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Arena SF [#7, March 1978] ed. Geoff Rippington (Geoff Rippington, 40p, 36pp, A5, cover by Alan Hunter) The title is given as “Arena” throughout. 2 · The Modern Science Fiction Novel, or, Barbara Cartland’s Library of Love? · Geoff Rippington · ed; primarily a discussion/review of Gateway, by Frederik Pohl 4 · The Crudities of Science Fiction · Ian Watson · ar; illustrated by Robert Watkins 8 · Mark Adlard Interviewed · Mike Ashley & Geoff Rippington · iv; illustrated by David Higgins 12 · The Many Faces of Adlard · Andy Darlington · ar [Mark Adlard]; illustrated by Alan Hunter & David Higgins 16 · No Entry · Chris D. Evans · br; review of Alien Embassy, by Ian Watson 18 · Stolen Faces, by Michael Bishop · Joseph Nicholas · br 21 · SF: History—Science—Vision, by Robert Scholes & Eric Rabkin · Ian Watson · br 22 · German Toast? · Mike Ashley · br; review of Inferno, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle 23 · Who Killed the Unicorn? · Jean Sheward · br; review of The Silmarillion, by J.R.R. Tolkien; illustrated by David Higgins 25 · Cuckoo Waltz · Joseph Nicholas · br; review of Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang, by Kate Wilhelm 27 · Patterns of Chaos · [The Readers] · lc _27 · [letter] · George Hay · lt _29 · [letter] · Jean Sheward · lt _30 · [letter] · Harry Warner · lt _30 · [letter] · Chris Evans · lt _31 · [letter] · Martin Ricketts · lt _32 · [letter] · Ann Looker · lt _32 · [letter] · Neville J. Angove · lt _33 · [letter] · Steve McDonald · lt _34 · [letter] · Angus Taylor · lt _34 · [letter] · James T. Parker · lt _34 · [letter] · Michael Moorcock · lt _34 · [letter] · Ian Garbutt · lt _34 · [letter] · Philip Stephensen-Payne · lt _34 · [letter] · Rob Holdstock · lt _34 · [letter] · John Rowley · lt _35 · [letter] · Andy Darlington · lt 35 · For What We Are About to Receive · Geoff Rippington · ms

Arena SF [#8, October 1978] ed. Geoff Rippington (Geoff Rippington, 50p, 40pp, A5, cover by Alan Hunter) The title is given as “Arena Science Fiction” on the cover, as “Arena” in the Table of Contents and as “Arena SF” in the indicia and in the editorial. 2 · Editorial · Geoff Rippington · ed; illustrated by Dave Lloyd 4 · Kurt Vonnegut Interviewed · Niels Dalgaard · iv 8 · Locked in the Slaughterhouse · Brian Stableford · ar [Kurt Vonnegut]; illustrated by Alan Hunter 16 · The NEW New Picture of the Solar System · Richard Lupoff · ar 20 · The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever, by Stephen Donaldson · Anon. · br 20 · Star Songs of an Old Primate, by James Tiptree, Jr. · Chris D. Evans · br 23 · The Metaphysics of Bootstrapping · Angus Taylor · br; review of Miracle Visitors, by Ian Watson 25 · Dreamsnake, by Vonda N. McIntyre · Ken Kessler · br 26 · Word Castles · Anon. · rc; brief one-line reviews of other books received. 28 · Patterns of Chaos · [The Readers] · lc _28 · [letter] · Brian Aldiss · lt _30 · [letter] · Christopher Priest · lt _31 · [letter] · Thomas M. Disch · lt _34 · [letter] · Brian Stableford · lt _34 · [letter] · Frederik Pohl · lt _35 · [letter] · Robert Silverberg · lt _35 · [letter] · Angus Taylor · lt _36 · [letter] · Harry Warner, Jr. · lt _37 · [letter] · Mark Adlard · lt _38 · [letter] · Michael Bishop · lt _40 · [letter] · James Corley · lt _40 · [letter] · Arthur C. Clarke · lt _40 · [letter] · Steven McDonald · lt _40 · [letter] · Michael Moorcock · lt

