Issue #70, June 1994

Paul C. Tumey, "The First Annual Philip K. Dick Convention: Opening Address". . . . . . . .page 1

Photo by Susan Tumey: Paul Di Filippo, David Alexander Smith, Alexander Jablokov, Kathryn Cramer, Peter Chvany, Sarah Smith, David G. Hartwell, Eric Van. . . . page 1

David Alexander Smith, Kathryn Cramer, Paul Di Filippo, David G. Hartwell, Alexander Jablokov, Eric Van, "Philip K. Dick: The Greatest Novels". . . . . . . .page 1

Fourth Street Fantasy Convention full-page ad. . . .page 2

Gregory Lee, "Why I Dig PKD". . . . page 4

Lisa Goldstein, "An Anecdote". . . . . .page 5

Paul Di Filippo, "I Dreamed I Saw Phil Dick Last Night". . .page 5

Richard A. Lupoff, "A Rainy Afternoon with Phil and Joan". .page 5

Michael Swanwick, "Eight Takes On Kindred Themes". . . .page 6

L. W. Currey ad. . . . . . .page 7

Marc Laidlaw, "My Luncheon with Philip". . . . .page 7

Rob Latham, "Violent Insertion and Destructive Penetration: Iain Banks's Complicity and Marc Laidlaw's The Orchid Eater.page 11

Crank! half-page ad. . . . . . .page 12

Jenna A. Felice on Nicholson Baker's The Fermata. . page 15

James Patrick Kelly, "Brief Encounters: The Magazine Review: The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May 1994". . . .page 16

Pascal J. Thomas on Gene Wolfe's Lake of the Long Sun. . . .page 17

David Griffin on Robert Westall's Demons and Shadows: The Ghostly Best Stories of Robert Westall. . . . .page 18

Norman Partridge Read This. . . . . page 19

Robert Errera on James Luceno's The Big Empty. . . .page 20

Joan Gordon on Michaela Roessner's Vanishing Point. . . page 21

Earl Wells on Connie Willis's Uncharted Territory. . . .page 22

Don Webb on Robert Devereaux's Deadweight. . . .page 23

NYRSF Readings at Dixon Place ad. . . . page 23

Editorial: "The Special Philip K. Dick Issue". . . .page 24

Photo by Susan Tumey: Kathryn Cramer, David Alexander Smith, Paul Di Filippo. . . . . . .page 24