F&SF July 1961The second part of Brian Aldiss’ Hothouse saga appeared in Fantasy and Science Fiction (July 1961).

Contents
Kingsley Amis “Something Strange”
Will Worthington “Package Deal”
Nicholas Breckenridge “The Cat Lover”
Grendel Briarton “Through Time and Space with Ferdinand Feghoot: XLI”
Otis Kidwell Burger “The Zookeeper”
Kris Neville “Closing Time”
Poul Anderson “Night Piece”
Isaac Asimov: Science: Recipe for a Planet
Brian W. Aldiss “Undergrowth” (Hothouse No. 3)

Cover by Ed Emshwiller

Contents from Galactic Central

An excerpt from Joe Wehrle, Jr.’s review of the Hothouse series, from The Digest Enthusiast book six:

“In “Undergrowth” (July 1961), we find that the morel has bisected itself to access the minds of both Poyly and Gren. Under its direction, they capture a girl named Yattmur in order to learn the whereabouts of her tribe. If mankind, like H.G. Wells’ Eloi, has lost its initiative through the passage of time, the morel acts as a prod, driving his hosts to achieve its own ambitious aims.”

Opening Lines from “First Principles” by Edd Vick, Asimov’s Sep 2003 as featured in the author’s interview with D. Blake Werts in The Digest Enthusiast book six.

The pulp magazine with modern sensibilities. Contents From the Editors Robert Walton “The Ogre’s Secret” Rie Sheridan Rose “Marshal Marshal Meets the Mechanical Marauder” Adam S. Furman “Collateral Damage” Marcus Hansson “A Scent of Blood and…

From International Science Fiction No. 2 (June 1968): The second issue of ISF opens with an editorial, “The Balance of Ideas,” by Lester del Rey, that illustrates the importance of ideas from a global perspective (expressed…

Cartoonist/illustrator Michael Neno’s Lovey Dovey is back in a new mini comic where he encounters one road block after another to his normally lovey-dovey ways. Find out how he handles the stress and strain of this…

An excerpt from B.K. Stevens’ interview from The Digest Enthusiast book six. Here she discusses her process, working out a plot, and weaving a list of suspects together. It probably won’t come as a big surprise…

Excerpt from Tom Brinkmann’s article, “Sharon Tate’s Fate,” from The Digest Enthusiast book six: “Pageant premiered with its November 1944 issue and was originally published by Hillman Periodicals. Macfadden bought it in 1961 and continued publishing…

Contents John Gregory Betancourt and Carla Coupe: From the Cat’s Perch Michael Bracken “Suburbia” Eve Fisher “The Sorority House” J.M. Taylor “Tourist Season” John M. Floyd “Diversions” Charlie Drees “The List” Peter W. J. Hayes “Something…