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Carver, Jeffrey A
(1949-2026) US author who began publishing sf with "... Of No Return" in Fiction Magazine for 1974. His first novel, Seas of Ernathe (1976), which serves as an introduction to the loose Star Rigger sequence of Space Operas, showed early signs of a love of plot and thematic complexity which would take him some time, and several novels, to control. The continuation, Star Rigger's Way (1978), for instance, combines quest ...
Caldecott, Moyra
Pseudonym of South-African born author Olivia Brown (1927-2015), in the UK from 1951, almost all her work being fantasy for Young Adult readers [see The Encyclopedia of Fantasy under links below], beginning with Weapons of the Wolfhound (1976); she was best-known for the Tall Stones sequence beginning with The Tall Stones (1977; vt Guardians of the Tall Stones ...
Rothenberg, Alan B
(1907-1977) US psychoanalyst and author of The Mind Reader (1956), a mild sf Satire featuring a Telepath analyst who takes advantage of his power to treat patients. [JC]
RoboCop 3
Film (1992, but released late 1993). Orion. Directed by Fred Dekker. Written Frank Miller and Dekker based on a story by Miller based on characters created by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner. Cast includes Nancy Allen, Robert Burke, John Castle, Jill Hennessy, Remy Ryan and Rip Torn. 104 minutes. Colour. / With each sequel, life has been leached from the original RoboCop (1987) scenario, remembered for its ...
Disenchantment
US animated tv series (2018-2025). Created by Matt Groening. Developed by Matt Groening and Josh Weinstein. The ULULU Company, Rough Draft Studios. Directors include Wesley Archer, David D Au, Crystal Chesney, Frank Marino Jeff Myers, Brian Sheesley and Ira Sherak. Writers include David X Cohen, Eric Horsted, Bill Oakley, Bill Odenkirk, Jameel Saleem, Patric M Verrone and Josh Weinstein. Voice cast includes Eric Andre, John DiMaggio, Nat Faxon, Sharon Horgan, Abbi Jacobson, Phil LaMarr, ...
Langford, David
(1953- ) UK author, critic, editor, publisher and sf fan, in the latter capacity recipient of 21 Hugo awards for fan writing – some of the best of his several hundred pieces are assembled as Let's Hear It for the Deaf Man (coll 1992 chap US; much exp vt The Silence of the Langford 1996; exp 2015 ebook) as Dave Langford, edited by Ben Yalow – plus five Best Fanzine Hugos ...