William Rotsler, 1926-1997

Bill Rotsler's novels include Patron of the Arts (1974), To the Land of the Electric Angel (1976), Zandra (1978), and The Far Frontier (1980). He was also well known in fandom as a prolific and distinctive cartoonist, for which work he twice received the Hugo for Best Fan Artist. His service to SFWA included locating the fossils, crystals and stones for the Nebula Award™ trophies. Bill had been fighting cancer for some time; according to a report posted on Genie by Christine Valada, he died quietly in his sleep on the morning of October 18, at the southern California home of his friend Paul Turner.

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