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Issue 75 - Fantastical Musical Instruments & More!

8/4/2023

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Jean Martin joins us again, and this time we look at Science Fictional, Fantastical, Mythical, and just plain cool musical instruments! 

​Editorial by Chris Garcia
Musical Instruments in Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings By Jean Martin
Exploring Instruments in Dungeons & Dragons: The Instruments of the Bards By Robert Pleasant
Gurney Halleck Sings for Us By Allison Hartman Adams
The Baliset By Chris Garcia
Vulcan Lute By Christopher Erickson
Star Trek: The Musical Generation By Sarah Gulde
The Sounds of Star Wars By James Bacon
Native American Flutes By Jade Falcon
Fan Art by Terry Jeeves
Exploring the Oud: A Musical Time Machine for Ancient and Futuristic Soundscapes By Michael Larsen
Captain Eo: The Crew IS the Music By Chris Garcia
Play holophonor for me by Ann Gry (anngry.com)
“Of Holophonors” By Peppard Saltine
Fico in Flash Gordon  By James Bacon
Pure Will, True Will, and The Hydrogen Sonata or How Aleister Crowley met Iain M. Banks By Richard Smothers
Music in the Works of Alan Moore Or Alan, Eno, and Me By Pádraig Ó Méalóid
On kings and fiddlers and the harp unstrung  By Ethan Hay, MA
Instruments from the Moon to Gaia (via North Queensferry, Scotland) with Two Plugs by Gary Lloyd
A Refrigerator for Music – The Samson Box By Chris Garcia
Under The 5000 Fingers  by James Langdell      
Animusic By Chris Garcia
The Legend of Zelda – The Magical Instrument  By David Ferguson
Enditorial by James Bacon
 

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2023 Hugo FINALISTS!!!!!

7/6/2023

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We did it!!!!!

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2022 Journey Planet issues

Craft During COVID
Erró Errór
Alamat
Rogue One
Robin Hood
Anthropocene Ruminations
Chinese Science Fiction - Part 1
Andor

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The 2022 issues of Journey Planet have been honored by the Hugo voters with another place on the ballot! 

We're so lucky and proud to be able to include so many incredible names, including 5 first-time Journey Planeteers!!! So happy to have the incredible work of the entire team recognized. 

Congrats to all our amazing finalists - Regina Kanyu Wang, Yen Ooi, Arthur Liu, Sara Felix, Amanda Wakaruk, Olav Rokne, Jean Martin, Steven H Silver, Chuck Serface, Erin Underwood, Alissa Wales, John Coxon, Pádraig Ó Méalóid, James Bacon and Christopher J Garcia

|旅行星球 王侃瑜,黄盈沅,天爵,莎拉·菲利克斯,阿曼达·瓦卡鲁克,奥拉夫·罗克尼,琴·马丁,史蒂文·H·西尔弗,查克·瑟菲斯,艾琳·安德伍德,阿莉萨·威尔斯,约翰·考克逊,帕德雷格·奥梅洛伊德,詹姆斯·培根,克里斯托弗·J.加西亚|
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Journey Planet 74 - Vincent

5/25/2023

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This issue is a Fannish Memoir/Appreciation/Philosphoical work by/about/concerning Vincent Docherty, two-time WorldCon chair, Hugo-nominee, and all-time good guy! 

​Journey Planet 74
Cover by Iain J. Clark
Page 3—Introduction by Ann Gry
Page 4—Introduction by Vincent Docherty
Page 5—How and Why Science Fiction?
Page 8—Entering Fandom and First Con 1978-1987
Page 15—Conspiracy 1987
Page 16—Vince Docherty—No Buts by Ian
Sorensen
Page 21—Glasgow 1995
Page 21—Vincent—Some Memories by Henry
Balen
Page 26—Vincent Docherty by Kees van Toorn
Page 28—Vincent Docherty by Theresa TR Renner
Page 36—Vince Docherty: Enigma or Mystery by
Martin Easterbrook
Page 44—Glasgow 2005
Page 46—20 Years On – Vincent Docherty by Colin
Harris
Page 51—The Hugo Award Ceremony Script from
Interaction 2005 by Kim Newman & Paul
McAuley
Page 53—UK2005 – A Brief History by Vincent
Docherty
Page 57—Post Glasgow 1995 & 2005
Page 58—Loncon 2014
Page 60—Vincent Docherty by Steve Cooper
Page 60—Vincent Docherty by Alice Lawson
Page 63—Dublin 2019 & Beyond
Page 69—Music
Page 70—The LX Music Programme, excerpted
from the LX Souvenir Book by Vincent
Docherty
Page 80—Conrunning and Mentoring
Page 86—Vincent Docherty by Shana Worthen
Page 86—Vincent Docherty by Sara Felix
Page 89—The Hugos
Page 93—Art
Page 100—Personal Matters
Page 106—Some Final Reflections
Page 107—Acknowledgements
Page 107—On Conjuring by Allison Hartman
Adams
Page 107—Thoughts From the Island by Chris
Garcia
Page 108—Titus Vincentius – Honourable
Conqueror Enditorial by James Bacon
Page 109—Letter of Comment on Issue 72--
Operation Motorman
Page 110—Photo/Art Credits
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Journey Planet 73 - Hugo Nominee Gifts

4/14/2023

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Alan Stewart joins James and Chris for a look at the mementos WorldCons give to the Hugo nominees! It's a list you might not know existed, and one that's kinda fun!

