Birmingham SF Group, 1985 ยท Image: James White Information (original site)
- Chapbook
- First published 1985
- 4,000 words
The Interpreters (14pp) is a book only by editorial fiat of the Novacon 15 Committee. Therefore, I'm going to be analytically retentive about it (but see under Short Stories). Langford's 'Outbreak' parody (in A Novacon Garland) is, however, worthy of mention -- especially for lines like this representative sample: "After a mildly awkward interlude (only the Tralthan cubicle was free, with a lavatory seat four feet across), Conway emerged... (p17). There is no truth to the rumour that Dustin Hoffman snapped up the film rights.
First Publication:
Novacon 15 booklet, 1985.
Publication History:
FANTASY & SF, March 1987
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Synopsis by Graham Andrews
