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SEPTEMBER 2026
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LACON V (Worldcon) had 8,227 members; 4,599 were actually there.
_Hugos:_ NOVEL _The Everlasting_ by Alix E. Harrow. NOVELLA _The River
Has Roots_ by Amal El-Mohtar. NOVELETTE 'Never Eaten Vegetables' by H.H.
Pak. SHORT 'In My Country' by Thomas Ha. SERIES 'Old Man's War' by John
Scalzi. GRAPHIC _A Wizard of Earthsea_ by Ursula K. Le Guin, adapted/illustrated by Fred Fordham. RELATED WORK _Inventing the
Renaissance_ by Ada Palmer. DRAMATIC -- LONG _Sinners_. DRAMATIC -- SHORT _Murderbot_: 'All Systems Red'. GAME _Clair Obscur: Expedition 33._ EDITOR
-- SHORT Neil Clarke. EDITOR -- LONG Diana M. Pho. PRO ARTIST John Picacio. SEMIPROZINE _Uncanny_. FANZINE _nerds of a feather, flock together_.
FANCAST _Hugo, Girl!_ FAN WRITER Jason Sanford. FAN ARTIST Yuumei. POEM
'Hex Supply Customer Support Log' by Elis Montgomery (_Strange Horizons_). LODESTAR _Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe_ by C.B. Lee. _ASTOUNDING_ Antonia Hodgson.
_SFWA Grand Master_ (for 2027): Nancy Kress.
_First Fandom:_ HALL OF FAME Mike Glyer, Craig Miller, Bjo Trimble; posthumous Fredric Brown, Myrtle R. Douglas aka Morojo. SAM MOSKOWITZ
ARCHIVE AWARD Andrew Porter, David Ritter.
_Big Heart Award:_ Ian Stockdale.
_Sidewise:_ LONG _Ten Incarnations of Rebellion_ by Vaishnavi Patel.
SHORT 'Caesar at Sea' by Alan Smale. SPECIAL Ronald D. Moore for _Star
City_ and _For All Mankind_.
_2028 Worldcon Site Selection:_ to no one's surprise, the unopposed Brisbane bid won and is seated as Aussiecon5. See events list below.
_Fan Funds:_ the Sunday auction raised over $1,500. [SG]
### BANDS OF DENSITY ###
CLIVE BARKER and JOYCE CAROL OATES are this year's recipients of the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement.
SEPHERA GIRON was dramatically expelled from the Horror Writers Association Board of Trustees after publishing (in HWA's own newsletter) her views on
the inevitability of generative AI and why resistance is futile because we
will all be assimilated. HWA said: '... we reject the assertions in the
piece, particularly those calling authors with genuine and sincere concerns regarding the proliferation of genAI (more commonly referred to as simply
AI) Luddites and/or gatekeepers.' [SB]
URSULA K. LE GUIN's home in Portland, Oregon, from 1958 until her death,
has been added to the US National Register of Historic Places in memory of
her life and work. The family recently donated the house to the local
nonprofit outfit Literary Arts, which plans to establish an Ursula K. Le
Guin Writers Residency there. (_Portland Tribune_, 27 July) [L]
J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI was strongly criticized after announcing that a new standalone book of Harlan Ellison's _I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream_ includes an 'AI' response to or review of the story. (BlueSky, 10 August)
Why? Both 'for fun' and 'since MOUTH was the first AI story'. All those precursors like van Vogt's Games Machine, Fredric Brown's self-appointed
big boss ('Yes, _now_ there is a God.') and Mike in _The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress_ were presumably just Large Language Models.
### CONTRASTY ###
3-6 Sep [] OXONMOOT (Tolkien Society), St Anne's, Oxford. GBP140 reg; other rates at www.tolkiensociety.org/events/oxonmoot-2026/.
4-6 Sep [] FANTASY FOREST (cosplay), Hatfield House, Hatfield, with camping options. More at fantasyforest.co.uk.
5 Sep [] FIGHTING FANTASY FEST 6, Univ of West London. Tickets GBP54.88: no sales after 3 Sep or at the door. See tinyurl.com/yvma3rkj.
5 Sep [] SF, COMIC & TOY FAIR, New Ferry, Wirral. 11am-4pm. Tickets GBP2, children 50p. See www.mseevents.co.uk/.
5 Sep [] WHOOVERVILLE 17 (_Doctor Who_), QUAD Centre, Derby. From 10am.
Tickets GBP60 ; concessions GBP50; accompanied under-13s GBP20. Guests and tickets at www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/whooverville17/.
