ddb@mrvax.DEC (DAVID DYER-BENNET MRO1-2/L14 DTN 231-4076) (01/09/85)
He exists, he is a he. He was a guest of honor at Minicon last year. In addition to Mallworld, I've seen several other paperbacks recently. He also has released a vampire novel, marketed as mainstream or horror or something, under the pseudonym S. P. Somtow (publisher thought the horror market couldn't deal with his real name; at least, that's his story). You may notice how evasive I'm being about exact titles. I'm at work, they are at home. He will be "sucker guest of honor" (sometimes rendered as "sucker-it-kol guest of honor" at this year's Minicon. This is a longer story than it sounds like.... -- David Dyer-Bennet -- ...decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-mrvax!ddb