Table of Contents, June 1986
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ISSN-0047-4959
EDITOR & PUBLISHER
Charles N. Brown
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Faren Miller
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Donna Burriston
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
Carolyn F. Cushman
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
Richard Curtis
Fritz Leiber
Debbie Notkin
Dan Chow
Locus, iSSN-0047-4959, The Newspaper of the
Science Fiction Field, is published monthly by LOCUS
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Contents copyright © 1986 by Locus Publications.
Second class postage paid at Oakland, California.
Postmaster: Send address changes to Locus Publications,
P.O. Box 13305, Oakland, CA 94661.
Locus Looks at More Books, Dan Chow..19
The State of the Art, Tappan King….21
Locus Poll Results…………………24
Bests of the Year Contents……….. 26
Interviews:
Tim Powers: Awards, But No Credit..27
Barbara Hambly: Saved By the Axe…27
Norwescon………………………… .30
Anne McCaffrey Interview…………..31
Albacon Report……………………. 33
Along Publishers R o w ……………….35
Magazines Received—M a r c h ………….43
Books Received–March…………….. 44
Classified A d s ……………………..49
Bestseller L ists………………….. 52
Obituaries:
Thomas Scortia,
Appreciation by Frank M. Robinson;
Mike Hodel,
Appreciation by Harlan Ellison;
Daniel O’Grady………………….. 54
ISSUE #305 • VOL. 19, NO. 6 • JUNE 1986 Mailing date: May 21,1986
A c e …………………………………32
Bantam Spectra…………………. 14,41
Berkley………………………… 28,29
Bermuda Triangle in ’88…………… 47
Blue j a y …………………….6,20,34,51
Bridge…………………………….. 16
Classified A d s ……………………..49
D A W …………………………….. 22,23
Del R e y ………………………… 12,53
L o c u s …………………………………………………………………………………. 5 8
Mayfair Games……………………… 48
NAL/Signet………………………… 42
Phantasia…………………………. 36
T o r ……………. 2,8,10,38,46,55,59,60
Warner/Questar……………………..18
Worlds of I F ………………………. 48
There are alwa y s a number of n o n stories
sitting in our files. L . Ron
Hubbard’s To The Stars magazine is a
non-story. The magazine was announced,
Terry Carr bought stories, and then
there were delays. The magazine hasn’t
been officially postponed or cancelled,
which makes it s till a non-story, but
o b v i o u s l y something is wrong. Fred
Harris keeps promising an official
story and then postpones the statement.
I think it’s safe to say the magazine
is dead, no matter what the p u b l isher
says. Robert S i l v e r b e r g p u l l e d his
story because the contract date ran
out. Other authors are probably doing
the same or should do so.
Apparently the entire publishing program
of Scream/Press, which seems to
have been too successful for its own
good, has vanished into limbo.
Our biggest non-story (and the one
we’ve had on hand the longest) is the
National Museum of Science Fiction and
Fantasy, a permanent fantastic art
museum, the brainchild of Texas sculptor
and a r t i s t H ap H e n r i k s e n . Mr.
Henriksen has been announcing the imminent
opening of the museum in speeches
and press releases for s e v e r a l years.
I k e e p a s k i n g “Where’s t he m o n e y ? ”
(which would turn it from a non-story
to a story) and Mr. Henriksen keeps
saying “Soon, it’s al l settled.” We
actually ran a small story in 1983 when
the city of Beaumont, Texas announced
it was backing the museum. They appare
n t l y put up $65,000 in d e v e l o p m e n t
money, and that’s a l l the money that
was forthcoming. In 1985, when the
B e a u m o n t m u s e u m was t h e o r e t i c a l l y
scheduled to open (actually nothing had
been done and no more money had been
raised), a mo v e was announced to H o u s ton.
The museum corporation a l s o a n nounced
backing for The Conference on
the Fantastic, which was held in Beaumont
in 1985 and Houston in 1986.
This year’s conference included a
tour of the proposed site, an u n f i nished
and bankrupt shopping center
near the Houston Space Center. (There
are lots of unfinished bankrupt s h o p ping
centers in Houston, one of the few
(Continued on page 57)
HAP HENRIKSON SHOWS CENTER
HOUSTON SHOPPING CENTER WITH
ARTIST’S LOGO ADDED
C . N.
1985 Nebula Awards Winners…………. 1
1986 Locus Awards Winners………….. 1
Editorial Matters………………….. 3
The Data Fi l e………………………. 4
London Book Fa i r …………………….4
The British Scene………………….. 4
T Z Fires Blaine……………………..4
BSFA Awards………………………… 5
1985 PW Bestsellers………………… 5
Isaac Asimov’s Robot C i t y ………….. 5
New Walker SF L i n e …………………. 5
Gollancz Celebrates 25 Years in SF….5
People & Publishing………………… 7
Agent’s Corner, Richard Curtis…….. 9
Moons & Stars & Stuff, Fritz Leiber..11
Small Wonders: Short Fiction Reviews,
Amy Thomson ……………………… 13
Locus Looks at Books, Faren Miller…15
Locus Looks at More Books,
Debbie Notkin…………………….17
Bests of the Year Reviews,
Debbie Notkin…………………….19
EDITOR & PUBLISHER
Charles N. Brown
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Faren Miller
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Donna Burriston
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
Carolyn F. Cushman
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
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 $27.00 for 12 issues, $51.00 for 24 issues
via second class mail. First class individual subscriptions
in the U.S. or Canada are $32.00 for 12 issues,
$61.00 for 24 issues. Individual overseas subscriptions
are $27.00 for 12 issues, $51.00 for 24 issues via
sea mail. Individual subscriptions to Europe or South
America via air mail are $45.00 for 12 issues, $85.00
for 24 issues. Individual subscriptions to Australia,
Asia, or Africa via air mail are $50.00 for 12 issues,
$95.00 for 24 issues. Institutional subscriptions are
$3.00 extra per year. 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
subscription (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 subscription
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.
