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From time to time, folk ask us where they can get S&S books; some assume we publish them. We do publish LET’S DRINK TO THAT, A CALENDAR OF NOTABLE DATES OF INTEREST TO FANS OF SCINECE, FICTION, AND SCIENCE FICTION ($2), and we are promoting an anthology of material form Amra, to wit: THE CONAN GRIMOIRE ($6.95);frankly, we have a financial interest in both. They’re both good, nonetheless. But for books of S&S, we’ve had good luck with the F&SF Book Co, Box 415, Staaten Island NY 10302, who publishes a catalog and gives a discount on quantity orders. Don Grant, West Kingston RI 02892, not only sells other publisher’s books, but also publishes some of his own. Glenn Lord, Box 775, Pasadena TX 77501, publishes The Howard Collector, a fanzine specializing in Robert E Howard and his works. The Magazine Management Co, 625 Madison Av, New York NY 10022, publishes a Conan comic book, Conan the Barbarian, at $2.75 for 12 ish. The Lancer editions of the Conan saga should be too well-known to bear repeating here; at this time, they are the definitive history of Our Hero, all but two with spectacular covers by Frank Frazetta. Phil Seuling, 621 Ave Z, Brooklyn NY 11223, sells poster-size copies of some of these covers as well as an extensive stock of ancient&rare comic books

While the definitive parody of S&S has not yet been written, and while we’re waiting for the Cervantes of Heroic Fantasy to materialize, John Jakes’s MENTION MY NAME IN ATLANTIS (DAW Books, NY, 1972: 95¢) is the best thing along that line yet to appear. Although it includes a science-fictional element and doesn’t manage to puncure all of the S&S clichés, it’s a fun book. (“Conax the Chimerical” indeed!!)

Do we edit Swackles and other material? Yes, but do try to keep it a secret. We excise personal insults, praise of Amra (we like praise; we just don’t publish it), extraneous topics, and most spelling erorrs.

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