Authentic Science Fiction Monthly No. 48 — page 139: what you’re looking at

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AUTHENTIC SCIENCE FICTION them into the shorter forms of Authentic? We’re glad you like us, anyway. One day it'll be “‘love us, love our mag!” FAIR DINKUM I feel I must write a few words of praise of your fine magazine. Out here in Australia one is continually swamped with both local and American science fiction, but after reading sf for years I’d say not one of them can hold a candle to Authentic. Your science features are also very welcome and interesting. Finally, on closing, once more, best wishes for a “fair dinkum”’ little magazine. Alf Summers, 18 Cadogan Street, Marrickville, Sydney, Australia. Upon our word, Alf, we're glad about that! Hope you keep on liking us. And tell all your friends. HOME SECTION AS WE SAID Re your criticism of ORBIT 3 in Authentic No. 45—your sentence ‘there is a tendency to the adoles- cent”? is a bit thick. I, and surely you, realise that science fiction fans would rather read humorous and ‘‘adolescent”’ material than a lengthy diatribe calculated to ap- peal to a minority of “‘big-heads.”’ ORBIT caters for the majority of 138 fans—the material we publish is for ““young”” minds—not persons with beards! George Gibson, Editor orsit, Little London, Aberford, Nr. Leeds. Fine! Just as we said, ORBIT tends towards adolescence. Of course, there’s nothing wrong with adoles- cence—among adolescents! But what does the rest of fandom think about George’s assessment of the mental age of the majority of fans? The bit about beards we'll ignore ia our unearthly wisdom .. . SCOFFING I have recently attended a lecture by a Fellow of the British Inter- planetary Society, and I found it very interesting but for one thing— he had a bad habit of scoffing at science fiction regarding space flight. Is this a common thing or in the minority? I always had the im- pression that Fellows of the B.1.S. always looked well ahead to things as they are written about in science fiction. Of course, I know that some tales are far-fetched like some of the superman kind of the American standard. J. E. Taylor, 40 Spooner Avenue, Litherland, Liverpool, 2. And not only American, either, Mr. Taylor. You have put your finger -comicloooks.comn)