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Martian Sands e-book now available!
Martian Sands is now available as an e-book! You can purchase it from Amazon or Amazon UK or directly from PS Publishing (in epub or mobi formats).
TOTAL RECALL MEETS SCHINDLER’S LIST!
1941: an hour before the attack on Pearl Harbour, a man from the future materialises in President Roosevelt’s office. His offer of military aid may cut the War and its pending atrocities short, and alter the course of the future . . .
The future: welcome to Mars, where the lives of three ordinary people become entwined in one dingy smokesbar the moment an assassin opens fire. The target: the mysterious Bill Glimmung. But is Glimmung even real? The truth might just be found in the remote FDR Mountains, an empty place, apparently of no significance, but where digital intelligences may be about to bring to fruition a long-held dream of the stars . . .
Mixing mystery and science fiction, the Holocaust and the Mars of both Edgar Rice Burroughs and Philip K. Dick, Martian Sands is a story of both the past and future, of hope, and love, and of finding meaning—no matter where—or when—you are.
Martian Sands Now Available!
After a short delay, Martian Sands is back from the printers and shipping. Get yours for just £11.99!
The limited edition (100 signed, jacketed copies) is still on pre-orders and will be going to the binder shortly, I’m told.
TOTAL RECALL MEETS SCHINDLER’S LIST!
1941: an hour before the attack on Pearl Harbour, a man from the future materialises in President Roosevelt’s office. His offer of military aid may cut the War and its pending atrocities short, and alter the course of the future . . .
The future: welcome to Mars, where the lives of three ordinary people become entwined in one dingy smokesbar the moment an assassin opens fire. The target: the mysterious Bill Glimmung. But is Glimmung even real? The truth might just be found in the remote FDR Mountains, an empty place, apparently of no significance, but where digital intelligences may be about to bring to fruition a long-held dream of the stars . . .
Mixing mystery and science fiction, the Holocaust and the Mars of both Edgar Rice Burroughs and Philip K. Dick, Martian Sands is a story of both the past and future, of hope, and love, and of finding meaning—no matter where—or when—you are.
Osama to be Published in Spain by RBA
It’s already been announced in Spain, and the contract’s on its way back to the publishers, and so… Osama will be published in Spain by RBA, scheduled for March 2013.
It follows publication in Hungary a couple of months ago, and forthcoming Polish and German editions (I believe the German edition, in hardcover, is also scheduled for March 2013).
It’s particularly cool as, as I’ve mentioned elsewhere, one of the influences on Osama has been the work of Spanish writers, particularly Manuel Vázquez Montalbán and Arturo Pérez-Reverte.
Viva la España!
British Fantasy Award
BFS Award 2012, Best Novella, Gorel & The Pot-Bellied God
I was unable to attend the ceremony but my agent, John Berlyne, delivered a short acceptance speech on my behalf. It is reproduced below:
In 2007 I was living on a remote island in Vanuatu, and had asked people to send me books to read. The writer Mark Samuels was kind enough to send me three books, one of which was C.L. Moore’s classic collection of short stories featuring Northwest Smith and Jirel of Joiry. I had, of course, read them before. But re-reading them, in my bamboo hut in sight of the volcano, reawakened an old love in me. My sincere thanks, therefore, to both C.L. Moore and Mark Samuels.
I’d like to thank Pete Crowther for first taking a chance on Gorel; to Nicky Crowther, Nick Gevers and Mike Smith at PS, and my fantastic cover artist Pedro Marques. Thanks are due, always, to my friend and agent, John Berlyne, for keeping me on the straight and narrow, and to my wife, Elizabeth, for making it all possible.
The novella is my favourite form. It is an honour to be nominated, let alone win, this award. My sincere thanks to the members of the British Fantasy Society for voting Gorel & The Pot-Bellied God onto the shortlist, and to the judges for selecting it.
Thank you.
The Bookman Histories: Cover Reveal!
Well the guys at Angry Robot kept this quiet! Art by John Coulthart.
The Apex Book of World SF 2 Released!
My new anthology, The Apex Book of World SF 2, is now officially out! It is now on Amazon and Amazon UK, in Kindle and paperback editions, or can be ordered directly from the publisher.
