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THE NEWSPAPER OF THE SCIENCE FICTION FIELD
(ISSN-0047-4959)
EDITOR & PUBLISHER
Charles N. Brown
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Faren C. Miller
ASSISTANT EDITORS
Marianne S. Jablon
Carolyn F. Cushman
EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS
Mary E. Hall
Dorothy A. Taylor
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
Edward Bryant
Dan Chow
Mark R. Kelly
Fritz Leiber
Russell Letson
Scott Winnett
Gary K. Wolfe
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
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Lane, Oakland, CA 94611. Please send all mail to Locus
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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.
MAIN STORIES
1992 Locus Awards………………………………………. 1
Zebra Withdraws Two Novels
for Plagiarism…………………………………………….6
Zebra Sale to Harlequin Falls Through………….6
Ellison Recovering……………………………………….. 6
SF Age Goes Forward…………………………………… 6
Delany Novel to Launch New Small Press………6
1992 Bram Stoker Awards Winners………………. 6
Dell Redesigns Asimov’s and
Analog Logos for Relaunch…………………………7
Aurora Awards Winners………………………………..7
Heck Rejoins Waldenbooks…………………………..7
Thomsen Moves to TSR ………………………………..7
SPECIAL FEATURES
Who Wrote the Book of the Dead?………………. 9
Locus Poll R esults……………………………………… 42
THE DATA FILE
Griffin & Sabine to be Trilogy………………………7
1993 Gryphon Awards Open………………………….7
Chesley Awards Nominees…………………………..66
Other Awards……………………………………………..66
Book News………………………………………………….67
Court Cases………………………………………………..67
Announcements…………………………………………. 67
Bookstore News…………………………………………. 67
Magazine News……………………………………………67
Rights & Options………………………………………..67
Audio News…………………………………………………67
Publications Received………………………………… 67
Calendars Received……………………………………. 67
Catalogs R eceived……………………………………… 67
INTERVIEWS
Kim Stanley Robinson: Green Thoughts………..4
Patricia A McKillip: Moving Forward……………5
COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS
People & Publishing…………………………………….. 8
Moons & Stars & Stuff, Fritz Leiber…………… 13
Locus Letters………………………………………………65
Editorial Matters………………………………………… 65
LOCUS LOOKS AT BOOKS
Distillations: Short Fiction Reviews
by Mark R. Kelly:…………………………………….. 11
Amazing 8/92; Asimov’s 8/92; Asimov’s 9/92; Analog
8/92; Interzone 7/92; F&SF 8/92; Pulphouse: A
Fiction Magazine 7/92; Pulphouse Spotlight 7/92;
Los Angeles Times Magazine, June 28,1992.
Reviews by Faren M iller……………………………..15
The Famished Road, Ben Okri; Lost Boys, Orson
Scott Card; Time, Like An Ever-Rolling Stream,
Judith Moffett; ALEMBIC, Timothy d’Arch
Smith; The Spirit Ring, Lois McMaster Bujold; A
Sudden Wild Magic, Diana Wynne Jones;
Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time, James
Gurney.
Reviews by Edward Bryant:………………………… 19
Children of the Night, Dan Simmons; Chaingang,
Rex Miller; Mr. Fox and Other Feral Tales,
Norman Partridge.
Reviews by Russell Letson:…………………………. 23
Mining the Oort, Frederik Pohl; The Best of
Astounding, James Gunn, ed.; Isaac Asimov Presents
the Great SF Stories: 25 (1963), Isaac
Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg, eds.; When the
Five Moons Rise, Jack Vance.
Reviews by Gary K. W olfe:…………………………. 27
Mars, Ben Bova; Lost Boys, Orson Scott Card;
Fatherland, Robert Harris; Tales of Riverworld,
Philp Jose Farmer, Edward Kramer, Richard
Gilliam, & Martin H. Greenberg, eds.; SHORT
TAKES: Abortion Stories: Fiction on Fire, Rick
Lawler, ed.
Reviews by Dan Chow:………………………………..29
Meeting in Infinity, John Kessel; Brother to Dragons,
Charles Sheffield; Aristoi, Walter Jon Williams;
To Save the Sun, Ben Bova and AJ. Austin.
