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                             AUTHORS

   Evgeniy LUKIN told us that he finished the story THERE, BEHIND
ACHERON. Apparently, the story will be offered for publication. 
cation to the magazine "If" through Andrey Chertkov. [Evgeniy Lukin, Vol-
gograd; Andrey Chertkov, St. Petersburg] 

   Alexander SHCHEGOLEV wrote a new science fiction novel INJECTION
FEAR. The novel has been accepted for publication by the publishing house "MIM-DELTA" 
(St. Petersburg). [200]

   Andrei IZMAILOV asked Boris Strugatsky for permission to name
the new thriller he's currently writing, THE WHITE QUEEN. This
there will be a futuristic action movie, nothing to do with the world of Strugatz-
having none. [Andrey Izmailov, St. Petersburg] 

   Boris STERN writes a new novel ETHIOP - alternative history
skiy action movie. Under favorable conditions, he plans to finish
him back this year. [Boris Sidyuk, Boris Stern, Kyiv]
   LITERALLY: The novel “The Ethiopian” (working title) describes
the amazing fate of a Ukrainian boy, whose parents, mah-
Novets were killed, and he himself was taken out of Sevastopol in 1920
French Ethiopian skipper with the goal of bringing the great na-
national poet like Pushkin by analogy with the Arab Peter
Great. The boy was presented to the Ethiopian (Ophir) emperor and
launched into the imperial harem. This genetic experiment
was completed successfully, but notexactly as the skipper had expected.
   The action takes place in Crimea in 1920, Italy and Ethiopia 20-
40s, USSR 50-80s, in modern Russia and Ukraine.
About 10 author's draft sheets were written. If favorable
By coincidence, the novel may be completed this year.
du.

   Sergei LUKYANENKO is working on a continuation of the novel “Knights of Soro-
Islands" (working title WAR OF THE FORTY ISLANDS), space 
kaya opera STARS - COLD TOYS, a novel of an alternative origin
ria with a "fork" at the end of the 10th century, and also something else... [Sergey
Lukyanenko, Almaty] 

   Dalia TRUSKINOVSKAYA intends to complete fifteen
tom fantasy novel ROYAL BLOOD. [Dalia Truskinovskaya, Ri-
ha] 

   Elena KHAETSKAYA, author of the fantasy novel SWORD AND RAINBOW, published
bathed by the publishing house "North-West" in the series "Fantasy" under the pseudo-
domain name "Medelaine Simmons", assigned to manage the rights to
publication of the novel CONQUERERS for the SPECTRUM agency. [Sergey Berezhnoy,
SPb] 

   Andrey LAZARCHUK is finishing his new novel TRANQUILLIUM. [Niko-
lai Yutanov, St. Petersburg] 

                        COPYRIGHT

   St. Petersburg agency "SPECTR" (director Sergey BEREZHNOY)
is authorized to dispose of the rights to publish Olga’s works
LARIONOVA, Svyatoslav LOGINOV, Georgy MARTYNOV, Nikolai 
ROMANETSKY, Alexander TYURIN, Elena KHAETSKAYA, Alexander SHCHEGOLEV 
(all - St. Petersburg),Boris STERN (Kyiv), Dalia TRUSKINOV-
SKOY (Riga), G. L. OLDI (Kharkov), Boris IVANOV, Yuri SHCHERBATYKH 
(Voronezh). [200]

