January 1996 Table of Contents vol . 36 no. 1

M a i n S t o r ie s Locus Looks a t Books From Sandman to Neverwhere 8 - 13- Gaylord Simpson; Pastwatch: The Redemption Wizards Cuts Staff, Books, Distillations: Short Fiction of Christopher Columbus, Orson Scott Card; An G a m e s...... 8 Reviews by Mark R. Kelly: Exaltation of Larks, Robert Reed; Animal Planet, Scott Bradfield; Alien Horizons: The Fantastic Omni Online 11/95 ,12/95; F&SF 12/95; Interzone Cheltenham Literary Festival... 8 Art of Bob Eggleton; The Humanoids, Jack Wil­ 11/95, 12/95; Playboy 12/95; Asimov's 1/96. liamson; SHORT TAKE: Isaac Asimov: An An­ T h e D ata F ile - 17- notated Bibliography of the Asimov Collec­ Clarke Exhibit Opens...... 9 Reviews by Gary K. Wolfe: tion at Boston University, Scott E. Green. The Dechronization of Sam Magruder, George Award New s...... 9 - 21 - Reading & Signings...... 9 Reviews by Faren Miller: Hawkwood’s Voyage, Paul Kearney; Pastwatch: Announcements...... 9 The Redemption of Christopher Columbus, Call for Papers...... 9 Orson Scott Card; Vivia, Tanith Lee; Stainless, Financial N ew s...... 9 Happy Holidays Todd Grimson; Cetaganda, Lois McMaster Publishing News...... 9 Bujold; SHORT TAKE: “ Uses of Music in Utter­ most Parts", Elinor Armer (music) & Ursula K. Le Bookstore New s...... 67 Guin (text). Magazine N ew s...... 68 -25- On-Line New s...... 68 and a Reviews by Russell Letson: Multi-Media Update...... 68 The Unknown Soldier, Sean Williams & Shane Market Update...... 68 Dix; An Exaltation of Larks, Robert Reed; Worldwar: Upsetting the Balance, Harry Turtle­ Rights & Options...... 68 dove. Publications Received...... 68 J oyous -27- Catalogs Received...... 68 Reviews by Edward Bryant: The Between, Tananarive Due; Little Deaths, I n t e r v ie w s , ed.; Bleeding in the Eye of a Brain­ C.J. Cherryh: New Year! storm, George C. Chesbro; SHORT TAKES: Spyder, Norman Partridge; Out There in the Lightning Strikes...... 5 Darkness, Ed Gorman; Ancient One, P.D. Cacek. Paul J. McAuley: C o nventions -31- Information Density 1995 World Convention. 38 Reviews by Shira Daemon: & Fairy D u st...... 6 Looking for the Mahdi, N. Lee Wood; North International Wind, Gwyneth Jones; Intersections - The Syc­ P h o to S t o r i es amore Hill Anthology, , Mark L. Van SF in Finland...... 43 Women’s SF in China...... 11 Name & Richard Butner, eds.; Killing Me Softly, Russians Reach Elephant Butte . 70 SF in the Czech Republic...... 43 Gardner Dozois, ed.; SHORT TAKE: The Tough SF in Bulgaria...... 43 Guide to Fantasyland, Diana Wynne Jones. SF Writers Beat the Weather..... 70 SF in Australia...... 44 -33- Short Reviews by O b itu arie s SF in Slovenia...... 45 Carolyn Cushman: Robertson Davies...... 66 Listin gs Dragons Can Only Rust, Chyrs Cymri; The Cup of Morning Shadows, Rosemary Edghill; The Adam Wisniewski-Snerg...... 66 International Books and Andrew Nelson Lytle...... 66 Lunatic Cafe, Laurell K. Hamilton; Enchanted Magazines Received...... 41 Forest, Katharine Kerr & Martin H. Greenberg, Patricia Casort Vardeman...... 66 Magazines Received - November 48 eds.; Princess Nevermore, Dian Curtis Regan; The Color of Distance, Amy Thomson; RO­ INDEX TO ADS Books Received - November... 49 MANCE ROUND-UP: Masque of the Swan, A c e ...... 30 HarperSanFrancisco. 51 British Books - October...... 59 Rebecca Ashe; Dangerous Joy, Jo Beverley; The A von ...... 14 Barry R. Levin...... 69 Baen...... 4,16,22,73 L o c u s...... 50,74 Bestsellers...... 64 Vampire Viscount, Karen Harbaugh; Gwen’s Bantam ...... 46,47 O dyssey...... 53 Photo Listing...... 74 Christmas Ghost, Lynn Kerstan & Alicia Rasley; Clarion W est...... 60 The Reader’s Chair... 52 The Door Ajar, Joan Overfield. Classified A d s ...... 61 Tachyon Publications 20 C o I u m n s & D e p a r t m e n t s DAW ...... 26 Tesseract B o o k s...... 12 Letters, information, and credit card sub­ Del R e y ...... 71 Tor...... 2,18,28 People & Publishing...... 10 Grolier Electronic W arner...... 75 scriptions can be sent by E-mail to: Publications...... 34 White Wolf...... 24,76 QuotePage...... 35 [email protected], or locus@ genie.com, HarperPaperbacks 36,37 Editorial Matters...... 66 or by fax to 510-339-8144.______

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