Wunderwaffe
No sooner did I talk about Nazi steampunk than Ian Sales sent me his story “Wunderwaffe”, which seems to have come out directly from the pages of A Lexicon of Steam Literature of the Third Reich....
View ArticleRecent Short Story Sales
A few recent short story sales: “The Long Road to the Deep North” went to Strange Horizons “Seashells” went to Daily Science Fiction “Moon Landing” went to the UFO anthology of humorous SF/F “Strigoi”...
View ArticleStranger than Fiction
Via E.J. Swift (whose debut novel, Osiris, you really need to get!) I got this link, uncannily echoing the lizard boys in The Bookman… And if you thought the Bookman itself was far-fetched, it turns...
View ArticleDeath Threat
I received an e-mail this morning from a guy calling himself Red Wolf. It was sent to a number of other writers but addressed to myself and to Charles Tan. This person has been blogging increasingly...
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I referred the matter to the appropriate authorities, so won’t comment any further.
View ArticleThe Cabbage Men (Short Story)
The Cabbage Men By Lavie Tidhar They look just like you or me, and their skins are white or brown or black just like everyone else, but inside… inside they’re green. They are the cabbage men, and their...
View ArticleAnnouncement: 2012 World SF Travel Fund Recipients
Set up last year to enable one or more international people involved in science fiction, fantasy or horror to travel to a major genre event, this year’s two recipients of the World SF Travel Fund are...
View ArticleFood Porn
Pan-fried salmon, green salad, and potato transformed with a little olive oil and lemon juice mix.
View ArticleFirst review for The Apex Book of World SF 2
The Apex Book of World SF 2, coming out later this month, has just been reviewed at Strange Horizons: Not surprisingly, then, The Apex Book of World SF 2 is an easy recommendation for any SF fan. It’s...
View ArticleHenry, Caesar of the Air
Daily Science Fiction have been publishing my novelette, Henry, Caesar of the Air, His Life and Times, or, The Book of Qat as a serial over a week through their e-mail list, but the story is now...
View ArticleAl-Qaeda Zombies and American Vampires: On Christopher Farnsworth’s Blood Oath
Note: this is the latest entry in a loose series of critical looks at some SF novels, preceded by Evil and Mortality in Philip Palmer’s Version 43 and Artemis, Shall I tell you the Problem with Adam...
View ArticleJames P. Blaylock e-books now available!
I didn’t realise until recently that James Blaylock‘s considerable back catalogue of (wonderful) novels is now available in e-book editions, and I thought I’d mention this to anyone who had not yet...
View ArticleWorld Fantasy Award Nomination for Osama
The World Fantasy Award shortlist was announced yesterday, and I was surprised and delighted to discover Osama has made the shortlist for best novel. Novel • Those Across the River, Christopher...
View ArticleHungarian cover for Osama
Oszama will be published by Ad Astra in Hungary in September.
View ArticleNew Central Station story in Interzone
My Central Station novelette, “Strigoi” is coming out in the next issue of Interzone magazine (#242) in September, illustrated by Warwick Fraser-Coombe. Here’s the – pretty gorgeous! – title spread.
View ArticleThe 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...
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