Volume 27 Number 12 Issue 342 May 2016 - OASFiS Horizon Archive/eh_may_16.pdf · Abigail Larson...

Volume 27 Number 12 Issue 342 May 2016

OASFiS Event Horizon Vol 27 Issue 342 May 2016 Published Monthly by the Orlando Area Science Fiction Society (OASFiS). All rights reserved by original Authors and Artists. Editor: Juan Sanmiguel, 1421 Pon Pon Court, Orlando, FL 32825. Subscriptions are $12.00 per year and entitle the subscriber to membership in the Society. Attending Memberships are $25.00 per year. Extra memberships to family members are $6.00 per year when only one newsletter is sent to the household. To subscribe or join OASFiS, send a check or money order to: OASFiS, PO Box 592905, Orlando, FL 32859-2905. To submit Articles, Artwork or Letters of Comment to the Event Horizon, send them to the Editor's address above or [email protected]. For additional information, call our Voice Mail at (407) 823-8715. OASFiS is a state chartered not for profit corporation whose goal is the promotion of Science Fiction in all its forms. All opinions expressed herein are solely those of the Author(s) and in no way represent

A WORD FROM THE EDITOR

The Florida Film Festival opened up the month. There

were some great SFFH films including High Rise (based on a

novel by JG Ballard), Embers, Belladonna of Sadness (anime),

April and the Extraordinary World (animated), and Phantom

Boy (animated). There were two films about fan culture:

Slash and Raiders: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever.

Spooky Empire had rock legend and Neil Gaiman

Collaborator Alice Cooper and great costumes.

OASIS 28 went well. Good energy and fannish fun.

The Hugos are out so it time for a review. Nebula

Winners next month. Till next time.

FlaMinGoCon

May 14

211 Trinity Place

West Palm Beach, FL

$10 at the door, $8 pre-reg

Gaming Convention

flamingocon.org/

Comic Book Connection

May 21-22

Holiday Inn

2300 State Road 16

St. Augustine, FL 32084

$10 Admission

thecomicbookconnection.com

Megacon

May 26-29

Orange County Convention Center

4-Day-$95 pre-registration , $100 at the door

1-Day (pre)-Thu $20, Fri $35, Sat $45, Sun $35

1-Day (at the door)-Thu $25, Fri $40, Sat $50, Sun $40

Guests: Stan Morrison (OASIS artist)

Bill Hatfield (OASIS panelist)

Peter David (OASIS Guest of Honor)

Stan Lee (comic pioneer)

Frank Miller (comic writer artist)

Kevin Smith (film writer-director)

William Shatner (Kirk, Star Trek)

George Takei (Sulu, Star Trek)

Nichelle Nichols (Uhura, Star Trek)

Adam West (Batman, Batman (1966))

Burt Ward (Robin, Batman (1966))

Hayley Atwell (Peggy Carter, Agent Carter)

Michelle Gomez (The Master, Doctor Who)

Billy Piper (Rose, Doctor Who)

Ming-Na Wen (May, Agents of SHIELD)

Anthony Daniels (C-3P0, Star Wars)

Kevin Conroy (Batman, Batman Animated)

and many more

megaconvention.com

OASFiS Meeting 4/10/2016

Officers: Tom Reed, Peggy Stubblefield, Juan Sanmiguel

Members: Ed Anthony, Deborah Cannaday, Arthur Dykeman,

Hector Hoghlin, David Ratti, Patricia Russell

Guests

Handling Convention stuff for this meeting.

Juan, Arthur, and Tom discussed the OASIS 28 Program Book.

Patty and Juan brought stuff for Charity Auction.

Dave, Patty, Juan, and Peggy discussed registration.

We will be meeting in May 8, at the Seminole Library. The

book will be Seraphina by Rachel Hartman

We discussed the announcement of the new Dragon Award.

Juan will contact the hotel about site visit on April 15 and when

the boardroom is available.

