Asimov's Science Fiction December 1994 (Volume 18, No. 14 – Whole #224)
Cover by John Maggard (for "Up the Rainbow")

Novella: "Up the Rainbow" by Susan Casper Novelette: "Adaptation" by Connie Willis

Stories: "Conversations with Michael" by Daniel Marcus
"Doctor Couney's Island" by Steven Popkes
"Grandfather Christmas" by Robert Frazier & James Patrick Kelly
"Death and the Librarian" by Esther M. Friesner [Nebula winner - "best short story"]
"The Blood of Angels" by Stephen Baxter
"The Perfect Gift" by Ray Vukcevich.