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November 1994 Table of Contents vol. 33 no. 5

M a i n St o r i es Locus Looks a t Books

Long-Lost Verne...... 8 - 13- Harcourt SF Line Resurrected.. 8 C onAdian Distillations: Short Fiction Reviews by Mark R. Kelly: Heinlein on Mars Realms of 10/94; Radius 10/94; ConAdian (...and in Hollywood) ...... 8 W o rldcon 1994 Souvenir Book; Alternate Worldcons, Mike A n alo g MAFIA Threatens ...... 8 Resnick, ed.; Prairie Fire, Summer '94; F&SF 10- ConAdian Reports: 11/94; Asimov's 10/94; Analog 11/94; Interzone Rice Recants re 9/94; Omni 10/94. Vampire Cruise ...... 8 Jane Jewell...... 38 - 17- Nebula Awards Russell Letson...... 40 Reviews by Faren Miller: Everville, ; The Priest, Thomas M. Weekend 1995 ...... 9 Mike Glyer...... 41 Disch; Revenant, Melanie Tern; Merlin’s Wood, Spectrum Competition Open ... 9 Edward Bryant...... 48 ; Nameless Sins, Nancy A. Collins; Travellers in Magic, Lisa Goldstein; T he D ata File Black Thorn, White Rose, & , eds.; SHORT TAKES: The Devil’s Own King Tour Begins...... 9 Work, Alan Judd; Complicity, lain Banks; The Court Cases...... 9 A Sad Farewell to Unicorn Hunt, Dorothy Dunnett. Cyberspace: - 21 - The Final Electronic Frontier?...... 9 Two Horror Stars Reviews by Gary K. Wolfe: Rushdie Update...... 9 Queen City Jazz, Kathleen Ann Goonan; Trav­ Announcements...... 9 ellers in Magic, Lisa Goldstein; A Fisherman of the Inland Sea, Ursula K. Le Guin; Wrath of God, Readings & Signings...... 9 Robert Gleason; Red Dust, Paul J. McAuley; I Book News...... 73 Robot: The Illustrated Screenplay, Harlan Multi-Media News...... 73 Ellison & Isaac Asimov; SHORT TAKE: Reginald's Bookstore News...... 73 and Fantasy Awards, Third Awards & Contests...... 73 Edition, Daryl F. Mallett & Robert Reginald. Rights & Options...... 74 -25- Intersection Update...... 74 Reviews by Russell Letson: The Stars are Also Fire, ; Quaran­ O b ituaries tine, Greg Egan; Voices in the Light, Sean McMullen. -29- Obituary by Frank M. Robinson...... 6 In Memoriam, Karl Edward Reviews by Edward Bryant: Appreciation by ...... 75 The Totem (Complete and Unaltered), David Appreciation by ...... 76 Robert Bloch: Wagner: Morrell; Love in Vein, Poppy Z. Brite, ed.; Appreciation by ...... 76 1917-1994 1945-1994 Darkman: The Gods of Hell, Randall Boyll; Appreciation by ...... 77 SHORT TAKES: Born Bad, Andrew Vachss; Mid­ wife Crisis, P.D. Cacek/Midwife's Nightcap, Ru Appreciation by Edward Bryant...... 78 I ntervi ews Emerson; The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. Appreciation by .78 Le Guin. Appreciation by Philp Jose Farmer.78 Dean Koontz: -33- ...... 70 A Comedian in Hell...... 4 Short Reviews by Carolyn Cushman: Appreciation by ....70 The End of Fame, Bill Anderson & Cecil Brooks; Appreciation by ...70 Listin g s Go Quest, Young Man, K.B. Bogen; The Wind Appreciation by C. Bruce Hunter ....71 Witch, Susan Dexter; Sing the Four Quarters, Annette Pelz McComas...... 72 Magazines Received-September. 49 Tanya Huff; Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Lydia Langstaff...... 72 Books Received - September.... 50 Book, Terry Jones & Brian Froud; Lord of Chaos, British Books - August...... 63 ; The Glass Dragon, Irene Radford; INDEX TO ADS Exiles I: The Ruins of Ambrai, Melanie Rawn; A ce ...... 14,26 Double Star Press... 54 Bestsellers...... 68 End of an Era, Robert J. Sawyer; YOUNG-ADULT A von...... 22 HarperCollins West. 53 BOOKS: The Merlin Effect, T.A. Barron; Haunted Baen...... 12,30,44 Interzone...... 52 C o lumns & D epartm ents Waters, Mary Hope Osborne; MapHead, Leslie Bantam ...... 36,37 JHW Editions...... 51 Howarth; Nick of Time, Anne Lindbergh; The Black Ice B ooks...... 56 Locus...... 82 People & Publishing...... 10 Mennyms, Sylvia Waugh. Classified A d s ...... 65 Morpheus Int’l ...... 79 QuotePage...... 35 L.W. Currey, Inc...... 55 Stmt, of Ownership . 59 Letters, information, and credit card Dahl Entertainment 54 Tor...... 20,28,34,47,83 Locus Letters...... 72 DAW ...... 18 Warner Aspect...... 84 subscriptions can be sent by E-mail to: Del Rey .... 16,24,32,80 White W olf...... 2 Editorial Matters...... 72 [email protected]

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