​Page 3—Letters of Comment from Rob Hansen and Kerry Kyle!
Page  7—Hugo Nominees’ Gift List: 1990—2022, Compiled by Alan Stewart
Page 76—1980s Enquiries
Page 77—Probably History by Alan Stewart
Page 79—Thoughts on Nominee Gifts: An Instant Fanzine :
Evelyn Leeper, Steven H Silver, Guy Lillian III, Michael A Burstein, Deb Geisler, Rose Mitchell, Helen Montgomery, Sarah Gulde, Alison Scott, Craig Miller, Ian McDonald, Henry Balen, Chris Garcia, Alan Stewart
 
Page 86—Enditorial by James Bacon
Page 89—A Brief Note from Chris
 

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Issue 72 - Operation Motorman

4/2/2023

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James Bacon gives us this look at Operation Motorman, the deadly 1972 assault on Derry. Taral Wayne provides a piece of art! This is a long time coming! 
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Issue 71 - The Hugo Award

3/12/2023

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Hugo-winner Sara Felix joins us once again for this issue about the Hugo trophy - the history, design, philosophy and so on!

I can now say I have won a Hugo and designed a Hugo Sara Felix 
Faith in the Hugos. Don’t Fret, It Can Be Fixed James Bacon 
Proposal for Hugo Award Torcon Three David Thayer 
Hugo Award Anecdotes Janice Gelb
Making Hugos an excerpt from the N4 Souvenir Book Peter Weston 
Yes… I design Hugos Chris Garcia
The MidAmericon II base Sara Felix 
Imagining a Textile-related Hugo Base Constanze Hofmann 
Three Hugo Bases That Never Were Steven H Silver 
On Hugo Base Design Vincent Docherty 
How I (sort-of) Designed a LEGO Hugo Base James Shields 

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Issue 70 -Chinese Science Fiction & Space Part 2!

1/24/2023

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1. Space is Terrifying – Interview with Sinjin Li
Interviewer: Mia Chen Ma and Yen Ooi
Translator: Olivia Cat

2. Revamping Sci-Fi Writing Through Sci-Fi Art: An Introduction to "Morning Star Cup", China’s Original Science Fiction Art Competition
Author: Ma Guobin and Zhao Hongyin
Translator: Ana Padilla Fornieles

3. Ten Thousand Worlds in the Nijigen Universe
Author: Fly Cat
Translator: J. Xu

4. A Review on Night Bus by Zuo Ma
Author: James Bacon
Translator: Lin Pingxiu

5. A Review on Split Earth by Joey Yu, Zephyr Zheng and Monica Ding
Author: James Bacon
Translator: Que Shizi

6. Space Food, Future Food, and Food in Science Fiction
Author: Qian Cheng and Serene Hu
Translator: Andy Yang, Serene Hu, and Chen Qinglong

7. From a SF Fan to a SF Entrepreneur- An Interview with Sun Yue
Interviewer: Regina Kanyu Wang
Translator: Kelly Zhang

8. A Brief History of Science Fiction Societies in Chinese Universities
Author: RiverFlow
Translator: Stefan Harvey

9. A Brief History of the Development of Chinese SF Fanzines
Author: RiverFlow
Translator: Ana Padilla Fornieles

10. The Humanity in the Future: A Viewpoint Developed after Meeting with Russian and the U.S. Astronauts
Author: Tan Kai
Translator: Li Siqi

11. An Encounter in Space and Science Fiction – Interview with Liu Cixin, Ken Liu, and Kjell Lindgren
Interviewer: Regina Kanyu Wang
Translator: Liu Shuli
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Issue 69 - Andor

12/31/2022

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We close out 2022 with an issue dedicated to the hit Star Wars series Andor with John Coxon and Erin Underwood co-editing! 

Note: Chris still hasn't seen Andor. 

