Table of Contents, March 1988
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THE NEWSPAPER OF THE SCIENCE FICTION FIELD
ISSN-0047-4959
EDITOR & PUBLISHER
Charles N. Brown
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Faren C. Miller
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Pamela F. Troy
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
Shelly Rae Clift
LIBRARIAN
Trevin J. Matlock
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
Dan Chow
Richard Curtis
Carolyn F. Cushman
Karen Haber
Fritz Leiber
Frank M. Robinson
Amy Thomson
Tom Whitmore
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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Table of Contents
Stories
Andre Norton: Still Spirited at 76…………. 1
C.L. Moore Dead ………………………………. 1
1987 Nebula Awards Nominations……….. 4
1988 Nebula Banquet………………………….. 4
1988 Nebula Judges……………………………… 4
Hallowe’en Horrors ……………………………. 4
Doubleday Relocates………………………….. 4
Fight For the Floor……………………………… 5
Hubbard Dekalogy……………………………… 5
“Asimov Presents” to Continue……………. 5
Bantam Spectra New Literary Program …. 5
Writers of the Future Ceremony………….. 5
The Data File……………………………………… 9
Columns & Departments
Editorial Matters………………………………… 3
People & Publishing……………………………. 7
Agent’s Comer, Richard Curtis………….. 11
Moons & Stars & Stuff, Fritz Leiber….. 13
The Media Scene, Frank M. Robinson .. 23
Locus Bulletin Board ………………………… 25
Locus Letters……………………………………. 72
Reviews
Locus Looks at Books, Faren Miller ….. 15
Small Wonders, Amy Thomson………….. 17
Locus Looks at More Books,
Tom Whitmore ……………………………… 19
Locus Looks at More Books,
Carolyn Cushman ………………………….. 21
Foreign Coverage
Soviet S f ………………………………………….. 36
Chinese Sf…………………………………………. 37
BeneluxCon ……………………………………… 38
Argentinian S f ………………………………….. 39
International Books and Magazines
Received……………………………………….. 41
Listings
Along Publishers’ Row………………………. 28
Magazines Received — January………….. 43
Books Received ~ January…………………. 44
Convention Listings ………………………….. 52
British Books — December ……………….. 58
Bestsellers…………………………………………. 66
Index to Ads……………………………………… 74
Obituaries
C.L. Moore Dead …………………………….. 68
C.L. Moore Appreciation
by Marion Zimmer Bradley……………. 69
Lin Carter D ie s………………………………… 69
Lin Carter Appreciation, by
L. Sprague de Camp
& Catherine Crook de Camp………….. 70
Marghanita Laski …………………………….. 70
Linda Haldeman………………………………. 70
Anthony West ………………………………….. 72
Jim Loudon ……………………………………… 72
Randall Garrett Appreciation
by Lawrence M. Janifer …………………. 72
ISSUE #326 VOL 21, NO 3 MARCH 1988 Mailing Date: Feb 26,1988
Editorial Matters
Welcome to another giant-size issue of Locus.
This is the largest issue ever — and we still
have material left over! We decided to raise
the price with this issue instead of the next one.
We will accept subscriptions or renewals we
receive at the old price up until March 15, but
we need to have them in hand on that date.
Afterward, they will be prorated. When Locus
started 20 years ago, it was a single sheet of
mimeographed paper. It cost a dollar for
twleve issues. Next issue is our 20th Anniversary
issue. I still don’t know if there will be
anything special in it — there hasn’t been time
to plan anything. Just getting the magazine out
takes up all our time.
NEW REVIEWERS
Our new short fiction reviewer will be Mark
R. Kelly, who has been doing our annual
recommended list for 10 years. Semi-professional,
small press, and fanzine fiction magazines
should be sent to him at 18650 Hatteras
#208, Tarzana CA 91356. Remember, you
must also send a copy to Locus for data listing
and indexing.
Carolyn Cushman is back by popular demand
as a fantasy reviewer. No one ever
escapes Locus.
NEBULA PRELIMINARY BALLOT
Sometime in the last couple of years, the
Nebula eligibility rules were changed so authors
could withdraw editions instead of early
versions or badly edited texts. It has led to
many writers withdrawing hardcovers in favor
of future paperbacks. Since the Nebula nominations
have been carried over into the future
years, it’s now very hard to lead the balloting
with a new book. Three of the top 5 preliminary
novel nominees were 1986 hardcovers.
