Letters, News, and Notes

Books Received for Review:

Freeman, by James Rushing (AISA Publishing, 2001)
TimeShift, by Phillip Ellis Jackson (AmErica House, 2001)

Periodicals Received:

The Spring/Summer Nova Express
(P.O. Box 27231, Austin, TX 78755-2231; lawrenceperson@jump.net) contains an essay by Ken MacLeod that discusses the structure of his "Fall Revolution" series and the development of his political thought and his writing career. LFS members will find particular interest in his comments on von Mises' economic calculation argument. The issue also contains substantial articles on Tim Powers and China Miéville.

The October 2001 FOSFAX (c/o FOSFA, P.O. Box 37281, Louisville KY 40233-7281; jtmajor@iglou.com) contains convention reports, reviews, miscellanous articles and editorials, and letters from 27 subscribers. Of interest in connection with the lead story in this issue of Prometheus is Joseph T. Major's review of Shippey's J. R. R. Tolkien: Author of the Century (p. 29).

Publishing News:

Steven Burgauer's latest book, The Night of the Eleventh Sun, is now available from Barnes and Noble.

Other News:

Locus (October 2001) reports that allegations of repressive measures taken by the government of Kazakhstan against "Tolkienists" have been questioned. A number of Tolkien fans in Kazakhstan say they have encountered no police harassment.

Errata:

Marta Hummel, Laissez Faire Books'® marketing director, notes that the author of Miss Liberty's Guide to Film and Video is John Osborne (not "Osbourne" and that the Web address for LFB is http://laissezfairebooks.com Prometheus welcomes the chance to correct the mislistings of an earlier issue.