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Fantasy Commentator [v4 #1, #29, Winter 1978-79] ed. A. Langley Searles ($3, 48pp, 8½″ x 11″) [] cover reproduces djs of Star Maker and of The Outsider and Others. Details supplied by Denny Lien. 3-26, 32-33 · Olaf Stapledon: The Man Behind the Works · Sam Moskowitz · bg [Ref. Olaf Stapledon] 9 · Portrait of Olaf Stapledon · Frank R. Paul · il Science-Fiction Plus October 1953 15 · Cover Jacket for Odd John · Olaf Stapledon · pt (r) 27 · The Remaking of Man · Olaf Stapledon · ar The Listener April 8 1931 30 · Tips on Tales: Short Reviews of Books Old and New · A. Langley Searles · rc _30 · Songs of Stars and Shadows, by George R.R. Martin · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. George R. R. Martin] _30 · Dying of the Light, by George R.R. Martin · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. George R. R. Martin] _30 · The Best of Edmond Hamilton, by Edmund Hamilton · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. Edmond Hamilton] _31 · Eden for One: An Amusement, by John Gunther · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. John Gunther] _31 · Zarlah the Martian, by R. Norman Grisewood · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. R. Norman Grisewood] _31 · Trips in Time, ed. Robert Silverberg · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. Robert Silverberg] 34 · Lovecraft’s Literary Executor · George T. Wetzel · ar [Ref. Robert H. Barlow & August Derleth] 43 · Book Review: The Futurians, by Damon Knight · Lincoln Van Rose · br [Ref. Damon Knight] 47 · New Fungi from Yuggoth · Lee Becker · gp _47 · Unity · Lee Becker · pm _47 · The House · Lee Becker · pm _48 · The Stone · Lee Becker · pm _48 · Companion · Lee Becker · pm _48 · The Well · Lee Becker · pm

Fantasy Commentator [v4 #2, #30, Winter 1979-80] ed. A. Langley Searles ($3, 76pp, 8½″ x 11″) [] cover reproduces djs of books by Asimov, Wetzel, and Pohl. Details supplied by Denny Lien. 51 · “Plus Ultra”: An Unknown Science-Fiction Utopia [Part 1 of 5] · A. Langley Searles · ar [Ref. Edward Lucas White] 60 · Sonnets for the Space Age · Lee Becker · gp The Fonthill Dial April 1979 _60 · Brain · Lee Becker · pm The Fonthill Dial April 1979 _60 · Venus Probe · Lee Becker · pm The Fonthill Dial April 1979 _61 · Lost Satellite · Lee Becker · pm The Fonthill Dial April 1979 _61 · Leave Taking · Lee Becker · pm The Fonthill Dial April 1979 _61 · Derelict Planet · Lee Becker · pm The Fonthill Dial April 1979 62 · Man’s Future · W. Olaf Stapledon · ar Prediction April 1949 65 · Book Review of The Way the Future Was, by Frederik Pohl · Edward Wood · br [Ref. Frederik Pohl] 68, 70 · Drawings for Tom o’Bedlam’s Song · Norman Lindsay · il (r) 69 · Tom o’Bedlam’s Song · Francis Thompson · pm (r) 71 · Book Review of Empress of the Earth and The Purple Cloud, by M.P. Shiel · Sam Moskowitz · br [Ref. M. P. Shiel] 72 · Peace and Olaf Stapledon · Sam Moskowitz · ar 1950; rev. a “brochure” from 1950. 81 · Tips on Tales: Short Reviews of Books Old and New · Various · rc _81 · The Living End, by Stanley Elkin · Lincoln Van Rose · br [Ref. Stanley Elkin] _81 · The Return of the Time Machine, by Egon Friedell · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. Egon Friedell] _82 · The Witch’s Bridle and Other Occult Tales, by Forbes Stuart · Lee Becker · br [Ref. Forbes Stuart] _82 · Irrational Numbers, by George A. Effinger · Lincoln Van Rose · br [Ref. George A. Effinger] _83 · Prisoners of Power, by Arkady N. Strugatsky & Boris N. Strugatsky · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. Arkady N. & Boris N. Strugatsky] _83 · The Earth Again Redeemed, by Martin Green · Lincoln Van Rose · br [Ref. Martin Green] _83 · The Great Victorian Collection, by Brian Moore · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. Brian Moore] _84 · The Gothic Horror and Other Weird Tales, by George T. Wetzel · Lee Becker · br [Ref. George T. Wetzel] 85 · Thoughts About C.L. Moore · Sam Moskowitz · ar [Ref. C. L. Moore]; defending himself against Moore’s accusation of unethical reprinting of “Werewoman”. 