Table of Contents, December 1995
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Main S t o r ies
1995 World Fantasy Awards .. 5
John Douglas Joins
HarperPrism………………………….. 8
King of the 1996 Serials ………. 8
Jennifer Brehl Joins A vo n …….. 8
Valuable Artwork Missing…….. 8
Crown Expansion Plans…………. 8
Analog/Asimov’s
Changes & Problems…………… 9
A Do-lt-Youself
“Bizarro” Book Tour…………… 9
The D ata File
1945 Hugos to be Awarded…………9
Authors Registry Established……. 9
New Writers’ Workshop
Announced……………………………….. 9
Award News………………………………… 9
Call for Papers……………………………..9
Readings & Signings………………….. 9
Book News………………………………….. 9
Financial News…………………………… 9
Court Cases……………………………….75
On-Line News…………………………….75
Multi-Media Update………………….. 75
Market Update………………………….. 75
Rights & Options……………………….75
Multi-Media Received………………..75
Publications Received……………….80
Catalogs Received…………………… 81
December 1995
Table of Contents vol . 35 no. 6
Locus Looks at Books
– 13-
Distillations: Short Fiction
Reviews by Mark R. Kelly:
New Legends, Greg Bear, ed.; How to Save the
World, Charles Sheffield, ed.; Omni Online 10/95.
– 17-
Reviews by Gary K. Wolfe:
Endymion, Dan Simmons; Far Futures, Gregory
Benford, ed.; Blue Shifting, Eric Brown; The
See Inside for Over
1,800
Forthcoming Titles!
O b itu a rie s
Kingsley Amis……………………………78
Appreciations by:
Brian Aldiss……………………………. 78
Christopher Priest………………….78
Gregory Benford…………………….79
Jack Finney………………………………..79
Terry Southern………………………….. 79
Don Pendleton………………………….. 79
Edith Pargeter…………………………… 79
Charles Scribner, Jr…………………..79
Robert H. Aldeman…………………… 79
Benjamin Elgin………………………….. 79
Anne Miller…………………………………79
I n t er v iew s
Gwyneth Jones:
Simple Pressures……………………. 6
Kevin J. Anderson:
Flipping Burgers……………………….7
L is ting s
Forthcoming Books………………….. 36
British Forthcoming Books……… 46
Conventions………………………………52
Magazines Received – October. 54
Books Received – October…….. 55
British Books – September…….. 70
Bestsellers………………………………… 76
Photo Listing………………………………86
C o Iumns & D epartments
People & Publishing………………….10
Locus Letters……………………………..79
Editorial Matters………………………..80
Ganymede Club, Charles Sheffield.
– 21-
Reviews by Faren Miller:
The Silent Strength of Stones, Nina Kiriki
Hoffman; Desmodus, Melanie Tem; Jackal Bird,
Michael Barley; Past Imperative, Dave Duncan;
All the Bells on Earth, James P. Blaylock;
Maskerade, Terry Pratchett; Ruby Slippers,
Golden Tears, Ellen Datlow & Terry Windling,
eds; SHORT TAKES: The Tattooed Map, Barbara
Hodgson.
-25-
Reviews by Russell Letson:
Distress, Greg Egan; Far Futures Gregory
Benford, ed.; The Ganymede Club, Charles
Sheffield.
-27-
Reviews by Edward Bryant:
Dark Love, Nancy A. Collins, Edward E. Kramer,
& Martin H. Greenberg, eds.; Stranger By Night,
Jeff Gelb & Michael Garrett, eds.; The Wendigo
Border, Catherine Montrose; The Pain Doctors
of Suture Self General, The Bovine Smoke Society;
SHORT TAKES: Immoral Tales, Cathal
Tohill & Pete Tombs.
-31-
Reviews by Shira Daemon:
The Shape-Changer’s Wife, Sharon Shinn;
Momento Mori, Shariann Lewitt; Stone of Tears,
Terry Goodkind; Peter S. Beagle’s Immortal
Unicorn, Peter S. Beagle & Janet Berliner, eds.;
Women at War, Lois McMaster Bujold & Roland
Green, eds.; David Copperfield’s Tales of the
Impossible, David Copperfield & Janet Berliner,
eds.
-35-
Short Reviews by
Carolyn Cushman:
Imagine, Jill Barnett; The Sword of Flame,
Maggie Furey; The Fire Rose, Mercedes Lackey;
Wicked, Gregory Maguire; YOUNG-ADULT
BOOKS: The Search for Happily-Ever-After,
Patricia Baehr; The Big Bazoohley, Peter Cary;
The 13th Floor, Sid Fleischman; Running Out
of Time, Margaret Peterson Haddix; Of Two
Minds, Carol Matas & Perry Nodelman; The Accidental
Witch, Anne Mazer; The Same Place
But Different, Perry Nodelman; Galax-Arena,
Gillian Rubinstein; Dangerous Wishes, Wiliam
Sleator; Deersnake, Lucy Sussex; Elfsong, Ann
Turner; Tales from the Brothers Grimm and the
Sisters Weird, Vivian Vande Velde.