Reviews by Carolyn Cushman:……………………. 31
The Spirit Ring, Lois McMaster Bujold; Resurrection,
Katharine Kerr; Dragonfly in Amber,
Diana Gabaldon; The Forever King, Molly
Cochran and Warren Murphy; Dorella, Mark A.
Garland and Charles G. McGraw; SHORT
TAKES: Briar Rose, Jane Yolen; The Fools’
War, Lee Kisling; Shiva’s Challenge: An Adventure
of the Ice Age, J.H. Brennan; The Winds of
the Wastelands, Antony Swithin.
CONVENTIONS & CONFERENCES
ABA 1992…………………………………………………..35
INTERNATIONAL SF
Chinese SF Outside the Mainland………………..45
[Russian] Agent’s Comer…………………………….46
Letter From Moscow…………………………………..47
Ukrainian SF: Past & Future………………………. 48
Fear in Moscow…………………………………………. 49
LISTINGS
Magazines Received – June……………………….. 50
Books Received – Ju n e ………………………………51
British Books — May…………………………………..57
Bestsellers…………………………………………………..63
OBITUARIES
Nick B. Williams………………………………………… 65
Ac e………………………………….. 32
Avon………………………………… 18
Baen…………………………12,34,39
Bantam………………………2,40,41
Classifieds…………………………59
DAW……………………………….. 14
Kim Stanley Robinson.. (CNB)1
Ray Bradbury……………. (RM)1
Kim Stanley Robinson.. (CNB)4
Patricia A. McKillip…..(CNB)5
Dawn Pauline Dunn,
Susan Hartzell……………(BG)6
Harlan Ellison…………….. (BG)6
Peter H e ck…………………… (JJ)7
Brian M. Thomsen……….(BG)7
John Crowley……………… (BG)8
Sheri S. Tepper………….(CNB)8
David B. Mattingly,
Cathleen Cogswell……….(F)8
Nina Kiriki H offman………(F)9
Julius Schwartz………….. (RM)9
Michaela Roessner…………(F)9
INDEX TO ADS
Del R ey ………………………..24,71
Locus………………………………..70
Locus Back Issues…………….. 61
Locus Press………………….. 30,64
Putnam……………………………..72
PHOTO LISTING
Book of the Dead 2 Party (BG)9
C.L. Moore,
Fritz Leiber……………. (TH)13
MaryElizabeth Hart,
Jeffrey Mariotte,
Ray Bradbury……….(CNB)35
Anne R ic e ……………… (CNB)35
Douglas Adams…………(RM)35
Orson Scott Card…….(CNB)35
Jack Rems,
Scott Winnett………… (RM)35
Tim Powers……………… (RM)35
ABA Photo Montage………… 36
ABA Photo Montage………….37
John Saul…………………. (RM)38
Ricia Mainhardt,
Richard Curtis Associates…..21
Sirius Book Company……….. 53
St. Martin’s ………………………. 10
T o r…………………………. 16,20,22
Warner Questar…………………26
Len Deighton……….. (RM)38
Robert Weiner,
Randall R au …………. (RM)38
Alexander Korzhenevski… (F)46
Kir Bulychev…………………(F)47
Fear in Moscow………… (FH)49
Nancy Holder, Kathe Koja,
Melanie Tem, David Morrell,
Gahan Willson,
Stephen Jones………. (RM)68
Ellen Datlow,
Ginjer Buchanan……(RM)68
Gahan Wilson, Brian Lumley
Jo Fletcher.,………….. (RM)68
David Morrell,
Charles Grant………..(RM)68
PHOTO CREDITS: (CNB) Charles N. Brown, (BG) Beth Gwinn, (JJ) Jane Jewell, (FH) Fred Harris, (F)
furnished, (RM) Ricia Mainhardt, (TH) Todd Hansen.
