Table of Contents, March 1994
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_ March 1994
Table of Contents vol. 32 no. 3
M ai n St o r i es
1993 Nebula Awards
Final Ballot……………………………..7
B. Dalton to Promote Nebula
Books…………………………………….. 7
Quake Damages Book Trade …7
Hershey Moves Up at Bantam .8
Schelling Out at Roc, Stout
Promoted………………………………. 8
Paramount Drops Atheneum,
Restructures Macmillan……….8
Tor Starts Forge Mass-Market
L is t………………………………………….8
SF Media Magazine Explosion.8
1994 Hugo Awards Nominating
Ballots……………………………………. 8
Paramount Sold (fin a lly )……….. 8
The D a t a File
Paramount: The Fifth Episode…………9
Morrow/Avon Speculation Continues 9
Rushdie Fifth Anniversary……………….9
French Agents vs. Publishers…………9
Publishing News………………………………9
Court Cases……………………………………69
Bookstore News……………………………..70
Awards News………………………………….70
Financial News……………………………….70
Teacher’s Workshop Celebrates 21st
Year……………………………………………. 70
Announcements……………………………..70
Book News…………………………………….. 70
Convention News……………………………71
Rights & Options…………………………….71
Contest News…………………………………71
Multimedia Update………………………… 71
Audio Received…………………………….. 71
Books-on-Disk Received………………..71
Publications Received……………………71
I nt erv iews
John Crowley: The Writing on the
W a ll……………………………………….. 4
Steve Brust: The Cool Theory
of Literature…………………………..5
O b i tuar ies
Pierre Boulle………………………………….68
Rick Raphael…………………………………68
Jack Kirby…………………………………….. 68
John James………………………………….. 68
12 DONT-MISS
1994 TITLES!
I, Asimov
by Isaac Asimov
Everville
by Clive Barker
Mother of Storms
by John Barnes
Furious Gulf
by Gregory Benford
Brittle Innings
by Michael Bishop
Love & Sleep
by John Crowley
Wizard’s First Rule
by Terry Goodkind
Insomnia
by Stephen King
A Fisherman of the
Inland Sea
by Ursula K. Le Guin
Towing Jehovah
by James Morrow
Heavy Weather
by Bruce Sterling
Shadows End
by Sheri S. Tepper
Listings
Forthcoming Books…………………. 36
British Forthcoming Books………46
Magazines Received – January ….52
Books Received – January………..53
British Books – December…………62
Bestsellers……………………………….. 66
Photo Listings…………………………..74
C olumns & D epartments
People & Publishing………………… 11
Reports from the Electronic Frontier,
Tom Maddox…………………………..13
Market Reports………………………….67
Locus Letters……………………………68
Editorial Matters………………………..74
Locus Looks a t Books
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Distillations: Short Fiction
Reviews by Mark R. Kelly:
Omni 2/94; F&SF 2/94; Interzone 1/94; Analog
3/94; Asimov’s 3/94.
-19-
Reviews by Russell Letson:
Foreigner, C.J. Cherryh; Wildlife, James Patrick
Kelly; Universe 3, Robert Silverberg & Karen
Haber, eds.
-23-
Reviews by Faren Miller:
Rhinegold, Stephan Grundy; The Living God,
Dave Duncan; Stranger at the Wedding, Barbara
Hambly; Unconquered Countries: Four Novellas,
Geoff Ryman; Wildlife, James Patrick Kelly;
SHORT TAKES: “The Return of Pansy Smith and
Violet Jones”, The Flash Girls.
-27-
Reviews by Gary K. Wolfe:
Mortal Fire: Best Australian Science Fiction,
Terry Dowling & Van Ikin, eds.; Proud Man,
Katharine Burdekin; The Search for E.T. Bell, also
known as John Taine, Constance Reid; Heavy
Light: The Art of De Es, De Es Schwertberger;
The Mushroom Jungle, Steve Holland; The Trials
and Tribulations of Little Red Riding Hood,
Second Edition, Jack Zipes.
-31-
Reviews by Edward Bryant:
Slippin’ Into Darkness, Norman Partridge;
Noctuary, Thomas Ligotti; Thrillers, Richard T.
Chizmar, ed.; SHORT TAKES: Dark Seductions,
Alice Alfonsi & John Scognamiglio, eds.
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Short Reviews by
Carolyn Cushman:
Sweet MYTHtery of Life, Robert Asprin; Five
Hundred Years After, Steven Brust; The Dubious
Hills, Pamela Dean; Fire in a Faraway Place,
Robert Frezza; Come Like Shadows; Welwyn
Wilton Katz; The Ship Who Won, Anne McCaffrey
& Jody Lynn Nye; Dragon Lords, Tony Shillitoe;
Changing Fate, Elisabeth Waters; The Short Victorious
War, David Weber; The Imperium Game,
K.D. Wentworth.
