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From: betsy@dartvax.UUCP (Betsy Hanes Perry)
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Subject: Re: Galactic Pantograph
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Date: Wed, 12-Jun-85 14:12:28 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 12 14:12:28 1985
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> From: Laurence R Brothers  <LAURENCE@SU-CSLI.ARPA>
> 
> A couple of years ago, I asked Baird Searles at the SF Bookshop, and
> he said that Panshin's problems with his publisher had been ironed out and
> we could expect the book any time now. This is obviously not quite true
> (either that or there were a LOT of errors in the galleys...)
> 
> -Laurence
> -------

I bumped into Panshin at Boskone in 1983(?), at which time he said
he'd had writers' block problems, and that he was now self-publishing.
He mentioned that there were at least three (!) more Villiers novels in
his head, but that they hadn't hit paper yet.  I bought the short-story
collection he was promoting there.  It included most of the 'mini-stories'
from his novels, e.g. "To a Teacup Held For Murder."
Alas, the book also included an essay
on the sterility of science fiction and why he wasn't writing it any more.
 
Summary:  One shouldn't hold one's breath (although I am!) while waiting for
*the Galactic Pantograph*.
-- 
Elizabeth Hanes Perry                        
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