Table of Contents, October 1984
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Contents
1984 Hugo Awards……………… 1
L.A.con Figures…………………1
Contents………………………… 3
Editorial Hatters…………….. 3
Announcements……………………. 3
The Universe of C.J. Cherryh……. 4
Weird Tales in Limbo………….. 4
The British Book Scene…………. 4
Boxed Sets for 1984…………….5
Disney Re-animated……………. 5
The Outer Limits……………… 5
Book N o t e s …………………….. 4
Convention Updates……………. 5
Terry Carr to Edit To The Stars…..5
People and Publishing ………….7
Agent’s Corner, Richard Curtis….. 9
Moon & Stars & Stuff, Fritz Leiber…11
Locus Looks At Books, Faren Miller…13
Locus Looks At More Books,
Debbie Notkin……………. 15
Locus Looks At More Books, Dan Chow..17
Science Books: A Dialogue,
Paul P r e u s s …………….. 17
Inconjuction 4……………….. 24
Archon 8………………………25
Report from France, Pascal J. Thomas.28
Ezocon I I ……………………. 29
Magazines Received – August……. 33
Books Received – August………. 35
Classified Ad s ………………..45
Bestseller Lists…………….. 48
Obituaries: Walter Tevis, J.B. Priestley,
Truman Capote, Tom Rainbow….49
The Spencer Research Library…… 52
Knightly R e v e l s ……………… 52
Masquerade Photos……………. 54
ISSUE #285 • VOL 17, NO. 10 • OCTOBER 1984 Mailing date: September 20,1984
Announcements
THE NEWSPAPER OF THE SCIENCE FICTION FIELD
ISSN-0047-4959
EDITOR & PUBLISHER
Charles N. Brown
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Faren Miller
EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS
Donna Burriston
Dawn Atkins
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
Norman Spinrad
Richard Curtis
Fritz Leiber
Debbie Notkin
Dan Chow
Locus, ISSN-0047-4959, The Newspaper of the
Science Fiction Field, is published monthly by LOCUS
PUBLICATIONS. Editorial address: 34 Ridgewood
Lane, Oakland, CA 94611; telephone (415) 339-9196.
Please send all mail to Locus Publications, P.O. Box
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Contents copyright © 1984 by Locus Publications.
Second class postage paid at Oakland, California.
Postmaster: Send address changes to Locus Publications,
P.O. Box 13305, Oakland, CA 94661.
A $500 reward is being offered for
information leading to the arrest and
conviction of the person or persons
responsible for the recent burglaries
(see Locus #283) at A Change of Hobbit
(Santa Monica, CA), Hi De Ho Comics
(Santa Monica), and Dangerous Visions
(Sherman Oaks). Contact Sherry Gottlieb
c/o A Change of Hobbit: (213) 473-2873.
Another $500 reward is offered by the
Westercon 37 Committee, for information
leading to the arrest and conviction of
the person or persons responsible for
the false alarms at the Portland Marriott
Hotel on July 2nd, 1984. Contact
Westercon 37, P.O. Box 16155, Portland
OR 97216; (503) 774-7592.
The 1985 National SF Research Association
meeting (June 27-30, 1985, at Kent
State University) will have a special
focus on the works of Frederik Pohl.
Send suggestions for papers to Donald M.
Hassler, c/o English Dept., Kent State
University, Kent OH 44242.
Oxonmoot, the principal gathering of
Britain’s Tolkien Society, will take
place in Oxford over the weekend of
October 5-7, 1984.
THANKS!
We were extremely happy to be given
the first Hugo in the new Semi-Prozine
category and hope to win many more.
It’s our ninth Hugo, and, contrary to
what some people seem to think, it’s
just as much of a pleasure winning the
ninth as the second (the first is always
special) and we’d like to thank
all of you who voted for us. Locus is
very much a team effort and we’d like
to thank the staff, past and present,
part time and full time, plus the columnists,
contributors, collators, and
others who have helped so much in the
past years.
CON!