Juan discussed possible dates for OASIS 29. OASIS 30 is in

consideration for Deep South Con 2018.

Meeting adjourned at 3PM

May OASFiS Calendar

OASFiS Business Meeting Sunday, May 8 1:30 PM, Jean Rhein Central Branch Library (Downtown Orlando, 215 N. Oxford Casselberrry Fl 32707 407-665-1500). Come and join us as we discusss Seraphina by Rachel Hartman SciFi Light TBD. Please check website

To contact for more info: OASFiS Business Meeting 407-823-8715

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OASFiS People

Susan Cole 407-275-5211 [email protected] Arthur Dykeman 407-328-9565 [email protected] Steve Grant 352 241 0670 [email protected] Mike Pilletere [email protected] David Ratti 407-282-2468 [email protected] Juan Sanmiguel 407-823-8715 [email protected] Patricia Wheeler 407-832-1428 [email protected] Any of these people can give readers information about the club and its functions. To be included in the list call Juan

“If You Were an Award, My Love”, Juan Tabo & S. Harris

(voxday.blogspot.com 6/15)

“Space Raptor Butt Invasion”, Chuck Tingle (self-published)

Best Dramatic Presentation – Long (2,904)

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Ex Machina

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Martian

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Best Dramatic Presentation – Short (2,219)

Doctor Who: “Heaven Sent”

Grimm: “Headache”

Jessica Jones: “AKA Smile”

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic: “The Cutie Map:

Parts 1 and 2”

Supernatural: “Just My Imagination”

Best Related Work (2,080)

Between Light and Shadow: An Exploration of the

Fiction of Gene Wolfe, 1951 to 1986, Marc Aramini

(Castalia House)

SJWs Always Lie: Taking Down the Thought Police, Vox

Day (Castalia House)

“Safe Space as Rape Room”, Daniel Eness

(castaliahouse.com)

“The Story of Moira Greyland”, Moira Greyland

(askthebigot.com)

(Continued on page 3)

Award News

(source Locus website)

2016 Hugo Award Finalist\s

Best Novel (3,695 nominating ballots)

The Aeronaut’s Windlass, Jim Butcher (Roc)

The Fifth Season, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US)

Ancillary Mercy, Ann Leckie (Orbit US; Orbit UK)

Uprooted, Naomi Novik (Del Rey; Macmillan UK)

Seveneves, Neal Stephenson (Morrow; The Borough

Press)

Best Novella (2,416)

Penric’s Demon, Lois McMaster Bujold (self-published)

Binti, Nnedi Okorafor (Tor.com)

The Builders, Daniel Polansky (Tor.com)

Slow Bullets, Alastair Reynolds (Tachyon)

Perfect State, Brandon Sanderson (Dragonsteel

Entertainment)

Best Novelette (1,975)

“And You Shall Know Her by the Trail of Dead”, Brooke

Bolander (Lightspeed 2/15)

“Folding Beijing”, Hao Jingfang, (Uncanny 1-2/15)

“Obits”, Stephen King (The Bazaar of Bad Dreams)

“What Price Humanity?”, David VanDyke (There Will Be

War: Volume X)

“Flashpoint: Titan”, Cheah Kai Wai (There Will Be War:

Volume X)

Best Short Story (2,451)

“Asymmetrical Warfare”, S. R. Algernon (Nature 3/15)

“The Commuter”, Thomas A. Mays (Stealth) (withdrawn at

this time of writing)

“Seven Kill Tiger”, Charles Shao (There Will Be War:

Volume X)

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“The First Draft of My Appendix N Book”, Jeffro Johnson

(castaliahouse.com)

Best Graphic Story (1,838)

Invisible Republic: Vol 1, Corinna Bechko & Gabriel

Hardman; art by Gabriel Hardman (Image)

Erin Dies Alone, Grey Carter; art by Cory Rydell

(dyingalone.net)

