Fearsome Journeys: Table of Contents

Cover art for Fearsome Journeys
Fearsome Journeys: The New Solaris Book of Fantasy

For the last few months, in amongst other happy commitments, I have been working on an exciting new project which is just about finished.  Fearsome Journeys: The New Solaris Book of Fantasy is an anthology of adventure fantasy, with a slight emphasis on military fantasy and swords and sorcery. The working title for the book, Reap the Whirlwind, hinted at the energy I hoped to capture in the book, but Fearsome Journeys fits it best.

Here’s how Jonathan Oliver and the talented team at Solaris Books describe the anthology:

An amazing array of the most popular and exciting names in Fantasy are set to appear in the first in a brand new series of Fantasy anthologies featuring original fiction, from the master editor Jonathan Strahan. The authors appearing in the launch volume include Trudi Canavan, Elizabeth Bear, Daniel Abraham, Kate Elliott, Saladin Ahmed, Glen Cook, Scott Lynch, Ellen Klages, Ellen Kushner & Ysabeau Wilce, Jeffrey Ford, Robert Redick and KJ Parker.

I am delighted with the book, the stories, the cover, and the idea that this could potentially be the first in new semi-regular series of original fantasy anthologies.  That, of course, will depend on how Fearsome Journeys does, but I’m very hopeful for it.  And with publication in June, I’m working hard to get it finished and off to Jonathan & co.

Here’s the table of contents for the book (running order subject to change):

  1. Introduction, Jonathan Strahan
  2. “The Effigy Engine: A Tale of the Red Hats”, Scott Lynch
  3. “Amethyst, Shadow, and Light “, Saladin Ahmed
  4. “Camp Follower”, Trudi Canavan
  5. “The Dragonslayer of Merebarton “, K J Parker
  6. “leaf and branch and grass and vine”, Kate Eliot
  7. “Spirits of Salt: A Tale of the Coral Heart”, Jeffrey Ford
  8. “Forever People”, Robert V S Redick
  9. “Sponda the Suet Girl and the Secret of the French Pearl”, Ellen Klages
  10. “Shaggy Dog Bridge: A Black Company Story”, Glen Cook
  11. “The Ghost Makers”, Elizabeth Bear
  12. “One Last, Great Adventure”, Ellen Kushner & Ysabeau Wilce
  13. “The High King Dreaming”, Daniel Abraham

All in all, I think it’s a terrific book. The publisher has put together a very handy page that allows you to pre-order the paperback or ebook editions from your preferred retailer. Pre-ordering is a good thing.