                            MAGAZINES

   In the upcoming issues, "URAL SPACEFINDER" publishes a story
Vasily SCHEPETNEV "FEEDING ANIMALS IS PROHIBITED" (#10'1994), under- 
collections of stories (#11-12'1994 and #6'1995), story by Alexey Shchupov
"THE COLD OF MALIOGONT" (##1-2'1995), novel by Vladislav KRAPIVIN "LE- 
IT WILL NOT END SOON" (##3-5'1995), story by Gennady PRASHKEVICH 
"SOCRATES' DEMON" (#7'1995). The editors' portfolio includes a new novel by Vasya- 
Liya GOLOVACHEVA and the story by Alexander Chumanov. Under consideration 
also the possibility of publishing Svetlana ZORINA's debut novel
"IN ORDER TO BECOME A GOD." The magazine confidently maintains its circulation at 
25 thousand and, apparently, will soon raise it to 30 thousand [Sergey Kazan-
Tsev, Igor Kuzovlev, Ekaterinburg] 
   The fourth issue of the St. Petersburg magazine "NEVA" for this year
is supposed to be devoted almost entirely to science fiction. In the section
"Fantastics of the City of St. Petersburg" will be published by Natalya GALKI - 
NOAH "NIGHT MAD MEN", short story by Andrey STOLYAROV "FULL MOON", 
story by N. GAEKHO "STONE CIRCLE". The NEW PETERSBURGERS section is
staged the story "BLIND SWALLOWS" by N. BIZIN and A. IVANOV and the story
O. GRONSKY "THE CLINY BATYSCAPH". In the translation section it is assumed 
publish two stories by Philip K. DICK. In the editorial portfolio
there are a few moremore or less major works of fantasy
tics, which are expected to be published in 1995. [Vladimir
Fadeev, St. Petersburg] 
   The first issues of two new magazines are being prepared for publication in Moscow.
catching fiction. The first one will be called simply and unpretentiously -
"ROCKET". According to the editor of the magazine Ilya Kitup, the publication will 
focus on publishing exclusively domestic fiction
sticks. About another project, all that is known so far is that its title
there will be the words MODERN, RUSSIAN and FANTASTIC, but in what form are they
will stand in order - it is still unknown, and what to edit
Vladimir Mikhailov invited him. Frequency and release dates
The first issues of these journals have not yet been determined. [Sergey Berezh-
noy, St. Petersburg] 
   Literary and artistic almanac "SIBERIAN ATHENS" (published by
tel - Tomsk writers' organization) regularly publishes fan-fiction
Tastic. In #2 for 1994, in particular, the ending in
Alexander Ruban's "WHITE ELEPHANT" story, Yuli BURKIN's story "FOR-
MULA OF TALENT" and Dmitry IVANOV's debut story "RELIGION OF LIFE" 
NI". [200] 
   The story by Yuliy BURKIN and Sergei LUKYANENKO "TODAY, MOM!",
following the Dnepropetrovsk magazine "YOUTH AND FANTASTIC", pub-
highlighted in the Krasnoyarsk magazine "DAY AND NIGHT" (#1'95). On #2
a novel [more like a story] by Andrey STOLYAROV has been announced
"CHILDREN'S WORLD". ["Day and Night", #1'95] 

                             BOOKSThe book by Vyacheslav RYBAKOV, which includes the novels "THE HIRE ON THE TOWER"
and "GRAVILET "TSESAREVICH", published by the St. Petersburg publishing house
"Doe." The same publishing house plans to release the novel soon 
Alexandra TYURINA "THE SECRETARY GENERAL'S MAGIC LAMP, OR THE LAST MIRACLE" 
WEAPONS OF THE SOVIET COUNTRY." [Yuri Fleishman, Alexander Tyurin, St. Petersburg] 

   Book of criticism and journalism by Sergei PERESLEGIN "EYE OF THE TYPHOON"
prepared by the publishing house "TERRA FANTISTICA". Preface to
The book was written by Andrey Chertkov and Nikolai YUTANOV. The book will be you-
launched in a circulation of 1000 copies in the new series "Library Inter-
coma." [200] 

   Publishing house "KRANG" released its debut in December 1994
fantasy novel by Marina and Sergei DYATCHENKO "GATEKEEPER". The book is pre-
deserves the title of the best science fiction book of the year published in
Ukraine. [Boris Sidyuk, Kyiv]

   A large volume of works by Boris Stern is being prepared for publication
Kyiv company "ALTERPRESS", known for a long series of very
thick author's collections of translated fiction. This will include
stories and tales about Bel Amor, "Notes of a Dinosaur", stories from
series "Tales of the Serpent Gorynych". Stern also received an offer
for the publication of two (in the future - three) volumes in the series "Golden
Fiction Shelf" of the publishing house "FLOX", but the contract has not yet been concluded 
written [Boris Stern, Kyiv]

