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Cover of Foundation, #48 Spring 1990

Foundation, #48 Spring 1990

1990

Editor Edward James , Ian Watson , Colin Greenland
Cover art George Underwood
Publisher Polytechnic of East London
Price £2.95
Pages 116
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  • Publisher stated as 'Polytechnic of East London on behalf of the Science Fiction Foundation' on the copyright page.
  • Page numbering starts on the first interior (third) page. The last numbered page is 112, followed by the blank inside back cover and the back cover.
  • The subscription price for an individual is stated as £8.50 in the UK & Ireland and $17.00 in the USA and Canada & £9.00 in other countries via surface mail (prices for institutions were higher).
  • The Editorial by Edward James is dated May 1990.
  • The titles for the letters are drawn from the table of contents (on pp. 1 & 2).
  • Frances Bonner's essay firms under the heading 'Cover Feature'.
  • Cover art credited on back as by George Underwood "from the cover of the VGSF paperback edition of Octavia Butler's Xenogenesis III: Imago, published in 1990 (...)".

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
3 Essay Non Fiction Editorial (Foundation 48) Edward James
5 Essay Non Fiction The Origins of Science Fiction Fandom: A Reconstruction Sam Moskowitz
26 Essay Non Fiction "An Idea of Significant Import": Hugo Gernsback's Theory of Science Fiction Gary Westfahl
50 Essay Non Fiction Difference and Desire, Slavery and Seduction: Octavia Butler's Xenogenesis Frances Bonner
62 Essay Non Fiction Letter: Defending Benford from Feeley Sheila Finch
62 Essay Non Fiction Letters (Foundation 48) Edward James
63 Essay Non Fiction Letter: Benford, Feeley and Book-Reviewing George Slusser
65 Essay Non Fiction Letter: Slusser and Feminism Sherry Coldsmith
65 Essay Non Fiction Letter: Slusser's Palpable Error Mike Christie
66 Essay Non Fiction Letter: Stableford's Plausibility Jim England
67 Essay Non Fiction Letter: Defending Wingrove from Feeley Michael Cobley
68 Essay Non Fiction Letter: Morons Wielding Meatcleavers Darrell Schweitzer
70 Review Non Fiction Cyteen Gwyneth Jones & C. J. Cherryh
70 Essay Non Fiction Reviews (Foundation 48) Colin Greenland
79 Review Non Fiction Robert Silverberg's Worlds of Wonder Paul J. McAuley & Robert Silverberg
82 Review Non Fiction Secret Harmonies Brian Stableford & Paul J. McAuley
84 Review Non Fiction A Short History of the Future Robert Irwin & W. Warren Wagar
88 Review Non Fiction East of Laughter K. V. Bailey & R. A. Lafferty
91 Review Non Fiction The Stress of Her Regard Roz Kaveney & Tim Powers
95 Review Non Fiction Arrows of Eros Gill Alderman & Alex Stewart
97 Review Non Fiction Sanity Plea: Schizophrenia in the Novels of Kurt Vonnegut Anthony Wolk & Lawrence R. Broer
100 Review Non Fiction Killer Planet Brian Stableford & Bob Shaw
102 Review Non Fiction The Fugitive Worlds Brian Stableford & Bob Shaw
104 Review Non Fiction The Paradise Motel M. John Harrison & Eric McCormack
105 Review Non Fiction Foucault's Pendulum Rachel Pollack & Umberto Eco

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
Editor Non Fiction Foundation - 1990 Edward James & Ian Watson & Colin Greenland
Cover Art Non Fiction Foundation, #48 Spring 1990 George Underwood