ISSUE #379, VOL 29 NO. 2, AUGUST 1992, Mailing Date: July 24,1992
LOCUS August 1992/3
THE NEWSPAPER OF THE SCIENCE FICTION FIELD
(ISSN-0047-4959)
EDITOR & PUBLISHER
Charles N. Brown
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Faren C. Miller
ASSISTANT EDITORS
Marianne S. Jablon
Carolyn F. Cushman
EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS
Mary E. Hall
Dorothy A. Taylor
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
Edward Bryant
Dan Chow
Mark R. Kelly
Fritz Leiber
Russell Letson
Scott Winnett
Gary K. Wolfe
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
Individual copies are $3.50. Individual subscriptions in
the U.S. are $35.00 for 12 issues, $65.00 for 24 issues
via second class mail. Individual subscriptions in
Canada are $40.00 for 12 issues, $75.00 for 24 issues
via second class mail. First class individual subscriptions
in the U.S. or Canada are $48.00 for 12 issues,
$85.00 for 24 issues. Individual overseas subscriptions
are $40.00 for 12 issues, $75.00 for 24 issues via
sea mail. Individual subscriptions to Europe or South
America via air mail are $64.00 for 12 issues, $108.00
for 24 issues. Individual subscriptions to Australia,
Asia, or Africa via air mail are $75.00 for 12 issues,
$125.00 for 24 issues. California Residents please
add 8% sales tax. 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. 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. 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 (510) 339-9198.
FAX (510) 339-8144
We take no responsibility for unsolicited submissions.
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.
MAIN STORIES
1992 Locus Awards………………………………………. 1
Zebra Withdraws Two Novels
for Plagiarism…………………………………………….6
Zebra Sale to Harlequin Falls Through………….6
Ellison Recovering……………………………………….. 6
SF Age Goes Forward…………………………………… 6
Delany Novel to Launch New Small Press………6
1992 Bram Stoker Awards Winners………………. 6
Dell Redesigns Asimov’s and
Analog Logos for Relaunch…………………………7
Aurora Awards Winners………………………………..7
Heck Rejoins Waldenbooks…………………………..7
Thomsen Moves to TSR ………………………………..7
SPECIAL FEATURES
Who Wrote the Book of the Dead?………………. 9
Locus Poll R esults……………………………………… 42
THE DATA FILE
Griffin & Sabine to be Trilogy………………………7
1993 Gryphon Awards Open………………………….7
Chesley Awards Nominees…………………………..66
Other Awards……………………………………………..66
Book News………………………………………………….67
Court Cases………………………………………………..67
Announcements…………………………………………. 67
Bookstore News…………………………………………. 67
Magazine News……………………………………………67
Rights & Options………………………………………..67
Audio News…………………………………………………67
Publications Received………………………………… 67
Calendars Received……………………………………. 67
Catalogs R eceived……………………………………… 67
INTERVIEWS
Kim Stanley Robinson: Green Thoughts………..4
Patricia A McKillip: Moving Forward……………5
COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS
People & Publishing…………………………………….. 8
Moons & Stars & Stuff, Fritz Leiber…………… 13
Locus Letters………………………………………………65
Editorial Matters………………………………………… 65
LOCUS LOOKS AT BOOKS
Distillations: Short Fiction Reviews
by Mark R. Kelly:…………………………………….. 11
Amazing 8/92; Asimov’s 8/92; Asimov’s 9/92; Analog
8/92; Interzone 7/92; F&SF 8/92; Pulphouse: A
Fiction Magazine 7/92; Pulphouse Spotlight 7/92;
Los Angeles Times Magazine, June 28,1992.
Reviews by Faren M iller……………………………..15
The Famished Road, Ben Okri; Lost Boys, Orson
Scott Card; Time, Like An Ever-Rolling Stream,
Judith Moffett; ALEMBIC, Timothy d’Arch
Smith; The Spirit Ring, Lois McMaster Bujold; A
Sudden Wild Magic, Diana Wynne Jones;
Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time, James
Gurney.
Reviews by Edward Bryant:………………………… 19
Children of the Night, Dan Simmons; Chaingang,
Rex Miller; Mr. Fox and Other Feral Tales,
Norman Partridge.
Reviews by Russell Letson:…………………………. 23
Mining the Oort, Frederik Pohl; The Best of
Astounding, James Gunn, ed.; Isaac Asimov Presents
the Great SF Stories: 25 (1963), Isaac
Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg, eds.; When the
Five Moons Rise, Jack Vance.
Reviews by Gary K. W olfe:…………………………. 27
Mars, Ben Bova; Lost Boys, Orson Scott Card;
Fatherland, Robert Harris; Tales of Riverworld,
Philp Jose Farmer, Edward Kramer, Richard
Gilliam, & Martin H. Greenberg, eds.; SHORT
TAKES: Abortion Stories: Fiction on Fire, Rick
Lawler, ed.
