Now that convention madness has passed–at least until January–we have time to get our next crop of books ready. So what’s coming?
Glad you asked.
We’ve got a number of great titles on tap. Some we can’t announce just yet until the i’s are crossed and t’s dotted. Some of the upcoming books–hopefully all available in time for holidays–include:
Nitebox by Uncle River. A simple, honest hermit finds himself the controlling owner of a revolutionary new technology. Suddenly he is thrust into a world he’s not lived in for a long time to deal with lawyers, reporters, and various con men. He has help along the way, but is it enough?
The Nex by Tim Pratt. Teenager Miranda Candle finds a mysterious necklace and is suddenly transported to The Nex, the bizarre city at the center of all possible universes, where she falls in with a pair of would-be revolutionaries–the skinshifter Howlaa and the bodiless Wisp–fighting the oppressive regime of the city-state’s Regent and his army of steam colossi, cynical cyborgs, and the depraved royal orphans.
Somewhere There’s a Cartoonist Making Fun Of Us by Timothy C. Lockley. This is our second collection of hilarious, clever, witty, and thoughtful cartoons by a master of the craft. Terrific wordplay. Cutting commentary on life in our times.
Tuners by Matt Howarth. Afterburn is a pirate radio station struggling to entertain and reunite the post-holocaust human survivors in a savage wasteland full of mutants and crazies. When a Quiet Man attack wipes out their Tribe, a group of orphaned youths embark on a pilgrimage in search of the hidden pirate radio station. Along the way they will encounter a mysterious prairie traveler and his opinionated two-headed cat…and adventure, monsters, romance, and deadly threats.
Past Masters by Bud Webster. A new collection of columns by the one and only last word in SF history. These columns examine the lives and careers of the master writers who shapes the field of science fiction and fantasy into what it is today.
We’re also looking at another Matt Howarth novel, comics collections by Chris Reilly, Ben Towle, Steve Ahlquist, Gus Fink, and others. Also in the dugout, waiting to hit another home run (is this baseball metaphor working for you?) is Antiquities and Tangibles, a brand new collection of short stories by Tim Pratt.
And there’s more! No, we can’t tell you yet, but we will as soon as we can.
The rest of the year is looking good and busy. And 2013 is going to make 2012 look like 1918. (yeah, we went there.)