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New Voices in Science Fiction #4
New Voices 4: The John W. Campbell Award Nominees
Contents:
# · Preface · George R. R. Martin · pr
# · Introduction · A. E. van Vogt · in
# · Blue Champagne · John Varley · na *
# · Entertainment · M. A. Foster · na *
# · The Pilgrimage of Ishten Telen Haragosh · Arsen Darnay · nv *
# · Psiren · Joan D. Vinge · na *
# · M Is For the Million Things · Tom Reamy · ss *
# · Afterword: Tom Reamy · Algis Budrys · aw
# · The John W. Campbell, Jr. Awards, 1973-1979 · Misc. · bi
# · Preface · George R. R. Martin · pr
# · Introduction · A. E. van Vogt · in
# · Blue Champagne · John Varley · na *
# · Entertainment · M. A. Foster · na *
# · The Pilgrimage of Ishten Telen Haragosh · Arsen Darnay · nv *
# · Psiren · Joan D. Vinge · na *
# · M Is For the Million Things · Tom Reamy · ss *
# · Afterword: Tom Reamy · Algis Budrys · aw
# · The John W. Campbell, Jr. Awards, 1973-1979 · Misc. · bi
260 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published August 1, 1981
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About the author
George R.R. Martin
1,511 books121k followersGeorge Raymond Richard "R.R." Martin was born September 20, 1948, in Bayonne, New Jersey. His father was Raymond Collins Martin, a longshoreman, and his mother was Margaret Brady Martin. He has two sisters, Darleen Martin Lapinski and Janet Martin Patten.
Martin attended Mary Jane Donohoe School and Marist High School. He began writing very young, selling monster stories to other neighborhood children for pennies, dramatic readings included. Later he became a comic book fan and collector in high school, and began to write fiction for comic fanzines (amateur fan magazines). Martin's first professional sale was made in 1970 at age 21: The Hero, sold to Galaxy, published in February, 1971 issue. Other sales followed.
In 1970 Martin received a B.S. in Journalism from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, graduating summa cum laude. He went on to complete a M.S. in Journalism in 1971, also from Northwestern.
As a conscientious objector, Martin did alternative service 1972-1974 with VISTA, attached to Cook County Legal Assistance Foundation. He also directed chess tournaments for the Continental Chess Association from 1973-1976, and was a Journalism instructor at Clarke College, Dubuque, Iowa, from 1976-1978. He wrote part-time throughout the 1970s while working as a VISTA Volunteer, chess director, and teacher.
In 1975 he married Gale Burnick. They divorced in 1979, with no children. Martin became a full-time writer in 1979. He was writer-in-residence at Clarke College from 1978-79.
Moving on to Hollywood, Martin signed on as a story editor for Twilight Zone at CBS Television in 1986. In 1987 Martin became an Executive Story Consultant for Beauty and the Beast at CBS. In 1988 he became a Producer for Beauty and the Beast, then in 1989 moved up to Co-Supervising Producer. He was Executive Producer for Doorways, a pilot which he wrote for Columbia Pictures Television, which was filmed during 1992-93.
Martin's present home is Santa Fe, New Mexico. He is a member of Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (he was South-Central Regional Director 1977-1979, and Vice President 1996-1998), and of Writers' Guild of America, West.
http://us.macmillan.com/author/george...
Martin attended Mary Jane Donohoe School and Marist High School. He began writing very young, selling monster stories to other neighborhood children for pennies, dramatic readings included. Later he became a comic book fan and collector in high school, and began to write fiction for comic fanzines (amateur fan magazines). Martin's first professional sale was made in 1970 at age 21: The Hero, sold to Galaxy, published in February, 1971 issue. Other sales followed.
In 1970 Martin received a B.S. in Journalism from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, graduating summa cum laude. He went on to complete a M.S. in Journalism in 1971, also from Northwestern.
As a conscientious objector, Martin did alternative service 1972-1974 with VISTA, attached to Cook County Legal Assistance Foundation. He also directed chess tournaments for the Continental Chess Association from 1973-1976, and was a Journalism instructor at Clarke College, Dubuque, Iowa, from 1976-1978. He wrote part-time throughout the 1970s while working as a VISTA Volunteer, chess director, and teacher.
In 1975 he married Gale Burnick. They divorced in 1979, with no children. Martin became a full-time writer in 1979. He was writer-in-residence at Clarke College from 1978-79.
