pugh@topaz.ARPA (06/04/85)
From: "pugh jon%e.mfenet"@LLL-MFE.ARPA I just re-read a great story and wondered if anyone knew of anything else by the author. The story is "The Morphology of the Kirkham Wreak" by Hilbert Schenck. It appears in The Best SF of the year #8, edited by Terry Carr, and the credits list it from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Sept. 1978. It is an awesome story, and I refuse to spoil it, except to say that it is set in England during a raging storm and the hero has to save the crew of a wreaked sailing vessel. The results are no less than cosmic. Does anyone know where I can find more by Mr. Schenck, and is it up to snuff? This story really appealed to me. I loved the setting, mood, tone, and the wonderful power of the story. I highly recommend this story to anyone reading. Jon Pugh pugh%e@lll-mfe.arpa
wfi@rti-sel.UUCP (William Ingogly) (06/05/85)
In article <2192@topaz.ARPA> pugh@topaz.ARPA writes: >I just re-read a great story and wondered if anyone knew of anything else >by the author. The story is "The Morphology of the Kirkham Wreak" by Hilbert >Schenck. It appears in The Best SF of the year #8, edited by Terry Carr, >and the credits list it from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Sept. 1978. > ... >Does anyone know where I can find more by Mr. Schenck, and is it up to snuff? Hilbert Schenck has published a number of stories in Fantasy and Science Fiction over the last few years, so you might check the annual "Best of Fantasy and Science Fiction" collection (I assume it's still being published on a yearly basis; I don't read the anthologies because I subscribe to the magazine). He seems to consistently produce engaging, well-plotted stories, and I've enjoyed everything I've read by him. If anyone knows that he's published a novel or has one in the works, I'd be interested in hearing about it. -- Bill Ingogly