Letters, information, and credit card subscrip
tio ns can be sent by E-mail to:
locusmag@aol.com, or locus@ genie.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; Contributing Editors: Edward Bryant, Shira Daemon, 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 $4.50 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: locusmag @aol.com or locus@genie.com. Individual
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LOCUS December 1995 / 3
1995 World Fantasy Awards .. 5
John Douglas Joins
HarperPrism………………………….. 8
King of the 1996 Serials ………. 8
Jennifer Brehl Joins A vo n …….. 8
Valuable Artwork Missing…….. 8
Crown Expansion Plans…………. 8
Analog/Asimov’s
Changes & Problems…………… 9
A Do-lt-Youself
“Bizarro” Book Tour…………… 9
The D ata File
1945 Hugos to be Awarded…………9
Authors Registry Established……. 9
New Writers’ Workshop
Announced……………………………….. 9
Award News………………………………… 9
Call for Papers……………………………..9
Readings & Signings………………….. 9
Book News………………………………….. 9
Financial News…………………………… 9
Court Cases……………………………….75
On-Line News…………………………….75
Multi-Media Update………………….. 75
Market Update………………………….. 75
Rights & Options……………………….75
Multi-Media Received………………..75
Publications Received……………….80
Catalogs Received…………………… 81
December 1995
Table of Contents vol . 35 no. 6
Locus Looks at Books
– 13-
Distillations: Short Fiction
Reviews by Mark R. Kelly:
New Legends, Greg Bear, ed.; How to Save the
World, Charles Sheffield, ed.; Omni Online 10/95.
– 17-
Reviews by Gary K. Wolfe:
Endymion, Dan Simmons; Far Futures, Gregory
Benford, ed.; Blue Shifting, Eric Brown; The
See Inside for Over
1,800
Forthcoming Titles!
O b itu a rie s
Kingsley Amis……………………………78
Appreciations by:
Brian Aldiss……………………………. 78
Christopher Priest………………….78
Gregory Benford…………………….79
Jack Finney………………………………..79
Terry Southern………………………….. 79
Don Pendleton………………………….. 79
Edith Pargeter…………………………… 79
Charles Scribner, Jr…………………..79
Robert H. Aldeman…………………… 79
Benjamin Elgin………………………….. 79
Anne Miller…………………………………79
I n t er v iew s
Gwyneth Jones:
Simple Pressures……………………. 6
Kevin J. Anderson:
Flipping Burgers……………………….7
L is ting s
Forthcoming Books………………….. 36
British Forthcoming Books……… 46
Conventions………………………………52
Magazines Received – October. 54
Books Received – October…….. 55
British Books – September…….. 70
Bestsellers………………………………… 76
Photo Listing………………………………86
C o Iumns & D epartments
People & Publishing………………….10
Locus Letters……………………………..79
Editorial Matters………………………..80
Ganymede Club, Charles Sheffield.
– 21-
Reviews by Faren Miller:
The Silent Strength of Stones, Nina Kiriki
Hoffman; Desmodus, Melanie Tem; Jackal Bird,
Michael Barley; Past Imperative, Dave Duncan;
All the Bells on Earth, James P. Blaylock;
Maskerade, Terry Pratchett; Ruby Slippers,
Golden Tears, Ellen Datlow & Terry Windling,
eds; SHORT TAKES: The Tattooed Map, Barbara
Hodgson.
-25-
Reviews by Russell Letson:
Distress, Greg Egan; Far Futures Gregory
Benford, ed.; The Ganymede Club, Charles
Sheffield.
-27-
Reviews by Edward Bryant:
Dark Love, Nancy A. Collins, Edward E. Kramer,
& Martin H. Greenberg, eds.; Stranger By Night,
Jeff Gelb & Michael Garrett, eds.; The Wendigo
Border, Catherine Montrose; The Pain Doctors
of Suture Self General, The Bovine Smoke Society;
SHORT TAKES: Immoral Tales, Cathal
Tohill & Pete Tombs.
-31-
Reviews by Shira Daemon:
The Shape-Changer’s Wife, Sharon Shinn;
Momento Mori, Shariann Lewitt; Stone of Tears,
Terry Goodkind; Peter S. Beagle’s Immortal
Unicorn, Peter S. Beagle & Janet Berliner, eds.;
Women at War, Lois McMaster Bujold & Roland
Green, eds.; David Copperfield’s Tales of the
Impossible, David Copperfield & Janet Berliner,
eds.
-35-
Short Reviews by
Carolyn Cushman:
Imagine, Jill Barnett; The Sword of Flame,
Maggie Furey; The Fire Rose, Mercedes Lackey;
Wicked, Gregory Maguire; YOUNG-ADULT
BOOKS: The Search for Happily-Ever-After,
Patricia Baehr; The Big Bazoohley, Peter Cary;
The 13th Floor, Sid Fleischman; Running Out
of Time, Margaret Peterson Haddix; Of Two
Minds, Carol Matas & Perry Nodelman; The Accidental
Witch, Anne Mazer; The Same Place
But Different, Perry Nodelman; Galax-Arena,
Gillian Rubinstein; Dangerous Wishes, Wiliam
Sleator; Deersnake, Lucy Sussex; Elfsong, Ann
Turner; Tales from the Brothers Grimm and the
Sisters Weird, Vivian Vande Velde.
Letters, information, and credit card subscrip
tio ns can be sent by E-mail to:
locusmag@aol.com, or locus@ genie.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; Contributing Editors: Edward Bryant, Shira Daemon, 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 $4.50 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: locusmag @aol.com or locus@genie.com. Individual
subscriptions in the US: $43.00 for 12 issues, $80.00 for 24 issues via second class mail. In Canada: $48.00 for 12 issues, $90.00 for 24 issues via second class mail. First class individual
subscriptions in the US or Canada are $53.00 for 12 issues, $95.00 for 24 issues. Individual overseas subscriptions are $48.00 for 12 issues, $90.00 for 24 issues via sea mail. Individual subscriptions
to Europe or South America via air mail are $70.00 for 12 issues, $ 120.00 for 24 issues. Individual subscriptions to Australia, Asia, or Africa via air mail are $80.00 for 12 issues, $ 135.00 for 24
issues. Lifetime subscriptions are ten times the one-year rate. Institutional subscriptions are $3.00 extra per year. Make checks payable to Locus Publications. Ail 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, 3-34-14-301, Kitasenzoku, Ohta-ku, Tokyo, 145, 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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