David Langford

Although you’ve never met before (it’s only the jokes that are familiar), let’s pretend that Ansible 320 needs no introduction.

I’m never comfortable about trailing one’s coat for awards, but since it’s the late Algis Budrys (and his widow Edna) rather than myself, here goes. Readers who enjoyed the 2013 Ansible Editions critical collections Benchmarks Revisited and Benchmarks Concluded can now register appreciation by voting for one or both in the online Locus Poll, nonfiction category. By the way, ebook editions of all three volumes were released this month at Ansible Editions.

February comes unusually early this year … well, at least the February Ansible does.

I lost track of my duty to upload these a few issues after their magazine appearance, because some hidden hand at SFX stopped sending reminders in the form of complimentary copies. This batch includes the inevitable farewells to Jack Vance and Frederik Pohl.

Grand Old Man

E-Overload

Take a Dump

Pohl Position

Wishing you all a Happy Very Nearly New Year …

Bah! Humbug!

Explosion! Concussion! The vault doors burst open … but it’s only Ansible.

Whether or not October the First is Too Late, here’s another Ansible.

Because they were there. The column titles are short these days because the magazine’s latest redesign puts them in huge print and there’s no room to spread myself.

Reviewing Blues

Neat Tricks

From Hugos to Thog ….