8 Sep [] INTERSTELLAR HUMANISM: STAR TREK AT 60. 7:30-9pm BST, online.
GBP4.50 reg. See humanists.uk/events/interstellar-humanism/.
8 Sep [] STAR TREK 60, Science Museum, London. Free tickets at www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/see-and-do/star-trek-lates. With Big Science
attempt at a world record for the most simultaneous Vulcan salutes!
9-13 Sep [] BRANDYWINE FESTIVAL ('immersive' hobbit LARP), Weston Park, Telford. Tickets now GBP259 (GBP68 Saturday only); price rises every 400
sales. Role-playing is compulsory. See thebrandywinefestival.com.
19 Sep [] EDGE-LIT 12, QUAD Centre, Market Place, Derby. GBP35 reg plus
GBP1 booking fee. See www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/edgelit12.
19 Sep [] HI VIS COMIC CON, Kings Heath, Birmingham. 10am-9pm. Tickets GBP11.55. See highviscomic-con.com.
19 Sep [] INNSMOUTH LITERARY FESTIVAL, Kings House Centre, 245 Ampthill Rd, Bedford, MK42 9AZ. 10am-5pm. GBP30 reg. Further details at innsmouthgold.com/innsmouth-literary-festival.
20 Sep [] NASTYFEST 2 (video nasties), Lumiere Cinema, Romford. 11am-11pm. GBP25. See infinitymagazine.co.uk/shop/.
26-27 Sep [] NORCON (media), Norfolk Showground Arena. 9:30am-4pm. Tickets GBP43.25 (GBP34.25 for 10:30am entry); under-14s GBP27 (GBP23); family GBP132.50 (GBP106.25). See www.nor-con.co.uk.
28 Sep - 2 Oct [] AMERICAN WRITERS' WEEK, British Library, London, and
online. See events.bl.uk/events/american-writers-week for more.
1 Oct - 1 Nov [] LONDON MONTH OF THE DEAD, various venues and events, a few
of genre interest: see londonmonthofthedead.com.
2-10 Oct [] FESTIVAL OF WORDS, East Riding Libraries, Yorkshire. Some
fantasy items: see eastridinglibraries.co.uk/festival-of-words/.
2-4 Oct [] LAKES INTERNATIONAL COMIC ART FESTIVAL, Bowness-on-Windermere.
GBP25 reg (GBP20 concessions) at www.comicartfestival.com.
3-4 Oct [] OCTOCON, Clayton Hotel, Cork, Ireland (_new venue_) and online. Euro80 reg; Euro50 concessions; under-22s Euro25; accompanied under-13s
free; online Euro20 or Euro10 concessions. Registration at octocon.com.
3 Oct [] OH!CON (comics), Stornoway, Lewis and Harris, Outer Hebrides.
Tickets GBP8; under-16s GBP5; under-5s free. See ohcon.info.
13-15 Nov [] HOTARUCON (anime), Leonardo Hotel, Milton Keynes. GBP75 reg. Adults (18+) only. See www.hotarucon.co.uk.
21 Nov [] DARKFEST 9 (cult horror films), Genesis Cinema, 93-95 Mile End
Road, London. _Now GBP45 reg._ See infinitymagazine.co.uk/shop/.
31 Jul 2027 [] NORTHERN HORIZON (_Blake's 7_), Copthorne Hotel, Newcastle. GBP22.50; 'VIP' GBP75. See nufcmatters.co.uk/shop/.
27-31 July 2028 [] AUSSIECON5 (Worldcon), Brisbane, Australia. $A330 reg;
First Worldcon/First Nations $A250; YA (under 25 at start of convention)
$A205; under-18s $A135; under-13s free; virtual TBA. WSFS membership only: $A80. Guests and other details at aussiecon.org.
RUMBLINGS. Eastercon 2026 and the anime-themed HaruhiCon were both very
happy to share a venue. Warwick University's double-booking of Kitacon
(anime, cosplay) with a touch rugby event in August was less successful. No prizes for guessing which annoyed the other's members with repeated
homophobic, transphobic and generally sexist harassment.
