Table of Contents, April 1995
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April 1995
Table of Contents vol . 34 no. 4
Ma i n S t o r ie s
Omni Ceases Monthly
Publication……………………………. 7
British Book Summary 1994 … 7
Proteus Launched………………….. 8
Koontz vs. TriStar………………….. 8
1995 World Fantasy Award
Judges Announced…………….. 8
Where Books Are Bought…….. 8
Preliminary Stoker Award
Ballot Issued………………………… 8
V.C. Andrews® Triumphant…… 8
Lethem Wins Crawford …………. 9
Dillons Bankruptcy…………………. 9
T h e D ata File
Worldcon News…………………………………9
Announcements………………………………..9
Magazine News…………………………………9
Book News……………………………………….. 9
Online News……………………………………… 9
Financial News…………………………………. 9
Award News……………………………………. 64
Market News…………………………………… 65
Court Cases……………………………………. 65
Rushdie Update………………………………. 65
Rights & Options…………………………….. 65
Multi-Media Update…………………………. 65
Publications Received……………………..65
Catalogs Received………………………….. 65
I n t e r v iew
Clive Barker: Life, Death, and
the Whole Damned Thing……4
O b itu a r ie s
Ian Ballantine………………………………….. 60
Appreciation by Frederik Pohl…….. 61
Joyce Slater……………………………………. 62
Philip E. Cleator………………………………. 62
Appreciation by Arthur C. Clarke ….62
Bill Collins………………………………………. 62
Nigel D. Findley………………………………. 62
Appreciation by Sharon Mulvihill ….63
Ian Ballantine
1916-1995
Ian Ballantine, one of the innovators of
mass market publishing in the US, died
March 9, at age 79. See page 60.
I n t ern a t i on a l
SF in France………………………….. 34
SF in Brazil…………………………….. 35
SF in the Czech Republic……. 38
SF in the Nordic Countries …. 39
L is t in g s
Magazines Received – February.. 41
Books Received – February……….42
British Books – January…………….. 53
Bestsellers……………………………………58
C o lumns & D e p a r tm en t s
People & Publishing……………………10
Editorial M a tte rs ………………………….63
Locus Letters……………………………….64
Locus Looks a t Books
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Distillations: Short Fiction
Reviews by Mark R. Kelly:
Interzone 2/95; Asimov’s 5/95; SF Age 3/95; Analog
4/95, 5/95, 6/95; F&SF 3/95; Tomorrow 2/95;
Crank! #4, Autumn/94; Strange Plasma #8; Absolute
Magnitude Winter/Spring 95; Omni 3/95.
– 17-
Reviews by Gary K. Wolfe:
The Steampunk Trilogy, Paul Di Filippo; Metropolitan,
Walter Jon Williams; Rushing to Paradise,
J.G. Ballard; Nebula Awards 29, Pamela
Sargent, ed.; The Armless Maiden and Other
Tales for Childhood’s Survivors, Terri Windling,
ed.; The Ultimate Egoist: Volume I: The Complete
Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, Paul Williams,
ed.; The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction:
An A-Z of Science Fiction Books by Title,
2nd ed., David Pringle; Future Perfect: American
Science Fiction of the Nineteenth Century,
revised and expanded edition, H. Bruce Franklin, ed.
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Reviews by Faren Miller:
The Lions of Al-Rassan, Guy Gavriel Kay; The
Blind God is Watching, Nancy Springer; The
Armless Maiden and Other Tales for
Childhood’s Survivors, Terri Windling, ed.; Jasmine
Nights, S.P. Somtow; The Cursed, Dave
Duncan; Hunter’s Haunt, Dave Duncan; SHORT
TAKES: Demon Sword, Ken Hood; The
Steampunk Trilogy, Paul Di Filippo; Resume
With Monsters, William Browning Spencer
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Reviews by Russell Letson:
Metropolitan, Walter Jon Williams; Genellan:
Planetfall, Scott G. Gier; Profiteer: Hostile
Takeover #1, S. Andrew Swann; SHORT TAKE:
The Weight, Allen Steele
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Reviews by Edward Bryant:
Relic, Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child; The XFiles:
Goblins, Charles Grant; From Hell: Book
One, Alan Moore; SHORT TAKES: Harlan
Ellison’s Dream Corridor Special, Harlan
Ellison; Dead in the West, Joe R. Lansdale
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Short Reviews by Carolyn Cushman:
Circus of the Damned, Laurell K. Hamilton; The
Bellmaker, Brian Jacques; Mus of Kerbridge,
Paul Kidd; Mind of the Magic, Holly Lisle;
Everlastin’, Mickee Madden; The Berserker’s
Horse, Lisa Maxwell; Freedom’s Landing, Anne
McCaffrey; Storm at the End of Time, Pamela F.
Service; Wren’s War, Sherwood Smith; Companions
of the Night, Vivian Vande Velde; The Crying
for a Vision, Walter Wangerin, Jr.
Letters, information, and credit card subscriptions
can be sent by E-mail to : locus@
genie.geis.com, or by fax to 510-339-8144.
