Comments on: Hannes Bok: Futurian Artist in Chief

By: Leah A. Zeldes

Leah A. Zeldes — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 01:20:53 +0000

Bruce, I'll see your "Radioactive Monkeys" and raise you "Women Writing Science Fiction As Men," in which my story "Big" appears.

By: Bruce Arthurs

Bruce Arthurs — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:29:28 +0000

In one of my own short stories*, the protagonist is named after Hannes Bok. He has a twin brother named Hannes, but he drew the short straw and got saddled with the unlikely name of Bok Beks. (Their father is an obsessive SF art collector.)

*”Beks and the Monkey”, published in a 100-copy really-small-press anthology called REQUIEM FOR THE RADIOACTIVE MONKEYS. I don’t know that “radioactive monkeys” is the weirdest theme ever for a theme anthology, but it’s probably a contender.

By: JohnArmstrong

JohnArmstrong — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 22:19:45 +0000

Well, let me add to the hijacking then – years ago, 40 or more, I read a short story about astronauts who land on a new world and are victimized by , they discover, their childhood boogeymen. there seems to be no defense until someone has the bright idea of ….. wrapping themselves in bedclothes, which all kids no are proof against any bedroom monster.
I have never been able to find this again.

(The other one that drove me nuts was into Your tent I’ll Creep by EF Russell. i was sure it was a Kuttner or Tenn story until I bought the giant Russell anthology and finally found it again.)

By: Michael Walsh

Michael Walsh — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 21:50:46 +0000

At the 1992 Worldcon in Orlando, the original cover art of Roger Zelazny’s “A Rose for Ecclesiastes” was on display in the art show. Just stunning.

Here’s a link to cover: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Rose_for_Ecclesiastes

By: Kathleen McKenzie

Kathleen McKenzie — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 20:46:15 +0000

I got it! I finally got it! I got “The Last Theorem” from the Boston Public Library! Contrary to popular rumor, I did NOT STEAL it from MIT science fiction club library, nor was there a conspiracy to take it. I’ve been waiting three (3) years to read this book. Now everybody wants to read it.

By: Luciano

Luciano — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:06:49 +0000

Thank you guys! I got the book now and my uncle will be happy to know : ¬ )