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[December 22, 1966] Who's In Charge Here? (The Monitors by Keith Laumer and The Nevermore Affair by Kate Wilhelm)

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by Victoria Silverwolf Ah Love! could thou and I with Fate conspire To grasp this sorry Scheme of Things entire, Would not we shatter it to bits — and then Re-mould it nearer to the Heart's Desire! — from The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, translated by Edward FitzGerald Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes? There's a common … Continue reading [December 22, 1966] Who's In Charge Here? (The Monitors by Keith Laumer and The Nevermore Affair by Kate Wilhelm) →

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[August 16, 1966] All Shook Up (Catastrophe Planet by Keith Laumer)

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by Victoria Silverwolf With apologies to Elvis Presley. Retief and Company Prolific author Keith Laumer was born in Syracuse, New York, in 1925. He served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War Two, then in the renamed US Air Force from 1953 to 1956, and again from 1960 to 1965, reaching the … Continue reading [August 16, 1966] All Shook Up (Catastrophe Planet by Keith Laumer) →

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[May 31, 1970] A Compulsion to read (June 1970 Analog)

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by Gideon Marcus Monster-eyed bug Last week, NASA released the news that the Apollo 12 astronauts brought back a fourth astronaut at the end of their flight last November.  A common human germ, Streptococcus mitis to be exact, was found to have hitched a ride back with Surveyor 3's camera, after surviving some 32 months … Continue reading [May 31, 1970] A Compulsion to read (June 1970 Analog) →

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[May 22, 1970] Back From The Dead (Summer 1970 Worlds of Tomorrow)

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by Victoria Silverwolf Resurrection Well, what do you know.  A magazine I thought as dead as a doornail has risen from its grave.  I've reviewed every issue of Worlds of Tomorrow from its birth in 1963 to its demise in 1967.  After three years of mouldering in the grave, like John Brown's body, it has … Continue reading [May 22, 1970] Back From The Dead (Summer 1970 Worlds of Tomorrow) →

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[May 16, 1970) The Tocsin and The Believing Child (June 1970 Fantasy and Science Fiction)

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by Gideon Marcus Rime of the Recent Mariner I always cast about the news for tidbits to head my articles.  After all, when people read my writings, say, a half-century hence, I want them to be appreciated in the context in which they were created.  Creations, and critique of those creations, cannot stand in isolation … Continue reading [May 16, 1970) The Tocsin and The Believing Child (June 1970 Fantasy and Science Fiction) →

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[April 2, 1970] Being Human (May-June 1970 IF)

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by David Levinson Counting coups March saw not one, but two attempts to overthrow the established government in smaller countries. One failed, but the other looks like it may have succeeded. Cyprus is the island south of Turkey, west of Syria, north of Egypt Cyprus is a troubled nation. The populace is divided between those … Continue reading [April 2, 1970] Being Human (May-June 1970 IF) →

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[February 20, 1970] Fun-nee enough… (OSCAR 5 and the March 1970 Fantasy and Science Fiction)

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[New to the Journey?  Read this for a brief introduction!] by Kaye Dee Recently, The Traveller covered the launch of the TIROS-M weather satellite, noting that the rocket’s payload also included a small Australian-made ham radio satellite, OSCAR-5 (Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio), also known as OSCAR-A. Cover of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Centre's in-house … Continue reading [February 20, 1970] Fun-nee enough… (OSCAR 5 and the March 1970 Fantasy and Science Fiction) →

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[February 18, 1970] Time Trap, This Perfect Day, Whisper from the Stars, and The Incredible Tide

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[We've saved the best for last this month—one of these books is sure to be a pick for the Galactic Stars.  Read on about this remarkable quartet of science fiction tales…] by Jason Sacks Time Trap, by Keith Laumer Sometimes a back cover blurb sells a book. “ABE LINCOLN IN AFRICA?” the cover reads in … Continue reading [February 18, 1970] Time Trap, This Perfect Day, Whisper from the Stars, and The Incredible Tide →

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[February 10, 1970] Thirty Years To Go (The Year 2000, a science fiction anthology by Harry Harrison)

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by Victoria Silverwolf Clarke and Kubrick Minus One A recent film has made many of us aware of the first year of the next century.  But what about the last year of this century? (You do know that 2000 will be the last year of the twentieth century and not the first year of the … Continue reading [February 10, 1970] Thirty Years To Go (The Year 2000, a science fiction anthology by Harry Harrison) →

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[January 14, 1970] Root Rot (February 1970 Venture)

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by David Levinson A less perfect union Unions have been a positive for workers. They’re why we have the 40-hour work week, overtime pay, paid time off, why blue collar workers are able to buy a house, not to mention not owing their soul to the company store; I’m old enough to remember when none … Continue reading [January 14, 1970] Root Rot (February 1970 Venture) →

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