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Cover by Iain J. Clarke
Page 4 - Andor:  The Center of the Star Wars Storyverse by Erin Underwood
Page 7 - Andor Season 1 -  Putting faces to the Empire and a cause for rebellion by James Mason
Page 9 - ANDOR: Star Wars Finally Grows Up by Tony Peak
Page 12 - Andor Tote Bag by Alissa Wales
Page 13 - Andor: Real People and the Rebellion by Chelsea Mueller
Page 15 - Star Wars Storytelling Matures with Andor by R. B. Wood
Page 17 - Andor: Faced with Violence by Brenda Noiseux
Page 19 - Vive la résistance! by John C. Foster
 Page 21 - Based on by Peppard Saltine
Page 23 - We Always Knew There Was More to Star Wars by Carrie Vaughn
Page 27—Shaping the Conflict: The Ominous Geometry of Andor by Hannah Strom-Martin
Page 30—The Andorian by Michael Carroll
Page 31 - The Complexities of Revolution in Andor by Rich Horton
Page 35 - Droid Boy by Alexis & Kenneth Taylor-Butler
Page 39 - Andor -  a rebellion by James Bacon
Page 57 - Andor: An Awakening by Edward Lazellari
Page 61 - Less Fan Service of Better Storytelling? by John Coxon
Page 63  - Jack ‘Gunner’ McCarthy and Captain of Intelligence  Mary McGrath by James Bacon
Page 65 - Shadows of the British Empire by Dan Hartland
Page 67 - The Sounds of Andor by James Bacon
Page 71 - Instant Fanzine: Andor featuring Joelle Renstrom and Oghenechovwe Ekpeki
Page 75 - A Grown-up Galaxy Far, Far Away by Derek McCaw
Page 79 - Enditorial by James Bacon
Page 76—Artist Bios
 

 

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Issue 68 - Chinese Science Fiction

12/30/2022

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Chris and James join forces with Regina Kanyu Wang, Arthur Liu, and Yen Ooi to bring the first of two issues dealing with Chinese Science Fiction and Space! 
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​​1. If I Have a Dyson Sphere, I Can _______________________
– The Independent Science Fiction Game
Dyson Sphere Program and
Its Player Ecology

给我一个戴森球,我能_______________
——独立科幻游戏《戴森球计划》及其玩家生态
Author: Bill Black
作者:笔盖
Translator: Scarlet Zhang
译者:张璇
 
2. An Encounter with Mars at Lenghu
在冷湖与火星相会

Author: Arthur Liu
作者:天爵
Translator: Shaoyan Hu
译者:胡绍晏
 
3. Twelve Space-Themed Chinese SF Novels
In the 2020s
十二部太空题材长篇小说(2020—2022)

Author: Arthur Liu
作者:天爵
Translator: Arthur Liu
译者:天爵
 
 
4. The Female Body and the Future of Humanity
女性身体与人类的未来——评凌晨太空科幻小说

Author: Mia Chen Ma
作者:马辰
Translator: Wang Jin and Lily Rathbone
译者:王瑾、李曼汐
 
 
5. “The Wandering Earth”: Should I Leave
Behind the Heavy Shell?
《流浪地球》:该不该搁下重重的壳

Author: Lyu Guangzhao
作者:吕广钊
 
 
6. The Wandering Fan – A Diaspora View of Chinese Science Fiction
流浪的粉丝——一个海外华人的中国科幻文学观

Author: Kin-Ming Looi
作者:吕坚鸣
Translator: Jiang Qingying
译者:姜清潆
 
 
7. Hunt for the Hidden Treasures of
Republican-Era Science Fiction
探寻民国科幻的宝藏

Speaker: Ren Dongmei
口述:任冬梅
Editor: RiverFlow
整理:河流
Translator: Jack Hargreaves
译者:沈如风
 
8. Dugu Yue Refuses to Be Alone
独孤月拒绝孤独——评电影《独行月球》

Author: Zhong Tianyi
作者:钟天意
Translator: Qing Zhao
译者:赵晴
 
9. Imagining Outer Space in Chinese Science Fiction Film
中国科幻电影的太空想象

Author: Huang Mingfen
作者:黄鸣奋
Translator: Zhou Danxue
译者:周旦雪
 
10. Original Art: Lunar Photosynthesis
原创艺术:月球光合作用

Artist: Angela YT Chan
艺术家:陈裕彤
  
11. Narrating Fantastic Stories with Visual Arts – Interview with Feifei Ruan
用视觉艺术讲述幻想故事——阮菲菲专访

Interviewer: Regina Kanyu Wang
采访者:王侃瑜
Translator: RiverFlow
译者:河流

12. My Best Art is Always the Next Piece
– Interview with Sharksden
最好的作品永远是下一张——鲨鱼丹专访

Interviewer: Regina Kanyu Wang
采访者:王侃瑜
Translator: Scarlet Zhang
译者:张璇
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Issue 67 - Anthropocene Ruminations

12/17/2022

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Guest Editors - Amanda Wakaruk & Olav Rokne

Conversation with Kim Stanley Robinson by Olav Rokne
The Roadmap to Drought by Victoria Paterson
The Lies They Will Tell You by Camestros Felapton
The Loaner by A. L. Yakimchuk
Where The World May Wind Up by Juan Sanmiguel
Songs of a Disposable Earth by Jason Sanford
Disco and the Rising Tide of Cli-Fi Paul Weimer
Ponderings by Victoria Carter
​Parasites in Peril by Collin Horn
Massive Moment for Cli-Fi by James Bacon
Apocalyptic Radio by Nicolas Pallaris
Choosing Van Gogh by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki
Things Fall Apart, It’s Scientific by Chris Garcia
Is Geoengineering by The New Denial? by Stephen Griffith & Marshall Boyd
Dwelling in the Anthropocene by Cora Buhlert
Blowing Up The Ministry For The Future by Gautam Bhatia
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