Table of Contents, May 1995
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M a in Sto r ie s
1994 Nebula Awards Winners 7
Oldest Living Penguin
Turns 6 0 ……………………………….. 7
Tor/St. Martin’s Sold……………….. 8
Putnam Berkley Changes
Hands……………………………………. 8
Wilson Wins
Philip K. Dick Award……………. 8
Bram Stoker Awards Nominees 8
BSFA Awards Nominations…… 9
Conan in the Courts……………….. 9
T h e D ata F il e
Some TV is Educational ……….. 9
Science/Fiction……………………….. 9
Announcements……………………… 9
Readings & Signings……………… 9
Book N ew s ……………………………. 73
Magazine News……………………. 73
Online N ew s …………………………. 74
Financial News ……………………… 74
Awards & Contests …………….. 74
Market N ew s ……………………….. 74
Rushdie Update……………………. 74
Rights & Options…………………. 74
Multi-Media Update …………….. 75
Con Problems……………………….. 75
Publications Received …………. 75
Multi-Media Received………….. 75
Catalogs Received……………….. 75
May 1995
Table of Contents vol. 34 no. 5
I nter v iew s
George R.R. Martin:
Running the S h ow ………………. 4
Donald E. McQuinn:
Luck of the Irish…………………… 5
O b itu a r ie s
Ian Ballantine: Some Appreciations
by Irwyn Applebaum……………….70
by Robert Silverberg……………….70
by Kevin J. Anderson……………. 70
by Tom Doherty………………………71
Bantam Staff Memo…………………71
Kent R. Patterson…………………….. 72
Appreciation by
Kristine Kathryn Rusch………….72
Evelyn Beheshti Hildebrandt…….72
Appreciation by
Spider Robinson……………………. 72
Diane Cleaver…………………………… 72
P h o to Story
Waking the Storm…………………. 11
C on ven tion s
International Conference
on the Fantastic…………………. 38
World Horror Convention…….. 40
Listin g s
International Books and Magazines
Received………………………………… 46
Convention Listings…………………. 48
Magazines Received – March …. 50
Books Received – March…………51
British Books – February………….63
Photo Listing………………………………78
C o I umns & D epartments
People & Publishing………………….10
Quote Page……………………………….. 35
Bestsellers………………………………… 68
Locus Letters……………………………..72
Editorial Matters………………………..73
Locus Looks a t Books
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Distillations: Short Fiction
Reviews by Mark R. Kelly:
Analog 7/95; Asimov’s 6/95; Asimov’s 7/95; F&SF
4/95; Omni 4/95; Omni Online 3/95; Time Spring
’95.
– 17-
Reviews by Gary K. Wolfe:
Dead Girls, Richard Calder; Bright Messengers,
Gentry Lee; Ganwold’s Child, Diann Thornley;
The Shifting Realities of Philip K. Dick; Selected
Literary and Philosophical Writings,
Lawrence Sutin, ed.; Philip K. Dick: Contemporary
Critical Interpretations, Samuel J. Umland,
ed.
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Reviews by Faren Miller:
Legacies, Alison Sinclair; Kamikaze L’Amour,
Richard Kadrey; Freezeframes, Katharine Kerr;
Kingdoms of the Night, Allan Cole & Chris
Bunch; The Blue Manor, Jenny Jones; Waking
the Moon, Elizabeth Hand.
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Reviews by Russell Letson:
Invader, C.J. Cherryh; The Killing Star, Charles
Pellegrino & George Zebrowski; Mirrorsun Rising,
Sean McMullen; Dead Girls, Richard Calder.
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Reviews by Edward Bryant:
Peter Straub’s Ghosts, Peter Straub, ed.; Now
You See It…, Richard Matheson; Cages, Ed
Gorman; The Cannibal Owl, Chad Oliver; Walking
Wolf, Nancy A. Collins; SHORT TAKE: Snow,
Glass, Apples, Neil Gaiman.
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Short Reviews by
Carolyn Cushman:
A Wild Dog and Lone, Dan Crawford; Challenger’s
Hope, David Feintuch; The Printer’s
Devil, Chico Kidd; The Misfit Apprentice, Robert
Levy; Emperor Mage, Tamora Pierce; City of
Bones, Martha Wells.
INDEX TO ADS
A ce ……………………… 24,34 Interzone………………….58
Avon ……………………….. 43 Locus……………………67,78
B a e n ……………… 14,32,53 Magnum Opus Con … 49
Bantam………………. 36,37 Northwest Publishing 54
Classifieds……………….65 Roc……………………………. 12
L.W. Currey………………52 Serendipity Books……79
DC Comics………………80 Sirius Fiction……………..64
Del R e y …………………6,20 To r…………… 2,18,22,26,30
Double Star Press…..57 Walker & Co……………….56
HarperPaperbacks 44,45 Warner……………………. 16
HarperSanFrancisco . 55 White Wolf………………..28
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
in 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. ® 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.
