the filk songs that science fiction fans sing. Reception Dave Langford reviewed Bimbos of the Death Sun for White Dwarf'' #99, and stated that "McCrumb deploys her research with kitchen-sink enthusiasm, neatly caricaturing several SF fan stereotypes but striking an unconvincing note when all these wildly different and often mutually intolerant types sit down to play D&D together." Awards The novel won the 1988 Edgar Award for "Best Paperback Original" and was nominated for the Anthony Award in the same category in the same year. References 1988 American novels American mystery novels Edgar Award-winning works Ballantine Books books