Vector, Winter 2019

Editor(s): Alex Bardy
Pages: 172,A5
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Notes: #BOV2,Through The Decades - Sixty Years of the BSFA 1958-2018 (aka Best of Vector Vol II)
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Articles
  Foreword - Rob Hansen

Editorial
  Editor's Preface - Alex Bardy

Articles
  Introduction - Polina Levontin
  A Quick Trip Down Memory Lane... - David Langford
  BSFA Launches Vector Magazine In 1958... - Alex Bardy
  Editorial of Vector #1 by E. C. Tubb (aka Ted Tubb) [Vector #1, Summer 1958] - E. C. Tubb
  Handbook for Beginners [Vector #1, Summer 1958] - E. C. Tubb
  Editorial of Vector #6 [Winter 1959] - Roberta Gray
  Masters of Fantasy (Third Series) No. 1 [Vector #6, Winter 1959] - Michael Moorcock
  Editorial of Vector #7 [Spring 1960] - Roberta Gray
  Secretary's Report [Vector #7, Spring 1960] - Sandra Hall
  The Arts and the Future [Vector #7, Spring 1960] - G. W. Mosdell
  Editorial of Vector #8 [Vector #8, Spring 1960] - Jim Groves
  The 1960s: Education. Education. Education. - Alex Bardy
  An Alien In The Academy [Vector #13, Autumn 1961] - Geoffrey D. Doherty
  Editorial of Vector #18 [Vector #18, Winter 1963] - Jim Groves
  The Author's Lot [Vector #19, May 1963] - Brian W. Aldiss
  The Author's Lot II [Vector #22, October 1963] - Harry Harrison
  The Author's Lot III [Vector #25, March 1964] - Eric Frank Russell
  Hyper-Space: The Immutable Concept? [Vector #21, September 1963] - Philip Harbottle
  March Of The Mutants [Vector #23, December 1963] - Philip Harbottle
  Editorial of Vector #35 [Vector #35, October 1965] - Rog Peyton
  A Tribute to 'Doc' Smith [Vector #36, November 1965] - Edmond Hamilton
  The Visual Side [Vector #36, November 1965] - Vic Hallett
  Ray Bradbury - A Short Critique [Vector #39, April 1966] - Bob Parkinson
  The Real Ideas of Philip K. Dick [Vector #36, April 1966] - Michael Moorcock
  Behind the Scenes [Vector #38, March 1966] - Malcolm Edwards
  Behind the Scenes [Vector #39, April 1966] - Malcolm Edwards
  Editorial of Vector #40 [Vector #40, June 1966] - Steve Oakey
  Will 21st Century Children Be Allowed to Live? [Vector #45, July 1967] - Audrey Walton
  The 1970s: BSFA's 'Golden Age' Starts Here...? - Alex Bardy
  An Introduction to Stanislaw Lem [Vector #59, Spring 1972] - Franz Rottensteiner
  Through a Glass Darkly [Vector #60, June 1972] - John Brunner
  The Arts in Science Fiction [Vector #61, Sept/Oct 1972] - James Blish
  The Android and the Human [Vector 64, March/April 1971] - Philip K. Dick
  Three Views of Tolkien 1. The Staring Eye [Vector #67-68, Spring 1974] - Ursula K. Le Guin
  Editorial of Vector #69 [Vector #69, Summer 1975] - Christopher Fowler
  Step Inside Love [Vector #72, February 1976] - Eric Bentcliffe
  W(h)ither Science Fiction? [Vector #78, Nov/Dec 1976] - Ian Watson
  STAR WARS: George Lucas's Space Fantasy Examined: "A masterpiece of the genre. Do not miss it." [Vector #82, August 1977] - Steve Divey
  STAR WARS: George Lucas's Space Fantasy Examined: "A stunning vision of the unlimited future..." [Vector #82, August 1977] - Chris Fowler
  The 1980s: The First 100 Issues... - Alex Bardy
