Table of Contents, November 1991
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EDITOR & PUBLISHER
Charles N. Brown
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Faren C. Miller
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Marianne S. Jablon
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
Edward Bryant
Dan Chow
Richard Curtis
Carolyn F. Cushman
Fritz Leiber
Russell Letson
Tom Whitmore
Scott Winnett
SPECIAL PROJECTS
William G. Contento
CON REPORTERS
Beth Gwinn
Jane Jewell
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Table of Contents
MAIN STORIES
Omni’s Black Monday………………………………………5
New New Worlds Launch………………………………… 5
Lester del Rey Leaves Del Rey Books……………… 6
Algis Budrys Leaves Hubbard Contest Position …. 6
Fear Suspends Publicatioin………………………………. 6
SFBC Award…………………………………………………… 7
Publishers Beware…………………………………………….7
British Publishers Go Vertical…………………………..7
Gollancz Offices Swamped………………………………..9
CHICON V
Chicon Reports………………………………………………36
Chicon V, Jane Jewell…………………………………. 36
How I Spent My Chicon V,
Elizabeth Anne Hull…………………………………. 37
Masquerade Report, John Hertz………………….. 37
Chicon V Masquerade Awards…………………….. 38
Business Meeting, Donald E. Eastlake I I I ……..38
Chicon V, Karen Haber………………………………. 43
Making Academic Tracks, Gary K. Wolfe……..43
It’s in This Hotel; It’s on This Floor, But You
Can’t Get There from Here, Mike Glyer…….44
THE DATA FILE
Sony Book Player’s US D eb u t…………………………..7
Rushdie Update……………………………………………….7
Court Cases……………………………………………………. 7
Announcements……………………………………………….7
Bookstore News……………………………………………….7
Awards & Contests…………………………………………..7
Video News…………………………………………………… 77
Rights & Options……………………………………………77
Publications Received……………………………………. 77
Audio Received………………………………………………78
Games Received…………………………………………….78
Catalogs Received ………………………………………….78
INTERVIEWS
S.P. Somtow: Opening All the Doors………………… 4
SPECIAL FEATURES
Around the Bookstores……………………………………. 9
COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS
People & Publishing…………………………………………8
Agent’s Corner, Richard Curtis……………………….11
Moons & Stars & Stuff, Fritz Leiber………………. 13
Locus Letters………………………………………………….72
Editorial Matters…………………………………………….73
LOCUS LOOKS AT BOOKS
Reviews by Faren Miller:……………………………….. 15
Universe 2, Robert Silverberg & Karen Haber,
eds.; Remaking History, Kim Stanley Robinson;
Through the Heart, Richard Grant; White
Queen, Gwyneth Jones; Wild Magic, Jo
Clayton; Emperor and Clown, Dave Duncan;
SHORT TAKES: Interzone 10/91; Strange
Plasma #4.
Reviews by Russell Letson:……………………………..19
Brain Child, George Turner; Halo, Tom
Maddox; What Might Have Been? Volume 3:
Alternate Wars, Gregory Benford & Martin H.
Greenberg, eds.; The Nanotech Chronicles,
Michael Flynn.
Reviews by Dan Chow:……………………………………23
Beyond the Curve, Kobo Abe; Monkey Brain
Sushi, Alfred Birnbaum, ed.; Supernova, Roger
MacBride Allen & Eric Kotani; The Jungle,
David Drake; Entoverse, James P. Hogan; The
Time Patrol, Poul Anderson; The Collected
Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley, Robert
Sheckley.
Reviews by Carolyn Cushman:…………………………27
Illusion, Paula Volsky; All the Weyrs of Pern,
Anne McCaffrey; Shade, Emily Devenport; Into
the Dark Lands, Michelle Sagara; Bicycling
Through Space and Time, Mike Sirota; The
Demon Pig, Karen A Brush; User Unfriendly,
Vivian Vande Velde; The Dragon and the Thief,
Gillian Bradshaw; SHORT TAKES: A Handful
of Stars, Dana Stabenow; Soothsayer, Mike
Resnick; A Troubling Along the Border, Donald
Aamodt; Horse Fantastic, Martin H. Greenberg
& Rosalind M. Greenberg, eds.
Reviews by Edward Bryant:……………………………. 31
Imajica, Clive Barker; The Ultimate Werewolf,
Byron Preiss et al , eds.; The Ultimate Dracula,
Byron Preiss et a l, eds.; The Ultimate Frankenstein,
Byron Preiss et a l, eds.; SHORT TAKES:
Celestial Inventory, Steve Rasnic Tem; Carrie,
Stephen King; ’Salem’s Lot, Stephen King; The
Shining, Stephen King.
Short Reviews by Scott Winnett:……………………..35
Slow Freight, F.M. Busby; Drifter, William C.
