Sat 27 May 2023
SF Diary Review: IF SCIENCE FICTION, May 1967.
Posted by Steve under Diary Reviews , Magazines , Science Fiction & Fantasy1 Comment
IF SCIENCE FICTION, May 1967. Editor: Frederik Pohl. Cover art: Jack Gaughan. Overall rating: ***½ stars.
KEITH LAUMER “Spaceman!†Serial, part 1 of 3. To be reviewed after the July issue.
TERRY CARR “The Robots Are Here.†Novelette. Robots from the future are busily blocking alternate time tracks in the interest of man. Pleasant, but short and hence inconsequential. (3)
CHARLES W. RUNYON “The Youth Addicts.†Novelette. An attempt to enter the dream memories of a friend’s wife ends in a very strange love triangle., Derivative, but a slightly new twist. (4)
H. H. HOLLIS. Novelette. “The Long, Slow Orbits.†Novelette. A man and woman operate an “underground railroad†for maltreated cyborgs, or “coggers.†Analog to Black situation clear but not pushed. Can anyone be imprisoned in a Klein bottle? (3)
B. K. FILER “The Hole.” First story. Fossils are being destroyed – to hide the secret of the formation of intelligent life on Earth. (4)
A. BERTRAM CHANDLER. “The Road to the Rim.†Serial, Part 2 of 2. To be reported on soon.
May 27th, 2023 at 2:15 pm
B.K.”Burt” Filer, whose first story was included in this issue, had only a short SF writing career, with only a dozen stories to his name, but of note is that the last one appeared in AGAIN, DANGEROUS VISIONS, edited by Harlan Ellison in 1972.