Arena SF [#9, August 1979] ed. Geoff Rippington (Geoff Rippington, 50p, 44pp, A5, cover by Martin Helsdon) The title is given as “Arena SF” throughout. 2 · Editorial · Geoff Rippington · ed; illustrated by Alan Hunter 4 · S.F. in Australia · George Turner · ar; illustrated by Alan Hunter & Jim Barker 17 · Chinese Parallels in Le Guin’s Work · Angus Taylor · ar [Ursula K. Le Guin] 18 · Robert Holdstock Interviewed · Geoff Rippington · iv 27 · The Novels of Robert Holdstock · Paul Kincaid · ar [Robert Holdstock] 33 · Patterns of Chaos · [The Readers] · lc _33 · [letter] · Elizabeth Lynn · lt _33 · [letter] · Harry Warner, Jr. · lt _34 · [letter] · Richard Lupoff · lt _34 · [letter] · Chris D. Evans · lt _35 · [letter] · Harry Andruschak · lt _36 · [letter] · Peter Nicholls · lt _37 · [letter] · Gregory Benford · lt _37 · [letter] · Ian Watson · lt _39 · [letter] · Paul Kincaid · lt _40 · [letter] · Joseph Nicholas · lt _44 · [letter] · Steve McDonald · lt _44 · [letter] · Jean Sheward · lt

Arena SF [#10, April 1980] ed. Geoff Rippington (Geoff Rippington, 50p, 48pp, A5, cover by Alan Hunter) The title is given as “Arena SF” on the cover, as “Arena Science Fiction” in the Table of Contents and as both “Arena Science Fiction” and “Arena SF” in the indicia. 2 · Editorial · Geoff Rippington · ed; illustrated by Renzo Sciutto 4 · Barrington Bayley: Knight Without Limit · Andy Darlington · ar [Barrington Bayley]; illustrated by Dave Lloyd 13 · B.J. Bayley Interviewed [Barrington Bayley] · Geoff Rippington · iv 21 · Empty Promises · Chris D. Evans · br; review of Jem, by Frederik Pohl; illustrated by Steve Fabian 24 · Carrots? · Paul Kincaid · br; review of Darkness Visible, by William Golding 25 · Blind Ambition · Kevin Smith · br; review of Blind Voices, by Tom Reamy 27 · Two to a Hundred Against · Ken Kessler · br; review of The Chronicles of Morgon, Prince of Hed, by Patricia McKillip 28 · Because It Was There · Brian Stableford · br; review of Dagger of the Mind, by Bob Shaw; illustrated by Steve Fabian 30 · Pun-ctured Perception · Paul Kincaid · br; review of Profundis, by Richard Cowper 32 · The Divorce from Reality · David Wingrove · ar [Bernard Fischman; Richard Lupoff; Barry N. Malzberg; John Varley]; mainly reviews of The Man Who Rode His 10-Speed Bicycle to the Moon, Space War Blues, The Sodom and Gomorrah Business and Titan.; illustrated by Alan Hunter 38 · Patterns of Chaos · [The Readers] · lc _38 · [letter] · Angus Taylor · lt _39 · [letter] · John Baxter · lt _41 · [letter] · George Turner · lt _43 · [letter] · Michael Ashley · lt _44 · [letter] · Mike Ashley · lt _44 · [letter] · Richard Cowper · lt _45 · [letter] · Pat Gregory · lt _46 · [letter] · Roger Waddington · lt _46 · [letter] · Andy Sawyer · lt _47 · [letter] · George Turner · lt