90 · Book Review of Of Memory Yet Green, by Isaac Asimov · Lincoln Van Rose · br [Ref. Isaac Asimov] 94 · Edward Lucas White: Notes for a Biography [Part 1 of 5] · George T. Wetzel · bg [Ref. Edward Lucas White] 114 · The Dance · Edward Lucas White · pm Ainslee’s Magazine August 1907 115-120, 124 · Open House: Letters from Readers · The Readers · lc _115 · [letter] · Harry Warner, Jr. · lt Horizons February 1979 _115 · [letter] · Kenneth Faig, Jr. · lt Tekeli-li February 1979; mostly on Wetzel’s article on HPL’s literary executor claimants. _118 · [letter] · Larry Farsaci · lt _118 · [letter] · Edward Wood · lt _118 · [letter] · Lincoln Van Rose · lt _119 · [letter] · Sam Moskowitz · lt [Ref. Olaf Stapledon]; on Olaf Stapledon’s unpublished or uncollected works. _124 · [letter] · Thomas G. L. Cockcroft · lt; on Finlay’s cover art for The Oustider and Others. 122 · Matthew Henry Onderdonk, 1910-1979 · A. Langley Searles · ob [Ref. Matthew Henry Onderdonk]; includes a photo.

Fantasy Commentator [Vol. IV No. 3, Whole No. 31, Winter 1981] ed. A. Langley Searles (A. Langley Searles, $3.00, 127-192pp, quarto) [] 127 · Voyagers Through Eternity: A History of Science-Fiction from the Beginning to H.G. Wells [Part 1 of 16] · Sam Moskowitz · ar; given as “Voyagers Through Infinity” in the Table of Contents. 146 · Sonnets for the Space Age · Lee Becker · gp _146 · Viking I · Lee Becker · pm _146 · Mother of Us All · Lee Becker · pm _147 · Epitaphs · Lee Becker · pm _147 · Echoes · Lee Becker · pm _147 · Lost Boundary · Lee Becker · pm 148 · Far Future Calling · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. Olaf Stapledon] 150 · Future Without Future · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. Jacques Sternberg] 153 · A Few Thorns · Lincoln Van Rose · cl 157 · Tips on Tales · Various · rc _157 · The Chain of Chance · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. Stanislaw Lem] _157 · Return from the Stars · Lincoln Van Rose · br [Ref. Stanislaw Lem] _158 · The Haunted Woman · Lee Becker · br [Ref. David Lindsay] _159 · The Best of Roald Dahl · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. Roald Dahl] _160 · The Essential Man · Lincoln Van Rose · br [Ref. Al Morgan] _160 · The Dead Zone · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. Stephen King] _161 · The Venture: A Story of the Shadow World · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. R. Norman Grisewood] 162 · “Plus Ultra”: An Unknown Science-Fiction Utopia [Part 2 of 5] · A. Langley Searles · ar [Ref. Edward Lucas White] 170 · Doom Beyond Jupiter · Bernard De Voto · ar Harper’s Magazine September 1939 173 · The Dead Tree · John B. Tabb · pm The Cosmopolitan February 1890; “edited by Lee Becker”. 174 · A Spectrum of Fantasy · Sam Moskowitz · br [Ref. George Locke] 175 · The Works of M.P. Shiel, 1979 Update, Volumes II and III · Sam Moskowitz · br [Ref. A. Reynolds Morse & M. P. Shiel] 178 · Edward Lucas White: Notes for a Biography [Part 2 of 5] · George T. Wetzel · bg [Ref. Edward Lucas White] 183 · Azrael · Edward Lucas White · pm Matrimony by Edward Lucas White, Norman Publishing Co., 1932 183 · The Ghoula · Edward Lucas White · pm Narrative Lyrics by Edward Lucas White, 1908 185 · In Memorium: Alex Osheroff · Joseph Wrzos · ob [Ref. Alex Osheroff] 186 · Raven Night · Alex Osheroff · pm 187 · Open House · The Readers · lc _187 · [letter] · Sam Moskowitz · lt _187 · [letter] · Tom Cockcroft · lt _188 · [letter] · Edward Wood · lt _189 · [letter] · M. David Johnson · lt Starfire February 1980 _189 · [letter] · Harry Warner, Jr. · lt Horizons Science Fiction February 1980