P.O. Box 23, Upwell
Wisbech, CAMBS PE14 9BU
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.
Booksellers discounts available.
We take no responsibility for unsolicited submissions.
Contents copyright © 1986 by Locus Publications.
Second class postage paid at Oakland, California.
Postmaster: Send address changes to Locus Publications,
P.O. Box 13305, Oakland, CA 94661.
Locus Looks at More Books, Dan Chow..19
The State of the Art, Tappan King….21
Locus Poll Results…………………24
Bests of the Year Contents……….. 26
Interviews:
Tim Powers: Awards, But No Credit..27
Barbara Hambly: Saved By the Axe…27
Norwescon………………………… .30
Anne McCaffrey Interview…………..31
Albacon Report……………………. 33
Along Publishers R o w ……………….35
Magazines Received—M a r c h ………….43
Books Received–March…………….. 44
Classified A d s ……………………..49
Bestseller L ists………………….. 52
Obituaries:
Thomas Scortia,
Appreciation by Frank M. Robinson;
Mike Hodel,
Appreciation by Harlan Ellison;
Daniel O’Grady………………….. 54
ISSUE #305 • VOL. 19, NO. 6 • JUNE 1986 Mailing date: May 21,1986
A c e …………………………………32
Bantam Spectra…………………. 14,41
Berkley………………………… 28,29
Bermuda Triangle in ’88…………… 47
Blue j a y …………………….6,20,34,51
Bridge…………………………….. 16
Classified A d s ……………………..49
D A W …………………………….. 22,23
Del R e y ………………………… 12,53
L o c u s …………………………………………………………………………………. 5 8
Mayfair Games……………………… 48
NAL/Signet………………………… 42
Phantasia…………………………. 36
T o r ……………. 2,8,10,38,46,55,59,60
Warner/Questar……………………..18
Worlds of I F ………………………. 48
There are alwa y s a number of n o n stories
sitting in our files. L . Ron
Hubbard’s To The Stars magazine is a
non-story. The magazine was announced,
Terry Carr bought stories, and then
there were delays. The magazine hasn’t
been officially postponed or cancelled,
which makes it s till a non-story, but
o b v i o u s l y something is wrong. Fred
Harris keeps promising an official
story and then postpones the statement.
I think it’s safe to say the magazine
is dead, no matter what the p u b l isher
says. Robert S i l v e r b e r g p u l l e d his
story because the contract date ran
out. Other authors are probably doing
the same or should do so.
Apparently the entire publishing program
of Scream/Press, which seems to
have been too successful for its own
good, has vanished into limbo.
Our biggest non-story (and the one
we’ve had on hand the longest) is the
National Museum of Science Fiction and
Fantasy, a permanent fantastic art
museum, the brainchild of Texas sculptor
and a r t i s t H ap H e n r i k s e n . Mr.
Henriksen has been announcing the imminent
opening of the museum in speeches
and press releases for s e v e r a l years.
I k e e p a s k i n g “Where’s t he m o n e y ? ”
(which would turn it from a non-story
to a story) and Mr. Henriksen keeps
saying “Soon, it’s al l settled.” We
actually ran a small story in 1983 when
the city of Beaumont, Texas announced
it was backing the museum. They appare
n t l y put up $65,000 in d e v e l o p m e n t
money, and that’s a l l the money that
was forthcoming. In 1985, when the
B e a u m o n t m u s e u m was t h e o r e t i c a l l y
scheduled to open (actually nothing had
been done and no more money had been
raised), a mo v e was announced to H o u s ton.
The museum corporation a l s o a n nounced
backing for The Conference on
the Fantastic, which was held in Beaumont
in 1985 and Houston in 1986.
This year’s conference included a
tour of the proposed site, an u n f i nished
and bankrupt shopping center
near the Houston Space Center. (There
are lots of unfinished bankrupt s h o p ping
centers in Houston, one of the few
(Continued on page 57)
HAP HENRIKSON SHOWS CENTER
HOUSTON SHOPPING CENTER WITH
ARTIST’S LOGO ADDED
C . N.
1985 Nebula Awards Winners…………. 1
1986 Locus Awards Winners………….. 1
Editorial Matters………………….. 3
The Data Fi l e………………………. 4
London Book Fa i r …………………….4
The British Scene………………….. 4
T Z Fires Blaine……………………..4
BSFA Awards………………………… 5
1985 PW Bestsellers………………… 5
Isaac Asimov’s Robot C i t y ………….. 5
New Walker SF L i n e …………………. 5
Gollancz Celebrates 25 Years in SF….5
People & Publishing………………… 7
Agent’s Corner, Richard Curtis…….. 9
Moons & Stars & Stuff, Fritz Leiber..11
Small Wonders: Short Fiction Reviews,
Amy Thomson ……………………… 13
Locus Looks at Books, Faren Miller…15
Locus Looks at More Books,
Debbie Notkin…………………….17
Bests of the Year Reviews,
Debbie Notkin…………………….19