### INFINITELY IMPROBABLE ###
AS OTHERS SHUN US. The search for newer and better ways not to say 'science fiction' continues: Emma Hine's debut novel _Flotilla_, in which 'Aboard a flotilla of city-sized spaceships, the remnants of humanity live precarious lives among the stars' is described as a '"sweeping, post-Earth" literary epic'. (_The Bookseller_, 12 August) [LT]
MORE AWARDS. _Arthur C. Clarke:_ _When There Are Wolves Again_ by E.J.
Swift.
_SF Research Association:_ CLARESON AWARD Patrick Sharp. LIFETIME CONTRIBUTIONS TO SF SCHOLARSHIP Istvan Csicsery-Ronay. [F770]
THE CHURN FACTOR. 'If it turns out that people are happy to read
AI-generated or AI-assisted books, especially in genres like fantasy and
sci-fi where readers churn through books at a rapid clip, publishers don't
want to cut off a possible revenue stream in a world where those are few
and far between.' (Anna Silman, _Wall Street Journal_, 17 August) [SH]
R.I.P. _Reggie Bannister_ (1945-2026), US musician and horror actor in _Phantasm_ (1979 plus three sequels), _The Obsidian Curse_ (2016), _Bonejangles_ (2017) and others, died on 9 August aged 80. [SJ]
_Frank Beard_ (1949-2026), US composer and drummer whose many
soundtrack credits include _Armageddon_ (1998), _Back to the Future III_ (1990), _Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III_ (1993) and _Ghost Rider_ (2007), died on 17 August aged 77. [LP]
_Aleksandr Belash_ (1961-2026), Russian sf author who with his wife Lyudmila Belash wrote 15 novels, died on 17 August. [AM]
_Eddie Bell_, UK publisher and former chair/CEO of HarperCollins who commissioned Jean M. Auel's _Clan of the Cave Bear_ and took a special
interest in sf/fantasy/horror -- in particular shaping the career of Clive Barker -- died in August aged 77. [SF2C]
_Ulf Bennetter_ (1937-2026), long-time Swedish fan with a large and notable genre book collection, died on 6 August aged 89. [J-HH]
_Larry Brill_, US co-founder of the horror film magazine _The Monster Times_ (1972-1976), died this summer aged 95. [F770]
_Steven Brower_ (1952-2026), US graphic designer and popular culture historian whose books include _Breathless Homicidal Slime Mutants: The Art
of the Paperback_ (2010) and _Astounding, Mysterious, Weird and True: The
Pulp Art of Comic Book Artists_ (2013), died on 20 July aged 74. [AIP]
_Len Brown_ (1941-2026), US creative director at Topps Chewing Gum who devised their 1960s _Mars Attacks_ collectible card series, died on 11
August aged 84. [AIP]
_Neville Buchanan_, UK animator whose credits include _Nightbreed_
(1990) and who wrote, produced and directed _Forge Neutralization Squad_ (2016), died on 11 August aged 66. [SJ]
_John Crowley_ (1942-2026), distinguished US author whose early novels were _The Deep_ (1975), _Beasts_ (1976) and _Engine Summer_ (1976), his
magnum opus being the unforgettable fantasy _Little, Big_ (1981) --
followed by the also remarkable _Aegypt_ quartet (1987-2007) and others --
died on 8 August aged 83. He received World Fantasy and Mythopoeic awards
for _Little, Big_, another WFA for 'Great Work of Time' (1989 novella), the 2006 WFA for life achievement, and a further Mythopoeic for _Ka: Dar Oakley
in the Ruin of Ymr_ (2017). I admired his work enormously.