Reviews by Dan Chow:………………………………..29
Meeting in Infinity, John Kessel; Brother to Dragons,
Charles Sheffield; Aristoi, Walter Jon Williams;
To Save the Sun, Ben Bova and AJ. Austin.
Reviews by Carolyn Cushman:……………………. 31
The Spirit Ring, Lois McMaster Bujold; Resurrection,
Katharine Kerr; Dragonfly in Amber,
Diana Gabaldon; The Forever King, Molly
Cochran and Warren Murphy; Dorella, Mark A.
Garland and Charles G. McGraw; SHORT
TAKES: Briar Rose, Jane Yolen; The Fools’
War, Lee Kisling; Shiva’s Challenge: An Adventure
of the Ice Age, J.H. Brennan; The Winds of
the Wastelands, Antony Swithin.
CONVENTIONS & CONFERENCES
ABA 1992…………………………………………………..35
INTERNATIONAL SF
Chinese SF Outside the Mainland………………..45
[Russian] Agent’s Comer…………………………….46
Letter From Moscow…………………………………..47
Ukrainian SF: Past & Future………………………. 48
Fear in Moscow…………………………………………. 49
LISTINGS
Magazines Received – June……………………….. 50
Books Received – Ju n e ………………………………51
British Books — May…………………………………..57
Bestsellers…………………………………………………..63
OBITUARIES
Nick B. Williams………………………………………… 65
Ac e………………………………….. 32
Avon………………………………… 18
Baen…………………………12,34,39
Bantam………………………2,40,41
Classifieds…………………………59
DAW……………………………….. 14
Kim Stanley Robinson.. (CNB)1
Ray Bradbury……………. (RM)1
Kim Stanley Robinson.. (CNB)4
Patricia A. McKillip…..(CNB)5
Dawn Pauline Dunn,
Susan Hartzell……………(BG)6
Harlan Ellison…………….. (BG)6
Peter H e ck…………………… (JJ)7
Brian M. Thomsen……….(BG)7
John Crowley……………… (BG)8
Sheri S. Tepper………….(CNB)8
David B. Mattingly,
Cathleen Cogswell……….(F)8
Nina Kiriki H offman………(F)9
Julius Schwartz………….. (RM)9
Michaela Roessner…………(F)9
INDEX TO ADS
Del R ey ………………………..24,71
Locus………………………………..70
Locus Back Issues…………….. 61
Locus Press………………….. 30,64
Putnam……………………………..72
PHOTO LISTING
Book of the Dead 2 Party (BG)9
C.L. Moore,
Fritz Leiber……………. (TH)13
MaryElizabeth Hart,
Jeffrey Mariotte,
Ray Bradbury……….(CNB)35
Anne R ic e ……………… (CNB)35
Douglas Adams…………(RM)35
Orson Scott Card…….(CNB)35
Jack Rems,
Scott Winnett………… (RM)35
Tim Powers……………… (RM)35
ABA Photo Montage………… 36
ABA Photo Montage………….37
John Saul…………………. (RM)38
Ricia Mainhardt,
Richard Curtis Associates…..21
Sirius Book Company……….. 53
St. Martin’s ………………………. 10
T o r…………………………. 16,20,22
Warner Questar…………………26
Len Deighton……….. (RM)38
Robert Weiner,
Randall R au …………. (RM)38
Alexander Korzhenevski… (F)46
Kir Bulychev…………………(F)47
Fear in Moscow………… (FH)49
Nancy Holder, Kathe Koja,
Melanie Tem, David Morrell,
Gahan Willson,
Stephen Jones………. (RM)68
Ellen Datlow,
Ginjer Buchanan……(RM)68
Gahan Wilson, Brian Lumley
Jo Fletcher.,………….. (RM)68
David Morrell,
Charles Grant………..(RM)68
PHOTO CREDITS: (CNB) Charles N. Brown, (BG) Beth Gwinn, (JJ) Jane Jewell, (FH) Fred Harris, (F)
furnished, (RM) Ricia Mainhardt, (TH) Todd Hansen.
ISSUE #379, VOL 29 NO. 2, AUGUST 1992, Mailing Date: July 24,1992
LOCUS August 1992/3
