A NIGHT IN THE LONESOME OCTOBER by Roger Zelazny; illustrated by Gahan Wilson Roger Zelazny, winner of both the Hugo Award and Nebula Award, and the author of the popular Amber series, pens a brilliant novel inspired by horror images from classic film and fiction. "A madcap blend of horror tropes and fantasy." — Science Fiction Chronicle ARTHUR WAR LORD BOOK 2: FAR BEYOND THE WAVE by Dafydd ab Hugh The spectacular second volume of Dafydd ab Hugh's innovative time travel novel, begun in Arthur War Lord, set in Arthurian England. ISAAC ASIMOV'S ROBOTS IN TIME: INVADER by William F. Wu A continuation of the fantastic series {Predator, Marauder, Warrior, Dictator and Emperor), using Asimov's robot universe to center on an exciting chase through time. BLACK THORN, WHITE ROSE edited by Ellen Datlow *k Terri Windling World Fantasy Award-winners Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling return to the realm of myth and the fantastic begun in Snow White, Blood Red. "Extraordinarily fine.... 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I enjoyed editing, but it's time to move on." Kij Johnson Wins Sturgeon Award; Raven Books is "No Award" First for Campbell Award New "Fox Magic" by Kij Johnson was named UK Fantasy/Horror Line winner of the Theodore Sturgeon Award for Raven Books is a new fantasy and horror best SF short story of 1993, at a ceremony imprint at Robinson Publishing, whose first July 16th during the annual Campbell Award titles appear in August. The line is under the Conference, held each year at the University direction of editorial director Stephen Jones, of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas. "The Story long associated with Robinson in the role of So Far" by Martha Soukup ( Full Spectrum 4, editor of numerous anthologies and the Bantam) and "At the Shadow of a Dream" paperback version of Fantasy Tales. by Howard V. Hendrix tied for second place. The first Raven title is Knights of the The winner was chosen by a committee Blood by Katherine Kurtz and Scott Mac- headed by Orson Scott Card. Johnson millan, an August release. September brings accepted her award; she was a writer in Shadowman, horror by Dennis Etchison, residence at the Univ. of Kansas Writers followed in October by The Don Sebastian Workshop in SF, held July 4-17, which Chronicles, three novels in one The Black culminated in the Castle, The Silver Skull and Citizen Vam- In a stunning upset, unheralded in the pire—by L'es Daniels. Thereafter, fantasy history of the Campbell Award, no SF novel and horror will alternate, with A Handful of was deemed good enough to win. Beggars in Men Part 1; The Cutting Edge, fantasy by Spain by Nancy Kress (Morrow/AvoNova) Dave Duncan in November, closing the year came in second, followed by Moving Mars with Nancy Holder and Melanie Tern's by Greg Bear (Tor Books).