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A Very Large Array: New Mexico Science Fiction and Fantasy
Stories by writers living in New Mexico deal with robots, a drug theft, an alien invasion, vampires, alien contact, and time travel
264 pages, Hardcover
First published November 1, 1987
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Melinda M. Snodgrass
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Melinda Snodgrass was born in Los Angeles, but her family moved to New Mexico when she was five months old making her almost a native. She studied opera at the Conservatory of Vienna in Austria, graduated from U.N.M. with a degree in history, and went on to Law School. She practiced for three years, and discovered that while she loved the law she hated lawyers so she began writing.
In 1988 she accepted a job on Star Trek: TNG, and began her Hollywood career. Her novels, The High Ground, In Evil Times and The Hidden World are available from Titan Books. She is the executive producer on the upcoming Wild Cards shows being developed for Hulu. Her passion (aside from writing) is riding her Lusitano stallion Vento da Broga.
Melinda Snodgrass was born in Los Angeles, but her family moved to New Mexico when she was five months old making her almost a native. She studied opera at the Conservatory of Vienna in Austria, graduated from U.N.M. with a degree in history, and went on to Law School. She practiced for three years, and discovered that while she loved the law she hated lawyers so she began writing.
In 1988 she accepted a job on Star Trek: TNG, and began her Hollywood career. Her novels, The High Ground, In Evil Times and The Hidden World are available from Titan Books. She is the executive producer on the upcoming Wild Cards shows being developed for Hulu. Her passion (aside from writing) is riding her Lusitano stallion Vento da Broga.
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March 30, 2021
A group of stories written by New Mexico authors, one of which was written by George R.R. Martin before he wrote Game of Thrones.
October 18, 2011
An all-star New Mexican team of Sci-Fi writers step up in this interesting anthology.
Roger Zelazny's machines wrestle with the Job/Faustian problem.
Jack Williamson takes us along on a strange scout Jamboree.
Walter Jon Williams orchestrates a heist.
Fred Saberhagen unleashes a terrifying invading force on two couples.
Suzy McKee Charnas' vampire attends the Santa Fe Opera.
Terry Boren exposes alien strangeness in Gallup.
George R. R. Martin teaches us to be careful of what we ask for.
Stephen R. Donaldson's guardian angel won't give up.
Victor Milan serves up one last feast in the wilderness.
Martha Soukup adds to the beauty of a dying planet.
John J. Miller loses and wins with a time machine.
Melinda Snodgrass passes the torch of humanity, for better or worse.
Some of the stories are rather harder Sci-Fi than I usually seek out. But many of the authors are people I know or have met and I like to support them, always mean to try to read their works and now I've finally dived into this book. Some were disturbing. A couple I'm still mulling over. I'm glad I did read this, though, because many of the tales are just wonderful - ok, all! If you get a chance to read this, I can heartily suggest it.
Weird side-light: Just as I finally read this book, the Very Large Array (VLA) radio-telescope is seeking a name change. Very odd.
Roger Zelazny's machines wrestle with the Job/Faustian problem.
Jack Williamson takes us along on a strange scout Jamboree.
Walter Jon Williams orchestrates a heist.
Fred Saberhagen unleashes a terrifying invading force on two couples.
Suzy McKee Charnas' vampire attends the Santa Fe Opera.
Terry Boren exposes alien strangeness in Gallup.
George R. R. Martin teaches us to be careful of what we ask for.
Stephen R. Donaldson's guardian angel won't give up.
Victor Milan serves up one last feast in the wilderness.
Martha Soukup adds to the beauty of a dying planet.
John J. Miller loses and wins with a time machine.
Melinda Snodgrass passes the torch of humanity, for better or worse.
Some of the stories are rather harder Sci-Fi than I usually seek out. But many of the authors are people I know or have met and I like to support them, always mean to try to read their works and now I've finally dived into this book. Some were disturbing. A couple I'm still mulling over. I'm glad I did read this, though, because many of the tales are just wonderful - ok, all! If you get a chance to read this, I can heartily suggest it.
Weird side-light: Just as I finally read this book, the Very Large Array (VLA) radio-telescope is seeking a name change. Very odd.
July 25, 2016
Because I am so enchanted by New Mexico, I expected a little more from this book. However, I did like it.
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