Table of Contents, September 1992
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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
Tom Maddox
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
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Table of Contents
MAIN STORIES
Denton, Kessel Win
Campbell, Sturgeon Awards………………………. 6
Silbersack New Warner Editor……………………… 6
Big Bantam Changes……………………………………. 6
Cadigan Wins Clarke Award………………………….6
Koontz to Knopf in Super D e a l……………………..6
1992 World Fantasy Awards Nominations……..7
Tomorrow at Worldcon………………………………….7
Strickland Finishing Bellairs Books………………. 7
Weird Tales Reformats;
Other Magazine Changes…………………………..7
SPECIAL FEATURES
1992 Locus Survey Results…………………………..52
THE DATA FILE
Publishing News…………………………………………… 9
Bookstore News…………………………………………… 9
Announcements…………………………………………. 79
Award News………………………………………………..79
Book News………………………………………………….79
Market News……………………………………………….79
Comics News………………………………………………79
Rights & Options……………………………………….. 79
Publications Received………………………………….80
Catalogs Received……………………………………… 80
INTERVIEWS
Suzy McKee Charnas: Functional Schizophrenia 4
Michael Swanwick: Writing to L ast……………….. 5
COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS
People & Publishing…………………………………….. 8
Reports from the Electronic Frontier,
Tom Maddox………………………………………….. 11
Moons & Stars & Stuff, Fritz Leiber…………… 15
Locus Letters……………………………………………… 78
Editorial Matters………………………………………… 78
LOCUS LOOKS AT BOOKS
Distillations: Short Fiction Reviews
by Mark R. Kelly:……………………………………. 13
What Might Have Been Volume 4: Alternate
Americas, Gregory Benford and Martin H.
Greenberg, eds.; Omni 7/92; Omni 8/92; Asimov’s
10/92; Amazing 9/92; Playboy 8/92; Naming the
Flowers, Kate Wilhelm; Poetry in the 1992 professional
magazines; The Magazine o f Speculative
Poetry, Spring /92; Dreams and Nightmares 38 (6/
92); Star*Line 5-6/92; Star*Line 7-8/92.
Reviews by Faren Miller………………………………17
The Tale of the Body Thief, Anne Rice; Riverrun
II: The Forest of the Night, S.P. Somtow; A Song
for Arbonne, Guy Gavriel Kay; Aristoi, Walter
Jon Williams; Fools, Pat Cadigan; A Deeper Sea,
Alexander Jablokov; Lost Souls, Poppy Z. Brite;
They Fly at Ciron, Samuel R. Delany; In Dreams,
Paul J. McAuley and Kim Newman, eds.; SHORT
TAKES: Grunts!, Mary Gentle; Only You Can
Save Mankind, Terry Pratchett; Wax: Or the Discovery
of Television Among the Bees, David Blair.
Reviews by Edward Bryant:………………………….21
The Hollow Man, Dan Simmons; MetaHorror,
Dennis Etchison, ed.; Dark Journey, A.R. Morl an;
Gerald’s Game, Stephen King.
Reviews by Russell Letson:………………………….25
The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on
the Electronic Frontier, Bruce Sterling; Tales of
Riverworld, Philip Jose Farmer, Edward Kramer,
Richard Gilliam, & Martin H. Greenberg, eds.;
Wulfsyarn: A Mosaic, Phillip Mann; Beachhead,
Jack Williamson.
Special Review by Philip Jose Farmer………….. 25
How the Wizard Came to Oz, Donald Abbott.
Reviews by Gary K. Wolfe:…………………………..29
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories,
Tom Shippey, ed.; Foundations of Fear: An Exploration
of Horror, David G. Hartwell, ed.;
Quarantine, Greg Egan; The Silent City,
Elisabeth Vonarburg; Beauty, Brian D’Amato.
