September 1995 Table of Contents vol. 35 no. 3
M a i n S t o r ie s Locus Looks a t Books 1995 Hugo Awards Winners... 7 - 13- - 21 - 1995 World Fantasy Distillations: Short Fiction Reviews by Gary K. Wolfe: Reviews by Mark R. Kelly: The Time Ships, Stephen Baxter; Bloodchild: Awards Nominations ...... 7 Asimov’s 11/95; F&SF 8/95; Analog 11/95; Inter Novellas and Stories, Octavia E. Butler; How to Lou Aronica Moves to Avon.... 8 zone 7/95; Omni Online 7/95; Omni Online 8/95. Save the World, Charles Sheffield, ed.; To Write Like a Woman: Essays in Feminism and Sci Manchester vs. Savoy: - 17- ence Fiction, Joanna Russ; Superstitious, R.L. The Latest Round...... 8 Reviews by Russell Letson: Stine; The Horror at Camp Jellyjam, R.L. Stine; Pocket Does McIntyre The Year’s Best Science Fiction, Twelfth An The Dream Cycle of H.P. Lovecraft: Dreams of nual Collection, Gardner Dozois, ed ; Anatomy Terror and Death, H.P. Lovecraft; deadrush, Alternate History...... 8 of Wonder 4, Neil Barron, ed. Yvonne Navarro; SHORTTAKE: Women of Won Clarion 1995; der - The Classic Years: Science Fiction by Women from the 1940s to the 1970s/The Con Clarion Call 1996 ...... 8 C o m p l ete For t hcoming temporary Years: Science Fiction by Women Inland Files for Bankruptcy ...... 9 from the 1970s to the 1990s, Pamela Sargent, Strange Matter Gets Books Thr ough ed. -25- Goosebumps...... 9 June 1996 Reviews by Faren Miller: New BDD Trade Imprint ...... 9 See p age 3 6 Alvin Journeyman, Orson Scott Card; Expira Future Book Sales Bright...... 9 tion Date, Tim Powers; Practical Magic, Alice Hoffman; The Lighthouse at the End of the World, Stephen Marlowe; Arthor, A.A. Attanasio; T he D a t a F ile I n t e r v ie w s Traveling With the Dead, Barbara Hambly. Announcements...... 9 Kathleen Ann Goonan: -27- Readings & S ignings...... 9 Running to Queen C ity ...... 4 Reviews by Shira Daemon: Court C ases...... 9 Brian Aldiss: A Moderate Ingathering - The Complete People Stories A w ards...... 9 of Zenna Henderson, Mark & Priscilla Olson, Pursuit of Happiness...... 5 Worldcon N e w s ...... 9 eds.; The Psalms of Herod, Esther Freisner; Pasquale’s Angel, Paul J. McAuley; Other Na Censorship Update...... 80 I nternational ture, Stephanie Smith; SHORT TAKES: Sisters Book N ew s...... 80 of the Night, Barbara Hambly & Martin H. SF in Brazil...... 52 Financial N e w s ...... 80 Greenberg, eds.; Warp Angel, Stuart Hopen. SF in P ortugal...... 53 Publishing News...... 80 -29- SF in R ussia...... 54 Online News ...... 80 Media Tie-in Reviews Multimedia New s ...... 80 C o n v e n t io n s by Edward Bryant: Johnny Mnemonic: the Screenplay and the Rights & O p tio n s...... 80 NASFiC/Dragon*Con...... 50 Story, William Gibson; Johnny Mnemonic, Terry Publications Received...... 80 Listings Bisson; Judge Dredd, Neal Barrett, Jr.; Species, Multimedia Received ...... 80 Yvonne Navarro; Virtuosity, Terry Bisson; Forthcoming B o o k s ...... 36 Catalogs Received ...... 80 Darkman: In the Face of Death, Randall Boyll. British Forthcoming Books ...... 46 -31- S p e c ia l International Books and Short Reviews by 1995 Locus Survey Results ...... 56 Magazines Received...... 55 Carolyn Cushman: Convention Listings...... 58 Tiger Burning Bright, Marion Zimmer Bradley, O b it u a r ie s Andre Norton, Mercedes Lackey; Ring of Light Magazines Received - July ...... 60 ning, Jane Fancher; Prisoner’s Hope, David Elleston Trevor...... 78 Books Received - July ...... 61 Feintuch; Rise of a Merchant Prince, Raymond Stanley Asimov...... 78 British Books - J u n e ...... 71 E. Feist; The Fountains of Mirlacca, Ashley Howard Koch...... 78 Photo Listing...... 79 McConnell; Fortune’s Wheel, Lisanne Norman; Pawn’s Dream, Eric Nylund; Beneath a Moun INDEX TO ADS C o lu m n s & D e p a r t m e n t s tain Moon, Silver Raven Wolf; The Shape- A ce...... 20 The Golden Spirit Changer’s Wife, Sharon Shinn; Hunter’s Oath, Avon...... 14 G allery...... 63 People & Publishing...... 10 Michelle West. Baen...... 16,24,32 HarperPaperbacks 34,35 Bantam ...... 44,45 L o c u s ...... 64,86 Q u o teP ag e...... 33 Classified A ds...... 73 Mysterious G alaxy...... 62 B estsellers...... 76 Letters, information, and credit card sub L.W. Currey...... 65 Roc...... 22 scriptions can be sent by E-mail to: locus@ DAW ...... 6 Tor ...... 18,30,83,88 Locus L etters...... 78 genie.geis.com, or by fax to 510-339-8144. Del R e y ...... 12, 87 White W o lf...... 2 Editorial M a tte rs ...... 78 Publisher & Editor-in-Chief: Charles N. Brown; Managing Editor: Marianne S. Jablon; Editors: Faren C. Miller, Carolyn F. Cushman; Assistant Editor: Kirsten Gong-Wong; Editorial Assistant: Amy Sisson; Contributing Editors: Edward Bryant, Mark R. Kelly, Russell Letson, Gary K. Wolfe; Special Projects: William G. Contento; Photographer: Beth Gwinn. 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