X-Message-Number: 442 From att!compuserve.com!72320.1642 Thu Sep 12 02:56:16 EDT 1991 From: STEVE BRIDGE <> Subject: CRYONICS IN SF MAGAZINE TO: KEVIN DATE: September 11, 1991 The December, 1991 issue (on newsstands in November) of Science Fiction Review will feature a special section on cryonics. Included will be an essay by Steve Perry, an excerpt from Greg Benford's new novel, Chillers, and some material about Alcor. Isaac Asimov is being interviewed for the issue, as well; but I don't believe cryonics is part of the interview. Science Fiction Review is a former SF review bimonthly which has expanded into fiction and science reporting. It will begin monthly publication with the December issue. A recent issue (which I have not seen) had a large section on nanotechnology. Linda Chamberlain and I spoke at length with publisher and editor Elton Elliott at the recent World Science Fiction Convention in Chicago. He is very eager to report on new technologies and he has been a promoter of nanotechnology ever since Drexler's book, The Engines of Creation, was published. Elton seemed very impressed with Alcor's literature and with what we had to say (although, to be realistic for a moment, he IS a man with something to SELL). It should be a positive set of articles. The newsstand price will be $3.95. Subscriptions are $28.00 per year for twelve issues, beginning with the December issue. You must subscribe before October 25 to get that cryonics special issue as part of your subscription. Write to SFR Publications, P.O. Box 20340, Salem OR 97307. I have ordered a subscription and I will report back on the magazine's contents and any future cryonics commentary. A note about Gregory Benford's cryonics novel: It is completed but his agent is still working out the best deal for him; so the publisher and date are not yet set. However, I spoke with Dr. Benford at the World Con, and he indicated that there was a good chance the book would be promoted as a major novel, with appeal beyond that of science fiction buyers. It is extremely positive toward cryonics and should feel realistic, since Dr. Benford is a frequent visitor to Alcor. Dr. Benford is a physics professor in the University of California system, and he is the author of many science fiction novels, including the Nebula Award-winning Timescape. Steve Bridge Midwest Coordinator Alcor Life Extension Foundation Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=442