Arena SF [#11, November 1980] ed. Geoff Rippington (Geoff Rippington, 60p, 48pp, A5, cover by Alan Hunter) The title is given as “Arena SF” on the cover, as “Arena Science Fiction” in the Table of Contents and as both “Arena Science Fiction” and “Arena SF” in the indicia. 2 · Editorial · Geoff Rippington · ed; illustrated by Alan Hunter 4 · The Uncertain Edge of Reality · Kate Wilhelm · ar Locus Sep 1980; originally delivered as the Guest-of-Honour speech at Noreascon II.; illustrated by Alan Hunter 12 · Cosmic Clockwork Counterfeit · Brian Stableford · br; review of The Snow Queen, by Joan D. Vinge 14 · Bowing to Nature · Barry Bayley · br; review of The Fountains of Paradise, by Arthur C. Clarke 16 · The Consistency of Vision · David Redd · br; review of Capella’s Golden Eyes, by Chris D. Evans 17 · Sugar and Spice · Brian Stableford · br; review of The Gardens of Delight, by Ian Watson 19 · Ring-a-Ring of Ringworld · David Langford · br; review of The Ringworld Engineers, by Larry Niven 22 · Catch a Falling...Steamship!? [John Brunner] · Anon. · iv; illustrated by Alan Hunter 27 · The Conjugation of the Verb “Tomorrow”, or, “I’m a Realist, You’re an Empty-Headed Dreamer, They Are Obviously Out of Their Minds” · John Brunner · ar; originally delivered as a speech at the Polish National SF convention in Krakow.; illustrated by Renzo Sciutto & Alan Hunter 34 · UFO’s, Science, and the Inexplicable · Ian Watson · ar; illustrated by Renzo Sciutto 39 · To-Day’s Future · Geoff Rippington · rc; illustrated by Tais Teng _40 · Transfigurations, by Michael Bishop · Geoff Rippington · br _41 · Macrolife, by George Zebrowski · Geoff Rippington · br _42 · The Twilight of Briareus, by Richard Cowper · Geoff Rippington · br _43 · Mysterious Visions, by Charles G. Waugh, Martin H. Greenberg & Joseph D. Olander · Geoff Rippington · br 44 · Letters · [The Readers] · lc _44 · [letter] · Brian Aldiss · lt _45 · [letter] · Dick Lupoff · lt _45 · [letter] · Phil Stephensen-Payne · lt _47 · [letter] · Van Ikin · lt _48 · [letter] · George Turner · lt

Arena SF [#12, Summer 1981] ed. Geoff Rippington (Geoff Rippington, 60p, 40pp, A5, cover by Tais Teng) The title is given as “Arena S.F.” on the cover, as “Arena Science Fiction” in the Table of Contents and as both “Arena Science Fiction” and “Arena SF” in the indicia. 2 · Concerning Science Fiction · Geoff Rippington · ed 4 · Serpent in the Garden · James Corley · ar; illustrated by Renzo Sciutto 10 · Flogging a Straw Man · Angus Taylor · br; review of Enemies of the System, by Brian Aldiss 11 · Einstein-a-Go-Go · Paul Kincaid · br; review of Beyond the Blue Event Horizon, by Frederik Pohl 13 · Pan-Galactic Granfalloon · Colin Greenland · br; review of The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, by Douglas Adams 14 · Weltanschauung! · Brian Stableford · br; review of Timescape, by Gregory Benford 16 · Vulgarity and Nullity · Dave Langford · br; review of The Number of the Beast, by Robert A. Heinlein; illustrated by Tais Teng 19 · Iron Dreams of a Lumbered Liberal · Colin Greenland · br; review of A Planet Called Treason, by Orson Scott Card 21 · “In Dreams Begin Responsibilities” · Roz Kaveney · br; review of Lord Valentine’s Castle, by Robert Silverberg 24 · Into the Arena: 1. Down the Mine · Ian Watson · ar; illustrated by Tais Teng 29 · Honour—Fatalism—Romanticism [Richard Cowper] · Anon. · iv 35 · Letters of Comment · [The Readers] · lc _35 · [letter] · Alistair Bonham-Noyle · lt _35 · [letter] · Cherry Wilder · lt _36 · [letter] · Neville J. Angove · lt _37 · [letter] · Jean Sheward · lt _37 · [letter] · Roger Waddington · lt _38 · [letter] · B. T. Jeeves · lt _39 · [letter] · John Fairey · lt

Arena SF [#13, 1982] ed. Geoff Rippington Incomplete Data - Issue not found. Need Contents Up the Pole · Ian Watson · ar

Arena Supplement    (about) An irregular series of supplements to Arena.

