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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January 1982
7 • Souls • novella by Joanna Russ
47 • Books (F&SF, January 1982) • [Books (F&SF)] • essay by Michael Bishop
55 • Maureen Birnbaum, Barbarian Swordsperson • [Maureen Birnbaum] • shortstory by George Alec Effinger
63 • Spare the Child • shortstory by Thomas F. Monteleone
74 • Houseguest • shortstory by Timothy Zahn
87 • Films: Lead Balloon • [Films (F&SF)] • essay by Baird Searles
90 • The Dream Executioner • shortstory by Richard Grant
108 • The Night Stair • novelette by Mike Conner
133 • The Outpost Undiscovered by Tourists • shortstory by Harlan Ellison
137 • The Long Ellipse • [Asimov's Essays: F&SF] • essay by Isaac Asimov
148 • Starhaven • novelette by Charles Platt and Shawna McCarthy
156 • Letters: Female Dream Makers • essay by Charles Platt
156 • Letters: Does "Popular" equal "Dreadful"? • essay by Joseph Nicholas
157 • Letters: Arthurian fans vs. Baird Searles (1) • essay by C. Brian Weimer
158 • Letters: Arthurian fans vs. Baird Searles (2) • essay by Jennie A. Roller
158 • Letters: Arthurian fans vs. Baird Searles (3) • essay by Joseph E. Quittner
47 • Books (F&SF, January 1982) • [Books (F&SF)] • essay by Michael Bishop
55 • Maureen Birnbaum, Barbarian Swordsperson • [Maureen Birnbaum] • shortstory by George Alec Effinger
63 • Spare the Child • shortstory by Thomas F. Monteleone
74 • Houseguest • shortstory by Timothy Zahn
87 • Films: Lead Balloon • [Films (F&SF)] • essay by Baird Searles
90 • The Dream Executioner • shortstory by Richard Grant
108 • The Night Stair • novelette by Mike Conner
133 • The Outpost Undiscovered by Tourists • shortstory by Harlan Ellison
137 • The Long Ellipse • [Asimov's Essays: F&SF] • essay by Isaac Asimov
148 • Starhaven • novelette by Charles Platt and Shawna McCarthy
156 • Letters: Female Dream Makers • essay by Charles Platt
156 • Letters: Does "Popular" equal "Dreadful"? • essay by Joseph Nicholas
157 • Letters: Arthurian fans vs. Baird Searles (1) • essay by C. Brian Weimer
158 • Letters: Arthurian fans vs. Baird Searles (2) • essay by Jennie A. Roller
158 • Letters: Arthurian fans vs. Baird Searles (3) • essay by Joseph E. Quittner
164 pages, Unknown Binding
First published January 1, 1982
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About the author
Edward L. Ferman
634 books7 followersEdward Ferman (born 1937) was an American science fiction and fantasy fiction editor and magazine publisher.
Ferman is the son of Joseph W. Ferman, and took over as editor of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in 1964 when Avram Davidson, due to his residence in various Latin American locales with unreliable postal delivery, could no longer practically continue editing; on the masthead, Joseph Ferman was listed as editor and publisher for Edward Ferman's first two years. Edward Ferman would take on the role of publisher, as well, by 1970, as his father gradually retired. He remained as editor until 1991 when he hired his replacement, Kristine Kathryn Rusch. He remained as publisher of the magazine until he sold it to Gordon Van Gelder in 2000. While Ferman was the editor, many other magazines in the field began to fold or were shortlived, and his magazine, along with Analog, was one of the few which maintained a regular schedule and sustained critical appreciation for its contents.
From 1969-1970, he was the editor of Fantasy & Science Fiction's sister publication Venture Science Fiction Magazine. Together, the Fermans had also edited and published the short-lived nostalgia and humor magazine P.S. and a similarly brief run of a magazine about mysticism and other proto-New Age matters, Inner Space.
Ferman received the Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor three years in a row, from 1981 through 1983. F&SF had previously won several other Hugos under his editorship, which had been famously conducted, at least in the last decade of his tenure, from a table in the Ferman family's Connecticut house. He edited or co-edited several volumes of stories from F&SF and co-edited Final Stage with Barry N. Malzberg. It is probable that he also ghost-edited No Limits for or with Joseph Ferman, an anthology drawn from the pages of the first run of Venture.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_L..."
Ferman is the son of Joseph W. Ferman, and took over as editor of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in 1964 when Avram Davidson, due to his residence in various Latin American locales with unreliable postal delivery, could no longer practically continue editing; on the masthead, Joseph Ferman was listed as editor and publisher for Edward Ferman's first two years. Edward Ferman would take on the role of publisher, as well, by 1970, as his father gradually retired. He remained as editor until 1991 when he hired his replacement, Kristine Kathryn Rusch. He remained as publisher of the magazine until he sold it to Gordon Van Gelder in 2000. While Ferman was the editor, many other magazines in the field began to fold or were shortlived, and his magazine, along with Analog, was one of the few which maintained a regular schedule and sustained critical appreciation for its contents.