Reviews by Carolyn Cushman:……………………..33
The Gates of Noon, Michael Scott Rohan; Yesterday
We Saw Mermaids, Esther M. Friesner;
Crystal Line, Anne McCaffrey; Children of the
Earth, Catherine Wells; Wild Magic: The Immortals,
Tamora Pierce; SHORT TAKES: The
Land of Gold, Gillian Bradshaw; The Ultimate
Bike Path, Mike Sirota; The Stallion Queen,
Constance Ash; Knight’s Wyrd, Debra Doyle
and James D. Macdonald; The Night of Wishes,
Michael Ende; Lady Slings the Booze, Spider
Robinson.
Short Reviews by Scott Winnett:………………….37
Morningstar, Peter Atkins; Cherokee Bat and
the Goat Guys, Francesca Lia Block; The Primal
Screen: A History of Science Fiction Film, John
Brosnan; The Gypsy, Steven Brust and Megan
Lindholm; Senor Vivo and the Coca Lord, Louis
de Bemieres; The Further Adventures of Batman
Volume 2: Featuring the Penguin, Martin H.
Greenberg, ed.; The Enchantment, Kristin
Hannah; Blood Trillium, Julian May; Augustus
Rex, Clive Sinclair, The Vampire Diaries, Volume
IV: Dark Reunion, L J . Smith; The Crafters
Book Two: Blessings and Curses, Christopher
Stasheff and Bill Fawcett, eds.; Chains of Light,
Quentin Thomas; Memories of the Body, Lisa
Tuttle; The Stones of Muncaster Cathedral, Robert
Westall.
LISTINGS
Forthcoming B ooks…………………………………….40
British Forthcoming Books………………………… 48
Convention Listings…………………………………….54
Magazines Received — July………………………… 56
Books Received — Ju ly ………………………………. 57
British Books — June…………………………………..69
Bestsellers………………………………………………….. 75
OBITUARIES
Alan E. Nourse……………………………………………76
Appreciation by Avram Davidson………………76
Reginald Bretnor…………………………………………76
Appreciation by Dean Ing………………………… 77
Joe Shuster………………………………………………… 77
Sidney Meredith………………………………………….78
Oscar Lewis……………………………………………….. 78
M.F.K. Fisher…………………………………………….. 78
Rosemary Sutcliff………………………………………..78
Ace……………………………..12,34
Avon…………………………………..2
Baen…………………….. 20,24,55
Ballantine Del R e y ………26,32
Bantam Spectra……..38,39,84
Classifieds………………………..71
L.W. Currey……………………..59
PHOTO CREDITS: (CNB) Charles N. Brown, (BG) Beth Gwinn, (JJ) Jane Jewell, (F) furnished, (JKK)
Jay Kay Klein, (EAH) Elizabeth Anne Hull, (BD) Bill Dyer.
ISSUE #380, VOL 29 NO. 3, SEPTEMBER 1992, Mailing Date: August 26,1992
LOCUS September 1992 / 3
INDEX TO ADS
Robert Gavora………………… 58
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich . 36
Incunabula………………………. 61
Locus Back Issues……………..73
Locus Press……………………… 74
Overlook Connection……….63
Oxford University Press…….28
Penguin Books Canada……..16
PRISM On-Line Magazine …51
Science Fiction Distributors. 60
T o r……………………..10,22,30,83
Warner Questar…………. 14,18
Worlds of Wonder…………… 62
Bradley Denton, James Gunn,
John Kessel…………..(EAH)1
Suzy McKee Charna s.. (CNB)1
Michael Swanwick………(BG)1
Suzy McKee Charnas…. (BD)4
Michael Swanwick………….(F)5
John Silbersack………..(CNB)6
PHOTO LISTING
Pat Cadigan……………..(CNB)6
Dean Koontz……………(CNB)6
Raymond E. Feist……….(BG)8
Storm Constantine…..(CNB)8
Robert Weinberg………..(BG)8
Ian Watson………………….. (F)8
Andrew Fraknoi…………… (F)8
Amy Thomson…………….. (JJ)8
Tom Maddox………… (CNB)ll
Fritz Leiber…………… (JKK)15
Alan E. Nourse………….. (F)76
Reginald Bretnor……(CNB)77
(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
Tom Maddox
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.
