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BfK No. 83 - November 1993

Cover Story
The illustration on our cover this month is by Andrew Skilleter from Susan Cooper's Over Sea, Under Stone. Susan Cooper is interviewed by Stephanie Nettell. The book is published by Bodley Head, to whom we are grateful for help in using this illustration.

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SF on Tape

Stephen Bowkett, Jan Dean, Helen Dunmore and Anthony Masters
 Tony Bradman
 Stephen McGann
88 mins, AUDIO BOOK, one cassette
8-10 Junior/Middle

Four new stories which have been specially written for audio for 8-11 year-olds. They're a skilful blend of chilling elements and science fiction imaginative flair within an ultimately 'safe' framework, so although they can be disturbing, they leave the listener not frightened, but thoughtful. The sound effects are clever and impressive: the false computer mother-doubles in 'Space Egg' with one 'mother' in one ear of the Walkman and one 'mother' in the other is very spooky. In 'Zap' slimy anemone blobs suck the electrical life-pulses from their victims and from the power supply of a small-town-just-like-yours. Good stuff.

Reviewer: 
Rachel Redford
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