Publisher & Editor-in-Chief: Charles N. Brown; Managing Editor: Marianne S. Jablon; Editors: Faren C. Miller, Carolyn F. Cushman;
Assistant Editor: Kirsten Gong-Wong; Editorial Trainee: Amy Sisson; Contributing Editors: Edward Bryant, Mark R. Kelly,
Russell Letson, 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. E-mail: locus@genie.geis.com. Individual subscriptions
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Table of Contents vol . 34 no. 4
Ma i n S t o r ie s
Omni Ceases Monthly
Publication……………………………. 7
British Book Summary 1994 … 7
Proteus Launched………………….. 8
Koontz vs. TriStar………………….. 8
1995 World Fantasy Award
Judges Announced…………….. 8
Where Books Are Bought…….. 8
Preliminary Stoker Award
Ballot Issued………………………… 8
V.C. Andrews® Triumphant…… 8
Lethem Wins Crawford …………. 9
Dillons Bankruptcy…………………. 9
T h e D ata File
Worldcon News…………………………………9
Announcements………………………………..9
Magazine News…………………………………9
Book News……………………………………….. 9
Online News……………………………………… 9
Financial News…………………………………. 9
Award News……………………………………. 64
Market News…………………………………… 65
Court Cases……………………………………. 65
Rushdie Update………………………………. 65
Rights & Options…………………………….. 65
Multi-Media Update…………………………. 65
Publications Received……………………..65
Catalogs Received………………………….. 65
I n t e r v iew
Clive Barker: Life, Death, and
the Whole Damned Thing……4
O b itu a r ie s
Ian Ballantine………………………………….. 60
Appreciation by Frederik Pohl…….. 61
Joyce Slater……………………………………. 62
Philip E. Cleator………………………………. 62
Appreciation by Arthur C. Clarke ….62
Bill Collins………………………………………. 62
Nigel D. Findley………………………………. 62
Appreciation by Sharon Mulvihill ….63
Ian Ballantine
1916-1995
Ian Ballantine, one of the innovators of
mass market publishing in the US, died
March 9, at age 79. See page 60.
I n t ern a t i on a l
SF in France………………………….. 34
SF in Brazil…………………………….. 35
SF in the Czech Republic……. 38
SF in the Nordic Countries …. 39
L is t in g s
Magazines Received – February.. 41
Books Received – February……….42
British Books – January…………….. 53
Bestsellers……………………………………58
C o lumns & D e p a r tm en t s
People & Publishing……………………10
Editorial M a tte rs ………………………….63
Locus Letters……………………………….64
Locus Looks a t Books
– 13-
Distillations: Short Fiction
Reviews by Mark R. Kelly:
Interzone 2/95; Asimov’s 5/95; SF Age 3/95; Analog
4/95, 5/95, 6/95; F&SF 3/95; Tomorrow 2/95;
Crank! #4, Autumn/94; Strange Plasma #8; Absolute
Magnitude Winter/Spring 95; Omni 3/95.
– 17-
Reviews by Gary K. Wolfe:
The Steampunk Trilogy, Paul Di Filippo; Metropolitan,
Walter Jon Williams; Rushing to Paradise,
J.G. Ballard; Nebula Awards 29, Pamela
Sargent, ed.; The Armless Maiden and Other
Tales for Childhood’s Survivors, Terri Windling,
ed.; The Ultimate Egoist: Volume I: The Complete
Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, Paul Williams,
ed.; The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction:
An A-Z of Science Fiction Books by Title,
2nd ed., David Pringle; Future Perfect: American
Science Fiction of the Nineteenth Century,
revised and expanded edition, H. Bruce Franklin, ed.
– 21-
Reviews by Faren Miller:
The Lions of Al-Rassan, Guy Gavriel Kay; The
Blind God is Watching, Nancy Springer; The
Armless Maiden and Other Tales for
Childhood’s Survivors, Terri Windling, ed.; Jasmine
Nights, S.P. Somtow; The Cursed, Dave
Duncan; Hunter’s Haunt, Dave Duncan; SHORT
TAKES: Demon Sword, Ken Hood; The
Steampunk Trilogy, Paul Di Filippo; Resume
With Monsters, William Browning Spencer
-25-
Reviews by Russell Letson:
Metropolitan, Walter Jon Williams; Genellan:
Planetfall, Scott G. Gier; Profiteer: Hostile
Takeover #1, S. Andrew Swann; SHORT TAKE:
The Weight, Allen Steele
-27-
Reviews by Edward Bryant:
Relic, Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child; The XFiles:
Goblins, Charles Grant; From Hell: Book
One, Alan Moore; SHORT TAKES: Harlan
Ellison’s Dream Corridor Special, Harlan
Ellison; Dead in the West, Joe R. Lansdale
-31-
Short Reviews by Carolyn Cushman:
Circus of the Damned, Laurell K. Hamilton; The
Bellmaker, Brian Jacques; Mus of Kerbridge,
Paul Kidd; Mind of the Magic, Holly Lisle;
Everlastin’, Mickee Madden; The Berserker’s
Horse, Lisa Maxwell; Freedom’s Landing, Anne
McCaffrey; Storm at the End of Time, Pamela F.
Service; Wren’s War, Sherwood Smith; Companions
of the Night, Vivian Vande Velde; The Crying
for a Vision, Walter Wangerin, Jr.
Letters, information, and credit card subscriptions
can be sent by E-mail to : locus@
genie.geis.com, or by fax to 510-339-8144.
Publisher & Editor-in-Chief: Charles N. Brown; Managing Editor: Marianne S. Jablon; Editors: Faren C. Miller, Carolyn F. Cushman;
Assistant Editor: Kirsten Gong-Wong; Editorial Trainee: Amy Sisson; Contributing Editors: Edward Bryant, Mark R. Kelly,
Russell Letson, 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. E-mail: locus@genie.geis.com. Individual subscriptions
jn the US: $40.00 for 12 issues, $74.00 for 24 issues via second class mail. In Canada: $45.00 for 12 issues, $84.00 for 24 issues via second class mail. First class individual subscriptions
in the US or Canada are $50.00 for 12 issues, $90.00 for 24 issues. Individual overseas subscriptions are $45.00 for 12 issues, $84.00 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:
Yoshio Kobayashi, 1-29-13-707 Sangenjaya, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 154, 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. c 1995 by Locus Publications. We take no responsibility for unsolicited submissions. Printed in the United States.
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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