LOCUS May 1995/3
1994 Nebula Awards Winners 7
Oldest Living Penguin
Turns 6 0 ……………………………….. 7
Tor/St. Martin’s Sold……………….. 8
Putnam Berkley Changes
Hands……………………………………. 8
Wilson Wins
Philip K. Dick Award……………. 8
Bram Stoker Awards Nominees 8
BSFA Awards Nominations…… 9
Conan in the Courts……………….. 9
T h e D ata F il e
Some TV is Educational ……….. 9
Science/Fiction……………………….. 9
Announcements……………………… 9
Readings & Signings……………… 9
Book N ew s ……………………………. 73
Magazine News……………………. 73
Online N ew s …………………………. 74
Financial News ……………………… 74
Awards & Contests …………….. 74
Market N ew s ……………………….. 74
Rushdie Update……………………. 74
Rights & Options…………………. 74
Multi-Media Update …………….. 75
Con Problems……………………….. 75
Publications Received …………. 75
Multi-Media Received………….. 75
Catalogs Received……………….. 75
May 1995
Table of Contents vol. 34 no. 5
I nter v iew s
George R.R. Martin:
Running the S h ow ………………. 4
Donald E. McQuinn:
Luck of the Irish…………………… 5
O b itu a r ie s
Ian Ballantine: Some Appreciations
by Irwyn Applebaum……………….70
by Robert Silverberg……………….70
by Kevin J. Anderson……………. 70
by Tom Doherty………………………71
Bantam Staff Memo…………………71
Kent R. Patterson…………………….. 72
Appreciation by
Kristine Kathryn Rusch………….72
Evelyn Beheshti Hildebrandt…….72
Appreciation by
Spider Robinson……………………. 72
Diane Cleaver…………………………… 72
P h o to Story
Waking the Storm…………………. 11
C on ven tion s
International Conference
on the Fantastic…………………. 38
World Horror Convention…….. 40
Listin g s
International Books and Magazines
Received………………………………… 46
Convention Listings…………………. 48
Magazines Received – March …. 50
Books Received – March…………51
British Books – February………….63
Photo Listing………………………………78
C o I umns & D epartments
People & Publishing………………….10
Quote Page……………………………….. 35
Bestsellers………………………………… 68
Locus Letters……………………………..72
Editorial Matters………………………..73
Locus Looks a t Books
– 13-
Distillations: Short Fiction
Reviews by Mark R. Kelly:
Analog 7/95; Asimov’s 6/95; Asimov’s 7/95; F&SF
4/95; Omni 4/95; Omni Online 3/95; Time Spring
’95.
– 17-
Reviews by Gary K. Wolfe:
Dead Girls, Richard Calder; Bright Messengers,
Gentry Lee; Ganwold’s Child, Diann Thornley;
The Shifting Realities of Philip K. Dick; Selected
Literary and Philosophical Writings,
Lawrence Sutin, ed.; Philip K. Dick: Contemporary
Critical Interpretations, Samuel J. Umland,
ed.
– 21-
Reviews by Faren Miller:
Legacies, Alison Sinclair; Kamikaze L’Amour,
Richard Kadrey; Freezeframes, Katharine Kerr;
Kingdoms of the Night, Allan Cole & Chris
Bunch; The Blue Manor, Jenny Jones; Waking
the Moon, Elizabeth Hand.
-25-
Reviews by Russell Letson:
Invader, C.J. Cherryh; The Killing Star, Charles
Pellegrino & George Zebrowski; Mirrorsun Rising,
Sean McMullen; Dead Girls, Richard Calder.
-29-
Reviews by Edward Bryant:
Peter Straub’s Ghosts, Peter Straub, ed.; Now
You See It…, Richard Matheson; Cages, Ed
Gorman; The Cannibal Owl, Chad Oliver; Walking
Wolf, Nancy A. Collins; SHORT TAKE: Snow,
Glass, Apples, Neil Gaiman.
-33-
Short Reviews by
Carolyn Cushman:
A Wild Dog and Lone, Dan Crawford; Challenger’s
Hope, David Feintuch; The Printer’s
Devil, Chico Kidd; The Misfit Apprentice, Robert
Levy; Emperor Mage, Tamora Pierce; City of
Bones, Martha Wells.
INDEX TO ADS
A ce ……………………… 24,34 Interzone………………….58
Avon ……………………….. 43 Locus……………………67,78
B a e n ……………… 14,32,53 Magnum Opus Con … 49
Bantam………………. 36,37 Northwest Publishing 54
Classifieds……………….65 Roc……………………………. 12
L.W. Currey………………52 Serendipity Books……79
DC Comics………………80 Sirius Fiction……………..64
Del R e y …………………6,20 To r…………… 2,18,22,26,30
Double Star Press…..57 Walker & Co……………….56
HarperPaperbacks 44,45 Warner……………………. 16
HarperSanFrancisco . 55 White Wolf………………..28
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
in 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. ® 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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