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Wrath of the Fanglord was masterminded by the very wonderful Geri Sullivan to mark Dave Langford's appearance at Minicon 33 (1998) as fan guest of honour. It collects a number of favourite articles by other writers -- plus a few pieces of artwork -- published by Langford in the course of twenty-odd years of frenetic fanzine activity.
- Publication Date: April 1998
- Publisher: Rune Press, Minneapolis (for Minicon 33)
- Format: US quarto chapbook/fanzine
- ISBN: none
- Page Count: 52 inc wraps
- Cover Artist: Steve Stiles
- Availability: $5 mail order from Geri Sullivan, 3444 Blaisdell Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55408-4315, USA -- while stocks last.
- Reviews
Contents - Steve Stiles: "Wrath of the Fanglord" (cover -- above)
- Dave Langford: "Introduction"
- Terry Pratchett: "Alien Christmas" (from Ansible 50, 1987)
- Bob Shaw: "Up the Conjunction: An Investigation into Astrology" (from Drilkjis 3,, 1978)
- Chris Priest: "A Message from Our Founder" (from The Northern GUFFblower 5/Ansible 1, 1979)
- Peter Nicholls: "The Regency Buck Stops Here: A Seacon '79 Report" (from Drilkjis 5, 1980)
- Tom Holt: "Wild Canadian Boy, The" (song, from Ansible 113 1/2, 1996)
- Ian Watson: "Believing SF" (from Drilkjis 6, 1982)
- D. West: "The Horrors of TAFF" (cartoons, from Ansible 39, 1984)
- Patrick Parrinder: "Ghost of Honour Speech" (from Ansible 50, 1987)
- Colin Fine: "The Suicidal Prime Ministers' Song" (song, from Drilkjis 6, 1982)
- Nick Lowe: "The Flatulent SF Authors' Song" (incorporated into Langford article in Energumen 16 ed. Mike Glicksohn, 1981)
- Chris Priest: "Meetings with Remarkable Men" (from Drilkjis 5, 1980)
- Atom: cartoon (from Drilkjis 5, 1980)
- Nick Lowe: "The Well-Tempered Plot Device" (from Ansible 46, 1986)
- Readers: "The Timeless Letter Column" (many sources, 1978-1997)
- Dave Langford: "Glossary" (including "The Astral Leauge Hymn" by D.West, from Twll-Ddu 5, 1976)
- Marget Welbank: "Britain is Heaven in '87" convention bid artwork from 198? (back cover)
Reviews
Ian Watson writes, May 1998:
What a feast of enlightenment and reminiscence is in Wrath of the Fanglord.