Fantasy Commentator [v4 #4, Whole No. 32, Winter 1982] ed. A. Langley Searles (A. Langley Searles, $3.00, 193-266pp, quarto) [] Details supplied by Denny Lien. 195 · Needle in a Haystack: In Search of Robert Duncan Milne · Joseph Wrzos · ar [Ref. Robert Duncan Milne]; on his and Sam Moskowitz’s share in rediscovery of Milne’s sf. 200 · A Few Thorns · Lincoln Van Rose · cl; applying Robert Gunning’s “Fog Index” of reading difficulty levels to various sf works. 205 · It’s the Same Everywhere! · Lee Becker · pm; humorous take on a BEM’s attitude toward humans. 206-213, 259-265 · Voyagers Through Eternity: A History of Science-Fiction from the Beginning to H.G. Wells [Part 2 of 16] · Sam Moskowitz · ar; influence of Defoe, Swift, and de Bergerac; descriptions of Niels Klim; Peter Wilkins; and Micromegas among other works, many non-English. 214 · Ten Sonnets · Stanton A. Coblentz · gp _214 · From the Outer Universes · Stanton A. Coblentz · pm The New York Times March 27 1955 _214 · First Man on the Moon · Stanton A. Coblentz · pm The New York Times June 12 1958 _215 · Space Travel · Stanton A. Coblentz · pm The New York Times February 21 1958 _215 · As the Space Age Begins · Stanton A. Coblentz · pm The New York Times April 10 1959 _215 · The Big Dipper · Stanton A. Coblentz · pm The New York Times January 12 1960 _216 · Radio Telescope · Stanton A. Coblentz · pm The New York Times May 18 1960 _216 · The Second Self · Stanton A. Coblentz · pm The New York Times February 27 1961 _216 · World Potentate · Stanton A. Coblentz · pm The New York Times May 15 1961 _217 · After the Bomb · Stanton A. Coblentz · pm The New York Times July 4 1961 _217 · The Face of Man · Stanton A. Coblentz · pm The New York Times August 5 1961 218 · Lucky Me · Stephen Fabian · ar; on the sf art world and his part in it, speech at March 1, 1981 ESFA meeting. 221 · My Uncle Oswald · Joseph Wrzos · br [Ref. Roald Dahl]; “highly entertaining”. 223 · H.P. Lovecraft: Four Decades of Criticism · Lincoln Van Rose · br [Ref. S. T. Joshi & H. P. Lovecraft]; mostly unfavorable re both editor and essays. 227 · The Lovecraft Collectors Library · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. George T. Wetzel & H. P. Lovecraft]; recommending for historic and intrinsic interest. 228 · Standing in the Shadows · B. Leilah Wendell · pm Amazing Adventures September 1981 229 · Edward Lucas White: Notes for a Biography [Part 3 of 5] · George T. Wetzel · bg [Ref. Edward Lucas White]; his early work and his major short stories. 239 · Alien · Lee Becker · pm 240 · “Plus Ultra”: An Unknown Science-Fiction Utopia [Part 3 of 5] · A. Langley Searles · ar [Ref. Edward Lucas White] 242 · Science Fiction in Old San Francisco, Vol. I (and) Vol. II · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. Sam Moskowitz & Robert Duncan Milne]; “amazing” and “irreplacable” work. 245 · The Science Fiction Encyclopedia · Edward Wood · br [Ref. Peter Nicholls]; “magnificent conception” but far too many inaccuracies. 246 · Nicholls: Comments and Errata · T. G. Cockcroft & Graham Stone · ms [Ref. Peter Nicholls]; several pages of corrections and quibbles. 250 · Riddley Walker · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. Russell Hoban]; “very very fine”. 