  The Shape of Things To Come [Vector #101, April 1981] - Joseph Nicholas
  Survival of an Endangered Species: Science Fiction and the Post-Literate Society [Vector #102, June 1981] - Mary Gentle
  Acknowledging Debts [Vector #110, August 1982] - Josephine Saxton
  Into The Arena: My Thoughts on the Bomb... [Vector #116, September 1983] - Barrington J. Bayley
  1984 Books of the Year [Vector #124/5, April/May 1985] - Alex Bardy
  What Do We Do Now That The Future Is Here? [Vector #126, June/July 1985] - Elizabeth Sourbut
  "Yes, But Did You Like It?" [Vector #129, Dec 85/Jan 86] - Colin Greenland
  Schism, Mirror, Lens [Vector #144, June/July 1988] - Kev McVeigh
  The 1990s: A Decade Of Cultural Reflection? - Alex Bardy
  Can SF be PC? [Vector #184, Summer 1995] - "Verity di Staff" "Ernest Newman"
  Tomorrow May Be Even Worse: John Killian Houston Brunner (1934-1995) [Vector #185, Sept/Oct 1995] - Andy Sawyer
  Sciphobia [Vector #186, December 1995] - Gary Dalkin
  alt.space [Vector #197, Jan/Feb 1998] - Stephen Baxter
  Storyteller for the Millennium: Storm Constantine's Grigori Trilogy [Vector #199, May/June 1998] - Helen Knibb
  Afterthoughts: Reflections on having finished Chung Kuo [Vector #201, Sept/Oct 1998] - David Wingrove
  Post-2000s: Science Fiction Goes Mainstream? - Alex Bardy
  Cognitive Mapping 20 - Mars [Vector #214, Nov/Dec 2000] - Paul Kincaid
  Confessions of A Science Fiction Addict [Vector 219, Sept/Oct 2001] - N. M. Browne
  Inside Lovecraft's Mind: The Importance of Style [Vector #220, Nov/Dec 2001] - Mark Greener
  The View from the Children's Lit Section [Editorial extract from Vector #227, Jan/Feb 2003] - Andrew M. Butler
  The Games [Vector #227, Jan/Feb 2003] - Gwyneth Jones
  Editorial [extract from Vector #228, Mar/Apr 2003] - Steve Jeffery
  View from Retirement [Editorial from Vector #244, Nov/Dec 2005] - Andrew M. Butler
  Frequently Asked Questions About Mundane SF [extract from Vector #245, Jan/Feb 2006] - Trent Walters
  The Mundane Manifesto [extract from Vector #245, Jan/Feb 2006] - Geoff Ryman
  Twenty Years After [Vector #248, July/Aug 2006] - Paul Kincaid
  The New X Column [Vector #250, Nov/Dec 2006] - Graham Sleight
  Torque Control [Editorial extract from Vector #255, Nov/Dec 2007] - Niall Harrison
  Falling From Orbit [Resonances column from Vector #264, Autumn 2010] - Stephen Baxter
  Beyond 2010: Reinventing The Wheel? - Alex Bardy
  Modern Marvels: The Fairytales of Victorian Science & Technology [Vector #270, Spring 2012] - Melanie Keen
  Memories of Future London [Vector #271, Winter 2012] - Philip Reeve
  Vote Janeway in 2015! [Vector #280, Summer 2015] - Peter Allen
  SF Theory and Criticism (Edited by) - Polina Levontin
  Genetic Politics: Hive Minds in Science and Science Fiction [Vector 235, May/June 2004] - Stephen Baxter
  Cognitive Mapping: The End [Vector 244, Nov/Dec 2005] - Paul Kincaid
  British National Identity and the Phenomenon of Doctor Who [Vector 232, Nov/Dec 2003] - Andrew M. Butler
  Family Frontiers: The Space Age Fiction of Marge Piercy and Ursula K. Le Guin [Vector 277, Autumn 2014] - Sue Norton
  Brian Aldiss Remembered - Mark Yon
  Alternative Sources and References - Alex Bardy