Arena Supplement [May 2004] ed. Anthony Noguera (40pp, bedsheet slick, cover by Diana Schuenermann) Mat Smith, Story Commissioning; Paul Croughton, Associate Editor. This supplement is titled “Original Sin”. Details supplied by Todd Mason. 4 · Do You Think We Fuck Too Much? · Erin Cressida Wilson · vi 5 · Miss April · Tariq Goddard · vi 7 · Rupert, I Can’t Stop Thinking About You · Niall Griffiths · ss 13 · Maraschino · Neil LaBute · vi 14 · Acquiescence · Helen Walsh · vi 16 · Proust and the Rat · Nick Tosches · vi 18 · The Girl in Red Nylon Hot Pants · Stephanie Theobald · vi 21 · The Mile Low Club · Kris Kenway · vi 24 · WestWorld: The Hottest in Erotica · Sam Lipsyte · ss 28 · Elmore · Tibor Fischer · vi 30 · Kiss Me Quick · Daren King · vi 34 · On the Square · Justin Quirk · vi 38 · Contributors · Anon. · bg

Ares:    (about) Ares was a gaming magazine which occasionally printed fiction. Only the fiction is listed.

Ares Publishers: Simulations Publications, Inc.; New York: Ares, # 1 – 1913. Dragon Publishing; Lake Geneva, WI: Ares, #14 – 1917. Editors: Redmond A. Simonsen & Michael Moore - Editor: Ares

Ares [#1, March 1980] ($3.00, 40pp, quarto, cover by Howard Chaykin) 4 · Dragon...Ghost · M. Lucie Chin · ss 14 · Gangsters · Henrik Nordlie · ss

Ares [#2, May 1980] ($3.00, 40pp, quarto, cover by Joe Barkey) 4 · The Inn at World’s End [Druin] · Richard Lyon & Andrew Offutt · ss 9 · Child of the Wandering Sea · Jayge Carr · ss

Ares [#3, July 1980] ($3.00, 40pp, quarto, cover by John Garcia) 4 · The Whispering Mirror [Druin] · Richard Lyon & Andrew Offutt · ss 25 · Final Notes · Edward J. Michaels · ss

Ares [#4, September 1980] ($3.00, 40pp, quarto, cover by Joe Jusko) 4 · Hillsong · Jayge Carr · ss 12 · Eye of the Goblin · David J. Ritchie · ss

Ares [#5, November 1980] ($3.00, 40pp, quarto, cover by Barclay Shaw) 12 · Bypass · Edward J. Michaels · ss

Ares [#6, January 1981] ($3.00, 40pp, quarto, cover by John Butterfield) No fiction.

Ares [#7, March 1981] ($3.00, 40pp, quarto, cover by John W. Pierard) 25 · Rescue from the Hive · Henrik Nordlie · ss

Ares [#8, May 1981] ($3.00, 40pp, quarto, cover by John W. Pierard) No fiction.

Ares [#9, July 1981] ($4.00, 36pp, quarto, cover by John W. Pierard) 17 · The Embracing · David J. Schow · ss

Ares [#10, September 1981] ($4.00, 36pp, quarto, cover by Timothy Truman) 5 · The Return of the Stainless Steel Rat [Slippery Jim (James Bolivar) diGriz] · Harry Harrison · ss

Ares [#11, November 1981] ($4.00, 36pp, quarto, cover by Timothy Truman) 10 · Chichevache · Ian McDowell · ss