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Table of Contents Vol. 35 No. 6 December 1995 Table of Contents vol. 35 no. 6 M a i n S t o r ies Locus Looks at Books 1995 World Fantasy Awards .. 5 - 13- Ganymede Club, Charles Sheffield. John Douglas Joins Distillations: Short Fiction - 21 - HarperPrism................................ 8 Reviews by Mark R. Kelly: Reviews by Faren Miller: New Legends, Greg Bear, ed.; How to Save the The Silent Strength of Stones, Nina Kiriki King of the 1996 Serials .......... 8 World, Charles Sheffield, ed.; Omni Online 10/95. Hoffman; Desmodus, Melanie Tem; Jackal Bird, Jennifer Brehl Joins A v o n ........ 8 - 17- Michael Barley; Past Imperative, Dave Duncan; Valuable Artwork Missing........ 8 Reviews by Gary K. Wolfe: All the Bells on Earth, Jam es P. Blaylock; Maskerade, Terry Pratchett; Ruby Slippers, Endymion, Dan Simmons; Far Futures, Gregory Crown Expansion Plans............. 8 Golden Tears, Ellen Datlow & Terry Windling, Benford, ed.; Blue Shifting, Eric Brown; The Analog/Asimov's eds; SHORT TAKES: The Tattooed Map, Bar­ bara Hodgson. Changes & Problems............... 9 -25- A Do-lt-Youself See Inside for Over Reviews by Russell Letson: "Bizarro" Book Tour............... 9 Distress, Greg Egan; Far Futures G regory 1,800 Benford, ed.; The Ganymede Club, Charles The D ata File Sheffield. 1945 Hugos to be Awarded............9 Forthcoming Titles! -27- Reviews by Edward Bryant: Authors Registry Established....... 9 Dark Love, Nancy A. Collins, Edward E. Kramer, New Writers’ Workshop & Martin H. Greenberg, eds.; Stranger By Night, Announced...................................... 9 I n t e r v ie w s Jeff Gelb & Michael Garrett, eds.; The Wendigo Border, Catherine Montrose; The Pain Doctors Award New s....................................... 9 Gwyneth Jones: of Suture Self General, The Bovine Smoke So­ Call for Papers...................................9 Simple Pressures......................... 6 ciety; SHORT TAKES: Immoral Tales, Cathal Readings & Signings....................... 9 Kevin J. Anderson: Tohill & Pete Tombs. -31- Book News......................................... 9 Flipping Burgers............................7 Financial N e w s ................................. 9 Reviews by Shira Daemon: L is tin g s The Shape-Changer’s Wife, Sharon Shinn; Court Cases.....................................75 Momento Mori, Shariann Lewitt; Stone of Tears, On-Line New s..................................75 Forthcoming Books....................... 36 Terry Goodkind; Peter S. Beagle’s Immortal Multi-Media Update....................... 75 British Forthcoming B o o ks......... 46 Unicorn, Peter S. Beagle & Janet Berliner, eds.; Conventions....................................52 Women at War, Lois McMaster Bujold & Roland Market Update................................ 75 Green, eds.; David Copperfield’s Tales of the Rights & O ptions............................75 Magazines Received - October. 54 Impossible, David Copperfield & Janet Berliner, Multi-Media Received....................75 Books Received - October........ 55 eds. -35- Publications Received...................80 British Books - Septem ber........ 70 Bestsellers....................................... 76 Short Reviews by Catalogs Received........................ 81 Carolyn Cushman: Photo Listing....................................86 O b itu a rie s Imagine, Jill Barnett; The Sword of Flame, C o I umns & D ep a r t m en t s Maggie Furey; The Fire Rose, Mercedes Lackey; Kingsley Amis................................. 78 W icked, Gregory Maguire; YOUNG-ADULT People & Publishing......................10 Appreciations by: BOOKS: The Search for Happily-Ever-After, Locus Letters...................................79 Patricia Baehr; The Big Bazoohley, Peter Cary; Brian Aldiss.................................. 78 Editorial M atters.............................80 The 13th Floor, Sid Fleischman; Running Out Christopher P riest......................78 of Time, Margaret Peterson Haddix; Of Two Minds, Carol Matas & Perry Nodelman; The Ac­ Gregory Benford......................... 79 cidental Witch, Anne Mazer; The Same Place Jack Finney......................................79 But Different, Perry Nodelman; Galax-Arena, Terry Southern................................ 79 Gillian Rubinstein; Dangerous Wishes, Wiliam Sleator; Deersnake, Lucy Sussex; Elfsong, Ann Don Pendleton................................ 79 Turner; Tales from the Brothers Grimm and the Edith Pargeter................................. 79 Sisters Weird, Vivian Vande Velde. 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