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Table of Contents Vol. 33 No. 4 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 Chesley Awards Winners 8 I n t e r v ie w s of Suspension, Alexander Jablokov. 1994 Aurora Awards Winners . 8 Nina Kiriki Hoffman: - 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 Fantasy & Science Fiction: A 45th Interzone/SF Nexus M erger...... 9 Complete Hugo Voting ........... 38 Anniversary Anthology, Kristine Kathryn Rusch & Edward L Ferman, eds.; Nebula Award-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 Karl Edward Wagner, ed.; SHORT TAKES: The WorldCon 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 Midori Snyder; 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. Wrede; The Halloween Husband, Sandra Heath. Editor & Publisher: Charles N. Brown; Associate Editor: Faren C. Miller; Assistant Editors: Marianne S. Jablon, Carolyn F. Cushman; Editorial Assistant: Kirsten Gong-Wong; Contributing Editors: Edward Bryant, Mark R. Kelly, Russell Letson, Tom Maddox, Scott Winnett, Gary K. Wolfe; Special Projects: William G. Contento; Photographer: Beth Gwinn. Locus, The Newspaper of the Science Fiction Field (ISSN 0047-4959), is published monthly, at $3.95 per copy, by Locus Publications, 34 Ridgewood Lane, Oakland CA 94611. Please send all mail to: Locus Publications, P.O. Box 13305, Oakland CA 94661. Telephone (510) 339-9196 ; (510) 339-9198. FAX (510) 339-8144. E-mail: locus@genie.geis.com. Individual subscriptions in the US: $38.00 for 12 issues, $70.00 for 24 issues via second class mail. In Canada: $43.00 for 12 issues, $80.00 for 24 issues via second class mail. First class individual subscription in the US or Canada are $50.00 for 12 issues, $90.00 for 24 issues. 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