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| − | An [[epic fantasy]] [[novella]] written by [[Jim Theis]], aged 16, [[published]] in ''[[Osfan]]'' 10 in 1970. Widely regarded as a dreadful piece of writing, it was circulated unofficially through [[fandom]], and often used at [[convention]] [[Turkey Reading]]s, a practice kicked off by [[Chelsea Quinn Yarbro]]. | + | An [[epic fantasy]] [[novella]] written by [[Jim Theis]], aged 16, [[published]] in ''[[Osfan]]'' 10 in 1970. Widely regarded as a dreadful piece of writing, it was circulated unofficially and, frequently without attribution through [[fandom]], and often used at [[convention]] [[Turkey Reading]]s, a practice kicked off by [[Chelsea Quinn Yarbro]]. |
| + | * [https://www.fanac.org/fanzines/OSFAn/osfan_10_malon_watson_1970.pdf Original version] in ''OSFAn'' 10 (page 27) at fanac.org. | ||
*{{link | website=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eye_of_Argon | text=Wikipedia article.}} | *{{link | website=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eye_of_Argon | text=Wikipedia article.}} | ||
*[https://ansible.uk/misc/eyeargon-intro.html “About ‘The Eye of Argon’”] at ''[[Ansible]].com'', with commentary and complete text. | *[https://ansible.uk/misc/eyeargon-intro.html “About ‘The Eye of Argon’”] at ''[[Ansible]].com'', with commentary and complete text. | ||
| + | * [https://www-users.york.ac.uk/~ss44/sf/argnrule.htm Rules for a Reading.] | ||
* [https://www-users.york.ac.uk/~ss44/sf/eyeargon/index.htm Online text. ] | * [https://www-users.york.ac.uk/~ss44/sf/eyeargon/index.htm Online text. ] | ||
* History of this work, including the eventual discovery of the legendary lost ending, in ''[[The New York Review of Science Fiction]]'' #195, November 2004, and #198, February 2005. | * History of this work, including the eventual discovery of the legendary lost ending, in ''[[The New York Review of Science Fiction]]'' #195, November 2004, and #198, February 2005. | ||
Revision as of 01:19, 17 February 2023
An epic fantasy novella written by Jim Theis, aged 16, published in Osfan 10 in 1970. Widely regarded as a dreadful piece of writing, it was circulated unofficially and, frequently without attribution through fandom, and often used at convention Turkey Readings, a practice kicked off by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro.
- Original version in OSFAn 10 (page 27) at fanac.org.
- Wikipedia article.
- “About ‘The Eye of Argon’” at Ansible.com, with commentary and complete text.
- Rules for a Reading.
- Online text.
- History of this work, including the eventual discovery of the legendary lost ending, in The New York Review of Science Fiction #195, November 2004, and #198, February 2005.
- “Scholars' Ebook Edition” with commentary published in 2011 by FoxAcre Press.
| Publication | 1970 |
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