Welcome to Black Cat Weekly #33.

I think you’ll find this issue particularly interesting. Darrell Schweitzer’s historic interview with C.J. Cherryh from 1978 is fascinating, since she talks about her writing process. (If you aren’t familiar with her work, you’ve missed some of the best science fiction of the last 50 years.). For mystery lovers, we have great tales from Greg Herren (courtesy of editor Barb Goffman) and Patricia Dusenbury (courtesy of editor Michael Bracken), plus a solve-it-yourself mystery from Hal Charles. Our novel, Mission of Revenge, by Edison Marshall mixes many genres—crime, romance, adventure…all set in the frozen north!

Science fiction readers have an original from Nancy Jane Moore (courtesy of editor Cynthia Ward), plus classics by Lester del Rey and Larry Tritten. For fantasy, look no further than “The Goddess’ Legacy,” by Malcolm Jameson, and the second part of Mel Gilden’s serialized novel, The Case by Case Casebook of Emily Silverwood. Good stuff!

Here’s the lineup:

Non-Fiction:

“Speaking with C.J. Cherryh,” conducted by Darrell Schweitzer [interview]

Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:

“Nor Death Will Us Part,” by Patricia Dusenbury [Michael Bracken Presents short story]

“An Eggceptional Solution,” by Hal Charles [solve-it-yourself mystery]

“The Silky Veils of Ardor,” by Greg Herren [Barb Goffman Presents short story]

Mission of Revenge, by Edison Marshall [novel]

Science Fiction & Fantasy:

“The Art of War,” by Nancy Jane Moore [Cynthia Ward Presents short story]

“Playback,” by Larry Tritten [short story]

“The One-eyed Man,” by Lester del Rey [short story]

“The Goddess’ Legacy,” by Malcolm Jameson [short story]

The Case by Case Casebook of Emily Silverwood, by Mel Gilden (Part 2 of 4) [Serial Novel]

Flashes of Illumination