Editor & Publisher: Charles N. Brown; Associate Editor: Faren C. Miller; Assistant Editors: Marianne S. Jablon, Carolyn F. Cushman;
Editorial Assistant: Kirsten Gong-Wong; Contributing Editors: Edward Bryant, Mark R. Kelly, Russell Letson, Tom Maddox,
Scott Winnett, Gary K. Wolfe; Special Projects: William G. Contento; Photographer: Beth Gwinn.
Locus, The Newspaper of the Science Fiction Field (ISSN 0047-4959), is published monthly, at $3.95 per copy, by Locus Publications, 34 Ridgewood Lane, Oakland CA 94611. Please send all mail to:
Locus Publications, P.O. Box 13305, Oakland CA 94661. Telephone (510) 339-9196; (510) 339-9198. FAX (510) 339-8144. Individual subscriptions in the US: $38.00 for 12 issues, $70.00for 24 issues
via second class mail. In Canada: $43.00 for 12 issues, $80.00 for 24 issues via second class mail. First class individual subscription in the US or Canada are $50.00 for 12 issues, $90.00 for 24 issues.
Individual overseas subscriptions are $43.00 for 12 issues, $80.00 for 24 issues via sea mail. Individual subscriptions to Europe or South America via air mail are $67.00 for 12 issues, $114.00 for 24
issues. Individual subscriptions to Australia, Asia, or Africa via air mail are $78.00 for 12 issues, $130.00 for 24 issues. Institutional subscriptions are $3.00 extra per year. Make checks payable to Locus
Publications. All subscriptions payable directly in US funds only. Overseas checks must be drawn on a US bank and include computer encoding numbers at bottom. When converting from second class
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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
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Ackroyd, Slow Glass Books G.P.O Box 2708X, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001, Australia. Bookseller discounts available. Display advertising rates on request. © 1994 by Locus Publications. We take no
responsibility for unsolicited submissions Second class postage paid at Oakland, California. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Locus Publications, P.O. Box 13305, Oakland CA 94661.
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Table of Contents vol. 32 no. 3
M ai n St o r i es
1993 Nebula Awards
Final Ballot……………………………..7
B. Dalton to Promote Nebula
Books…………………………………….. 7
Quake Damages Book Trade …7
Hershey Moves Up at Bantam .8
Schelling Out at Roc, Stout
Promoted………………………………. 8
Paramount Drops Atheneum,
Restructures Macmillan……….8
Tor Starts Forge Mass-Market
L is t………………………………………….8
SF Media Magazine Explosion.8
1994 Hugo Awards Nominating
Ballots……………………………………. 8
Paramount Sold (fin a lly )……….. 8
The D a t a File
Paramount: The Fifth Episode…………9
Morrow/Avon Speculation Continues 9
Rushdie Fifth Anniversary……………….9
French Agents vs. Publishers…………9
Publishing News………………………………9
Court Cases……………………………………69
Bookstore News……………………………..70
Awards News………………………………….70
Financial News……………………………….70
Teacher’s Workshop Celebrates 21st
Year……………………………………………. 70
Announcements……………………………..70
Book News…………………………………….. 70
Convention News……………………………71
Rights & Options…………………………….71
Contest News…………………………………71
Multimedia Update………………………… 71
Audio Received…………………………….. 71
Books-on-Disk Received………………..71
Publications Received……………………71
I nt erv iews
John Crowley: The Writing on the
W a ll……………………………………….. 4
Steve Brust: The Cool Theory
of Literature…………………………..5
O b i tuar ies
Pierre Boulle………………………………….68
Rick Raphael…………………………………68
Jack Kirby…………………………………….. 68
John James………………………………….. 68
12 DONT-MISS
1994 TITLES!
I, Asimov
by Isaac Asimov
Everville
by Clive Barker
Mother of Storms
by John Barnes
Furious Gulf
by Gregory Benford
Brittle Innings
by Michael Bishop
Love & Sleep
by John Crowley
Wizard’s First Rule
by Terry Goodkind
Insomnia
by Stephen King
A Fisherman of the
Inland Sea
by Ursula K. Le Guin
Towing Jehovah
by James Morrow
Heavy Weather
by Bruce Sterling
Shadows End
by Sheri S. Tepper
Listings
Forthcoming Books…………………. 36
British Forthcoming Books………46
Magazines Received – January ….52
Books Received – January………..53
British Books – December…………62
Bestsellers……………………………….. 66
Photo Listings…………………………..74
C olumns & D epartments
People & Publishing………………… 11
Reports from the Electronic Frontier,
Tom Maddox…………………………..13
Market Reports………………………….67
Locus Letters……………………………68
Editorial Matters………………………..74
Locus Looks a t Books
-17-
Distillations: Short Fiction
Reviews by Mark R. Kelly:
Omni 2/94; F&SF 2/94; Interzone 1/94; Analog
3/94; Asimov’s 3/94.
