October 1994 Table of Contents vol. 33 no. 4

M a i n S t o r ie s Locus Looks a t Books 1994 Hugo Awards Winners ... 7 -13- ConAdian Report...... 7 Distillations: Short Fiction Reviews by Mark R. Kelly: Into the Abyss...... 8 SF Age 9/94; F&SF 9/94; Asimov's 10/94; Analog Wizards Hire Silverstein 10/94; Interzone 8/94; Alfred Hitchcock 10/94; Omni 9/94. for New Imprint...... 8 -17- Ellison Wins Delayed Stoker.... 8 Reviews by Faren Miller: A Fisherman of the Inland Sea, Ursula K. Le Guin; Weis & Hickman All O v e r...... 8 Otherness, David Brin; The Coming of Vertum- B. Dalton Hugo Winners nus, and Other Stories, Ian Watson; Taltos, Anne Rice; The Summit, Edward Myers; Spear of Promotion...... 8 Heaven, Judith Tarr; SHORT TAKE: The Breath 1993 Winners 8 I n t e r v ie w s of Suspension, Alexander Jablokov. 1994 Aurora Awards Winners . 8 : - 21- Reviews by Gary K. Wolfe: Burning B rite...... 9 Bedtime Stories...... 4 Shadow’s End, Sheri S. Tepper; Dark Rivers of Merril Collection Delia Sherman: the Heart, Dean Koontz; Death Dream, Ben Bova; Rim: A Novel of Virtual Reality, Alexander in Trouble Again...... 9 The Other Aliens...... 4 Besher; Half the Day is Night, Maureen F. Dell Magazine Copyright Change.9 McHugh; Nevermore, William Hjortsberg; The S p ec ia l F ea tu r es Best from & : A 45th Interzone/SF Nexus M erger...... 9 Complete Hugo Voting ...... 38 Anniversary Anthology, & Edward L Ferman, eds.; -Win- T h e D a ta F il e Star Trek in the Vietnam Era . 43 ning Novellas, Martin H. Greenberg, ed.; Washed Cross-Country King...... 9 by a Wave of Wind: Science Fiction from the C o n v e n t io n s Corridor, M. Shayne Bell, ed.; Lovelock, Orson Clarion C all...... 9 Scott Card & Kathryn Kidd; Understanding Com­ Del Rey and Legend Join Forces.. 9 1994 Hugo Awards Ceremony 40 ics: The Invisible Art, Scott McCloud; Martians and Misplaced Clues: The Life and Work of Borders-Walden Public Offering ... 9 1994 SFRA Conference ...... 4 2 Fredric Brown, Jack Seabrook. Announcements...... 9 P h o t o S t o r i es -25- Readings & Signings...... 72 Reviews by Russell Letson: Awards & Contests...... 72 Arthur C. Clarke Tours Florida.....46 Beggars and Choosers, Nancy Kress; The Jeri­ First Fandom at Rivercon...... 46 cho Iteration, Allen Steele; Permutation City, Calls for Papers...... 72 Greg Egan; SHORT TAKES: Cosmic Horizons: Censorship New s...... 72 Clarion West 1994 ...... 46 The Art of Robert McCall; Space Voyages, Bob Dixon; Space Voyages II, Bob Dixon; Event Ho­ Book News...... 73 O b itu a rie s rizons, Bob Eggleton. Magazine News...... 73 James Clavell...... 70 -27- Reviews by Edward Bryant: Market News...... 73 Morris Scott Dollens: An Appreciation Media New s...... 73 Insomnia, Stephen King; Fires of Eden, Dan by William Lomax...... 70 Simmons; The Year’s Best Horror Stories: XXII, Rights & Options...... 73 , ed.; SHORT TAKES: The News...... 73 L is tin g s Fearmakers, John McCarty, ed.; The Mask Re­ turns, John Arcudi & Doug Mahnke; Drive-In Forthcoming US B ooks...... 73 Convention Listings...... 48 Date, Joe R. Lansdale. Publishing News...... 73 Magazines Received - August... 49 -31- Bookstore News...... 73 Books Received - August...... 51 Reviews by Wendy Bradley: Financial N ew s...... 73 The Dolphins of Pern, Anne McCaffrey; Caliban’s British Books - J u ly ...... 62 Hour, Tad Williams; Bloodstone, David Gemmell. Publications Received...... 74 Bestsellers...... 68 -35- Audio & Video Received...... 74 Short Reviews by Carolyn Cushman: Catalogs Received...... 74 C o I u m n s & D e p a r t m e n t s Demon Blade, Mark A. Garland & Charles G. People & Publishing...... 10 McGraw; The Laughing Corpse, Laurell K. INDEX TO ADS Hamilton; Nautilus, Vonda N. McIntyre; Brian A ce...... 16 L o c u s ...... 78 QuotePage...... 35 Froud’s Faerielands: Something Rich and Avon...... 18 Locus Press...... 45 Locus Letters...... 70 Strange, Patricia A. McKillip; Spoiling Chance, Baen...... 14,24,79 Robinson...... 26 Editorial M atters...... 71 Elizabeth Moon; The Flight of Michael McBride, Bantam ...... 36,37 To r...... 6,12,28,34,47,80 ; M’Lady Witch, Christopher Classified A d s...... 65 Walker & Co...... 55 Guest Editorial Stasheff; Lords of the Sky, Angus Wells; The Del R e y ...... 2,20,30 Warner...... 32 Inte rzo n e ...... 63 WCS Books...... 53 by Michael Swanwick...... 72 Raven Ring, Patricia C. 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