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. Charles Scribner, Jr...... 79 Letters, information, and credit card sub Robert H. Aldeman...... 79 scriptions can be sent by E-mail to: Benjamin Elgin...... 79 [email protected], or locus@ genie.com, Anne Miller...... 79 or by fax to 510-339-8144.
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