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Analog Yearbook #1
Analog Yearbook
Ace Books, 1979. Paperback. Original stories and essays from the editors of “Analog.” “Julian” (1978) by Kate Wilhelm; “Too Soon We Grow Old” (1978) by Spider Robinson; “Guzman's Gardener” (1978) by Stephen Robinett; “More Deadly Than the Male?” (1978) by Sam Nicholson; “Kingsmeat” (1978) by Orson Scott Card; “Oh Say Can You See--” (1978) by Robert Bloch. “Taking Off in All Directions” (1978) by Ben Bova; Guest “The Awe and the Awful” (1978) by Gregory Benford; “The Fifties” (1978) “(essay) by Barry Malzberg; “Immunity to Cancer” (1978) (essay) by Malcolm Thaler; “Science Fiction in the 1977, Who Needed It?” (1978) (essay) by Jeff Rovin; “New Maps of Science Fiction” (1978) (essay) by William Sims Bainbridge and Murray M. Dalziel. INTERIOR ART Jack Gaughan, Broeck Steadman, Mike Hinge, Janet Aulisio.
299 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1978
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About the author
Robert Bloch
1,095 books1,291 followersRobert Albert Bloch was a prolific American writer. He was the son of Raphael "Ray" Bloch (1884, Chicago-1952, Chicago), a bank cashier, and his wife Stella Loeb (1880, Attica, Indiana-1944, Milwaukee, WI), a social worker, both of German-Jewish descent.
Bloch wrote hundreds of short stories and over twenty novels, usually crime fiction, science fiction, and, perhaps most influentially, horror fiction (Psycho). He was one of the youngest members of the Lovecraft Circle; Lovecraft was Bloch's mentor and one of the first to seriously encourage his talent.
He was a contributor to pulp magazines such as Weird Tales in his early career, and was also a prolific screenwriter. He was the recipient of the Hugo Award (for his story "That Hell-Bound Train"), the Bram Stoker Award, and the World Fantasy Award. He served a term as president of the Mystery Writers of America.
Robert Bloch was also a major contributor to science fiction fanzines and fandom in general. In the 1940s, he created the humorous character Lefty Feep in a story for Fantastic Adventures. He also worked for a time in local vaudeville, and tried to break into writing for nationally-known performers. He was a good friend of the science fiction writer Stanley G. Weinbaum. In the 1960's, he wrote 3 stories for Star Trek.
Bloch wrote hundreds of short stories and over twenty novels, usually crime fiction, science fiction, and, perhaps most influentially, horror fiction (Psycho). He was one of the youngest members of the Lovecraft Circle; Lovecraft was Bloch's mentor and one of the first to seriously encourage his talent.
He was a contributor to pulp magazines such as Weird Tales in his early career, and was also a prolific screenwriter. He was the recipient of the Hugo Award (for his story "That Hell-Bound Train"), the Bram Stoker Award, and the World Fantasy Award. He served a term as president of the Mystery Writers of America.
Robert Bloch was also a major contributor to science fiction fanzines and fandom in general. In the 1940s, he created the humorous character Lefty Feep in a story for Fantastic Adventures. He also worked for a time in local vaudeville, and tried to break into writing for nationally-known performers. He was a good friend of the science fiction writer Stanley G. Weinbaum. In the 1960's, he wrote 3 stories for Star Trek.
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July 20, 2022
Overall, this is a collection of mediocre stories and essays.
There are a couple stories that are decent, though the authors have done better:
“Julian” • Kate Wilhelm. Decent character study in obsession. 3 stars.
“Oh Say Can You See—" • Robert Bloch. A goofy attempt at social commentary. 3 stars.
The others were below average.
“Too Soon We Grow Old” • Spider Robinson. Uninteresting with a subpar “twist ending.” 2 stars.
“Guzman's Gardener” • Stephen Robinett. A long way to go for no real payoff. 2 stars.
“Kingsmeat” • Orson Scott Card. Potentially interesting but overly nasty body horror tale. 2 stars.
“More Deadly Than the Male?” • Sam Nicholson. Is this a badly written and outdated satire, or just a deranged polemic? Either way, it is a meandering mess of a story that goes on for 62 pages of caricatures, clichés, and venom spewed at women and the idea of an equal society. The Internet tells me that the author is actually named Shirley Nikolaisen, which puzzles me further. 1 star.
The cover art was interesting; no artist is credited.
There are a couple stories that are decent, though the authors have done better:
“Julian” • Kate Wilhelm. Decent character study in obsession. 3 stars.
“Oh Say Can You See—" • Robert Bloch. A goofy attempt at social commentary. 3 stars.
The others were below average.
“Too Soon We Grow Old” • Spider Robinson. Uninteresting with a subpar “twist ending.” 2 stars.
“Guzman's Gardener” • Stephen Robinett. A long way to go for no real payoff. 2 stars.
“Kingsmeat” • Orson Scott Card. Potentially interesting but overly nasty body horror tale. 2 stars.
“More Deadly Than the Male?” • Sam Nicholson. Is this a badly written and outdated satire, or just a deranged polemic? Either way, it is a meandering mess of a story that goes on for 62 pages of caricatures, clichés, and venom spewed at women and the idea of an equal society. The Internet tells me that the author is actually named Shirley Nikolaisen, which puzzles me further. 1 star.
The cover art was interesting; no artist is credited.
June 14, 2015
Borrowed from Randi
Read the story, more deadly than the male? By Sam Nicholson. I think I agree with randi in that I couldn't tell if this story was a bad satire or completely oblivious about men/women issues. Very odd.
Read science features....
Science fiction in the cinemas 1977 who needed it? by Jeff rovin
Totally agree with the author about Star Wars. Not a story for a "true" scifi fan I think I have to watch "the spy who loved me " now.
Also liked the article. New maps of science fiction. Very nice article analyzing survey data of scifi fans.
Read the story, more deadly than the male? By Sam Nicholson. I think I agree with randi in that I couldn't tell if this story was a bad satire or completely oblivious about men/women issues. Very odd.
Read science features....
Science fiction in the cinemas 1977 who needed it? by Jeff rovin
Totally agree with the author about Star Wars. Not a story for a "true" scifi fan I think I have to watch "the spy who loved me " now.
Also liked the article. New maps of science fiction. Very nice article analyzing survey data of scifi fans.
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