TABLE OF CONTENTS September 1997 Issue 440 Vol. 39 No. 3 30th Year of Publication 18-Time Hugo Winner CHARLES N. BROWN Publisher & Editor-in-Chief MAIN STORIES MARIANNE S. JABLON Managing Editor World Fantasy Awards Nominations/7 FAREN C. MILLER Avon Eos Announced/7 CAROLYN F. CUSHMAN Legend Sold to Orbit/8 Hopkinson Wins Warner Contest/8 Editors Kirchoff to Head Wizards Book Lines/8 KIRSTEN GONG-WONG HarperCollins Rumors Swirl/8 Assistant Editor THE DATA FILE EDWARD BRYANT MARK R. KELLY Publishing News/9 Announcements/9 Call for Papers/9 RUSSELL LETSON Readings & Signings/9 Rhodan Returns/9 GARY K. WOLFE Awards News/9 Online News/81 Market Update/81 Contributing Editors Legal News/81 First Amendment News/81 Book News/81 JONATHAN STRAHAN Financial News/81 Rights & Options/82 Visiting Editor INTERVIEWS WILLIAM G. 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