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; SHORT TAKE: 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. 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