_Peter Cullen_ (1941-2026), Canadian/US voice actor best known as
Optimus Prime in the _Transformers_ franchise (1984-1987 plus many sequels
and spinoffs), died on 26 August aged 85. His many other voice roles
include _King Kong_ (1976), _Gremlins_ (1984), _Predator_ (1987) and Eeyore
in dozens of Winnie-the-Pooh animations. [SJ]
_Tim Curry_ (1946-2026), UK actor who famously starred in _The Rocky Horror Show_ (stage 1973, filmed 1975 as _The Rocky Horror Picture Show_),
died on 25 August aged 80. His many other genre credits include _Legend_ (1985), _It_ (1990), _Congo_ (1995), _Muppet Treasure Island_ (1996),
_Addams Family Reunion_ (1998) and _Spamalot_ (2005). [LP]
_Jon Cypher_ (1932-2026), US actor in _The Food of the Gods_ (1976), _Masters of the Universe_ (1987), _Spontaneous Combustion_ (1989) and genre
tv series, died on 3 August aged 94. [SJ]
_Joel Davis_ (1934-2026), US publisher who with his father Bernie (the Davis of Ziff-Davis) founded Davis Publications -- which launched _Isaac Asimov's SF Magazine_ in 1977 -- died on 11 July aged 92. [AIP]
_Didier Decoin_ (1945-2026), French author who co-scripted the
Wells-based _La Merveilleuse Visite_ (1974), died on 5 August aged 81. [AM]
_Shelley Fabares_ (1944-2026), US actress in genre tv series from
_Captain Midnight_ (1955) to DC animations (1996-2006 as Martha Kent) --
also _The Canterville Ghost_ (1985) -- died on 22 August aged 82. [SG/LP]
_Nick Glennie-Smith_ (1951-2026), UK composer/conductor with
soundtrack credits for _Highlander: Endgame_ (2000), _Pirates of the
Caribbean_ (2003), _Ella Enchanted_ (2004), _Laura's Star_ (2004), _Thunderbirds_ (2004), _A Sound of Thunder_ (2005) and many more, died on
17 August aged 74. [SJ]
_Cheryl Hall_ (1950-2026), UK actress in genre tv series including
_Doctor Who_ ('Carnival of Monsters', 1973), died on 9 August aged 76. [SG]
_Justin Hardy_ (1964-2026), UK film-maker whose credits as director
and/or writer include _The Last Dragon_ (2004), _Children of the Wicker
Man_ (2024 documentary) and _Wrath of the Gods_ (2026), died on 31 July
aged 61. [SJ]
_Scott Hylands_ (1943-2026), Canadian actor in _Earth II_ (1971), _Earthquake_ (1974), _V_ (2009-2011), _Beyond the Black Rainbow_ (2010), _Rememory_ (2017) and others, died on 29 July aged 83. [SJ]
_John Irvin_ (1940-2026), UK director of _Haunted_ ('Ferryman'
segment, 1974) and the Straub-based _Ghost Story_ (1981), died on 11 August aged 86. [SJ]
_Rick Katze_ (1944-2026), long-time NESFA fan, a Fellow of NESFA since 1980, who worked on many Worldcons and Boskones (of which he chaired three)
and edited numerous books for NESFA Press, died on 27 August aged 81. [BV]
_R.J. Kizer_ (1952-2026), US sound/film editor -- for Roger Corman
movies, _Arachnophobia_ (1990) and many more -- and director of _Godzilla
1985_ (1985, US footage) and _Hell Comes to Frogtown_ (1988), died in
August aged 73. [SJ]
_David Kopaska-Merkel_ (1957-2026), Rhysling-winning US genre poet honoured as SF Poetry Association Grand Master in 2017, died on 26 August
aged 69. [F770]
_Phyllida Law_ (1932-2026), UK actress in _The Time Machine_ (2002), _Tooth_ (2004), _Mee-Shee: The Water Giant_ (2005), _Nanny McPhee_ (2005)
and genre series including _Stig of the Dump_ (2002), died on 27 July aged
94. [AIP/SG]
_Ronnie Le Drew_ (1947-2026), UK puppeter who operated Zippy in
_Rainbow_ (495 episodes 1980-1992), with further credits for _Labyrinth_ (1986), _The Muppet Christmas Carol_ (1992), _Muppet Treasure Island_
(1996) and _Beauty and the Beast_ (2017), died on 27 July aged 78.
