Ikin Van Editor (17 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Lightly soiled at the top of the book; light edgewear.

Publishers black cloth, gilt title to spine, minor shelf wear, overall excellent. Illustrated dust jacket, some wear at corners, and some rubbing at bottom of spine (see pic). Priced to go. In protective mylar.

Octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. An excellent historical anthology of Australian SF with a generous sample of pre-1956 fiction, including selections from utopian and anti-utopian works of 1880s and 1890s. Includes a 32-page introduction, "The History of Australian Science Fiction" and notes by Ikin. Van George Ikin (b. 1951) is an "Australian academic, editor and author who began publishing SF stories with 'The Living Water' for Pocket Man in 1968, and published short work with some frequency for the next two decades. In 1977, he founded SCIENCE FICTION: A REVIEW OF SPECULATIVE LITERATURE, which he edited until 1997" (SFE online). Trade paperback format. A fine copy. (#164774).

Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Part of the "Portable Australian Authors" series. An excellent historical anthology of Australian SF with a generous sample of pre-1956 fiction, including selections from utopian and anti-utopian works of 1880s and 1890s. Includes a 32-page introduction, "The History of Australian Science Fiction" and notes by Ikin. Van George Ikin (b. 1951) is an "Australian academic, editor and author who began publishing SF stories with 'The Living Water' for Pocket Man in 1968, and published short work with some frequency for the next two decades. In 1977, he founded SCIENCE FICTION: A REVIEW OF SPECULATIVE LITERATURE, which he edited until 1997" (SFE online). Small trade paperback format. Bookstore stamp on the recto of the first leaf, several light cover creases, lower front corner and a few early leaves lightly bumped, but a very good, unread copy. An uncommon book. (#164769).

