Algis Budrys
Algis Budrys, the man with one of the oddest names in sf! (It’s Lithuanian, btw!)
Sadly he died yesterday, aged 77. I didn’t read very much of his work but he was much admired in the sf field.
His book Who? is possibly his best known - not least because it was filmed and shows up on tv every so often. Once seen, you don’t forget the man in the steel mask! Rogue Moon was also memorable, and I also enjoyed The Iron Thorn.
He was nominated for the Hugo and the Nebula award 7 times, but sadly never won either award.
Another of the names I grew up with gone.
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Transreal Fiction
Transreal Fiction is a shop dedicated to selling science fiction, fantasy & related books, together with a limited selection of other merchandise.But really, it’s about books. Transreal Fiction opened in April 1997. The owner, Mike Calder, first sold sf & f books many years ago and has worked in the business either part- or full-time since. For years he also had a respectable job as well, but that’s another story…
The shop is named after the term coined by Rudy Rucker to describe his fiction and I thought it an apt name for a shop specialising in speculative fiction. And, in case you’re wondering, yes, Rudy Rucker was happy to allow me to use of the term as a name for my shop.
This year’s Fringe Art Exhibition was called Alien Surfaces. There’s a link to more info at the top…
