The Eye of Argon

An epic fantasy novella written by Jim Theis, aged 16, published in Osfan 10 in 1970. Widely regarded as a dreadful piece of writing, this fan fiction was circulated unofficially, 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.

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Publication

1970

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