252 · Driftwood · B. Leilah Wendell · pm 253 · Tips on Tales: Short Reviews of Books Old and New · Various · rc _253 · The Sendai · Lincoln Van Rose · br [Ref. William Woolfolk] _253 · Victorian Nightmare · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. Hugh Lamb] _254 · The Best of Murray Leinster · Lincoln Van Rose · br [Ref. Murray Leinster] _254 · Unholy Relics and Other Uncanny Tales · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. M. P. Dare] 255 · [letter] · Norman Metcalf · lt 256 · [letter] · Joseph Wrzos · lt 257 · [letter] · Louis Russell Chauvenet · lt 257 · [letter] · Lee Becker · lt 258 · [letter] · T. G. Cockcroft · lt 258 · [letter] · Lincoln Van Rose · lt

Fantasy Commentator [v5 #1, Whole No. 33, Winter 1983] ed. A. Langley Searles (A. Langley Searles, $3.00, 76pp, quarto) [] Details supplied by Denny Lien. 3-25, 40-43 · Realizing the Impossible Dream · Sam Moskowitz · ar; on the “first academic sf course” taught by SaM at CCNY Extension School in 1953. 26 · Told After Midnight · Lee Becker · gp _26 · Shadows · Lee Becker · pm _26 · Nat White · Lee Becker · pm _27 · Lonely Field · Lee Becker · pm _27 · Avenging Snow · Lee Becker · pm _27 · Inheritance · Lee Becker · pm 28 · Tips on Tales: Short Reviews of Books Old and New · Kevin J. Anderson · rc _28 · Songmaster · Kevin J. Anderson · br [Ref. Orson Scott Card]; “best work I’ve yet seen from the best new author I’ve yet seen”. _28 · Little, Big · Kevin J. Anderson · br [Ref. John Crowley]; “It is dull, dull, dull, dull, dull!” “incoherent babble” “a big disappointment”. _29 · World Enough, and Time · Kevin J. Anderson · br [Ref. James Kahn]; “has potential” but is “sloppy job”. _30 · Fireflood and Other Stories · Kevin J. Anderson · br [Ref. Vonda McIntyre]; “powerful stories with real impact”. _30 · Lord Valentine’s Castle · Kevin J. Anderson · br [Ref. Robert Silverberg]; “in the top ten of the last hundred books I’ve read”. _31 · The Snow Queen · Kevin J. Anderson · br [Ref. Joan Vinge]; “destined for classic status; put it on your must-read list”. _32 · War Games · Kevin J. Anderson · br [Ref. Karl Hansen]; “repetitious” sex scenes but “has freshness and zeal”. 33 · A Planet Like a High Place in Church · Steve Sneyd · pm 34 · Shasta Publishers · Lloyd A. Eshbach · ar abridged chapter from then-forthcoming Over My Shoulder. 44 · “Plus Ultra”: An Unknown Science-Fiction Utopia [Part 4 of 5] · A. Langley Searles · ar [Ref. Edward Lucas White] 50 · Book Reviews · Steve Eng · rc _50 · Anatomy of Wonder, Second Edition · Steve Eng · br [Ref. Neil Barron]; very favorable but notes much was deleted from 1st ed so keep that one too. _53 · The Year’s Scholarship in Science Fiction and Fantasy, 1972-1973 · Steve Eng · br [Ref. Marshall B. Tymn & Roger C. Schlobin]; “a must for libraries, serious researchers…”. 55 · Voyagers Through Eternity: A History of Science-Fiction from the Beginning to H.G. Wells [Part 3 of 16] · Sam Moskowitz · ar [Ref. Mary Shelley]; proto-anthologies and Gothic fiction, especially Frankenstein. 64 · Book Reviews · A. Langley Searles · rc _64 · The Princess of All Lands · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. Russell Kirk]; mostly favorable, two stories “outright excellent”. _65 · H.P. Lovecraft and Lovecraft Criticism: An Annotated Bibliography · A. Langley Searles · br [Ref. H. P. Lovecraft & S. T. Joshi]; “sound and solid work”. 67 · Edward Lucas White: Notes for a Biography [Part 4 of 5] · George T. Wetzel · bg [Ref. Edward Lucas White] 71 · Open House: Letters from Readers · The Readers · lc _71 · [letter] · Sam Moskowitz · lt _73 · [letter] · Kenneth Faig, Jr. · lt Tekeli-li #6, 197? _73 · [letter] · T. G. Cockcroft · lt