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Title: Great book! Alas out of print.
Review: As the publisher of this book, I might confess to some bias.Trimmings from the Triffid's beard is a collection of essays on Science Fiction by Alan Robson that he wrote for a number of New Zealand fanzines. There are thumbnail sketches of SF authors that Robson has encountered in person such as Harry Harrison and Joe Halderman, there are musings on the effect that Lord of the Rings has had on the Fantasy genre and many other essays on SF topics.The book was also illustrated by a number of NZ fanzine artists including James Bronson and Dan McCarthy.There is a second volume in print, Trimmings from the Triffid's Beard volume two, which contains all the book review columns that Alan has written for NZ fanzines. The columns offer a snapshot of SF writing over a number of years, but are more interesting for the screamingly funny anecdotes that Robson writes about his life. There are sections which have had me in tears of laughter.
