NESFA.NESFA NESFA New England Science Fiction Association PO Box 809, Framingham, MA 01701 www.nesfapress.com Two outstanding new reads are highly recommended picks. Robert Sheckley's THE MASQUE masque, courtly form of dramatic spectacle, popular in England in the first half of the 17th cent. The masque developed from the early 16th-century disguising, or mummery, in which disguised guests bearing presents would break into a festival and then join with their OF MANANA ma·ña·na adv. 1. Tomorrow. 2. At an unspecified future time. n. An indefinite time in the future. [Spanish, from Vulgar Latin (1886778604, $29.00) holds over forty works of selected short fiction by the award-winning Sheckley, including a Nebula nebula (nĕb`y  lə) [Lat.,=mist], in astronomy, observed manifestation of a collection of highly rarefied gas and dust in interstellar space. winner, a Retro-Hugo nominee, and numerous others. Fans of hard science and strong characterization will find Sheckley a master at both; while prior fans will discover many gems packed under one cover that were scattered previously. Jane Yolen's ONCE UPON A TIME (SHE SAID) (1886778612, $26.00) gathers not just stories but poems and articles by Yolen--most about or consisting of fairy tales. Whether it was originally written for kids or adults, each story holds a compelling, fresh theme which fans of fantasy will relish. Diane C. Donovan West Coast Editor |
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