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Leslie A. Miller Alis A Rasmussen: Reviews by Carolyn Cushman: .............................. 27 CONTRIBUTING EDITORS To Middle Earth and the S ta rs............................ 4 Horses of Heaven, Gillian Bradshaw; Deryni Edward Bryant Samuel R. Delany: Teaching to Learn ....................5 Magic: A Grimoire, Katherine Kurtz; Most Dan Chow 1990 IN REVIEW Ancient Song, Casey Flynn; Hidden Fires, Richard Curtis Recommended Reading Katharine Eliska Kimbriel; Redwork, Michael Carolyn F. Cushman by Charles N. Brown.............................................34 Bedard; Out of the Ordinary, Annie Dalton; Mark R. Kelly by Faren M ille r..................................................... 34 The Scathach and Maeve’s Daughters, Mary Fritz Leiber by Dan Chow ......................................................... 35 Alexander Walker, The Dragon’s Boy, Jane Russell Letson by Russell Letson .................................................35 Yolen; Heart of Valor, L.J. Smith; Sing for a Tom Whitmore by Edward B ryant.................................................37 Gentle Rain, J. Alison James. Scott Winnett by Carolyn Cushman .......................................... 38 Reviews by Tom Whitmore: .................................. 29 SPECIAL PROJECTS by Tom W hitm ore................................................. 39 The Adventures of Doctor Eszterhazy, Avram William G. Contento by Scott W in n ett...................................................39 Davidson; Transition, Vonda N. McIntyre; The CON REPORTERS by Mark R. Kelly (Short F ictio n )......................43 Deceiver, Louise Cooper; Achilles’ Choice, Beth Gwinn by Michael Swanwick (Short Fiction) .............. 75 Larry Niven & Steven Barnes; The Infinite Jane Jewell by Paul S. Clift (A rt).............................................76 Kingdoms, Michael Rutherford. SHORT Recommended Reading List 1990 ........................ 40 TAKES: Dealing With Dragons, Patricia C. 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