People kept coming up to me at the
convention to ask how I thought it was
going. I gave them my standard answer;
“I’ll know when I finish writing and
editing the report.” They usually
laughed, but it isn’t really meant to
be funny. The convention, the science
fiction field and Locus itself have
grown so much in size and complexity,
it has become impossible to personally
cover them to any degree. I spent most
of my time at the convention either
talking to editors or interviewing
writers. At one time I was official
photographer for both the Masquerade
and the Art Show, now I don’t seem to
be able to get to either one. I’ve
even put in a stint as a Secret Master
of Fandom; now I can’t even get to the
business meetings. I put in several
decades in fannish fandom and don’t
even got to the fan room anymore. I
spent years as a filthy huckster and no
longer have time to man my own table.
I’m not quite sure if I’m complaining
or boasting or both. It’s just as
hectic (and just as much fun) trying to
make sure there’s somebody covering all
the major events for us. Special
thanks are due Dawn Atkins who ran the
table with backup from Carol and Connie
Buchanan, Bill Contento, Tammy Raetz
(Continued on page 53)
“MINE! MINE! MINE! ”
LOCUS October 1984 / 3
1984 Hugo Awards……………… 1
L.A.con Figures…………………1
Contents………………………… 3
Editorial Hatters…………….. 3
Announcements……………………. 3
The Universe of C.J. Cherryh……. 4
Weird Tales in Limbo………….. 4
The British Book Scene…………. 4
Boxed Sets for 1984…………….5
Disney Re-animated……………. 5
The Outer Limits……………… 5
Book N o t e s …………………….. 4
Convention Updates……………. 5
Terry Carr to Edit To The Stars…..5
People and Publishing ………….7
Agent’s Corner, Richard Curtis….. 9
Moon & Stars & Stuff, Fritz Leiber…11
Locus Looks At Books, Faren Miller…13
Locus Looks At More Books,
Debbie Notkin……………. 15
Locus Looks At More Books, Dan Chow..17
Science Books: A Dialogue,
Paul P r e u s s …………….. 17
Inconjuction 4……………….. 24
Archon 8………………………25
Report from France, Pascal J. Thomas.28
Ezocon I I ……………………. 29
Magazines Received – August……. 33
Books Received – August………. 35
Classified Ad s ………………..45
Bestseller Lists…………….. 48
Obituaries: Walter Tevis, J.B. Priestley,
Truman Capote, Tom Rainbow….49
The Spencer Research Library…… 52
Knightly R e v e l s ……………… 52
Masquerade Photos……………. 54
ISSUE #285 • VOL 17, NO. 10 • OCTOBER 1984 Mailing date: September 20,1984
Announcements
THE NEWSPAPER OF THE SCIENCE FICTION FIELD
ISSN-0047-4959
EDITOR & PUBLISHER
Charles N. Brown
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Faren Miller
EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS
Donna Burriston
Dawn Atkins
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
Norman Spinrad
Richard Curtis
Fritz Leiber
Debbie Notkin
Dan Chow
Locus, ISSN-0047-4959, The Newspaper of the
Science Fiction Field, is published monthly by LOCUS
PUBLICATIONS. Editorial address: 34 Ridgewood
Lane, Oakland, CA 94611; telephone (415) 339-9196.
Please send all mail to Locus Publications, P.O. Box
13305, Oakland, CA 94661.
Individual copies are $2.50. Individual subscriptions in
the U.S. are $24.00 for 12 issues, $45.00 for 24 issues
via second class mail. Individual subscriptions in Canada
are $26.00 for 12 issues, $49.00 for 24 issues via
second class mail. First class individual subscriptions
in the U.S. or Canada are $31.00 for 12 issues, $59.00
for 24 issues. Institutional subscriptions—the only ones
we b ill-a re $26.00 per calendar year in the U.S. by
second class mail, $28.00 per calendar year in Canada
by second class mail, or $33.00 per calendar year via
first class mail in the U.S. or Canada. We only accept
institutional subscriptions on a calendar year basis.
