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with pointless surveys. She makes friends with people waiting to die who eventu- ally make their way to Hell. Lots of fun and appropri- ately silly. Richard Kadrey looks at Hell as an ugly Los Angeles. In the final book of the tril- ogy, Sandman Slim gets an Aloha from Hell (hard from Harper Voyager) from a boy possessed by his archenemy, Mason. He has to return to Hell to stop Mason’s war on Heaven, and ends up hav- ing Jack the Ripper helping him as he kills demons and anything else that gets in his way. This is a pulse-pound- ing, hard-boiled action thrill- er. Lots of fun. Ryan Brown manages to put an old-west town into the


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Out and Fed Up (trade from Gal- lery Books), the two of them find themselves in a rebuilt west- ern set with the townsfolk menaced by evil cowboys. Mr. Brown doesn’t miss a single oater cliche, but somehow manages a com- pelling plot. Lots of fun. I really enjoyed the first two books of Laura Anne Gil- man’s tale of the Vineart war. In her world, magical wines are cultivated by Vinearts picked and trained from the slaves of the previous Vineart because they show affinity to magic. In the final book, Jerzey returns home to his vineyard, which is still recovering from his master’s death. The enemy mage is still attacking his country us- ing evil magic. Only Jerzey can repair The Shattered Vine (hard from Gallery Book). In an effort to edit the size of the book down, Ms. Gilman has cut out scenes that were probably necessary, eliding


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through them too quickly. I really think that this tale should have been longer and cut into two books. Collections include tales from the late Robert Asprin, Myth-Interpretations (paper from Baen); and The Best of the Bolos (paper from Baen), a long running series created by the late Kieth Laumer. Paper reprints include Lois Mc- Master Bujold Hu g o - n omi - nated tale Cyber- burn (paper from Baen); Robert A. Heinlein’s classic Starman


Jones (trade from Baen); and Lois McMaster Bujold’s The Sharing Knife fantasy series Beguilement, Legacy, Passage, and Horizon (all paper from Harper Voyager.) Tor has re- printed Michael Swanwick’s classic, The Dragons of Babel in trade. The 75th Anniversary Phila- delphia Science Fiction Con- ference, Philcon, will be on November 18 - 20, 2011 in the Crown Plaza Hotel, Cher- ry Hill, NJ. The principal speaker is Cory Doctorow. It’s $50 for the weekend, but there are day rates. Always fun. I’ll be there. Dr. Henry Lazarus is a local dentist and the author of A Cycle of Gods from Wolfsing- er Publications.


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tion of the ticket sales for this popular cabaret series. With Karen this time are fellow animal lovers representing the best of our city’s young performers: comedian Doo- gie Horner, theater and TV artist Liz Filios, and in-de- mand songwriter/pianist Jeremy Dyen, a mighty four- some for a great evening and a most worthy cause. At the Tin Angel, 20 S. 2nd St. Tick- ets at 215-928-0770 or www. tinangel.com. We can’t overlook the array of Halloween events in the days ahead, including these four of great appeal: On October 28 the Philadelphia Museum of Art hosts a Hal- loween Dance Party with Bri- an Carpenter’s Ghost Train Orchestra offering hot jazz and cartoon medleys as part of Art After 5 featuring Tarot readings, a spooky art tour and the chance to shine in your costume of choice (and don’t forget that the great Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus show ends on October 30, a genuine must-see.) 26th and the Parkway, 215-763-8100. More adventures on October 29: the greatest horror film of all time, the silent 1922 Nosferatu will be screened at 7 p.m. accompanied by live improvised music by organist Andrew Senn, First Presbyterian Church, 21st and Walnut, 215-567-0532. At 7:30 p.m. at the Church of The Redeemer in Bryn Mawr, a Halloween Spook- tacular showing of the silent film classic The Phantom of the Opera with live organ ac- companiment, costumes sug- gested, Pennswood and New Gulph Roads. 610-525-2486. And Hedgerow Theatre’s Annual Halloween Party Performance beings at 7 p.m. with pre-show treats, then a 7:30 p.m. staging of Agatha


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Russian Salon, an Evening of Music, Song and Poetry is set for 7 p.m. on October 29 featuring pianists Katarzyna Marzec-Salwinski and Rollin Wilber, mezzo-soprano Taty- ana Rashkovsky and poetry read by Inna Lobanova-Hea- sley. This grand event will also include food and wine and a post-concert conversa- tion and Q & A with the art- ists. International Institute for Culture, Ivy Hall, 6331 Lancaster Ave. Limited seat- ing; reservations suggested. 215-877-9910 or RHaas@icul- ture.org. The Philadelphia Singers are offering what they call “an evening of musical dis- coveries!” Bach and the Men- delssohns are on their Octo- ber 29 program at 8 p.m. fea- turing Magnificats, Hiob and other selected works with David Hayes on the podium. Church of the Holy Trinity, 19th and Walnut. A 7 p.m. Pre-Concert Talk on the pro- gram will take place in Field Hall at the Curtis Institute of Music, 1726 Locust, offered by Music Professors R. Larry Todd and George B. Stauffer. 215-751-9494. Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture opens its Arab Music Con- cert Series on October 29 with master vocalist Youssef Kassab performing music from the “golden age” of Syr- ia and Egypt. 8 p.m. at Trini- ty Center for Urban Life, 2212 Spruce. Further information and tickets at 267-809-3668. That same morning at TCUL from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., a chance to turn in unused or expired medications for safe disposal. 215-732-2515. For other locations, tmcadminis- trator@verizon.net. Camerata Philadelphia of-


fers a program on October 30 at 3 p.m. under Music Director and cellist Stephen Framil and featuring violin- ist Tim Fain and pianist Dan- iel Lau in works by Haydn, Ravel and Dvorak. Church of the Holy Trinity, 19th and Walnut. (This same perfor- mance will also be held on October 29 at 7:30 p.m. at Radnor Middle School, 150 Louella Ave., Wayne, PA.) 215-360-2173. Philadelphia’s Next Great Public Space will be hon- ored on November 2 by a free noon opening cel- ebration, ribbon cutting and name unveiling at the plaza outside 30th Street Station on the Market St. side. Everyone is invited to take part, enjoy live music, refreshments, fit- ness demonstrations, street performers and Give and Take’s Little Circus. www. universitycity.org. The Academy of Vocal Arts joins countless other mu- sical organizations in Na- tional Opera Week (10/28 - 11/6) with a free preview of its forthcoming staging of Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann) 5:30 p.m. on No- vember 2, including arias and ensembles as well as ob- servations from AVA’s mu- sic director and conductor Christofer Macatsoris and stage director David Gately. Phone reservations are a must at 215-735-1685. 1920 Spruce. Two world-class chefs for the price of one are the of- fering on November 2 at the Merriam Theater, where An- thony Bourdain and Eric Rip- ert will share Candid Kitchen Conversations on stage with provocative storytelling, shocking revelations and answers to questions from the audience. 7:30 p.m., a Kimmel Presents event. 250 S. Broad. 215-893-1999 or www.kimmelcenter.org.


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