_John F. Link_ (1935-2026), US film editor for _Chosen Survivors_
(1974), _The Bermuda Triangle_ (1979), _Starflight One_ (1983), _Predator_ (1987), _Steel_ (1997) and others, died on 9 August aged 91. [SJ]
_Jean Lodge_ (1927-2026), UK actress in _Dick Barton Strikes Back_
(1949), _Curse of the Voodoo_ (1965) and _Invasion_ (1966), died on 5
August aged 99. [SJ]
_Fulvio Lucisano_ (1928-2026), Italian producer of _Planet of the Vampires_ (1965), _Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs_ (1966), _The Night
Child_ (1975), the _Addams Family_ rip-off _Una famiglia mostruosa_ (2021)
and many more, died on 18 August aged 98. [SJ]
_Roger McKenzie_ (1950-2026), US comics writer who worked for Warren (_Creepy_, _Eerie_, _Vampirella_), DC (_House of Mystery_, _House of
Secrets_ etc.), Marvel (in particular _Daredevil_ with Frank Miller) and others, died on 21 August aged 75. [SJ]
_Silvia Monti_ (1946-2026), Italian actress in _Queens of Evil_
(1970), _A Lizard in a Woman's Skin_ (1971) and others, died on 12 August
aged 80. [SJ]
_Will Murray_ (1953-2026), US author and historian of pulp-fiction
heroes who wrote many new Doc Savage novels as by Paul Robeson, continued
the sagas of The Destroyer, The Shadow and Tarzan, published related
nonfiction and co-created Squirrel Girl for comics, died on 25 August aged
73. [MM]
_Dave Nee_ (1953-2026), US fan, APA contributor and book dealer who co-founded the California bookshop The Other Change of Hobbit in 1977, died
on 6 August aged 73. [GG]
_Hayden Panettiere_ (1989-2026), US singer and actress in _A Bug's
Life_ (1998), _Dinosaur_ (2000), _Heroes_ (75 episodes 2006-2010) and
others, died on 16 August aged 36. [MR]
_Dolly Parton_ (1946-2026), US country music legend with many genre soundtrack credits, died on 25 August aged 80. She was an important backer
of _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_ and acted in _Unlikely Angel_ (1996), _Gnomeo
& Juliet_ (2011), _Dollywood's A Christmas Carol_ (2013) and others. [LP]
_Vincent Pastore_ (1946-2026), US _Sopranos_ actor in _Shark Tale_
(2004), _The Zombie Wedding_ (2023) and others, died on 1 August aged 80.
_Sara M. Paul_ (1948-2026), US fan active since the 1970s, librarian,
and staff volunteer at innumerable Worldcons, died on 31 July. [BH]
_Aleksandr Preobrazhensky_ (1959-2026), Russian author of the YA sf
novel _Golosa trekh mirov_ (_Voices of Three Worlds_, 2001), died on 17
July. [AM]
_George Ternent_, UK fan who was a regular at Eastercons and Novacons, died on 14 August. [PV]
_Natalia Trubnikova_ (1955-2026), Russian ballerina and actress in the Priestley-based fantasy tv musical _31 iyunya_ (_The Thirty-First of June_, 1978), died on 10 August aged 71. [AM]
_Yuri Tsurilo_ (1946-2026), Russian actor who starred in the Strugatsky-based _Trudno byt bogom_ (_Hard to Be a God_, 2013), the
Gogol-based _Viy_ (2014) and others, died on 26 August aged 79. [AM]
_Peggy Webber_ (1925-2026), US actress in _The Screaming Skull_
(1958), _The Space Children_ (1958) and genre series including _The Smurfs_ (1983-1984), died on 15 August aged 100. [LP]
_Batya Weinbaum_ (1952-2026), US feminist, academic and author, the founding editor of _Femspec_ in 1999, whose books include _The Island of Floating Women_ (1994), died on 8 June aged 74. [TR]
_Michael Wright_ (1956-2026), US actor in _The Moonstone Gem_ (1983),
_V_ (1983-1985) and _D'Curse_ (2013), died on 19 August aged 70. [SJ]
THE WEAKEST LINK. _Q:_ 'In a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, a
princess is unable to sleep because she feels which legume under her pile
of mattresses?' _A:_ 'The Blue Legume.' (BBC1, _The Weakest Link_) [PE]
HEALTH NEWS. Bruce Gillespie tripped, fell, broke his left wrist and needs
to spend many weeks recovering at home. [LE]
Gary Westfahl also had a bad fall on 17 August, leading to neck
fractures; he is back home but must wear a neck brace for 6-8 weeks. All sympathy to both.