Table of Contents
MAIN STORIES
Denton, Kessel Win
Campbell, Sturgeon Awards………………………. 6
Silbersack New Warner Editor……………………… 6
Big Bantam Changes……………………………………. 6
Cadigan Wins Clarke Award………………………….6
Koontz to Knopf in Super D e a l……………………..6
1992 World Fantasy Awards Nominations……..7
Tomorrow at Worldcon………………………………….7
Strickland Finishing Bellairs Books………………. 7
Weird Tales Reformats;
Other Magazine Changes…………………………..7
SPECIAL FEATURES
1992 Locus Survey Results…………………………..52
THE DATA FILE
Publishing News…………………………………………… 9
Bookstore News…………………………………………… 9
Announcements…………………………………………. 79
Award News………………………………………………..79
Book News………………………………………………….79
Market News……………………………………………….79
Comics News………………………………………………79
Rights & Options……………………………………….. 79
Publications Received………………………………….80
Catalogs Received……………………………………… 80
INTERVIEWS
Suzy McKee Charnas: Functional Schizophrenia 4
Michael Swanwick: Writing to L ast……………….. 5
COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS
People & Publishing…………………………………….. 8
Reports from the Electronic Frontier,
Tom Maddox………………………………………….. 11
Moons & Stars & Stuff, Fritz Leiber…………… 15
Locus Letters……………………………………………… 78
Editorial Matters………………………………………… 78
LOCUS LOOKS AT BOOKS
Distillations: Short Fiction Reviews
by Mark R. Kelly:……………………………………. 13
What Might Have Been Volume 4: Alternate
Americas, Gregory Benford and Martin H.
Greenberg, eds.; Omni 7/92; Omni 8/92; Asimov’s
10/92; Amazing 9/92; Playboy 8/92; Naming the
Flowers, Kate Wilhelm; Poetry in the 1992 professional
magazines; The Magazine o f Speculative
Poetry, Spring /92; Dreams and Nightmares 38 (6/
92); Star*Line 5-6/92; Star*Line 7-8/92.
Reviews by Faren Miller………………………………17
The Tale of the Body Thief, Anne Rice; Riverrun
II: The Forest of the Night, S.P. Somtow; A Song
for Arbonne, Guy Gavriel Kay; Aristoi, Walter
Jon Williams; Fools, Pat Cadigan; A Deeper Sea,
Alexander Jablokov; Lost Souls, Poppy Z. Brite;
They Fly at Ciron, Samuel R. Delany; In Dreams,
Paul J. McAuley and Kim Newman, eds.; SHORT
TAKES: Grunts!, Mary Gentle; Only You Can
Save Mankind, Terry Pratchett; Wax: Or the Discovery
of Television Among the Bees, David Blair.
Reviews by Edward Bryant:………………………….21
The Hollow Man, Dan Simmons; MetaHorror,
Dennis Etchison, ed.; Dark Journey, A.R. Morl an;
Gerald’s Game, Stephen King.
Reviews by Russell Letson:………………………….25
The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on
the Electronic Frontier, Bruce Sterling; Tales of
Riverworld, Philip Jose Farmer, Edward Kramer,
Richard Gilliam, & Martin H. Greenberg, eds.;
Wulfsyarn: A Mosaic, Phillip Mann; Beachhead,
Jack Williamson.
Special Review by Philip Jose Farmer………….. 25
How the Wizard Came to Oz, Donald Abbott.
Reviews by Gary K. Wolfe:…………………………..29
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories,
Tom Shippey, ed.; Foundations of Fear: An Exploration
of Horror, David G. Hartwell, ed.;
Quarantine, Greg Egan; The Silent City,
Elisabeth Vonarburg; Beauty, Brian D’Amato.
