▁fiction ▁editor ▁was ▁Gil ▁Lam ont ; ▁For rest ▁A ck erman ▁also ▁assist ed , ▁mainly ▁by ▁obtain ing ▁material ▁to ▁include . ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁good ▁deal ▁of ▁confusion ▁between ▁the ▁various ▁participants ▁in ▁the ▁project : ▁according ▁to ▁L ocus , ▁a ▁science ▁fiction ▁trade ▁journal , ▁" A ck erman ▁says ▁he ▁has ▁had ▁no ▁contact ▁with ▁publish er ▁For bes , ▁does ▁not ▁know ▁what ▁will ▁happen ▁to ▁the ▁material ▁he ▁put ▁together , ▁and ▁is ▁as ▁much ▁in ▁the ▁dark ▁as ▁everybody ▁else . ▁ ▁Lam ont ▁says ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁still ▁ren eg oti ating ▁his ▁contract ▁and ▁is ▁not ▁sure ▁where ▁he ▁stands ". ▁The ▁original ▁plan ▁was ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁issue ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁dated ▁July / August , ▁but ▁before ▁it ▁appeared ▁the ▁decision ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁contents , ▁and ▁a ▁new , ▁completely ▁reset ▁issue ▁finally ▁appeared ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁dated ▁Fall ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁Even ▁with ▁this ▁delay ▁a ▁final ▁agreement ▁had ▁not ▁yet ▁been ▁reached ▁with ▁Wein berg ▁over ▁lic ens ing . ▁ ▁Only ▁ 1 2 , 5 0 0 ▁copies ▁were ▁printed ; ▁these ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁two ▁distrib utors ▁who ▁both ▁went ▁into ▁bank rupt cy . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁few ▁copies ▁were ▁sold , ▁and ▁For bes ▁was ▁not ▁paid ▁by ▁the ▁distrib utors . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁financial ▁set back , ▁For bes ▁attempted