Authentic Science Fiction Monthly No. 46 — page 157: what you’re looking at

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AUTHENTIC SCIENCE FICTION sible, but the authors fail to produce the desired material fitting to the beginner. The resultant effects—no new readers. Allan Brown, 221 Caledonia Road, Glasgow C.5. We thank you for your solicitude, Allan, but we fear you are wrong. Certainly we’ve had no letters from ““neofans’ complaining about the complexity of our long stories. And we do get new readers—all the time. We do not believe that beginners need to be spoon fed with sloppy science fiction. We think they can take the best right from the start— and our readers confirm that. Still, you’re all right! WORST ISSUE Will you permit me to make a few observations on issue No. 42 of Authentic ? In my opinion it was the worst collection I have ever read. Does that shock you? L. J. Monk, 91 Carisbrooke Avenue, - Bexley, Kent. _ To be quite frank—no! After reading several thousand readers’ letters, nothing could shock us. And, of course, lots of people do not agree with you. Nevertheless, your com- ments have been carefully studied. We thank you for them and hope you will do it again. SIP You may be interested in the Southport Interplanetary Society, a — recently-formed group of science fiction and astronomy enthusiasts. Despite generous help from one of the town’s big newspapers, publicity is our headache. A paragraph in a wide-selling magazine would intro- duce more members—male or female; we have both. Please could you help us out? Fans in this district should contact Mr. R. Butler, 143 Railway Street, South- port, or myself. John Ashcroft, Manor House Farm, Halsall, Nr. Ormskirk, Lancs. More power to your elbow! TWO NEW “PANTHER” LIBRARY EDITIONS TWILIGHT OF REASON by Jonathan Burke An exciting, swift-moving narrative of a future that may be ours from tomorrow on. EXILES IN TEME by Jon J. Deegan An experiment that misfired . . . trapping a thousand men on the wrong side of time. Each at 6/= cloth bound from iH A M ; LT © N S See order form on page 159 156 connicloooks.comnn