In the jargon of science fiction fandom, Rich Coad is publishing a “sercon fanzine” — an amateur publication that emphasizes serious discussion of science fiction literature and issues, rather than social chatter, autobiographical writings, or in-group humour. Long before the existence of blogging or the web, fanzines were the vehicle that carried much of the same functions and sensibility. A few science fiction fanzines of the old-fashioned print-on-paper variety still survive, but fewer still are “sercon”. There’s a special pleasure in holding the stuff in your hands, and my hat goes off to Rich for facing the daunting barriers of high postal rates and computer-generation apathy.
contains:
(Rich Coad –ed.) Sense of Wonder Stories ― Issue Zero, February 2007 [zine]
.… 16406. (Rich Coad) What This Country Needs [preface]
.… 16407. (Bruce Townley) Model Citizen [article]
.… 16408. (Rich Coad) The Built a Crooked Universe [article]
.… 16409. (Rich Coad) Spung! [article]
.… 16410. (Ian Maule) I Dood It ! [article]
(Rich Coad –ed.) Sense of Wonder Stories # 1, 2007 [zine]
.… 16411. (Rich Coad) Wondertorial [preface]
.… 16412. (Randy Byers) The Early Days of a Better Genre [article]
.… 16413. (Bruce Townley) The Shadows Out of Space [article]
.… 16414. (Robert Lichtman) Lovecraft In The Real World [article]
.… 16415. (Bill Burns) Thomas Edison and the Electric Pen [article]
.… 16416. Letters from Chris Garcia, Mark Plummer, Harry Bell, John Purcell, Jerry Kaufman,
.… .… Claire Brialey, Cy Chauvin [letters]
(Rich Coad –ed.) Sense of Wonder Stories #2, July 2008 [zine]
.… 16417. (Rich Coad) Wondertorial [preface]
.… 16418. (Bruce Gillespie) The Good Soldier: George Turner as Combative Critic [article]
.… 16419. (Bruce Townley) A Dream Flight [article]
.… 16420. (Peter Weston) Heresy, Maybe? [article]
.… 16421. (Graham Charnock) J. G. Ballard, A Journey of Inference
.… 16422. Letters from Robert Lichtman, John Purcell, Eric Mayer, John Nielsen-Hall, Jim
.… .… Linwood, Mog Decarnin, James Bacon [letters]
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