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Vector 67/68 (Spring 1974)

Malcolm Edwards (editor); Philip K. Dick, Ursula Le Guin, Gene Wolfe, Brian Aldiss, and others · 1974 · Fan Publications

Vector 67-68 is a double issue of the journal of the British Science Fiction Association (BSFA), published in Spring 1974 and edited by Malcolm Edwards from Harrow, Middlesex, UK. Priced at 45p, the issue features contributions from an impressive roster of science fiction writers and critics including Brian Aldiss, Michael G. Coney, Philip K. Dick, Ursula K. Le Guin, Peter Nicholls, Brian Stableford, Philip Strick, and Gene Wolfe.

The inclusion of Dick alongside Le Guin, Aldiss, and Wolfe in a British science fiction publication from 1974 reflects the high regard in which Dick was held by the British science fiction community. Vector has been the BSFA's critical journal since the 1950s and played an important role in shaping British science fiction discourse. This double issue, with its distinguished contributor list, represents a particularly strong installment.

The issue provides valuable documentation of Dick's standing within the international science fiction community during the mid-1970s, a period when his critical reputation was growing significantly, particularly in the United Kingdom and Australia.

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