Individual overseas subscriptions are $26.00 for 12
issues, $49.00 for 24 issues via sea mail. Air mail individual
overseas subscriptions are $38.00 for 12 issues,
$72.00 for 24 issues. Overseas institutional subscriptions
are $28.00 per year for sea mail, or $40.00 per
year via air mail. Make all checks payable to Locus
Publications. All subscriptions, including Canadian,
are payable directly in U.S. funds only. When converting
from second class to first class delivery, please
convert all remaining issues on your present subscriptions
(75c per issue). The number after your name on
the mailing label is that of the last issue on your present
subscription. We do not send notices when subscriptions
are about to expire. If you change your address,
please notify us immediately. Second class mail is not
usually forwarded. It is either returned or destroyed.
We subtract one issue from your subscriptions for each
returned copy. We keep expired addresses on file for
one year, so tell us if your subscription is a renewal
or completely new.
British Subscription Agent
Fantast (Medway) Ltd.
39 West St
Wisbech, CAMBS PE13 2LX
Australian Subscription Agent
Space Age Books
305-307 Swanston St.
Melbourne, 3000, Victoria
Japanese Subscription Agent
Takumi Shibano
700 Ninomiya Ninomiya-machi
Naka-gun Kanagawa-ken
259-01 Japan
Subscriptions accepted at current exchange rate.
Display advertising rates on request. Contact Donna
Burriston at (415) 339-3182.
We take no responsibility for unsolicited submissions.
Contents copyright © 1984 by Locus Publications.
Second class postage paid at Oakland, California.
Postmaster: Send address changes to Locus Publications,
P.O. Box 13305, Oakland, CA 94661.
A $500 reward is being offered for
information leading to the arrest and
conviction of the person or persons
responsible for the recent burglaries
(see Locus #283) at A Change of Hobbit
(Santa Monica, CA), Hi De Ho Comics
(Santa Monica), and Dangerous Visions
(Sherman Oaks). Contact Sherry Gottlieb
c/o A Change of Hobbit: (213) 473-2873.
Another $500 reward is offered by the
Westercon 37 Committee, for information
leading to the arrest and conviction of
the person or persons responsible for
the false alarms at the Portland Marriott
Hotel on July 2nd, 1984. Contact
Westercon 37, P.O. Box 16155, Portland
OR 97216; (503) 774-7592.
The 1985 National SF Research Association
meeting (June 27-30, 1985, at Kent
State University) will have a special
focus on the works of Frederik Pohl.
Send suggestions for papers to Donald M.
Hassler, c/o English Dept., Kent State
University, Kent OH 44242.
Oxonmoot, the principal gathering of
Britain’s Tolkien Society, will take
place in Oxford over the weekend of
October 5-7, 1984.
THANKS!
We were extremely happy to be given
the first Hugo in the new Semi-Prozine
category and hope to win many more.
It’s our ninth Hugo, and, contrary to
what some people seem to think, it’s
just as much of a pleasure winning the
ninth as the second (the first is always
special) and we’d like to thank
all of you who voted for us. Locus is
very much a team effort and we’d like
to thank the staff, past and present,
part time and full time, plus the columnists,
contributors, collators, and
others who have helped so much in the
past years.
CON!
People kept coming up to me at the
convention to ask how I thought it was
going. I gave them my standard answer;
“I’ll know when I finish writing and
editing the report.” They usually
laughed, but it isn’t really meant to
be funny. The convention, the science
fiction field and Locus itself have
grown so much in size and complexity,
it has become impossible to personally
cover them to any degree. I spent most
of my time at the convention either
talking to editors or interviewing
writers. At one time I was official
photographer for both the Masquerade
and the Art Show, now I don’t seem to
be able to get to either one. I’ve
even put in a stint as a Secret Master
of Fandom; now I can’t even get to the
business meetings. I put in several
decades in fannish fandom and don’t
even got to the fan room anymore. I
spent years as a filthy huckster and no
longer have time to man my own table.
I’m not quite sure if I’m complaining
or boasting or both. It’s just as
hectic (and just as much fun) trying to
make sure there’s somebody covering all
the major events for us. Special
thanks are due Dawn Atkins who ran the
table with backup from Carol and Connie
Buchanan, Bill Contento, Tammy Raetz
(Continued on page 53)
“MINE! MINE! MINE! ”
LOCUS October 1984 / 3