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Australia's Literary Science Fiction Magazine. Very slight bumping to corners and spine. Spine shows some fading. Very slight fading to the cover near the edges. Some scuffing to cover. 48 pages. Interviews "Peter Weir - Master of Unease" - Interview by Terry Dowling and George Mannix Fiction "Factory Fresh" - Chris Burgess Reviews Kurt Vonnegut's Jailbird- review by Russell Blackford Jack Wodhams' Looking for Blucher - review by Stephen Hitchings David Lake's The Fourth Hemisphere - review by Stephen Hitchings Wynne Whiteford's Breathing Space Only - review by Stephen Hitchings D. F. Jones' Xeno - review by C. Cameron James Herbert's The Dark - review by C. Cameron.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Rod Schubert (illustrator). Australia's Literary Science Fiction Magazine. Slight bumping to corners and spine, more noticeable bottom of the spine. Slight fading to the cover near the edges. See scan for feature articles. 30 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Rod Schubert (illustrator). Australia's Literary Science Fiction Magazine. Slight bumping to corners and spine, more noticeable bottom corner. Spine shows some fading. Slight fading to the cover near the edges. Some scuffing to back cover. 38 pages. Articles "History of Australian SF 1950-1980" - George Turner "Australian SF: Contemporary Perspectives" - Bruce Gillespie Fiction "The White Angel of Mantria" - David Brooks Reviews Dreamworks ed. David King - review by Van Ikin Jay Bland's Lavington Pugh - review by Yvonne Rousseau Jack Wodhams' Future War - review by Diane Southgate Fox David Lake's Ring of Truth - review by Diane Southgate Fox.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Australia's Literary Science Fiction Magazine. Slight bumping to corners and spine. Spine shows some fading. Slight fading to the cover near the edges. 33 pages. Interviews "The Damien Broderick Interview" - Interview by Russell Blackford Articles "Science Fiction and the Plight of the Literary Critic" - Kirpal Singh "Nightwebs" - Keith Curtis Fiction "A Shadow over Usheeath" - Chris Simmons Poetry "We found another one today." - Margaret Davis Reviews Damien Broderick's The Judas Mandala - review by Russell Blackford Robert Anton Wilson's Schrodinger's Cat: The Universe Next Door Dictionary of Literary Biography: Volume 8 - 20th Century American Science Fiction Writers - review by David Wintering.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Rod Schubert (illustrator). Australia's Literary Science Fiction Magazine. Slight bumping to corners and spine, more noticeable top corner. Slight fading to the cover near the edges. 28 pages. Articles A Tribute to A. Bertram Chandler "A personal remembrance" - Joe Billings "Notes on the Battle of Kiel" - A. Bertram Chandler "Kelly Country, Chapter 4" - A. Bertram Chandler Poetry "Diamond Sky Fjord Castle Sea Amethyst"- David King Reviews Anne McCaffrey's Moreta - DragonLady of Pern - review by Michael J. Tolley Max Handley's Meanwhile - review by Span Hanna Perpetual Light ed. Alan Ryan - review by Russell Blackford.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Australia's Literary Science Fiction Magazine. Slight bumping to corners and spine. Spine shows some fading. Slight fading to the cover near the edges. A couple of smallish light creases to front cover go through very faintly to the first couple of leaves. 46 pages. Interview with Stanislaw Lem.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Rod Schubert (illustrator). Australia's Literary Science Fiction Magazine. Slight bumping to corners and spine. Slight fading to the cover near the edges. See scan for feature articles. 28 pages. Articles "'Oo-a-deen': An Early Australian metafantasy" - Michael Tolley discusses an innovative Australian sf story from 1847 Reviews Stranger Attractors ed. Damien Broderick - review by David King Urban Fantasies ed. David King and Russell Blackford - review by Yvonne Rousseau David Brooks' The Book of Sei and other stories - review by David King Philip K. Dick's Lies, Inc. - review by Terry Dowling.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Australia's Literary Science Fiction Magazine. Very slight bumping to corners and spine. Spine shows some fading. Slight fading to the cover near the edges. A couple of smalilsh light creases to front cover go through very faintly to the first couple of leaves. 39 pages. Interviews "The Paul Collins Interview" - Interview by Van Ikin Articles "Myth and the Art of Science Fiction Commentary" - Russell Blackford "Nightwebs" - Keith Curtis Fiction "The City that ate its visitors" - John J. Alderson Poetry "A Valediction to the Time-Traveller" - Terry Dowling Reviews Damien Broderick's The Dreaming Dragons - review by Russell Blackford J.G. Ballard's The Unlimited Dream Company - review by Terry Dowling James Herbert's The Jonah - review by Van Ikin Stephen King's Firestarter - review by Van Ikin.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Rod Schubert (illustrator). Australia's Literary Science Fiction Magazine. Slight bumping to corners and spine. Slight fading to the cover near the edges. See scan for feature articles. 26 pages. Interviews "The 'Omega' Man: An Interview with Philip Gore" - Interview by Van Ikin "Darkside" - Lorene Tell Reviews Robert Silverberg's Tom O'Bedlam - review by Gilb Rossman Suzette Haden Elgin's Native Tongue - review by Jean Weber James Morrow's The Continent of Lies - review by Gilb Rossman Marion Zimmer Bradley's The Shattered Chain - review by Jean Weber Algis Budrys ed. Writers of the Future - review by Van Ikin L. Ron Hubbard's Mission Earth: The Invaders plan - review by Chris Stenner Chris Ould's Road Lines - review by Chris Stenner Roger Zelazny's Unicorn Variations - review by Van Ikin Aileen La Tourette's Cry Wolf - review by Van Ikin.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Australia's Literary Science Fiction Magazine. Very slight bumping to corners and spine. Spine shows some fading. Slight fading to the cover near the edges. A couple of small marks on back cover. 86 pages. Articles "The definition of Love: Kurt Vonnegut's slapstick" - Russell Blackford "'The Germ Growers (1892)' : An early Australian SF novel - Lucy Sussex "A Xenograhical Postscript" - Terry Dowling on Jack Vance. "Nightwebs" - Keith Curtis Fiction "The Lucifer Override" - James McQueen "'The Cars': an extract from The Germ Growers" - Robert Potter Reviews Transmutations edited by Rob Gerrard - review by Van Ikin Edmund Cooper's Jupiter Laughs - review by Ron F. Tait Frank Herbert's The Green Brain, Whipping Star and The Dosadi Experiment- review by Van Ikin Frank Herbert and Bill Ransom's The Jesus Incident - review by Terry Dowling Jack Vance's The Face - review by Terry Dowling.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Australia's Literary Science Fiction Magazine. Very slight bumping to corners and bottom of the spine. Spine shows some fading. Very slight fading to the cover near the edges. 91 pages. Articles "Roger Zelazny's Form and Chaos Philosophy" - Carl B. Yoke "Who needs a definition of Science Fiction? And Why?" - George Turner ". A much richer phenomenon." - Terry Dowling "Nightwebs" - Keith Curtis Fiction "Warp" - David Stow Reviews Anthology Pulsar 1 - review by Ron F. Tait Robert Silverberg's The Songs of Summer and Other Stories - review by Kohan Johnson Arthur C. Clarke's The Fountains of Paradise - review by R.J. Faulder.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Rod Schubert (illustrator). Australia's Literary Science Fiction Magazine. Slight bumping to corners and spine, more noticeable top corner. Slight fading to the cover near the edges.A few light scuffing marks on front cover. 26 pages. See scan for featured articles.

8vo; pp. 320; original wrappers, very good copy. . First edition, wrappered issue.