Moving on to Hollywood, Martin signed on as a story editor for Twilight Zone at CBS Television in 1986. In 1987 Martin became an Executive Story Consultant for Beauty and the Beast at CBS. In 1988 he became a Producer for Beauty and the Beast, then in 1989 moved up to Co-Supervising Producer. He was Executive Producer for Doorways, a pilot which he wrote for Columbia Pictures Television, which was filmed during 1992-93.
Martin's present home is Santa Fe, New Mexico. He is a member of Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (he was South-Central Regional Director 1977-1979, and Vice President 1996-1998), and of Writers' Guild of America, West.
http://us.macmillan.com/author/george...
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May 2, 2014
This book is a collection of five stories written by the Campbell Award nominees for 1976.
“Blue Champagne” by John Varley is an interesting view on reality TV, from a story written in 1980. It’s also fascinating that it contains as a major character an honestly portrayed quadriplegic without invoking pity as the primary motivator. Also this scathing quote about pop culture:
"They eat the sewage that floats on the surface of the mass culture, digest it, and then get creative diarrhea--all at once. The turd look and smell exactly alike, and we call them this year's fashions, hit shows, books, and movies."
“Entertainment” by M. A. Foster is a fascinating blend of post-humanism and seed-ship ethics.
“The Pilgrimage of Ishten Telen Haragosh” by Arsen Darnay is a bit too dense and incomprehensible to hook me. The great thing about anthologies is you can skip to the next thing without completely aggravating the OCD completionism compulsion.
The intro for the fourth story “Psiren” has a great quote from the author, Joan D. Vinge. "Archaeology is the anthropology of the past, and science fiction is the anthropology of the future." The story was an interesting look at telepaths and empaths and how they fit into a future dystopia.
I picked this book up to read the last published short story (“M is for the Million Things”) by Tom Reamy outside the collection San Diego Lightfoot Sue and Other Stories. The introduction to the story by George R. R. Martin says that it is a story that they workshopped together, and was one of Reamy’s first stories. Reamy’s intent was to revisit this story and flesh it out into something more epic and breathing like the novella “San Diego Lightfoot Sue”. I can only imagine how amazing that would be, as we only get the early glimpse and some horrifying impressions. The story is quite good, but I wish I could read the GREAT version that was to be(“They Sleep So Poorly While They Live”). The afterword analyzing the oeuvre of Reamy also makes picking up the collection worthwhile.
“Blue Champagne” by John Varley is an interesting view on reality TV, from a story written in 1980. It’s also fascinating that it contains as a major character an honestly portrayed quadriplegic without invoking pity as the primary motivator. Also this scathing quote about pop culture:
"They eat the sewage that floats on the surface of the mass culture, digest it, and then get creative diarrhea--all at once. The turd look and smell exactly alike, and we call them this year's fashions, hit shows, books, and movies."
“Entertainment” by M. A. Foster is a fascinating blend of post-humanism and seed-ship ethics.
“The Pilgrimage of Ishten Telen Haragosh” by Arsen Darnay is a bit too dense and incomprehensible to hook me. The great thing about anthologies is you can skip to the next thing without completely aggravating the OCD completionism compulsion.
The intro for the fourth story “Psiren” has a great quote from the author, Joan D. Vinge. "Archaeology is the anthropology of the past, and science fiction is the anthropology of the future." The story was an interesting look at telepaths and empaths and how they fit into a future dystopia.
I picked this book up to read the last published short story (“M is for the Million Things”) by Tom Reamy outside the collection San Diego Lightfoot Sue and Other Stories. The introduction to the story by George R. R. Martin says that it is a story that they workshopped together, and was one of Reamy’s first stories. Reamy’s intent was to revisit this story and flesh it out into something more epic and breathing like the novella “San Diego Lightfoot Sue”. I can only imagine how amazing that would be, as we only get the early glimpse and some horrifying impressions. The story is quite good, but I wish I could read the GREAT version that was to be(“They Sleep So Poorly While They Live”). The afterword analyzing the oeuvre of Reamy also makes picking up the collection worthwhile.
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September 5, 2019An anthology for those of us who enjoy readings award winners=particularly Tom Reamy one of the finest writers I have ever had the pleasure of reading. If you have a chance do pick up this book.
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