The Sandman: Overture, Neil Gaiman; art by J.H. Williams

III (Vertigo)

The Divine, Boaz Lavie; art by Asaf Hanuka & Tomer

Hanuka (First Second)

Full Frontal Nerdity, Aaron Williams (ffn.nodwick.com)

Best Professional Editor Long Form (1,764)

Vox Day

Sheila E. Gilbert

Liz Gorinsky

Jim Minz

Toni Weisskopf

Best Professional Editor Short Form (1,891)

John Joseph Adams

Neil Clarke

Ellen Datlow

Jerry Pournelle

Sheila Williams

Best Professional Artist (1,481)

Lars Braad Andersen

Larry Elmore

Michal Karcz

Abigail Larson

Larry Rostant

Best Semiprozine (1,457)

Beneath Ceaseless Skies

Daily Science Fiction

Sci Phi Journal

Strange Horizons

Uncanny

Best Fanzine (1,455)

Black Gate (withdran at this time of writing)

Castalia House Blog

File 770

Superversive SF

Tangent Online

Best Fancast (1,267)

8‐4 Play

Cane and Rinse

HelloGreedo

The Rageaholic

Tales to Terrify

Best Fan Writer (1,568)

Douglas Ernst

Mike Glyer

Morgan Holmes

Jeffro Johnson

Shamus Young

Best Fan Artist (1,073)

Matthew Callahan

disse86

Kukuruyo

Christian Quinot

Steve Stiles

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer [Not a Hugo

Award] (1,922)

*Pierce Brown

*Sebastien de Castell

Brian Niemeier

*Andy Weir

*Alyssa Wong

*Finalists in their 2nd year of eligibility.

There were 4,032 nominating ballots received from members of

Sasquan, MidAmeriCon II, and Worldcon 75.

Awards will be given on August 20 at MidAmericon

II, 2016 Worldcon, in Kansas City MO.

(Continued on page 4)

1941 Retro Hugos Finalists


Best Novel (352 nominating ballots)

Kallocain, Karin Boye (Bonnier)

Gray Lensman, E.E. ‘‘Doc’’ Smith (Astounding Science-

Fiction 1/40)

Slan, A.E. Van Vogt (Astounding Science-Fiction 12/40)

The Ill–Made Knight, T.H. White (Collins)

The Reign of Wizardry, J ack Williamson (Unknown 3/40)

Best Novella (318)

‘‘The Mathematics of Magic’’, L. Sprague de Camp &

Fletcher Pratt (Unknown 8/40)

‘‘The Roaring Trumpet’’, L. Sprague de Camp & Fletcher

Pratt (Unknown 5/40)

‘‘Coventry’’, Robert A. Heinlein (Astounding Science-

Fiction 7/40)

‘‘If This Goes On…’’, Robert A. Heinlein (Astounding

Science-Fiction 2/40)

‘‘Magic, Inc.’’, Robert A. Heinlein (Unknown 9/40)

Best Novelette (310)

‘‘Farewell to the Master’’, Harry Bates (Astounding Science

-Fiction 10/40)

‘‘Blowups Happen’’, Robert A. Heinlein (Astounding


‘‘The Roads Must Roll’’, Robert A. Heinlein (Astounding


‘‘It!’’, Theodore Sturgeon (Unknown 8/40)

‘‘Darker Than You Think’’, Jack Williamson (Unknown

12/40)

Best Short Story (324)

‘‘Robbie’’, Isaac Asimov (Super Science Stories 9/40 as

‘‘Strange Playfellow’’)

‘‘Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius’’, Jorge Luis Borges (Sur 1940)

‘‘Martian Quest’’, Leigh Brackett (Astounding Science-

Fiction 2/40)

‘‘The Stellar Legion’’, Leigh Brackett (Planet Stories Winter

1940)

‘‘Requiem’’, Robert A. Heinlein (Astounding Science-

Fiction 1/40)

(Continued from page 3) Best Dramatic Presentation – Short (123)

The Adventures of Superman: ‘‘The Baby from Krypton’’

The Invisible Man Returns

Looney Tunes: ‘‘You Ought to Be in Pictures’’

Merrie Melodies: ‘‘A Wild Hare’’

Pinocchio

Best Dramatic Presentation – Long (250)

Dr. Cyclops

Fantasia

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

One Million B.C.

