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M ai n St o r i es Locus Looks a t Books 1993 Nebula Awards 12 DONT-MISS -17- Final Ballot...... 7 1994 TITLES! Distillations: Short Fiction B. Dalton to Promote Nebula Reviews by Mark R. Kelly: I, Asimov B ooks...... 7 Omni 2/94; F&SF 2/94; Interzone 1/94; Analog by Isaac Asimov 3/94; Asim ov’s 3/94. Quake Damages Book Trade ...7 Everville -19- Hershey Moves Up at Bantam .8 by Clive Barker Reviews by Russell Letson: Schelling Out at Roc, Stout Foreigner, C.J. Cherryh; Wildlife, James Patrick Mother of Storms Kelly; Universe 3, Robert Silverberg & Karen P rom oted...... 8 by John Barnes Haber, eds. Paramount Drops Atheneum, Furious Gulf -23- Restructures Macmillan...... 8 Reviews by Faren Miller: by Gregory Benford Tor Starts Forge Mass-Market Rhinegold, Stephan Grundy; The Living God, Brittle Innings Dave Duncan; Stranger at the Wedding, Barbara L is t...... 8 by Michael Bishop Hambly; Unconquered Countries: Four Novel SF Media Magazine Explosion.8 las, Geoff Ryman; Wildlife, James Patrick Kelly; Love & Sleep 1994 Hugo Awards Nominating SHORT TAKES: “The Return of Pansy Smith and by John Crowley Violet Jones”, The Flash Girls. Ballots...... 8 Wizard’s First Rule -27- Paramount Sold (finally)...... 8 Reviews by Gary K. Wolfe: by Terry Goodkind Mortal Fire: Best Australian Science Fiction, The D a ta File Insomnia Terry Dowling & Van Ikin, eds.; Proud Man, Paramount: The Fifth Episode...... 9 by Stephen King Katharine Burdekin; The Search for E.T. Bell, also Morrow/Avon Speculation Continues 9 known as John Taine, Constance Reid; Heavy A Fisherman of the Light: The Art of De Es, De Es Schwertberger; Rushdie Fifth Anniversary...... 9 Inland Sea The Mushroom Jungle, Steve Holland; The Tri French Agents vs. Publishers...... 9 als and Tribulations of Little Red Riding Hood, Publishing News...... 9 by Ursula K. Le Guin Second Edition, Jack Zipes. Court Cases...... 69 Towing Jehovah -31- Bookstore News...... 70 by James Morrow Reviews by Edward Bryant: Awards News...... 70 Slippin’ Into Darkness, Norman Partridge; Financial News...... 70 Heavy Weather Noctuary, Thomas Ligotti; Thrillers, Richard T. Teacher’s Workshop Celebrates 21st by Bruce Sterling Chizmar, ed.; SHORT TAKES: Dark Seductions, Year...... 70 Shadows End Alice Alfonsi & John Scognamiglio, eds. Announcements...... 70 by Sheri S. Tepper -35- Book News...... 70 Short Reviews by Convention News...... 71 Carolyn Cushman: Rights & Options...... 71 Listings Sweet MYTHtery of Life, Robert Asprin; Five Contest News...... 71 Hundred Years After, Steven Brust; The Dubi Multimedia Update...... 71 Forthcoming Books...... 36 ous Hills, Pamela Dean; Fire in a Faraway Place, Audio Received...... 71 British Forthcoming Books...... 46 Robert Frezza; Come Like Shadows; Welwyn Books-on-Disk Received...... 71 Magazines Received - January ....52 Wilton Katz; The Ship Who Won, Anne McCaffrey Publications Received...... 71 & Jody Lynn Nye; Dragon Lords, Tony Shillitoe; Books Received - January...... 53 Changing Fate, Elisabeth Waters; The Short Vic Interview s British Books - December...... 62 torious War, David Weber; The Imperium Game, K.D. Wentworth. John Crowley: The Writing on the Bestsellers...... 66 Photo Listings...... 74 W a ll...... 4 Steve Brust: The Cool Theory C olumns & D epartments of Literature...... 5 People & Publishing...... 11 O b ituaries Reports from the Electronic Frontier, Tom Maddox...... 13 Pierre Boulle...... 68 Rick Raphael...... 68 Market Reports...... 67 Jack Kirby...... 68 Locus Letters...... 68 John Jam es...... 68 Editorial Matters...... 74
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