The Philip K. Dick novel was a 1985 hardcover.
The Geoff Ryman novella is from 1984! Eventually,
a book several years old will win the
Nebula, which will become an award for best
paperback of the previous year instead of best
book. I hope SFWA goes back to the original
rules soon. The awards may lose their importance
if they’re for older books or stories.
CORRECTIONS
On page 36 of the November issue, we
misidentified Chuck Harris as Vincent Clarke.
Also, the February “People and Publishing”
implies that Chelsea House laid off its entire
editorial department. It should have said the
entire Library of Literary Criticism editorial
department. The Clarke/Pierce photo on page
5 last issue should have been credited to Hector
Ekanayake. Finally, Forry Ackerman has
noted elsewhere that he only netted $75,000 on
the big auction described in the January issue,
despite a much larger gross. Much of the
material was not his, and he passed on the
money to the owners. The auction was not a
success as far as he was concerned.
MAILING HELP
For a change, the February issue arrived a
day earlier than scheduled. Mailing help was
provided by Dan Chow, Carolyn Cushman,
Dave Clark, Russ Elliott, Joan Gaustad, Roy
Torley, Paul Clift, and the staff, plus Karen Joy
Fowler — a day late, but not her fault. I missed
calling her. -C.N. Brown
LOCUS March 1988 / 3
ISSN-0047-4959
EDITOR & PUBLISHER
Charles N. Brown
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Faren C. Miller
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Pamela F. Troy
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
Shelly Rae Clift
LIBRARIAN
Trevin J. Matlock
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
Dan Chow
Richard Curtis
Carolyn F. Cushman
Karen Haber
Fritz Leiber
Frank M. Robinson
Amy Thomson
Tom Whitmore
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 $2.95. Individual subscriptions in
the U.S. are $28.00 for 12 issues, $52.00 for 24 issues
via second class mail. Individual subscriptions in
Canada are $32.00 for 12 issues, $59.00 for 24 issues
via second class mail. First class individual subscriptions
in the U.S. or Canada are $40.00 for 12 issues,
$75.00 for 24 issues. Individual overseas subscriptions
are $32.00 for 12 issues, $59.00 for 24 issues via
sea mail. Individual subscriptions to Europe or South
America via air mail are $50.00 for 12 issues, $90.00
for 24 issues. Individual subscriptions to Australia,
Asia, or Africa via air mail are $55.00 for 12 issues,
$100.00 for 24 issues. Institutional subscriptions are
$3.00 extra per year. Make all checks payable to
Locus Publications. All subs c riptions , including
Canadian, are payable directly in U.S. funds only.
Overseas checks must be drawn on a U.S. bank and
include computer encoding numbers at bottom. When
converting from second class to first class delivery,
please convert all remaining issues on your present
subscription ($1.00 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. Booksellers discounts
available. For information call (415) 339-9198.
We take no responsibility for unsolicited submissions.
Contents copyright © 1988 by Locus Publications.
Second class postage paid at Oakland, California.
Postmaster: Send address changes to Locus Publications,
P.O. Box 13305, Oakland, CA 94661.
