A Vince Clarke Treasury

A huge collection of long-time UK science fiction fan and author Vince Clarke’s writing from 1948 to 1998, edited by David Langford. First published as an Ansible Editions ebook for the TransAtlantic Fan Fund (TAFF) site in October 2015. This paperback has been expanded with previously undiscovered material and incorporates many corrections. 156,000 words. From the Publisher's Note in this book: He was the first winner of TAFF, though in the event unable to make the trip to a US Worldcon which was the aim of the fund, and he promoted TAFF enthusiastically in both halves of his interrupted fannish career. This collection is similarly divided into two parts, covering the early years from 1948 to 1960 and then (after his long absence) a second voyage through science fiction fandom from 1982 to 1998. Hims Ancient and Modern, as Chuch Harris once put it. Part One is notable for its speedy progression from “serious and constructive” coverage of the 1948 British SF convention to the manic humour and mythologizing of fandom that soon follows. As well as a rich seam of material for fan historians, there’s plenty of outright fun here. ALL PROCEEDS FROM SALES OF THIS PAPERBACK GO TO THE TRANSATLANTIC FAN FUND.