The Thief of Bagdad

Best Graphic Story (92)

Batman #1 (Detective Comics, Spring 1940)

‘‘The Origin of the Spirit’’, Will Eisner (Register and

Tribune Syndicate 6/40)

Captain Marvel: ‘‘Introducing Captain Marvel’’, Bill

Parker & C.C. Beck (Whiz Comics #2, 2/40)

Flash Gordon: ‘‘The Ice Kingdom of Mongo’’, Alex

Raymond & Don Moore (King Features Syndicate, 4/40)

The Spectre: ‘‘The Spectre’’/’’The Spectre Strikes!’’, Jerry

Siegel & Bernard Baily (More Fun Comics #52/53, 3/40,

4/40)

Best Professional Editor Short Form (183)

John W. Campbell

Dorothy McIlwraith

Raymond A. Palmer

Frederik Pohl

Mort Weisinger

Best Professional Artist (86)*

Hannes Bok

Margaret Brundage

Edd Cartier

Virgil Finlay

Frank R. Paul

Hubert Rogers

Best Fanzine (63)

Futuria Fantasia

Le Zombie (Continued on page 6)

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Page five May 2016

Spooky Empire Retro

All picture descriptions are from left to right.

Top Row:

Kylo Ren, The Governor and Negan fro The Walking Dead (Local Fans John Reid Adams, and-

Lyn Adams), Pinhead from the Hellraiser films, Tom Marvolo Riddle (aka Lord Voldermort)

Bottom Row:

The Master and a one of his ladies from Manos: The Hands of Fate, Musician Alice Cooper

Philip K. Dick Award


The 2016 Philip K. Dick Award winner has been announced:

Apex by Ramez Naam (Angry Robot). Special Citation went to

Archangel by Marguerite Reed (Arche).

The award is presented annually to a distinguished work of

science fiction originally published in paperback form in the

United States. The winner and special citation were announced

on Friday, March 25, 2016 at Norwescon 39 at the DoubleTree

by Hilton Seattle Airport, SeaTac, Washington.

British SF Association Awards


Best Novel

The House of Shattered Wings, Aliette de Bodard

(Gollancz)

Best Short Story

“Three Cups of Grief, by Starlight”, Aliette de Bodard

(Clarkesworld 1/15)

Best Artwork Cover for Ian Whates’s Pelquin’s Comet, Jim Burns (Newcon)

“Songbird”, Vincent Sammy (Interzone 3-4/15)

Best Non-Fiction Rave and Let Die: The SF and Fantasy of 2014, Adam Roberts

(Steel Quill)

The awards were presented at the 67th Eastercon, Mancunicon,

on March 26, 2016 in Manchester, UK. For more information,

see the BSFA website.

Pulitzer Prize


Kelly Link’s collection Get in Trouble (Random House) was a

finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in the Fiction category, announced

April 18, 2016. The prize went to The Sympathizer, Viet Thanh

Nguyen (Grove Press).

Edgar Awards


“Obits” by Stephen King (The Bazaar of Bad Dreams) won the

Edgar Award for Best Short Story.

The 2016 Edgar Awards were presented by the Mystery Writers

of America in a ceremony held April 28, 2016 at the Grand Hyatt

Hotel in New York City.

As previously announced, Walter Mosley was named the 2016

Grand Master.

Novacious

Spaceways

Voice of the Imagi-Nation

Best Fan Writer (70)

Forrest J Ackerman

Ray Bradbury

H.P. Lovecraft

Arthur Wilson ‘‘Bob’’ Tucker

Harry Warner

There were 481 nominating ballots received from members of

Sasquan, MidAmericon II, and Worldcon 75.