Table of Contents
Stories
Andre Norton: Still Spirited at 76…………. 1
C.L. Moore Dead ………………………………. 1
1987 Nebula Awards Nominations……….. 4
1988 Nebula Banquet………………………….. 4
1988 Nebula Judges……………………………… 4
Hallowe’en Horrors ……………………………. 4
Doubleday Relocates………………………….. 4
Fight For the Floor……………………………… 5
Hubbard Dekalogy……………………………… 5
“Asimov Presents” to Continue……………. 5
Bantam Spectra New Literary Program …. 5
Writers of the Future Ceremony………….. 5
The Data File……………………………………… 9
Columns & Departments
Editorial Matters………………………………… 3
People & Publishing……………………………. 7
Agent’s Comer, Richard Curtis………….. 11
Moons & Stars & Stuff, Fritz Leiber….. 13
The Media Scene, Frank M. Robinson .. 23
Locus Bulletin Board ………………………… 25
Locus Letters……………………………………. 72
Reviews
Locus Looks at Books, Faren Miller ….. 15
Small Wonders, Amy Thomson………….. 17
Locus Looks at More Books,
Tom Whitmore ……………………………… 19
Locus Looks at More Books,
Carolyn Cushman ………………………….. 21
Foreign Coverage
Soviet S f ………………………………………….. 36
Chinese Sf…………………………………………. 37
BeneluxCon ……………………………………… 38
Argentinian S f ………………………………….. 39
International Books and Magazines
Received……………………………………….. 41
Listings
Along Publishers’ Row………………………. 28
Magazines Received — January………….. 43
Books Received ~ January…………………. 44
Convention Listings ………………………….. 52
British Books — December ……………….. 58
Bestsellers…………………………………………. 66
Index to Ads……………………………………… 74
Obituaries
C.L. Moore Dead …………………………….. 68
C.L. Moore Appreciation
by Marion Zimmer Bradley……………. 69
Lin Carter D ie s………………………………… 69
Lin Carter Appreciation, by
L. Sprague de Camp
& Catherine Crook de Camp………….. 70
Marghanita Laski …………………………….. 70
Linda Haldeman………………………………. 70
Anthony West ………………………………….. 72
Jim Loudon ……………………………………… 72
Randall Garrett Appreciation
by Lawrence M. Janifer …………………. 72
ISSUE #326 VOL 21, NO 3 MARCH 1988 Mailing Date: Feb 26,1988
Editorial Matters
Welcome to another giant-size issue of Locus.
This is the largest issue ever — and we still
have material left over! We decided to raise
the price with this issue instead of the next one.
We will accept subscriptions or renewals we
receive at the old price up until March 15, but
we need to have them in hand on that date.
Afterward, they will be prorated. When Locus
started 20 years ago, it was a single sheet of
mimeographed paper. It cost a dollar for
twleve issues. Next issue is our 20th Anniversary
issue. I still don’t know if there will be
anything special in it — there hasn’t been time
to plan anything. Just getting the magazine out
takes up all our time.
NEW REVIEWERS
Our new short fiction reviewer will be Mark
R. Kelly, who has been doing our annual
recommended list for 10 years. Semi-professional,
small press, and fanzine fiction magazines
should be sent to him at 18650 Hatteras
#208, Tarzana CA 91356. Remember, you
must also send a copy to Locus for data listing
and indexing.
Carolyn Cushman is back by popular demand
as a fantasy reviewer. No one ever
escapes Locus.
NEBULA PRELIMINARY BALLOT
Sometime in the last couple of years, the
Nebula eligibility rules were changed so authors
could withdraw editions instead of early
versions or badly edited texts. It has led to
many writers withdrawing hardcovers in favor
of future paperbacks. Since the Nebula nominations
have been carried over into the future
years, it’s now very hard to lead the balloting
with a new book. Three of the top 5 preliminary
novel nominees were 1986 hardcovers.
The Philip K. Dick novel was a 1985 hardcover.
The Geoff Ryman novella is from 1984! Eventually,
a book several years old will win the
Nebula, which will become an award for best
paperback of the previous year instead of best
book. I hope SFWA goes back to the original
rules soon. The awards may lose their importance
if they’re for older books or stories.
CORRECTIONS
On page 36 of the November issue, we
misidentified Chuck Harris as Vincent Clarke.
Also, the February “People and Publishing”
implies that Chelsea House laid off its entire
editorial department. It should have said the
entire Library of Literary Criticism editorial
department. The Clarke/Pierce photo on page
5 last issue should have been credited to Hector
Ekanayake. Finally, Forry Ackerman has
noted elsewhere that he only netted $75,000 on
the big auction described in the January issue,
despite a much larger gross. Much of the
material was not his, and he passed on the
money to the owners. The auction was not a
success as far as he was concerned.
MAILING HELP
For a change, the February issue arrived a
day earlier than scheduled. Mailing help was
provided by Dan Chow, Carolyn Cushman,
Dave Clark, Russ Elliott, Joan Gaustad, Roy
Torley, Paul Clift, and the staff, plus Karen Joy
Fowler — a day late, but not her fault. I missed
calling her. -C.N. Brown
LOCUS March 1988 / 3
