Conference noted::sf

453.0. "Tall's Stardust Voyages" by CSC32::VICKREY (IF(i_think) THEN(i_am) ELSE(stop)) Thu Feb 26 1987 20:58

I don't like writing "does anyone know this book?" notes, but -
there is a book, a collection of stories, that I bought in 1977
and have somehow misplaced.  The first story was titled (I think)
"The Knot in the Bear's Tail".  The stories are about a ship full
of scientists/explorers and some of their experiences.  The narrator
was built like a gorilla; his lady was built like a brick outhouse,
and the third member of this trilogy was a guy who'd had an arm
bitten off once .... and there was this seventyish, Grace_Hopperish
artist who painted what she somewhat psychically perceived.  In
the first story this included a painting of the constellations
drawn as the characters that classical Astronomy populated the
skies with - Ursa Minor was a playful cub, but Ursa Major was
emaciated and pain-ridden, with a hellish kink in his tale.

So, could somebody tell me the real name of the collection, and
the name of the author?

Thanx,
Susan

    Author:	Stephen Tall  (real name: Compton N. Crook)
    
    Story:	"The Bear with the Knot in His Tail"
    
    Book:	THE STARDUST VOYAGES (Berkley, 1975)
    
    There was also another book, a novel, about the Stardust:
    
    	THE RAMSGATE PARADOX (Berkley, 1976)
    
    Tall/Crook died a few years back, unfortunately.
    
    --- jerry

Somehow I knew you'd know!

Susan 8->

re. .0:

Donald A. Wollheim (ed) "Best Science Fiction of 1977" is where my copy of 
"A Bear with a Knot in its Tail" resides.  Or is it 1972?

In any case, an _excellent_ read!
kevin