cover image The Hidden Side of the Moon

The Hidden Side of the Moon

Joanna Russ. St. Martin's Press, $8.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-312-02219-8

``One of the best writers in SF today, Russ uses the genre not as soothing escapism but to wake the reader up,'' acclaimed PW , finding, however, that this collection of short fiction is ``not the ideal introduction to her work,'' and ``something of a grab bag.'' (October)