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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

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