THE DEAD PAST. _30 Years Ago:_ 'Newt Gingrich's ghosted sf novel _1945_
failed to become a US best-seller, with 81% returns and 97,000 copies now clogging the warehouse shelves. Mighty publisher Jim Baen swiftly turned
this to good account and guaranteed himself national US coverage from Newt-haters ... by announcing that the books might well be pulped and
become, ultimately, toilet paper.' (_Ansible_ 110, September 1996)
OUTRAGED LETTERS. _Ramsey Campbell_ on the Penguinization (see _A469_) of
both our names: 'I have to say worse has befallen my name before now. The chairman of a book group (I forget where) once introduced me as Ramsay MacDonald.' (Email, 1 August)
THOG'S MASTERCLASS. _Neat Tricks._ 'I'm watching through clenched teeth!' (Chris Boyde, ITV4 sports commentary) [PE]
_Red-Eye Diagnosis._ 'The eyes were soft and receptive but for all
that of the delicate strength and colour that comes from abnormal
intellect. He noted the pupils, black, glowing, of great size, almost
filling the iris and the whole melting into intensity that verged into red. Either the man had been long without sleep or he was one of unusual intelligence and vitality.' (Austin Hall & Homer Eon Flint, _The Blind
Spot_, 1921 [magazine], 1951 [book])
_Logic Dept._ 'There were but two solutions; either the professor had
been a victim of a clever rogue, or he had been overcome by the rashness of
his own wisdom.' (_Ibid_)
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GROUP THEORY.
17 September 2026, 6pm to late: London Zoom meeting, third Thursday of each month. 'Please share this with people who you know typically come to
the Bishop's Finger, but aren't on Facebook.'
https://bohemiancoast.medium.com/first-thursday-london-sf-fan-virtual-drinks-5232021e961f
EDITORIAL. The Langford household was afflicted by lurgi in the last week
of August, and I hope it doesn't show too much in this issue. Updating the
_SF Encyclopedia_ with Hugo winners and other Worldcon revelations has
seemed even more of a chore than usual, and weariness rather than pity
stayed my hand from listing the names of those involved in the 2023
Worldcon who were officially told by WSFS to stand in the naughty corner. Anyone consumed by curiosity is referred to 'WSFS Business Meeting Recaps' below.
SOME LINKS from the _Ansible_ home page.
Hugo winners; administrators' report; full statistics
https://www.thehugoawards.org/2026/08/2026-hugo-awards-results/ https://www.lacon.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026hugoadminreport-v2.pdf https://www.lacon.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026hugostatsreport-v2.pdf
LAcon V newsletters (_The Fuzzy Pink Papers_)
https://www.lacon.org/newsletter/
Ted White remembered (_Comics Journal_, Andy Hooper)
https://www.tcj.com/ted-white-1938-2026/ https://efanzines.com/FLAG/CAPTAINFLASHBACK-93.pdf
World Fantasy Awards finalists
https://locusmag.com/2026/08/2026-world-fantasy-awards-finalists/
WSFS Business Meeting Recaps
https://www.lacon.org/businessmeetingrecaps/
THOG'S GOLDEN OLDIES from _Ansible_ 230, September 2006. _Classic Spung!_
'His fingers enveloped the fullness of her breasts quite as a boy grasps soap-bubbles and marvels at their intact resistance.' (Maxwell Bodenheim, _Replenishing Jessica_, 1925)
_Unorthodox Chess._ '"... Listen, rook to bishop nine. Check it out.
Think I've got you, you bastard." [...] Chris studied the board for a
moment, moved the piece and felt a tiny fragment of something detach from
his heart and drop into his guts.' (Richard Morgan, _Market Forces_, 2004)
_Thermal Printing._ '... letting her suddenly erect nipple write a
line of fire across his palm.' (Jon Courtenay Grimwood, _Pashazade_, 2001)
_Bogey Dept._ 'Perry felt his jaw muscle tighten until hard lumps and
an acrid smell came into his nostrils' (Robert A. Heinlein, _For Us, the Living_, written 1938/9)
_Ansible_(R) 470 (C) David Langford, 2026. Thanks to Sandra Bond, BSFA,
Leigh Edmonds, _File 770_, _The Fuzzy Pink Papers_, Glenn Glazer, Steve
Green, Sarah Gulde, Bill Higgins, Steve Holland, John-Henri Holmberg, Steve Jones, LAcon V, _Locus_, Andrey Meshavkin, Matthew Moring, Lawrence Person, Andrew I. Porter, _Private Eye_, Tania Ramalho, Marcus Rowland, _SF2 Concatenation_, Steven H Silver, Lisa Tuttle, Brad Verter, and as always
our Hero Distributors: Durdles Books (Brirmimgham SF Group) and
SCIS/Prophecy.
1 September 2026
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