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| − | The working title of an apparently unpublished novel about [[fans]] and [[fandom]] written by [[Bob Tucker]]. [[Tucker]] wrote it in the early-mid | + | The working title of an apparently unpublished novel about [[fans]] and [[fandom]] written by [[Bob Tucker]]. [[Tucker]] wrote it in the early-mid ’60s and at the [[Midwestcon 16]] described it as taking place at a 4-day [[Worldcon]] (unheard of at the time!). |
| − | It was rejected by ''[[Doubleday]]'' and by [[Terry Carr]] at ''[[Ace]]''. ( | + | It was rejected by ''[[Doubleday]]'' and by [[Terry Carr]] at ''[[Ace]]''. (Carr's rejection letter noted that "it was impossible to conceive of a SF magazine with a circulation of over one million" (part of the novel's plot) -- twelve years before ''[[Omni]]'' reach that circulation. |
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Latest revision as of 14:46, 10 August 2020
The working title of an apparently unpublished novel about fans and fandom written by Bob Tucker. Tucker wrote it in the early-mid ’60s and at the Midwestcon 16 described it as taking place at a 4-day Worldcon (unheard of at the time!).
It was rejected by Doubleday and by Terry Carr at Ace. (Carr's rejection letter noted that "it was impossible to conceive of a SF magazine with a circulation of over one million" (part of the novel's plot) -- twelve years before Omni reach that circulation.
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