From 1969-1970, he was the editor of Fantasy & Science Fiction's sister publication Venture Science Fiction Magazine. Together, the Fermans had also edited and published the short-lived nostalgia and humor magazine P.S. and a similarly brief run of a magazine about mysticism and other proto-New Age matters, Inner Space.
Ferman received the Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor three years in a row, from 1981 through 1983. F&SF had previously won several other Hugos under his editorship, which had been famously conducted, at least in the last decade of his tenure, from a table in the Ferman family's Connecticut house. He edited or co-edited several volumes of stories from F&SF and co-edited Final Stage with Barry N. Malzberg. It is probable that he also ghost-edited No Limits for or with Joseph Ferman, an anthology drawn from the pages of the first run of Venture.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_L..."
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May 5, 2017
7 • Souls • 40 pages by Joanna Russ
Good. A group of Norsemen invade a German abbey. Abbess Radegunde goes out to talk with the group, starting with Thorvald. She works out a deal, they'll give up all their treasure if no one is harmed. There are many more conversations between the Abbess and Thorvald with not much happening. We just find that Thorvald isn't quite as evil as the rest of the invaders. The chatter was interesting but not riveting.
55 • Maureen Birnbaum, Barbarian Swordsperson • 8 pages by George Alec Effinger
Very Good. Socialite Muffy takes a break from classes to go skiing in Vermont but quickly finds herself on an orange planet. The humor works.
63 • Spare the Child • 11 pages by Thomas F. Monteleone
Good. Mitzi talks Russell into donating to a charity. After a few months the zeal is gone, they stop donating and the creepiness begins.
74 • Houseguest • 13 pages by Timothy Zahn
Very Good. Kendal and the rest of the miners are plagued by tricorns. Tricorns have forced the miners out of their prefab housing and into organic shelters which turn out to be sentient.
90 • The Dream Executioner • 18 pages by Richard Grant
Good/Very Good. The prince and princess of Quath are trying to promote science but the high council is worried and superstitious and locks up the prince.
108 • The Night Stair • 25 pages by Mike Conner
Very Good/Good. Burt is a bleeder in world that now has an epidemic of hemophiliacs. He doesn't get along with his rich father. Nice mystery thrown in.
133 • The Outpost Undiscovered By Tourists • 4 pages by Harlan Ellison
Poor. No detectable plot. I think the reader is supposed to infer from the names of the characters some sort of back story that will make the dialog either humorous or meaningful.
148 • Starhaven • 8 pages by Charles Platt, Shawna McCarthy
Very Good/Good. Mark Armstrong is from a long line of Armstrongs. He brings his fiance to Starhaven, a space station orbiting Earth that belongs to the Armstrongs. The [future] wife starts noticing some oddities.
Good. A group of Norsemen invade a German abbey. Abbess Radegunde goes out to talk with the group, starting with Thorvald. She works out a deal, they'll give up all their treasure if no one is harmed. There are many more conversations between the Abbess and Thorvald with not much happening. We just find that Thorvald isn't quite as evil as the rest of the invaders. The chatter was interesting but not riveting.
55 • Maureen Birnbaum, Barbarian Swordsperson • 8 pages by George Alec Effinger
Very Good. Socialite Muffy takes a break from classes to go skiing in Vermont but quickly finds herself on an orange planet. The humor works.
63 • Spare the Child • 11 pages by Thomas F. Monteleone
Good. Mitzi talks Russell into donating to a charity. After a few months the zeal is gone, they stop donating and the creepiness begins.
74 • Houseguest • 13 pages by Timothy Zahn
Very Good. Kendal and the rest of the miners are plagued by tricorns. Tricorns have forced the miners out of their prefab housing and into organic shelters which turn out to be sentient.
90 • The Dream Executioner • 18 pages by Richard Grant
Good/Very Good. The prince and princess of Quath are trying to promote science but the high council is worried and superstitious and locks up the prince.
108 • The Night Stair • 25 pages by Mike Conner
Very Good/Good. Burt is a bleeder in world that now has an epidemic of hemophiliacs. He doesn't get along with his rich father. Nice mystery thrown in.
133 • The Outpost Undiscovered By Tourists • 4 pages by Harlan Ellison
Poor. No detectable plot. I think the reader is supposed to infer from the names of the characters some sort of back story that will make the dialog either humorous or meaningful.
148 • Starhaven • 8 pages by Charles Platt, Shawna McCarthy
Very Good/Good. Mark Armstrong is from a long line of Armstrongs. He brings his fiance to Starhaven, a space station orbiting Earth that belongs to the Armstrongs. The [future] wife starts noticing some oddities.
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