Publication: Locus, #291 April 1985

Publication: Locus, #291 April 1985Publication Record # 289410 (View All Issues) (View Issue Grid)
Editor: Charles N. Brown
Date: 1985-04-00
Publisher: Locus Publications
Price:
$2.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
Pages: 56
Format:
quarto^?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
Type: MAGAZINE
Notes: Vol. 18, No. 4 Full-color slick covers. Most uncredited news items are not indexed here. The Books Received listing includes several mini-reviews (one or two line comments) by Charles N. Brown and Faren C. Miller. None are indexed here. Pages 2, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 23, 28, 29, 30, 32, 35, 37, 38, 43, 52, 53, 55, and 56 are full-page ads. "Long Ago and Far Away" is a collection of photos taken between 1940 and 1955 from the personal collection of Frank M. Robinson (not the photographer).

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Editor Title: Locus - 1985 • [Locus] • (1985) • edited by Charles N. Brown

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1 • Somtow Sucharitkul: Clown Prince of SF • [Locus Interview] • interview of S. P. Somtow • interview by uncredited
3 • Editorial Matters (Locus #291) • [Editorial Matters] • essay by Charles N. Brown [as by C. N. Brown]
5 • Hubbard New Writers' Bash • essay by William Rotsler
7 • People and Publishing (Locus #291) • essay by uncredited
9 • A Model Royalty Statement • [Agent's Corner] • essay by Richard Curtis
11 • Locus Looks at Books (Locus #291) • [Locus Looks at Books] • essay by Faren Miller
11 • Review: Lyonesse II: The Green Pearl by Jack Vance • review by Faren Miller
11 • Review: Artifact by Gregory Benford • review by Faren Miller
11 • Review: Fiskadoro by Denis Johnson • review by Faren Miller
13 • Locus Looks at More Books (Locus #291) • [Locus Looks at Books] • essay by Debbie Notkin
13 • Review: Sailing to Byzantium by Robert Silverberg • review by Debbie Notkin
13 • Moons & Stars & Stuff (Locus #291) • [Moons & Stars & Stuff] • essay by Fritz Leiber
13 • Review of the children's science book "The Comet and You" by Dr. E. C. Krupp • essay by Fritz Leiber
13 • Review: H. G. Wells: Aspects of a Life by Anthony West • review by Fritz Leiber
13 • Review: Richard Matheson: He Is Legend: An Illustrated Bio-Bibliography by Graeme Flanagan and Mark Rathbun • review by Fritz Leiber
15 • Stayin' Alive (Locus #291) • [Stayin' Alive] • essay by Norman Spinrad
17 • Review: The Peace Machine by Bob Shaw • review by Debbie Notkin
17 • Review: Knight Moves by Walter Jon Williams • review by Debbie Notkin
17 • Review: Pandora's Genes by Kathryn Lance • review by Debbie Notkin
19 • Soviet Science Fiction IV • essay by
Владимир Гаков^?Vladimir Gakov
[as by Vladimir Gakov]
22 • Convention Listings (Locus #291) • essay by Faren Miller
24 • Boskone 1984 • essay by Jane Jewell
26 • Boskone 1984 • essay by Dawn Atkins
27 • Long Ago and Far Away • essay by uncredited
34 • Books Received - February (1985) • essay by Charles N. Brown and Faren Miller [as by Charles N. Brown and Faren C. Miller]
39 • Magazines Received - February (1985) • essay by uncredited
44 • Review: Passage at Arms by Glen Cook • review by Faren Miller
44 • Review: Skeleton Crew by Stephen King • review by Faren Miller
44 • Review: Interzone: The 1st Anthology by John Clute and Colin Greenland and David Pringle • review by Faren Miller
47 • Locus Monthly Bestseller List (Locus #291) • essay by uncredited
51 • Stephen Franklin • [Locus Obituary] • essay by John Bell

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Publication: Locus, #291 April 1985

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