tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259460772864393968.post6544828653802127231..comments2024-03-26T21:58:50.501-04:00Comments on MPorcius Fiction Log: Fantastic Science Fiction & Fantasy Stories, August 1972MPorciushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15515742639389937221noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259460772864393968.post-4885406931808377012018-02-04T14:20:32.096-05:002018-02-04T14:20:32.096-05:00Fryer was leiber's friend dating from the earl...Fryer was leiber's friend dating from the early 60s and even became Leiber's housemate in the early 70s. After his wife died, Leiber moved to San Francisco where for the first month or two he lived in a commune where Fryer was a member. Fryer would be the inspiration for one of the characters in leiber's "Our lady of darkness" written a couple of years later. ukjarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12250028389206081742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259460772864393968.post-8480321336440414582018-02-02T14:44:20.452-05:002018-02-02T14:44:20.452-05:00White has lots of good things to say about Goldsmi...White has lots of good things to say about Goldsmith's work as editor and about the high quality of the magazine during her tenure, but it seems that while she was in charge sales declined (probably due to factors over which she had no control.)<br /><br />My <i>Fantastic</i>s are just in an unruly pile, mixed in with other magazines; maybe I should organize them and see if I have any Goldsmith issues.MPorciushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515742639389937221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259460772864393968.post-87714040256578764612018-02-02T10:15:23.502-05:002018-02-02T10:15:23.502-05:00I dimly remember reading this 1972 FANTASTIC when ...I dimly remember reading this 1972 FANTASTIC when it was first published. Sadly, both AMAZING and FANTASTIC went downhill in the 1870s. For me, the Cele Goldsmith years were the best!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259460772864393968.post-27371415202163578132018-02-02T06:44:06.108-05:002018-02-02T06:44:06.108-05:00The Gottfried von Strassburg version of Tristan an...The Gottfried von Strassburg version of <i>Tristan and Isolde</i> (trans. Hatto and Gentry) made a big impression on me when I read it at Rutgers and then reread it during my Manhattan days. <br /><br />Leiber's criticism here is entertaining and thought-provoking, and I am looking forward to reading more of it. MPorciushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515742639389937221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259460772864393968.post-81837441856195311522018-02-01T22:09:34.834-05:002018-02-01T22:09:34.834-05:00Bonus points for mentioning Tristan and Isolt.
Do...Bonus points for mentioning Tristan and Isolt.<br /><br />Donald S. Fryer aka Donald Sidney-Fryer is a biographer of Clark Ashton Smith as well as a poet.<br /><br />When I bought the three volume set of Clark Ashton Smith's poetry from Hippocampus Press, it included a cd of Fryer reading Smith's "The Hashish Eater" in stentorian voice and overly theatrical manner. <br /><br />I'll keep an eye out for Fantastic. I'd like to read Leiber's criticism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com