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.

Awards Eligibility

Awards season is moving into full swing, with nominations now open for the Nebula Awards, Hugo Awards and World Fantasy Awards.

Having been busy during 2012, I’ve been fortunate enough to help publish a large number of what I think are really excellent works of fiction that I think are worthy of your consideration. It was a year when I edited or co-edited two new collections of Jack Vance fiction, three anthologies, launched an online magazine, appeared on more than 50 podcast episodes, and still acted as reviews editor for Locus.

The anthologies, which I’m incredibly proud of are:

  • Edge of Infinity (Solaris Books)
  • Under My Hat: Tales from the Cauldron (Random House)
  • The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Six (Night Shade Books)

As a guide, fiction in Edge of Infinity is science fiction, in Under My Hat is fantasy, and in Eclipse Online is mixed. I would imagine Under My Hat is eligble for anthology in the WFAs.

Novelettes

Eclipse Online

 

Edge of Infinity

  • Obelisk, Stephen Baxter
  • The Girl-Thing Who Went Out For Sushi, Pat Cadigan
  • Drive, James S.A. Corey
  • The Road to NPS, Sandra McDonald
  • Safety Tests, Kristine Kathryn Rusch
  • The Peak of Eternal Light, Bruce Sterling

 

Under My Hat: Tales from the Cauldron

  • B is for Bigfoot, Jim Butcher
  • The Stone Witch, Isobelle Carmody
  • A Handful of Ashes, Garth Nix

Short stories

Eclipse Online

Edge of Infinity

  • Water Rights, An Owomayela
  • Swift as a dream and fleeting as a sigh, John Barnes
  • The Deeps of the Sky, Elizabeth Bear
  • Bricks, Sticks, Straw, Gwyneth Jones
  • Macy Minnot’s Last Christmas on Dione, Ring Racing, Fiddler’s Green, the Potter’s Garden, Paul McAuley
  • Tyche and the Ants, Hannu Rajaniemi
  • Vainglory, Alastair Reynolds

Under My Hat: Tales from the Cauldron

  • Great-Grandmother in the Cellar, Peter S. Beagle
  • Little Gods, Holly Black
  • Barrio Girls, Charles de Lint
  • Payment Due, Frances Hardinge
  • The Education of a Witch, Ellen Klages
  • The Three-Fold World, Ellen Kushner
  • Crow and caper, caper and crow, Margo Lanagan
  • Felidis, Tanith Lee
  • Which Witch, Patricia McKillip
  • Stray Magic, Diana Peterfreund
  • The Carved Forest, Tim Pratt
  • Burning Castles, M. Rickert
  • The Witch in the Wood, Delia Sherman
  • Andersen’s Witch, Jane Yolen

Editor, Short-Form (Hugos)/Professional Achievement (WFA)

  • Jonathan Strahan (Edge of Infinity, Under My Hat, The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Six, Eclipse Online, Locus [reviews editor], Dream Castles, Desperate Days)

Fan Artist

Best Fancast

I hope you’ll considrer supporting the talented people that I’ve worked with during the year.

Podcast: Not this week

The stools are up and the floors are being cleaned in the Gershwin Room. The Motel Six is empty and your hosts are taking a week-long hiatus for personal reasons. We hope to be back with a new episode by 17 January, but apologise for the unexpected interruption to service. More soon.

Eclipse Online : “The Advocate”, Genevieve Valentine

Illustration for The Advocate by Genevieve Valentine.
(c) 2013 Kathleen Jennings

The first Eclipse Online story for 2013, “The Advocate” by Genevieve Valentine, has just been published. The touching story of the first Martian ambassador to Earth, it’s once again wonderfully illustrated by Kathleen Jennings. Valentine is one of our best writers and I’m delighted to be able to feature her on Eclipse Online this month.