All of us wish the extraordinary Richard A. Lupoff a healthy and happy 80th birthday.

Lupoff’s lengthy career included being editor of the famed sci-fi fanzine Xero and the author of over 50 books including several important works about Edgar Rice Burroughs and numerous novels.

In 2005, Tachyon published the Hugo-nominated THE BEST OF XERO, a collection of essays from the groundbreaking zine.

For more about THE BEST OF XERO, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Larry Ivie.