[The New York Review of Science Fiction
The New York Review of Science Fiction
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Issue #18, February 1990


Table of Contents

Kathleen Spencer, "The 'Monstrous Regiment': Mythologies of The Other in British Fantastic Fiction 1880-1920" (pt. 1). page 1

Patrick D. Murphy, "The Left Hand of the Pilgrim: Joanna Russ's Contributions to Criticism". . . . page 1

Springer-Verlag half-page ad. . . . page 4

Gordon Van Gelder on Scott Bradfield's The History of Luminous Motion . . . . . . .page 6

Michael Swanwick, "Ode to be a Blurber". . . . .page 7

K. W. Jeter Read This. . . . . . . .page 10

John M. Ford, "The Rosetta Roseannadetta Stone: Preliminary Translations (after Champollion) of Dingbat-Linear A". . . .page 11

Kathryn Cramer on J. G. Ballard's Running Wild . . . page 12

Richard Terra on Paul Auster's In the Country of Last Things. . . . . . .page 13

Greg Cox on J.G. Eccarius' The Last Days of Christ the Vampire. . . . . . page 14

Jim Young, "Before the Dawn: Weinbaum, Campbell and the Invention of Modern Science Fiction" (pt. 1). . . . .page 17

L. W. Currey quarter-page ad. . . . page 18

Frank Dietz on Joan Slonczewski's The Wall Around Eden . . . page 21

Alexei Panshin L.O.C. . . . . . page 22

Scott A. Cupp L.O.C. . . . . . .page 22

David Lunde L.O.C. . . . . . . .page 22

Fantasy Macabre quarter-page ad. . . . .page 22

Patrick D. Murphy L.O.C. . . . . . .page 23

Alexei Panshin L.O.C. . . . . . page 23

Mike Resnick L.O.C. . . . . . . page 23

Editorial: "Conflict of Interest". . . . . .page 24