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TABLE OF CONTENTS
November 1997 Issue 442 Vol. 39 No. 5
30th Year of Publication 19-Time Hugo Winner
MAIN STORIES
CHARLES N. BROWN
Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
MARIANNE S. JABLON
Managing Editor
FAREN C. MILLER
CAROLYN F. CUSHMAN
Editors
KIRSTEN GONG-WONG
Assistant Editor
EDWARD BRYANT
MARK R. KELLY
RUSSELL LETSON
GARY K. WOLFE
Contributing Editors
JONATHAN STRAHAN
Visiting Editor
WILLIAM G. CONTENTO
Special Projects
BETH GWINN
Photographer
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SFWA Wins Pocket Settlement/8 Ballantine Gets Star Wars Contract/8
Burke & Williams Win $4,000 Hubbard Prizes/8
King to Move/8 Clarion Call West/8
George Turner SF Prize Announced/9 Wizards’ Magic Patent/9
Marvel Financing Falls Through; Toy Biz Wants Merger/9
THE DATA FILE
Announcements/9 Readings & Signings/9 Awards News/9
Contest News/9 Financial News/75 Bookstore News/75
Online News/75 Book News/75 Magazine News/75
Market Report/75 Rights & Options/75 Publications Received/75
INTERVIEWS
Michael Moorcock: King of the Cats/4
Algis Budrys: 60 Years of SF/6
LONESTARCON 2
General Report/34 Russell Letson/36 Edward Bryant/36
LoneStarCon2 Masquerade Awards/38 Mark R. Kelly/38
LoneStarCon2 Art Show Awards/43 Karen Haber/46 Mike Glyer/47
OBITUARIES
William Rotsler/70 Appreciation by Bob Silverberg/70
Paul Edwin Zimmer/70 Kathy Keeton/70 Appreciation by Keith Ferrell/70
JUDITH MERRIL
Judith Merril: In Memoriam. Appreciations by: Candas Jane Dorsey, Phil Klass,
Edward Bryant, Grania Davis, Pamela Sargent, Phyllis Gotlieb, Dave Duncan,
Spider Robinson, Edo van Belkom, John Clute/31
LISTINGS
Convention Listings/50 Magazines Received: September/51
Books Received: September/52 British Books:August/63
Bestsellers/68 Photo Listing/78 Index to Ads/78
COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS
People & Publishing/10 Locus Letters/74 Editorial Matters/74
LOCUS LOOKS AT BOOKS
Distillations: Short Fiction
Reviews by Mark R. Kelly /1 3
F&S F 10-11/ 97; Analog 12/97; Interzone 9/97; Asimov’s
12/97.
Reviews by Gary K. Wolfe /1 5
Infinite Worlds: The Fantastic Visions of Science
Fiction Art, Vincent Di Fate; Spectrum 4: The Best in
Contemporary Fantastic Art, Cathy Fenner, Arnie
Fenner & Jim Loehr, eds,; The Pure Product, John
Kessel; Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of
Alfred Bester, Alfred Bester; Driving Blind, Ray
Bradbury.
Reviews by Faren Miller / 17
Rose Daughter, Robin McKinley; Gate of Ivory, Gate
of Horn, Robert Holdstock; To Say Nothing of the
Dog, Connie Willis; In the Land of Winter, Richard
Grant; Demon Rider, Ken Hood; Tales from the Texas
Woods, Michael Moorcock.
Reviews by Russell Letson / 21
The Sparrow, Mary Doria Russell; Finity’s End C.J.
Cherryh; Eternity Road, Jack McDevitt.
Reviews by Edward Bryant / 23
Big Thunder, Peter Atkins; Horror Show, Greg Kihn;
The Good, the Bad, and the Indifferent, Joe R.
Lansdale; SHORT TAKES: Cimarron Rose, James Lee
Burke; Live Girls, Ray Garton.
Short Reviews by Carolyn Cushman / 25
The Web: GulliverZone, Stephen Baxter; The Web:
Dreamcastle, Stephen Bowkett; The Wizard’s Tale,
Kurt Busiek & David Wenzel; The King’s Demon,
Louise Cooper; A Thousand Words for Stranger, Julie
E. Czerneda; Steel Rose, Kara Dalkey; The Book of
Night with Moon, Diane Duane; Receive the Gift,
Louise Marley; Razor’s Edge, Lisanne Norman; The
Kid Who Got Zapped Through Time, Deborah Scott;
Mother Grimm, Catherine Wells; The Magician’s
Ward, Patricia C. Wrede.
Short Reviews by Jonathan Strahan / 27
Back in the USSA, Eugene Byrne & Kim Newman;
Kar Kalim, Deborah Christian; Forever Peace, Joe
Haldeman; Secret Passages, Paul Preuss; A King
of Infinite Space, Allen Steele; The Night Watch, Sean
Stewart.
LOCUS November 1997/3
November 1997 Issue 442 Vol. 39 No. 5
30th Year of Publication 19-Time Hugo Winner
MAIN STORIES
CHARLES N. BROWN
Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
MARIANNE S. JABLON
Managing Editor
FAREN C. MILLER
CAROLYN F. CUSHMAN
Editors
KIRSTEN GONG-WONG
Assistant Editor
EDWARD BRYANT
MARK R. KELLY
RUSSELL LETSON
GARY K. WOLFE
Contributing Editors
JONATHAN STRAHAN
Visiting Editor
WILLIAM G. CONTENTO
Special Projects
BETH GWINN
Photographer
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:
Locus@Locusmag.com. Individual subscriptions in the
US: $43.00 for 12 issues, $80.00 for 24 issues via periodical
mail. In Canada: $40.00 for 12 issues, $90.00 for
24 issues via periodical 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 o r South America
via air mail are $70.00 for 12 issues, $120.00 for 24 issues.
