Profiles of October 1998 Issues

Realms of Fantasy October 1998 Fiction includes a Robert Charles Wilson novelette about urban occultism, Fiona Kelleghan's sly take on gender roles and fantasy quests, and James Van Pelt's fantastic interpretation of a Peter Gabriel song. • Terri Windling's ''Folkroots'' column explores the magical lore of birds; previous columns are available online. • Karen Haber profiles the art of James Warhola (nephew of Andy Warhol, who dropped the ''a''). • Gahan Wilson reviews a new edition of works by the once lauded and popular but now obscure Lord Dunsany; and two books of Cthulhiana. (Short fiction reviews) (Sun 18 Oct 98)