Reviews by Carolyn Cushman:……………………..33
The Gates of Noon, Michael Scott Rohan; Yesterday
We Saw Mermaids, Esther M. Friesner;
Crystal Line, Anne McCaffrey; Children of the
Earth, Catherine Wells; Wild Magic: The Immortals,
Tamora Pierce; SHORT TAKES: The
Land of Gold, Gillian Bradshaw; The Ultimate
Bike Path, Mike Sirota; The Stallion Queen,
Constance Ash; Knight’s Wyrd, Debra Doyle
and James D. Macdonald; The Night of Wishes,
Michael Ende; Lady Slings the Booze, Spider
Robinson.
Short Reviews by Scott Winnett:………………….37
Morningstar, Peter Atkins; Cherokee Bat and
the Goat Guys, Francesca Lia Block; The Primal
Screen: A History of Science Fiction Film, John
Brosnan; The Gypsy, Steven Brust and Megan
Lindholm; Senor Vivo and the Coca Lord, Louis
de Bemieres; The Further Adventures of Batman
Volume 2: Featuring the Penguin, Martin H.
Greenberg, ed.; The Enchantment, Kristin
Hannah; Blood Trillium, Julian May; Augustus
Rex, Clive Sinclair, The Vampire Diaries, Volume
IV: Dark Reunion, L J . Smith; The Crafters
Book Two: Blessings and Curses, Christopher
Stasheff and Bill Fawcett, eds.; Chains of Light,
Quentin Thomas; Memories of the Body, Lisa
Tuttle; The Stones of Muncaster Cathedral, Robert
Westall.
LISTINGS
Forthcoming B ooks…………………………………….40
British Forthcoming Books………………………… 48
Convention Listings…………………………………….54
Magazines Received — July………………………… 56
Books Received — Ju ly ………………………………. 57
British Books — June…………………………………..69
Bestsellers………………………………………………….. 75
OBITUARIES
Alan E. Nourse……………………………………………76
Appreciation by Avram Davidson………………76
Reginald Bretnor…………………………………………76
Appreciation by Dean Ing………………………… 77
Joe Shuster………………………………………………… 77
Sidney Meredith………………………………………….78
Oscar Lewis……………………………………………….. 78
M.F.K. Fisher…………………………………………….. 78
Rosemary Sutcliff………………………………………..78
Ace……………………………..12,34
Avon…………………………………..2
Baen…………………….. 20,24,55
Ballantine Del R e y ………26,32
Bantam Spectra……..38,39,84
Classifieds………………………..71
L.W. Currey……………………..59
PHOTO CREDITS: (CNB) Charles N. Brown, (BG) Beth Gwinn, (JJ) Jane Jewell, (F) furnished, (JKK)
Jay Kay Klein, (EAH) Elizabeth Anne Hull, (BD) Bill Dyer.
ISSUE #380, VOL 29 NO. 3, SEPTEMBER 1992, Mailing Date: August 26,1992
LOCUS September 1992 / 3
INDEX TO ADS
Robert Gavora………………… 58
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich . 36
Incunabula………………………. 61
Locus Back Issues……………..73
Locus Press……………………… 74
Overlook Connection……….63
Oxford University Press…….28
Penguin Books Canada……..16
PRISM On-Line Magazine …51
Science Fiction Distributors. 60
T o r……………………..10,22,30,83
Warner Questar…………. 14,18
Worlds of Wonder…………… 62
Bradley Denton, James Gunn,
John Kessel…………..(EAH)1
Suzy McKee Charna s.. (CNB)1
Michael Swanwick………(BG)1
Suzy McKee Charnas…. (BD)4
Michael Swanwick………….(F)5
John Silbersack………..(CNB)6
PHOTO LISTING
Pat Cadigan……………..(CNB)6
Dean Koontz……………(CNB)6
Raymond E. Feist……….(BG)8
Storm Constantine…..(CNB)8
Robert Weinberg………..(BG)8
Ian Watson………………….. (F)8
Andrew Fraknoi…………… (F)8
Amy Thomson…………….. (JJ)8
Tom Maddox………… (CNB)ll
Fritz Leiber…………… (JKK)15
Alan E. Nourse………….. (F)76
Reginald Bretnor……(CNB)77
