April 1995 Table of Contents vol. 34 no. 4 M a i n S t o r ie s Locus Looks a t Books Omni Ceases Monthly Ian Ballantine - 13- Publication.................................. 7 1916-1995 Distillations: Short Fiction British Book Summary 1994 ... 7 Reviews by Mark R. Kelly: Interzone 2/95; Asimov's 5/95; SF Age 3/95; Ana­ Proteus Launched....................... 8 log 4/95, 5/95, 6/95; F&SF 3/95; Tomorrow 2/95; Koontz vs. TriStar....................... 8 Crank! #4, Autumn/94; Strange Plasma #8; Ab­ solute Magnitude Winter/Spring 95; Omni 3/95. 1995 World Fantasy Award - 17- Judges Announced................. 8 Reviews by Gary K. Wolfe: Where Books Are B ought........ 8 The Steampunk Trilogy, Paul Di Filippo; Metro­ politan, Walter Jon Williams; Rushing to Para­ Preliminary Stoker Award dise, J.G. Ballard; Nebula Awards 29, Pamela Ballot Issued.............................. 8 Sargent, ed.; The Armless Maiden and Other Tales for Childhood’s Survivors, Terri Windling, V.C. Andrews® Triumphant...... 8 ed.; The Ultimate Egoist: Volume I: The Com­ Lethem Wins Crawford ............. 9 plete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, Paul Will­ iams, ed.; The Ultimate Guide to Science Fic­ Dillons Bankruptcy...................... 9 tion: An A-Z of Science Fiction Books by Title, 2nd ed., David Pringle; Future Perfect: Ameri­ T h e D ata F ile can Science Fiction of the Nineteenth Century, Worldcon News.......................................9 revised and expanded edition, H. Bruce Franklin, ed. Announcements...................................... 9 - 21 - Magazine News....................................... 9 Reviews by Faren Miller: Book News............................................... 9 The Lions of Al-Rassan, Guy Gavriel Kay; The Online News............................................. 9 Blind God is Watching, Nancy Springer; The Financial News........................................ 9 Armless Maiden and Other Tales for Award News........................................... 64 Childhood’s Survivors, Terri Windling, ed.; Jas­ mine Nights, S.P. Somtow; The Cursed, Dave Market News.......................................... 65 Duncan; Hunter’s Haunt, Dave Duncan; SHORT Court Cases........................................... 65 TAKES: Demon Sword, Ken Hood; The Rushdie Update..................................... 65 Steampunk Trilogy, Paul Di Filippo; Resume Rights & Options................................... 65 With Monsters, William Browning Spencer Multi-Media Update............................... 65 -25- Publications Received..........................65 Reviews by Russell Letson: Catalogs Received................................ 65 Ian Ballantine, one of the innovators of Metropolitan, Walter Jon Williams; Genellan: mass market publishing in the US, died Planetfall, Scott G. Gier; Profiteer: Hostile I n t e r v ie w March 9, at age 79. See page 60. Takeover #1, S. Andrew Swann; SHORT TAKE: Clive Barker: Life, Death, and The Weight, Allen Steele -27- the Whole Damned Thing ......4 Reviews by Edward Bryant: I nternational Relic, Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child; The X- O b itu a r ie s SF in France................................ 3 4 Files: Goblins, Charles Grant; From Hell: Book Ian Ballantine......................................... 60 SF in Brazil................................... 35 One, Alan Moore; SHORT TAKES: Harlan Appreciation by Frederik Pohl........ 61 Ellison’s Dream Corridor Special, Harlan SF in the Czech Republic....... 38 Ellison; Dead in the West, Joe R. Lansdale Joyce Slater........................................... 62 SF in the Nordic Countries .... 39 -31- Philip E. Cleator..................................... 62 Short Reviews by Carolyn Cushman: Appreciation by Arthur C. Clarke ....62 L is tin g s Bill Collins.............................................. 62 Circus of the Damned, Laurell K. Hamilton; The Magazines Received - February.. 41 Bellmaker, Brian Jacques; Mus of Kerbridge, Nigel D. Findley..................................... 62 Paul Kidd; Mind of the Magic, Holly Lisle; Appreciation by Sharon Mulvihill ....63 Books Received - February..........42 Everlastin’, Mickee Madden; The Berserker’s British Books - January................. 53 Horse, Lisa Maxwell; Freedom’s Landing, Anne B estsellers..........................................58 McCaffrey; Storm at the End of Time, Pamela F. Service; Wren’s War, Sherwood Smith; Compan­ C o lum n s & D e p a r t m e n t s ions of the Night, Vivian Vande Velde; The Cry­ People & Publishing........................10 ing for a Vision, Walter Wangerin, Jr. Editorial M atters ...............................63 Letters, information, and credit card sub­ scriptions can be sent by E-mail to : locus@ Locus Letters.....................................64 genie.geis.com, or by fax to 510-339-8144. Publisher & Editor-in-Chief: Charles N. 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