Individual subscriptions to A ustralia, Asia, or A frica
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. A ll subscriptions
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must be drawn on a US bank and include computer encoding
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is that of the last issue on your present subscription. If
you change your address, please notify us immediately.
Periodical 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.PO. Box 2708X, Melbourne,
Victoria, 3001, Australia. Bookseller discounts available.
Display advertising rates on request. ©1997 by Locus
Publications. We take no responsibility for unsolicited submissions.
Printed in the United S tates. Periodical postage
paid at Oakland, California and additional m ailing offices.
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can be sent by e-mail to L ocus@Locusmag.com or
by tax to 510-339-8144.
Official Locus Web Sites. Locus Web Page: h ttp://
w w w .L o c u sm a g .c om ; L o c u s P o ll D a ta b a s e :
www.sff.net/locus/poll/index.html; Locus index to
Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror 1984-1996: http:/
/www .sff.net/locus/. Unofficial Web Site: Index to
Locus’s book reviews, interviews and obituaries from
4/07 to 6 /9 6 : h ttp ://h om e .a o l.c om /o n e iro v o x or
CompuServe at GOSFLIT, Library 15, and maybe
other places.
This magazine is printed on recycled paper
using soy-based inks.
SFWA Wins Pocket Settlement/8 Ballantine Gets Star Wars Contract/8
Burke & Williams Win $4,000 Hubbard Prizes/8
King to Move/8 Clarion Call West/8
George Turner SF Prize Announced/9 Wizards’ Magic Patent/9
Marvel Financing Falls Through; Toy Biz Wants Merger/9
THE DATA FILE
Announcements/9 Readings & Signings/9 Awards News/9
Contest News/9 Financial News/75 Bookstore News/75
Online News/75 Book News/75 Magazine News/75
Market Report/75 Rights & Options/75 Publications Received/75
INTERVIEWS
Michael Moorcock: King of the Cats/4
Algis Budrys: 60 Years of SF/6
LONESTARCON 2
General Report/34 Russell Letson/36 Edward Bryant/36
LoneStarCon2 Masquerade Awards/38 Mark R. Kelly/38
LoneStarCon2 Art Show Awards/43 Karen Haber/46 Mike Glyer/47
OBITUARIES
William Rotsler/70 Appreciation by Bob Silverberg/70
Paul Edwin Zimmer/70 Kathy Keeton/70 Appreciation by Keith Ferrell/70
JUDITH MERRIL
Judith Merril: In Memoriam. Appreciations by: Candas Jane Dorsey, Phil Klass,
Edward Bryant, Grania Davis, Pamela Sargent, Phyllis Gotlieb, Dave Duncan,
Spider Robinson, Edo van Belkom, John Clute/31
LISTINGS
Convention Listings/50 Magazines Received: September/51
Books Received: September/52 British Books:August/63
Bestsellers/68 Photo Listing/78 Index to Ads/78
COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS
People & Publishing/10 Locus Letters/74 Editorial Matters/74
LOCUS LOOKS AT BOOKS
Distillations: Short Fiction
Reviews by Mark R. Kelly /1 3
F&S F 10-11/ 97; Analog 12/97; Interzone 9/97; Asimov’s
12/97.
Reviews by Gary K. Wolfe /1 5
Infinite Worlds: The Fantastic Visions of Science
Fiction Art, Vincent Di Fate; Spectrum 4: The Best in
Contemporary Fantastic Art, Cathy Fenner, Arnie
Fenner & Jim Loehr, eds,; The Pure Product, John
Kessel; Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of
Alfred Bester, Alfred Bester; Driving Blind, Ray
Bradbury.
Reviews by Faren Miller / 17
Rose Daughter, Robin McKinley; Gate of Ivory, Gate
of Horn, Robert Holdstock; To Say Nothing of the
Dog, Connie Willis; In the Land of Winter, Richard
Grant; Demon Rider, Ken Hood; Tales from the Texas
Woods, Michael Moorcock.
Reviews by Russell Letson / 21
The Sparrow, Mary Doria Russell; Finity’s End C.J.
Cherryh; Eternity Road, Jack McDevitt.
Reviews by Edward Bryant / 23
Big Thunder, Peter Atkins; Horror Show, Greg Kihn;
The Good, the Bad, and the Indifferent, Joe R.
Lansdale; SHORT TAKES: Cimarron Rose, James Lee
Burke; Live Girls, Ray Garton.
Short Reviews by Carolyn Cushman / 25
The Web: GulliverZone, Stephen Baxter; The Web:
Dreamcastle, Stephen Bowkett; The Wizard’s Tale,
Kurt Busiek & David Wenzel; The King’s Demon,
Louise Cooper; A Thousand Words for Stranger, Julie
E. Czerneda; Steel Rose, Kara Dalkey; The Book of
Night with Moon, Diane Duane; Receive the Gift,
Louise Marley; Razor’s Edge, Lisanne Norman; The
Kid Who Got Zapped Through Time, Deborah Scott;
Mother Grimm, Catherine Wells; The Magician’s
Ward, Patricia C. Wrede.
Short Reviews by Jonathan Strahan / 27
Back in the USSA, Eugene Byrne & Kim Newman;
Kar Kalim, Deborah Christian; Forever Peace, Joe
Haldeman; Secret Passages, Paul Preuss; A King
of Infinite Space, Allen Steele; The Night Watch, Sean
Stewart.
LOCUS November 1997/3
