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Table of Contents MAIN STORIES Tales of the Wandering Jew, Brian Stableford, Robinson, Bisson, Win Campbell, Sturgeon ed.; Lunar Descent, Allen Steele; Griffin’s Egg, Awards...... 6 Michael Swanwick; SHORT TAKES: The Face Pulphouse to be Fortnightly...... 6 in the Abyss, A. Merritt; Mrs. God, Peter Gryphon Award Postponed...... 6 Straub; The Aeneid of Virgil, Edward McCrorie, THE NEWSPAPER OF THE FIELD Star Trek 25th Anniversary...... 6 trans. Dark Carnival Anniversary P arty...... 6 Reviews by Edward Bryant:...... 25 (ISSN-0047-4959) The Collectible King...... 7 Meridian 144, Meg Files; A Whisper of Blood, EDITOR & PUBLISHER Upsurge in Trade Paperback Publishing...... 7 , ed.; Dead End: City Limits, Paul F. Charles N. Brown THE DATA FILE Olson & David B. Silva, eds.; The Man Upstairs, ASSOCIATE EDITOR Publishing News...... 7 T.L. Parkinson. Faren C. Miller Bookstore News...... 7 Reviews by Carolyn Cushman:...... 29 ASSOCIATE MANAGER Announcements...... 7 The Elvenbane, and Mercedes Shelly Rae Clift Book News...... 7 Lackey; Starseed, Spider Robinson and Jeanne Magazine News...... 7 Robinson; Orbital Resonance, John Barnes; EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Awards...... 7 The People Collection, Zenna Henderson; Marianne S. Jablon Audio News...... 74 SHORT TAKES: Tongues of Jade, Laurence EDITORIAL TRAINEE Rights & O ptions...... 74 Yep; The Dragon Reborn, Robert Jordan, War­ Leona Benten Publications Received...... 74 lock and Son, Christopher Stasheff; Journey to CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Catalogs Received...... 74 Amanah: The Beginning, Colleen K. Snyder. Edward Bryant INTERVIEWS Reviews by Tom W hitmore:...... 33 Dan Chow Alan Dean Foster: The Entertainer...... 4 The Summer Queen, Joan D. Vinge; Play­ Richard Curtis Elisabeth Vonarburg: A World A part...... 5 ground of the Mind, Larry Niven; Transreal!, Carolyn F. Cushman SPECIAL FEATURES Rudy Rucker; SHORT TAKES: Futurespeak: A SkagCon R eport...... 9 Fan’s Guide to the Language of Science Fiction, Russell Letson 1991 Locus Survey Results...... 52 Roberta Rogow; The Report, Christina Yorkand Tom Whitmore COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS J. Steven York, eds. Scott Winnett Editorial M atters...... 3 Short Reviews by Scott Winnett: ...... 35 SPECIAL PROJECTS People & Publishing...... 8 More Shapes Than One, ; Harpy William G. Contento Agent’s Corner, Richard Curtis...... 11 High, Esther M. Friesner; Final , CON REPORTERS Moons & Stars & Stuff, Fritz Leiber...... 13 Charles L. Grant, ed.; Obsession, Lori Herter; Locus Letters...... 72 Under the Fang, Robert R. McCammon, ed.; Beth Gwinn LOCUS LOOKS AT BOOKS The White Mists of Power, Kristine Kathryn Jane Jewell Reviews by Faren M iller:...... 15 Rusch; Cemetery Dance Spring ’91; F&SF 8/91. The Summer Queen, Joan D. 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Japanese Subscription Agent: Takumi Shibano March issues will cover nine months worth of forth­ HELP WANTED 700 Ninomiya Ninomiya-machi coming books, while our December and June issues Shelly decided to leave even earlier than she had Naka-gun Kanagawa-ken, 259-01 Japan will cover a mere six months. The difference is originally planned, and will be gone by the time you Subscriptions accepted at current exchange rate. mainly because of the timing of information, as well see this. We’ve hired one person as a trainee, but are as the space available in the magazine. We’ve finally still looking for one more. For details, see the edito­ Display advertising rates on request. Booksellers dis­ decided on the split format — an edited list of new counts available. For information call (510) 339-9198 rial in the last issue. FAX (510) 339-8144 books by author, then a complete list by publisher CORRECTIONS and month. Of course, we may change our minds In our August bestseller list from B. Dalton, the We take no responsibility for unsolicited submissions. again.... Contents copyright © 1991 by Locus Publications. #10 paperback spot should be The Mercenaries by Second class postage paid at Oakland, California. There isn’t very much news this time around, Bill Baldwin (Questar), not Jerry Poumelle (Baen). Postmaster: Send address changes to Locus Publi­ since it’s only ten days since the last issue. Some In the “Other Bestsellers” section, the last two lines cations, P.O. Box 13305, Oakland, CA 94661. more material will probably come in at the last Continued on page 74 LOCUS September 1991/3