   Sergei LUKYANENKO's new collection "LORD FROM PLANET EARTH" has been released
puppy in Almaty (LIA"NOMAD", Almaty, 1994). It includes novels
"The Princess Is Worth Dying", "The Planet That Isn't There" and "The Knights of Soro- 
ka islands", as well as stories ("Train to a warm land", "L" - 
means people", "My dad is an antibiotic", "Road to Wellesberg" and 
"Fugu in uniform"). [Vladimir Vasiliev, Moscow] 

   ALGORITHM LLP (Moscow) acquired the rights to publish the collection
Olga LARIONOVA "LEOPARD FROM THE TOP OF KILIMANJARO", where, except 
title classic novel, will include "The Centaur Chakra" and a series
stories. Another collection by Larionova (which will include the trilogy "Co-
Nata of the Sea", "The Checkered Tapir" and "Labyrinth for Troglodytes", all 
"Churlenisovsky" cycle and several more stories) is expected
to be published by the Nizhny Novgorod publishing house "PARALLEL". [200]

   Collection of Alexander MIRER, which will include complete author’s variations
antes of the novels “I Have Nine Lives”, “The House of Wanderers” and stories
PS, is being prepared for release by the publishing house "PARALLEL" (Nizhny Novgorod).
[Mikhail Redoshkin, Nizhny Novgorod] 

   In the series "CHRONOS", published by the Moscow publishing house "AR-
GUS", it is planned to release a large collection by Lev VERSHININ, where 
will include, among other things, the previously unpublished story “The First
Year of the Republic" and the novel "Two at the Foot of Eternity". Next, 
Apparently, there will be two volumes by Sergei LUKYANENKO. For the first time
will include the trilogy "Lord from Planet Earth" (compiled by cosmic
opera "The Princess is Worth Dying""The Planet That Doesn't Exist" and "Stack-
lyanoe sea"), the second volume will be decorated with the novels "Sunny Kitten" 
(teen fantasy), "Knights of the Forty Islands" and a dozen races
skazov. Already in the spring of 1995, it is planned to publish a trilo-
Giyu Sergei LUKYANENKO and Yulia BURKINA “Today, Mom”, “Island”
Rus'" and "Tsar, prince, king, prince". In addition, it continues 
publication of books by foreign science fiction writers. [Oleg Pulya, Moscow]

   In the Ekaterinburg series "ALIEN LAND" (Tezis Publishing House)
two volumes by Semyon SLEPININ and a volume by John BRANNER were published (see bo-
more detailed information in "200-B"). In production
another volume of fiction by Gennady PRASHKEVICH (and mothers are preparing
ala for the third volume) and, apparently, two author’s collections of Ale-
xandra BUSHKOVA - including a new novel. [Igor Kuzovlev, Eka- 
Terinburg] 

   Publishing house "TUBA" (Saratov) released the first novel of a long
series of political-fiction bestsellers by Lev GURSKY - how
written in the annotation by a well-known representative of foreign Russian-
language literature. Novel (political thriller, the action of which
Set in 1997) is called KILL THE PRESIDENT.
Valeria Novodvorskaya wrote an afterword to it. Publishing house
Truba has exclusive, perpetual publishing rights 
all novels by this author. According to Andrei Nikolaev, the portrait
author on the dust jacket is graphically processededa-
who is photographed by Roman Arbitman. [200]

   The Riga publishing house "POLARIS" plans to begin publishing domestic
national fiction novel by the late Sergei SNEGOV "DICTATOR".
[Andrey Novikov, Riga] 

   A large collection of G.L.OLDI is planned to be published by the publishing house
"AZBUKA" (SPb). The collection will include novels that have not yet been published. 
"WAITING AT THE CROSSROADS" and "RAISERS FROM PARADY", included in 
"The Abyss of Hungry Eyes" series. [Nikolai Perumov, St. Petersburg]

