9 , ▁in ▁the ▁sem ip roz ine ▁category , ▁two ▁Hugo ▁Award ▁nomin ations ▁in ▁subsequent ▁years , ▁and ▁its ▁first ▁World ▁Fant asy ▁Award ▁nom ination , ▁for ▁edit ors ▁Seg al ▁and ▁V and erme er , ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁sevent een ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁We ird ▁T ales ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁media ▁alter cation ▁after ▁the ▁editor ▁announced ▁the ▁magazine ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁publish ▁an ▁ex cer pt ▁from ▁Victoria ▁Fo yt ' s ▁controvers ial ▁novel ▁Save ▁the ▁Pear ls , ▁which ▁many ▁critics ▁accused ▁of ▁featuring ▁rac ist ▁s tere ot yp ing . ▁ ▁The ▁decision ▁was ▁made ▁despite ▁the ▁protest s ▁of ▁V ander Me er , ▁and ▁prompt ed ▁her ▁to ▁end ▁her ▁association ▁with ▁the ▁magazine . ▁ ▁The ▁publish er ▁subsequently ▁over ru led ▁the ▁editor , ▁and ▁announced ▁that ▁We ird ▁T ales ▁no ▁longer ▁had ▁plans ▁to ▁run ▁the ▁ex cer pt . ▁▁ ▁Leg acy ▁We ird ▁T ales ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁mag az ines ▁in ▁the ▁fant asy ▁field ; ▁in ▁Ash ley ' s ▁view , ▁it ▁is ▁" second ▁only ▁to ▁Un known ▁in ▁significance ▁and ▁influence ". ▁ ▁Wein berg ▁goes ▁further , ▁calling ▁it ▁" the ▁most ▁important ▁and ▁influ ential ▁of ▁all ▁fant asy ▁mag az ines ". ▁ ▁Wein berg ▁arg ues ▁that ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁material ▁We ird ▁T ales ▁published ▁would ▁never ▁have ▁appeared ▁if ▁the ▁magazine ▁had