-19-
Reviews by Russell Letson:
Foreigner, C.J. Cherryh; Wildlife, James Patrick
Kelly; Universe 3, Robert Silverberg & Karen
Haber, eds.
-23-
Reviews by Faren Miller:
Rhinegold, Stephan Grundy; The Living God,
Dave Duncan; Stranger at the Wedding, Barbara
Hambly; Unconquered Countries: Four Novellas,
Geoff Ryman; Wildlife, James Patrick Kelly;
SHORT TAKES: “The Return of Pansy Smith and
Violet Jones”, The Flash Girls.
-27-
Reviews by Gary K. Wolfe:
Mortal Fire: Best Australian Science Fiction,
Terry Dowling & Van Ikin, eds.; Proud Man,
Katharine Burdekin; The Search for E.T. Bell, also
known as John Taine, Constance Reid; Heavy
Light: The Art of De Es, De Es Schwertberger;
The Mushroom Jungle, Steve Holland; The Trials
and Tribulations of Little Red Riding Hood,
Second Edition, Jack Zipes.
-31-
Reviews by Edward Bryant:
Slippin’ Into Darkness, Norman Partridge;
Noctuary, Thomas Ligotti; Thrillers, Richard T.
Chizmar, ed.; SHORT TAKES: Dark Seductions,
Alice Alfonsi & John Scognamiglio, eds.
-35-
Short Reviews by
Carolyn Cushman:
Sweet MYTHtery of Life, Robert Asprin; Five
Hundred Years After, Steven Brust; The Dubious
Hills, Pamela Dean; Fire in a Faraway Place,
Robert Frezza; Come Like Shadows; Welwyn
Wilton Katz; The Ship Who Won, Anne McCaffrey
& Jody Lynn Nye; Dragon Lords, Tony Shillitoe;
Changing Fate, Elisabeth Waters; The Short Victorious
War, David Weber; The Imperium Game,
K.D. Wentworth.
Editor & Publisher: Charles N. Brown; Associate Editor: Faren C. Miller; Assistant Editors: Marianne S. Jablon, Carolyn F. Cushman;
Editorial Assistant: Kirsten Gong-Wong; Contributing Editors: Edward Bryant, Mark R. Kelly, Russell Letson, Tom Maddox,
Scott Winnett, Gary K. Wolfe; Special Projects: William G. Contento; Photographer: Beth Gwinn.
Locus, The Newspaper of the Science Fiction Field (ISSN 0047-4959), is published monthly, at $3.95 per copy, by Locus Publications, 34 Ridgewood Lane, Oakland CA 94611. Please send all mail to:
Locus Publications, P.O. Box 13305, Oakland CA 94661. Telephone (510) 339-9196; (510) 339-9198. FAX (510) 339-8144. Individual subscriptions in the US: $38.00 for 12 issues, $70.00for 24 issues
via second class mail. In Canada: $43.00 for 12 issues, $80.00 for 24 issues via second class mail. First class individual subscription in the US or Canada are $50.00 for 12 issues, $90.00 for 24 issues.
Individual overseas subscriptions are $43.00 for 12 issues, $80.00 for 24 issues via sea mail. Individual subscriptions to Europe or South America via air mail are $67.00 for 12 issues, $114.00 for 24
issues. Individual subscriptions to Australia, Asia, or Africa via air mail are $78.00 for 12 issues, $130.00 for 24 issues. Institutional subscriptions are $3.00 extra per year. Make checks payable to Locus
Publications. All subscriptions payable directly in US funds only. Overseas checks must be drawn on a US 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, UK. Japanese Subscription Agent. Takumi Shibano, 700 Ninomiya Ninomiya-machi, Naka-gun Kanagawa-ken, 259-01 Japan; Australian Subscription Agent Justin
Ackroyd, Slow Glass Books G.P.O Box 2708X, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001, Australia. Bookseller discounts available. Display advertising rates on request. © 1994 by Locus Publications. We take no
responsibility for unsolicited submissions Second class postage paid at Oakland, California. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Locus Publications, P.O. Box 13305, Oakland CA 94661.
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