   Andrey LAZARCHUK's collection "SOLDIERS OF BABYLON" was released in Krasno-
Yarsk in the new series "TURBO" by the publishing house "UNIVERS". The book includes
whether the story "Waterloo Bridge" and the novels "Another Sky" and "Soldiers of the Air Force"
womb". The book's circulation is 5000 copies. [200] 

   The first book of Nikolai PERUMOV's trilogy "The Chronicles of Hjervard"
(it's called "THE DEATH OF THE GODS") was published by the publishing house "AZBUKA"
(St. Petersburg). Two more volumes of the trilogy will be released over the next months.
[Nikolai Perumov, St. Petersburg] 

   Publishing house of Alexander Korzhenevsky "ALEXANDRIA" and the company
"RUSICH" begins publishing a new series of translated fiction 
"SPECTRUM", which is expected to publish the following books: 
Joan Vinge, THE SNOW QUEEN [Snow Queen, 1980, Hugo]; Michael 
FLYNN, "IN THE COUNTRY OF THE BLIND" [In the Country of the Blind, 1990]; 
Barbara HAMBLEY, "THE WHO HUNT THE NIGHT" and "DRAGON'S BEATH" 
[Those Who Hunt the Night, 1988; Dragonsbane, 1986, translations 
Evgenia Lukina]; RobertSTALLMAN, "ORPHAN" [The Orphan, 1980], 
"THE PRISONER" [The Captive, 1981], "THE BEAST" [The Beast, 1982]; Grego- 
ri BENFORD, "PANORAMA OF TIMES" [Timescape, 1980, Nebula-80, John 
W. Campbell Memorial Award]; George MARTIN and Liz TUTTLE, "HARBOR" 
VETROV" [Windhaven, 1981]; Lucius SHEPARD, "LIFE IN WAR" 
[Life during Wartime, 1987]; Robert SILVERBERG, "SILVERCLASSICS" 
("THE BOOK OF SKULLS" [The Book of Skulls, 1971], "DYING INSIDE" 
[Dying Inside, 1972]; and "TIME OF CHANGE" [Time of Changes, 1971, 
Nebula]);  Carolyn CHERRY, "THE LAST BASE" [Downbelow Station, 
1981, Hugo]. [Alexander Korzhenevsky, Moscow] 

                    PUBLISHERS AND PUBLISHERS

   Vadim NAZAROV, former editor-in-chief of the St. Petersburg
publishing house "North-West", founded his own publishing house
"AZBUKA" (which is also a St. Petersburg branch) 
scarlet of Moscow "TERRA"). The publishing house plans, among other things,
fiction release. [200]

   The publishing house "CENTROPOLYGRAPH" has established a branch in St. Petersburg
rburg. The editor of the branch was Gennady BELOV, former editor
science fiction series from the North-West publishing house. Planned release
foreign and domestic fiction. [200]

                       PRIZES AND NOMINATIONS

   Boris STRUGATSKY by his authority in accordance with the Regulations on
The BRONZE SNAIL Award has added to the nomination list of this
of the year in the category "Large"form" novel by Svyatoslav LOGINOV
"THE MULTI-ARMED GOD DALAIN." 

   By the decision of the jury of the "WANDERER" award, in the nomination lists it is -
year the following changes were made:
   - "ZOMBIFICATION" by Victor PELEVIN has been moved from the "Ma-" category
bark form" in the category "Criticism/Publicism"; 
   - included in the list of nominations for the category "Editor/Compiler"
den Roman SOLNTSEV, editor of the magazine "DAY AND NIGHT".
   Sergey LUKYANE-
NPO (Almaty, Kazakhstan) and Yuri BRIDER and Nikolai CHADOVICH 
(Minsk, Belarus). Bryder and Chadovich are allocated one for two
voice. [Boris Zavgorodniy, St. Petersburg]

                          GLOBAL NEWS

   ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SCIENCE FICTION edited by John Clute and
Peter Nicholls will be released in a CD-ROM version by a British company 
Grolier Electronic. Numerous amendments have been made to the encyclopedia 
changes and additions will be made to the database quarterly
orally. [SF Studies, Nov.1994]

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