAL TIP JAR THINGY. Support _Ansible_, cover website costs and keep the editor happy! Or just buy his books.

THE DEAD PAST. _40 Years Ago_, a plunge was taken: 'For reasons shrouded in official secrecy and middle-class reticence [...] this humble editor has left AWRE for the far more thrilling and less remunerative field of pro writing. Undaunted by the encouragement of publishers ("It's an easy decision to make, but ...") and agents ("The book trade is in the worst depression it has known for a great many years ..."), your hero freed himself with a single bound and is now self-employed! Some day I must write a book....' (_Ansible_ 11, August 1980) Some day I must.

VIRTUAL FAN MEETINGS.
     6 August 2020, evening: Alison Scott has set up this alternative to the physical London First Thursday meeting: 'Please share this with people who you know typically come to the Bishop's Finger, but aren't on Facebook.'
     10 August 2020, 8pm-9:30pm: Event Horizon online.
     16 August 2020 (and every other third Sunday of the month), afternoon/early evening: Sheffield SF and Fantasy Society online meeting using Zoom. For access details contact Fran Dowd, thesofa [at] gmail dot com.

EDITORIAL II. Four of the free ebooks at the TAFF site were significantly updated in July with added material: _All Our Yesterdays: The Fanzine Columns_ (December 2019) by Harry Warner Jr, _A Budrys Miscellany_ by Algis Budrys (May 2020), _The Full Glass Bushel_ (June 2020) by Bob Shaw and _The Serious Scientific Talks_ (November 2019) by Bob Shaw. See taff.org.uk/ebooks.php?all&chron.

SOME LINKS from the _Ansible_ home page.
     CoNZealand Hugo and Retro Hugo statistics; watch the Hugo ceremony; condensed version _When the Toastmaster Talks Less_
     New Michael Moorcock bibliography under construction
     Scribe Awards for media tie-in work
     World Fantasy Awards shortlist
     Worlds Apart: Sci-Fi Visions of Altered Reality

LATE-BREAKING AWARDS EXTRA: Mike Ashley has won the Munsey Award for services to the pulp community.

THOG'S GOLDEN OLDIES from _Ansible_ 157, August 2000. 'Out came the contents of his stomach in a heaving, gelatinous rush -- the mixed grill he had eaten for breakfast at the hotel, the sandwich and the can of 7-Up he had had for lunch ...' (J.M.H. Lovegrove, _The Krilov Continuum_, 1998)
     _Pre-Copernican Dept._ 'The lurid light was as bright as the day of a planet circled by a red sun.' (Barbara Michaels, _Houses of Stone_, 1993)
     _Dept of Unexpected Positioning._ 'The sky over Vattown was a dull, flat, grey, and Ada Chichelski walked beneath it.' (Anne Harris, _Accidental Creatures_, 1998)


_Ansible_(R) 397 (C) David Langford, 2020. Thanks to Brian Ameringen, Douglas A. Anderson, David Carlile, John Clute, Ellen Datlow, Paul Di Filippo, Nick Eden, _File 770_, Steve Green, Janice Hillman, John-Henri Holmberg, John Jarrold, Steve Jones, _Locus_, Kyle McAbee, Todd Mason, Jody Lynn Nye, Lawrence Person, Andrew I. Porter, _Private Eye_, Roger Robinson, Siadwell, Robert Stubbs, Gordon Van Gelder, Steven H Silver, Martin Morse Wooster, Joel Zakem, and Hero Distributors: Durdles Books (BSFG), SCIS/Prophecy and Alan Stewart (Oz).

3 August 2020

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