Dietz; Kent Montana and the Once and Future
Thing, Lionel Fenn; Ravenloft: Vampire of the
Mists, Christie Golden; The Last Camel Died at
Noon, Elizabeth Peters; The Ultimate Frankenstein,
Byron Preiss et al., eds.; The Songkiller
Saga II: Picking the Ballad’s Bones, Elizabeth
Scarborough; The Vampire Diaries Volume I:
The Awakening, L.J. Smith; The Vampire Diaries
Volume II: The Struggle, L.J. Smith; The
Magazine o f Fantasy & Science Fiction 9/91.
LISTINGS
Conventions………………………………………………….. 50
Magazines Received-September…………………….52
Books Received-September…………………………. 53
British Books-August……………………………………64
Bestsellers…………………………………………………….. 71
OBITUARIES
Ted Dikty………………………………………………………. 72
Dr. Seuss……………………………………………………….. 72
A c e ……………………………………….. 12,34
Avon………………………………….1 6 ,57,59
Baen……………………………………..
Bantam……….. ………………….
Broken Mirrors Press…………………7 8
Classifieds…………………………….67
L.W. Currey………………………………….60
DAW…………………………………………..32
INDEX TO ADS
Dell……………………………………………..3 0
Del Rey………………………………………..7 9
Figment…………………………………….
Friedlander Publishing ………….2 4
Robert Gavora…………………………….5 4
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.. ……… 2 3
MZB Fantasy Magazine …………55
Key to page 1 photos
A:Swissotel. B:Hyatt bar. C:Hyatt Regency. D:Opening
Ceremonies. E:Marta Randall. F:Hal Clement. G:Guest/
Committee Reception. H:Martin H. Greenberg. I:Masquerade
winner. J:Lois McMaster Bujold. K:Guest/Committee Reception.
L:Charles N. Brown & Carolyn F. Cushman.
M:Closing Ceremonies. Photo credits: A,C, by Danny Low;
B, by Carolyn F. Cushman; D,E,F,H,I,J, by Dave Clark; G,K,
by Ricia Mainhardt; L,M, by C. N. Brown.
Mayfair Games…….. …………………. 4 7
Penguin Roc……… …………………
Phage P ress……… …………………….
St. James Press…………………………5 5,
Tor……………………………………..
Warner Questar……………………..
Worlds of Wonder……………….. . . . 55
ISSUE #370, VOL 27 NO. 5, November 1991, Mailing Date; October 24,1991
LOCUS November 1991 / 3
For Photo Listing
See Page 78
EDITOR & PUBLISHER
Charles N. Brown
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Faren C. Miller
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Marianne S. Jablon
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
Edward Bryant
Dan Chow
Richard Curtis
Carolyn F. Cushman
Fritz Leiber
Russell Letson
Tom Whitmore
Scott Winnett
SPECIAL PROJECTS
William G. Contento
CON REPORTERS
Beth Gwinn
Jane Jewell
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. Please send all mail to Locus
Publications, P.O. Box 13305, Oakland, CA 94661.
Telephone (510) 339-9196
FAX (510) 339-8144
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via second class mail. First class individual subscriptions
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$125.00 for 24 issues. California Residents please
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please notify us immediately. Second class mail is not
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We subtract one issue from your subscription for each
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one year, so tell us if your subscription is a renewal or
completely new.
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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
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available. For information call (510) 339-9198.
FAX (510) 339-8144
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Contents copyright © 1991 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
MAIN STORIES
Omni’s Black Monday………………………………………5
New New Worlds Launch………………………………… 5
Lester del Rey Leaves Del Rey Books……………… 6
Algis Budrys Leaves Hubbard Contest Position …. 6
Fear Suspends Publicatioin………………………………. 6
SFBC Award…………………………………………………… 7
Publishers Beware…………………………………………….7
British Publishers Go Vertical…………………………..7
Gollancz Offices Swamped………………………………..9
CHICON V
Chicon Reports………………………………………………36
Chicon V, Jane Jewell…………………………………. 36
How I Spent My Chicon V,
Elizabeth Anne Hull…………………………………. 37
Masquerade Report, John Hertz………………….. 37
Chicon V Masquerade Awards…………………….. 38
Business Meeting, Donald E. Eastlake I I I ……..38
Chicon V, Karen Haber………………………………. 43
Making Academic Tracks, Gary K. Wolfe……..43
It’s in This Hotel; It’s on This Floor, But You
Can’t Get There from Here, Mike Glyer…….44
THE DATA FILE
Sony Book Player’s US D eb u t…………………………..7
Rushdie Update……………………………………………….7
Court Cases……………………………………………………. 7
Announcements……………………………………………….7
Bookstore News……………………………………………….7
Awards & Contests…………………………………………..7
Video News…………………………………………………… 77
Rights & Options……………………………………………77
Publications Received……………………………………. 77
Audio Received………………………………………………78
Games Received…………………………………………….78
Catalogs Received ………………………………………….78
INTERVIEWS
S.P. Somtow: Opening All the Doors………………… 4
SPECIAL FEATURES
Around the Bookstores……………………………………. 9
COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS
People & Publishing…………………………………………8
Agent’s Corner, Richard Curtis……………………….11
Moons & Stars & Stuff, Fritz Leiber………………. 13
Locus Letters………………………………………………….72
Editorial Matters…………………………………………….73
LOCUS LOOKS AT BOOKS
Reviews by Faren Miller:……………………………….. 15
Universe 2, Robert Silverberg & Karen Haber,
eds.; Remaking History, Kim Stanley Robinson;
Through the Heart, Richard Grant; White
Queen, Gwyneth Jones; Wild Magic, Jo
Clayton; Emperor and Clown, Dave Duncan;
SHORT TAKES: Interzone 10/91; Strange
Plasma #4.