Table of Contents:
- “Alternate Girl’s Expatriate Life” by Rochita Loenen-Ruiz
- “Mr. Goop” by Ivor W. Hartmann
- “Trees of Bone” by Daliso Chaponda
- “The First Peruvian in Space” by Daniel Salvo (translated by Jose B. Adolph)
- “Eyes in the Vastness of Forever” by Gustavo Bondoni
- “The Tomb” by Chen Qiufan (translated by the author)
- “The Sound of Breaking Glass” by Joyce Chng
- “A Single Year” by Csilla Kleinheincz (translated by the author)
- “The Secret Origin of Spin-Man” by Andrew Drilon
- “Borrowed Time” by Anabel Enríquez Piñeiro (translated by Daniel W. Koon)
- “Branded” by Lauren Beukes
- “December 8th” by Raúl Flores (translated by Daniel W. Koon)
- “Hungry Man” by Will Elliott
- “Nira and I” by Shweta Narayan
- “Nothing Happened in 1999” by Fábio Fernandes
- “Shadow” by Tade Thompson
- “Shibuya no Love” by Hannu Rajaniemi
- “Maquech” by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- “The Glory of the World” by Sergey Gerasimov
- “The New Neighbours” by Tim Jones
- “From the Lost Diary of TreeFrog7” by Nnedi Okorafor
- “The Slows” by Gail Hareven (translated by Yaacov Jeffrey Green)
- “Zombie Lenin” by Ekaterina Sedia
- “Electric Sonalika” by Samit Basu
- “The Malady” by Andrzej Sapkowski (translated by Wiesiek Powaga)
- “A Life Made Possible Behind The Barricades” by Jacques Barcia
Publishers Weekly starred review:
Apex’s second international anthology hits the right chord for readers looking for mostly non-Western perspectives on science fiction and the world at large. Some stories are original to this anthology; others appear in their first English translation. Cultural roots may not always be obvious, but they run deep in most of the stories, and all illuminate traditional storytelling and new ideas. In Ivor W. Hartmann’s “Mr. Goop,” young Tamuka comes to realize the worth of an embarrassing Geneform servant in a post–climate change world. The title characters of Shweta Narayan’s “Nira and I” find freedom through a mist they believe comes from a beloved honor-murdered family member. Nnedi Okorafor’s “From the Lost Diary of TreeFrog7” chronicles the hunt for an ancient master CPU on a world of organic technology. Each story pushes past established boundaries, bringing readers experiences that are unique and familiar all at once. (Oct.)
The Bookman Histories – now in audiobooks!
The full set of the Bookman Histories have now been released in audio book form by Audible.
The Bookman, narrated by Jonathan Keeble, 20 hours, 50 minutes.
Camera Obscura, narrated by Karen Cass, 11 hours, 20 minutes.
The Great Game, narrated by Jonathan Keeble, 10 hours, 22 minutes.
Camera Obscura nominated for a Sidewise Award
I’m delighted to say that Camera Obscura is nominated for the Sidewise Award for alternate history, in the long-form category.
I have to admit, the Sidewise is one of my favourite awards, as I love alternative histories – I never expected to be nominated for it though! This is the second award nomination for Camera Obscura, following the Airship Award nomination last year. And, interestingly, my fifth award nomination this year (following the Kitschies, BSFA, BFS and Campbell nominations). A bit of naches, to use the Yiddish term…
Here’s the full press release with nominees:
We are pleased to announce this year’s nominees for the Sidewise Award
for Alternate History. The winners will be announced at Chicon 7,
this year’s Worldcon, in Chicago, Illinois during the weekend of
August 30. The Sidewise Awards have been presented annually since
1995 to recognize excellence in alternate historical fiction. This
year’s panel of judges was made up of Stephen Baxter, Evelyn Leeper,
Jim Rittenhouse, Stu Shiffman, Kurt Sidaway, and Steven H Silver.
Congratulations and best of luck.
Short Form
* Michael F. Flynn, The Iron Shirts (Tor.com)
* Lisa Goldstein, Paradise Is a Walled Garden (Asimov’s, 8/11)
* Jason Stoddard, Orion Rising (Panverse 3, edited by Dario Ciriello,
Panverse Publishing)
* Harry Turtledove, Lee at the Alamo (Tor.com)
Long Form
* Robert Conroy, Castro’s Bomb (Kindle)
* Robert Conroy, Himmler’s War (Baen Books)
* Jeff Greenfield, Then Everything Changed (Putnam)
* Ian R MacLeod, Wake Up and Dream (PS Publishing)
* Ian McDonald, Planesrunner (Pyr)
* Ekaterina Sedia, Heart of Iron (Prime)
* Lavie Tidhar, Camera Obscura (Angry Robot)
The Sidewise Awards for Alternate History were conceived in late 1995
to honor the best allohistorical genre publications of the year. The
first awards were announced in summer 1996 and honored works from
1995. The award takes its name from Murray Leinster’s 1934 short story
“Sidewise in Time,” in which a strange storm causes portions of Earth
to swap places with their analogs from other timelines.
For more information, contact Steven H Silver at shsilver@sfsite.com
or go to http://www.uchronia.net/sidewise.
