Chandler expresses his disappointment that The Mentor is about to be published quarterly. He also surmises on how different his life may have been (including the liklihood that there may never have been a Rim Worlds series) had he not fallen foul of his school headmaster.
Bertram Chandler talks briefly about his novel Kelly Country, providing insight into the editorial process which led to the deletion of a section from his original submission.
Bertram Chandler talks briefly about his novel Kelly Country, providing insight into the editorial process which led to the deletion of a section from his original submission.
Chandler provides some insights into the writing of his alternate history novel about Ned Kelly, and offers some thoughts on the man and his legacy.
Written on the anniversary of the introduction of decimal currency into Australia, Chandler considers some other significant changes from old ways to new, including the introduction of new shipping practices and the gradual relaxing of archaic literary censorship stances.