Reviews by Russell Letson:……………………………..19
Brain Child, George Turner; Halo, Tom
Maddox; What Might Have Been? Volume 3:
Alternate Wars, Gregory Benford & Martin H.
Greenberg, eds.; The Nanotech Chronicles,
Michael Flynn.
Reviews by Dan Chow:……………………………………23
Beyond the Curve, Kobo Abe; Monkey Brain
Sushi, Alfred Birnbaum, ed.; Supernova, Roger
MacBride Allen & Eric Kotani; The Jungle,
David Drake; Entoverse, James P. Hogan; The
Time Patrol, Poul Anderson; The Collected
Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley, Robert
Sheckley.
Reviews by Carolyn Cushman:…………………………27
Illusion, Paula Volsky; All the Weyrs of Pern,
Anne McCaffrey; Shade, Emily Devenport; Into
the Dark Lands, Michelle Sagara; Bicycling
Through Space and Time, Mike Sirota; The
Demon Pig, Karen A Brush; User Unfriendly,
Vivian Vande Velde; The Dragon and the Thief,
Gillian Bradshaw; SHORT TAKES: A Handful
of Stars, Dana Stabenow; Soothsayer, Mike
Resnick; A Troubling Along the Border, Donald
Aamodt; Horse Fantastic, Martin H. Greenberg
& Rosalind M. Greenberg, eds.
Reviews by Edward Bryant:……………………………. 31
Imajica, Clive Barker; The Ultimate Werewolf,
Byron Preiss et al , eds.; The Ultimate Dracula,
Byron Preiss et a l, eds.; The Ultimate Frankenstein,
Byron Preiss et a l, eds.; SHORT TAKES:
Celestial Inventory, Steve Rasnic Tem; Carrie,
Stephen King; ’Salem’s Lot, Stephen King; The
Shining, Stephen King.
Short Reviews by Scott Winnett:……………………..35
Slow Freight, F.M. Busby; Drifter, William C.
Dietz; Kent Montana and the Once and Future
Thing, Lionel Fenn; Ravenloft: Vampire of the
Mists, Christie Golden; The Last Camel Died at
Noon, Elizabeth Peters; The Ultimate Frankenstein,
Byron Preiss et al., eds.; The Songkiller
Saga II: Picking the Ballad’s Bones, Elizabeth
Scarborough; The Vampire Diaries Volume I:
The Awakening, L.J. Smith; The Vampire Diaries
Volume II: The Struggle, L.J. Smith; The
Magazine o f Fantasy & Science Fiction 9/91.
LISTINGS
Conventions………………………………………………….. 50
Magazines Received-September…………………….52
Books Received-September…………………………. 53
British Books-August……………………………………64
Bestsellers…………………………………………………….. 71
OBITUARIES
Ted Dikty………………………………………………………. 72
Dr. Seuss……………………………………………………….. 72
A c e ……………………………………….. 12,34
Avon………………………………….1 6 ,57,59
Baen……………………………………..
Bantam……….. ………………….
Broken Mirrors Press…………………7 8
Classifieds…………………………….67
L.W. Currey………………………………….60
DAW…………………………………………..32
INDEX TO ADS
Dell……………………………………………..3 0
Del Rey………………………………………..7 9
Figment…………………………………….
Friedlander Publishing ………….2 4
Robert Gavora…………………………….5 4
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.. ……… 2 3
MZB Fantasy Magazine …………55
Key to page 1 photos
A:Swissotel. B:Hyatt bar. C:Hyatt Regency. D:Opening
Ceremonies. E:Marta Randall. F:Hal Clement. G:Guest/
Committee Reception. H:Martin H. Greenberg. I:Masquerade
winner. J:Lois McMaster Bujold. K:Guest/Committee Reception.
L:Charles N. Brown & Carolyn F. Cushman.
M:Closing Ceremonies. Photo credits: A,C, by Danny Low;
B, by Carolyn F. Cushman; D,E,F,H,I,J, by Dave Clark; G,K,
by Ricia Mainhardt; L,M, by C. N. Brown.
Mayfair Games…….. …………………. 4 7
Penguin Roc……… …………………
Phage P ress……… …………………….
St. James Press…………………………5 5,
Tor……………………………………..
Warner Questar……………………..
Worlds of Wonder……………….. . . . 55
ISSUE #370, VOL 27 NO. 5, November 1991, Mailing Date; October 24,1991
LOCUS November 1991 / 3
For Photo Listing
See Page 78