Interviews
  The View from the Mountain Road [Vector #138, June/July 1987] - Bruce Sterling by Paul Kincaid

Film Reviews
  The Thing from Outer Space [Vector #3 Winter 1958] - E. C. Tubb
  The Curse Of The Faceless Man [Vector #3 Winter 1958] - E. C. Tubb

Book Reviews by Brian W. Aldiss
  New Maps of Hell [Vector #11 Autumn 1961] - Kingsley Amis
  Starship Troopers [Vector #13 Autumn 1961] - Robert A. Heinlein

Book Reviews by Harry Harrison
  Penguin Science Fiction anthology [Vector #13, Autumn 1961] (Edited) - Brian W. Aldiss

Book Reviews by Beryl Henley
  The Stars Like Dust [Vector #26, May 1964] - Isaac Asimov

Book Reviews by Pete Weston
  The Naked Sun [Vector #26, May 1964] - Isaac Asimov

Book Reviews by Vic Hallett
  Earthworks [Vector #44, May 1967] - Brian W. Aldiss

Book Reviews by Phil Muldowney
  Make Room! Make Room! [Vector #46, September 1967] - Harry Harrison
  The Moon is a Harsh Mistress [Vector #47, November 1967] - Robert A. Heinlein

Book Reviews by Chris Priest
  Pavane [Vector #51, October 1968] - Keith Roberts

Book Reviews by Malcolm Edwards
  Rendezvous With Rama [Vector #66, July-August 1973] - Arthur C. Clarke

Book Reviews by James Goddard
  High-Rise [Vector #72, February 1976] - J. G. Ballard

Book Reviews by Brian Stableford
  Logan's Run [Vector #76-77, Aug-Sept 1976] - William F. Nolan George Clayton Johnson

Book Reviews by Douglas Barbour
  The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever [Vector #92, March-April 1979] - Stephen R. Donaldson

Book Reviews by Chris Morgan
  The White Dragon [Vector #94, July-Aug 1979] - Anne McCaffrey
  The Snow Queen [Vector #100, Dec 1980] - Joan D. Vinge

Book Reviews by Paul Kincaid
  The Shadow of the Torturer [Vector #102, June 1981] - Gene Wolfe

Book Reviews by Peter Stockill
  2010 Odyssey Two [Vector #117, Dec 1983] - Arthur C. Clarke

Book Reviews by Ken Lake
  The Colour of Magic [Vector #119, April 1984] - Terry Pratchett

Book Reviews by Mary Gentle
  Anubis Gates [Vector #121, August 1984] - Tim Powers

Book Reviews by Mike Dickinson
  Count Zero [Vector #133, Aug-Sept 1986] - William Gibson

Book Reviews by Paul Kincaid
  The Handmaid's Tale [Vector #133, Aug-Sept 1986] - Margaret Atwood
  Trillion Year Spree: The History of Science Fiction [Vector #137, April-May 1987] - Brian W. Aldiss David Wingrove

Book Reviews by Maureen Porter
  The Player of Games [Vector #147, Dec 1988-Jan 1989] - Iain M. Banks

Book Reviews by Max Sexton
  Vurt [Vector #182, Spring 1995] - Jeff Noon

Book Reviews by Paul Kincaid
  Neuromancer [Vector #183, July-Aug 1995] - William Gibson
  The Time Ships [Vector #184, Summer 1995] - Stephen Baxter

Book Reviews by Steve Jeffery
  A Game of Thrones [Vector #192, March-April 1997] - George R. R. Martin

Book Reviews by John D. Owen
  Eon [Vector #202, Nov/Dec 1998] - Greg Bear

Book Reviews by Paul Billinger
  Revelation Space [Vector #211, May/June 2000] - Alastair Reynolds

Book Reviews by L. J. Hurst
  Terraforming Earth [Vector #220, Nov-Dec 2001] - Jack Williamson

Book Reviews by Peter Young
  Redemption Ark [Vector #230, July-Aug 2003] - Alastair Reynolds

Book Reviews by Gary Dalkin
  Nova Swing [Vector #253, July-Aug 2007] - M. John Harrison

Book Reviews by Estelle Roberts
  The Name of the Wind [Vector #253, July-Aug 2007] - Patrick Rothfuss

Book Reviews by Penny Hill
  Twilight [Vector #254, Nov/Dec 2007] - Stephanie Meyer
  New Moon [Vector #254, Nov/Dec 2007] - Stephanie Meyer

Book Reviews by Niall Harrison
  Moxyland [Vector #263, Summer 2010] - Lauren Beukes

Book Reviews by Lynne Bispham
  Elfland [Vector #263, Summer 2010] - Freda Warrington

Book Reviews by Paul Graham Raven
  Rule 34 [Vector #269, Spring 2012] - Charles Stross

Book Reviews by Alan Fraser
  A Dance With Dragons [Vector #269, Spring 2012] - George R. R. Martin

Book Reviews by Dan Hartland
  Empty Space [Vector #272, Spring 2013] - M. John Harrison

Book Reviews by Donna Scott
  Blackbirds [Vector #272, Spring 2013] - Chuck Wendig

Book Reviews by Gwyneth Jones
  Ancillary Justice [Vector #274, Winter 2013/14] - Ann Leckie

Book Reviews by Susan Oke
  Binti [Vector #283, Spring 2016] - Nnedi Okorafor

Book Reviews by Dave M. Roberts
  All The Birds in The Sky [Vector #284, Summer 2016] - Charlie Jane Anders

Book Reviews by Nick Hubble
  Dreamsnake [Vector #285, Spring 2017] - Vonda N. McIntyre

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