*The Best Professional Artist category has six finalists due to a

tie for fifth place.

The awards will be presented at MidAmericon II, 2016

Worldcon, in Kansas City, MO.

2016 Clarke Award


The six titles on the Arthur C. Clarke Award shortlist for best

science fiction novel published in 2015 have been announced:

The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet, Becky Chambers

(Hodder & Stoughton)

Europe at Midnight, Dave Hutchinson (Solaris)

The Book of Phoenix, Nnedi Okorafor (Hodder &

Stoughton)

Arcadia, Iain Pears (Faber & Faber)

Way Down Dark, J .P. Smythe (Hodder & Stoughton)

Children of Time, Adrian Tchaikovsky (Tor)

This year’s judges are Liz Bourke, Leila Abu El Hawa, David

Gullen, Andrew McKie, and Ian Whates. Andrew M. Butler is

chair of judges. Tom Hunter is awards director.

The winner will receive a £2016 prize and a commemorative

engraved bookend. The winning title will be announced in

August 2016.

(Continued from page 4)

Page six May 2016

http://www.norwescon.org/

https://www.mancunicon.org.uk/

http://www.bsfa.co.uk/

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OASIS 28

First Row: Fannish Wait Wait, Don’t Tell Me Perry Bruns, Elizabeth Schechter, Brad Aiken, A Lee Martinez, Shaun Duke, Paul

Vincenti,

Masquerade Participants: Julia Langston (Time Lord), Susan Dillion (Bridget von Bismark), Nicola Talantino (StarFleet Captain)

Second Row: “Horror Renaissance “: Jeff Carroll, Owl Goingback, Richard Lee Byers, and Sandra McDonald Third Row: “Short Fiction”: Jamie Marchant, Rick Wilber, Nick DiChario, Sandra McDonald, José Iriarte, Gary Roen

Letters of Comments

1706-24 Eva Rd.

Etobicoke, ON

CANADA M9C 2B2

April 19, 2016

Dear OASFiSians:

Thank you for issue 341 of the Event Horizon, and there must be

something to say about what’s inside. Let me have a look, and

perhaps I can say it, or at least type it up here.

The description of the Batman vs. Superman movie…I doubt I’d

ever see it in the theatres, so getting the full description saves me

about $15. Characters like Superman and Batman are so often

interpreted and re-interpreted these days, I think they simply

become empty suits for the next actor to wear. One Superman or

Batman can be so different from the past one.

My letter… binge-watching The Magicians may be how we do it,

too. A few years ago, we bought everything connected with

Babylon 5, and we spent the entire winter bingeing from time to

time, and we watched it all. We’d like to do it again. We had a

great time at the Toronto Comic Con, and Yvonne got her picture

taken with Jason Isaacs. Ad Astra is in about ten days, and we’ll

be getting ready for it shortly.

Binging is very good for strongly serialized shows.

We are getting more ready for our trip to England…all rooms are

ready, we’ve decided what we want to go and see, the flights are

arranged, and with just a few more calls, we will be totally ready

to go.

That’s all for now, take care, see you with the next one.

Yours, Lloyd Penney.

——

Thanks for e-mailing the zine.

I agree with your review of Batman v. Superman. I liked it as a

Batman movie, but not as a Superman movie.

Best wishes,

Tom Feller

Snyder did not get Superman. Unfortunately the film has made

money and that will justify more films like this. I am not sure

people at the top of the studio will realize their mistake and cour

correct.

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OASIS 28

Bill Hatfield at the piano.

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OASIS 28

Top: A Lee Martinez doing his Guest of Honor presentation, Derek Demeter discussing “New Horizons on Pluto”

Bottom: “All You Need to Know About Sex” Aria Kane, Elizabeth Schechter, Elle E. Ire

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