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May 15, 2017

Win a copy of Peter S. Beagle and Jacob Weisman’s THE NEW VOICES OF FANTASY

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With the help of fine folks over at GOODREADS, we’re giving away a signed advance reading copy of the new anthology, edited by the legendary Peter S. Beagle and acclaimed Jacob Weisman, THE NEW VOICES OF FANTASY.

For full details, visit GOODREADS.

THE NEW VOICES OF FANTASY

Edited by Peter S. Beagle and Jacob Weisman

Eugene Fisher, Brooke Bolander, Amal El-Mohtar, Maria Dahvana Headley, Max Gladstone, Ben Loory, Carmen Maria Machado, Usman T. Malik, Sarah Pinsker, Hannu Rajaniemi, Adam Ehrlich Sachs, Sofia Samatar, Kelly Sandoval, Chris Tarry, A. C. Wise, Alyssa Wong, JY Yang, E. Lily Yu

What would you do if a tornado wanted you to be its Valentine? Or if a haunted spacesuit banged on your door? When is the ideal time to turn into a tiger? Would you post a supernatural portal on Craigslist?

In these nineteen stories, the enfants terribles of fantasy have entered the building—a love-starved, ambulatory skyscraper. The New Voices of Fantasy tethers some of the fastest-rising talents of the last five years. Their tales were hand-picked by the legendary Peter S. Beagle (THE LAST UNICORN) and genre expert Jacob Weisman (THE TREASURY OF THE FANTASTIC).

So go ahead, join the Communist revolution of the honeybees. The new kids got your back.

“Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers” by Alyssa Wong
“Selkie Stories are for Losers” by Sofia Samatar
“Tornado’s Siren” by Brooke Bolander
“Left the Century to Sit Unmoved” by Sarah Pinsker
“A Kiss with Teeth” by Max Gladstone
“Jackalope Wives” by Ursula Vernon
“The Cartographer Wasps and Anarchist Bees” by E. Lily Yu
“The Practical Witch’s Guide to Acquiring Real Estate” by A. C. Wise
“The Tallest Doll in New York City” by Maria Dahvana Headley
“The Haunting of Apollo A7LB” by Hannu Rajaniemi
“Here Be Dragons” by Chris Tarry
“The One They Took Before” by Kelly Sandoval
“Tiger Baby” by JY Yang
“The Duck” by Ben Loory
“Wing” by Amal El-Mohtar
“The Philosophers” by Adam Ehrlich Sachs
“My Time Among the Bridge Blowers” by Eugene Fischer
“The Husband Stitch” by Carmen Maria Machado
“The Pauper Prince and the Eucalyptus Jinn” by Usman T. Malik

For more info about THE NEW VOICES OF FANTASY, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover art by Camilla André

Cover design by Elizabeth Story

May 2, 2017

Reviewers, bloggers, and librarians get Peter S. Beagle and Jacob Weisman’s THE NEW VOICES OF FANTASY

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Review copies of the new anthology, edited by the legendary Peter S. Beagle and acclaimed Jacob Weisman, THE NEW VOICES OF FANTASY are now available via NETGALLEY.

These copies are only for reviewers and librarians. For more details, visit NETGALLEY.

And while you are there, check out the other Tachyon titles for review.

THE NEW VOICES OF FANTASY

Edited by Peter S. Beagle and Jacob Weisman

ISBN: 978-1-61696-257-9

Published: July 2017

Available Format(s): Trade Paperback and Digital Books

So go ahead, join the Communist revolution of the honeybees. The new kids got your back.

“Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers” by Alyssa Wong
“Selkie Stories are for Losers” by Sofia Samatar
“Tornado’s Siren” by Brooke Bolander
“Left the Century to Sit Unmoved” by Sarah Pinsker
“A Kiss with Teeth” by Max Gladstone
“Jackalope Wives” by Ursula Vernon
“The Cartographer Wasps and Anarchist Bees” by E. Lily Yu
“The Practical Witch’s Guide to Acquiring Real Estate” by A. C. Wise
“The Tallest Doll in New York City” by Maria Dahvana Headley
“The Haunting of Apollo A7LB” by Hannu Rajaniemi
“Here Be Dragons” by Chris Tarry
“The One They Took Before” by Kelly Sandoval
“Tiger Baby” by JY Yang
“The Duck” by Ben Loory
“Wing” by Amal El-Mohtar
“The Philosophers” by Adam Ehrlich Sachs
“My Time Among the Bridge Blowers” by Eugene Fischer
“The Husband Stitch” by Carmen Maria Machado
“The Pauper Prince and the Eucalyptus Jinn” by Usman T. Malik

For more info about THE NEW VOICES OF FANTASY, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover art by Camilla André

Cover design by Elizabeth Story

January 10, 2017

Coming in ‘17: Peter S. Beagle and Jacob Weisman’s THE NEW FANTASY

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The beloved Peter S. Beagle returns to editing (alongside Jacob Weisman, editor of the acclaimed INVADERS: 22 TALES FROM THE OUTER LIMITS OF LITERATURE) with THE NEW FANTASY. Adventurous readers ready for the next big thing: here is the cutting-edge of fantasy. Get ready for political, social, and diverse views of the world—or worlds, as the case may be.

This vibrant anthology presents cutting-edge new fantasy to adventurous readers ready for the next big thing. The up-and-coming authors in The New Fantasy have been primarily published in the last five years—many of them have or are about to put out collections and novels for the first time: Usman T. Malik, Sofia Samatar, Eugene Fischer, Ben Loory, Maria Dahvana Headley, Ursula Vernon, Max Gladstone, and many more. Their new take on fantasy combines their personal, societal, and diverse views of the world—or worlds, as the case may be.

“Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers” by Alyssa Wong
“Selkie Stories are for Losers” by Sofia Samatar
“Tornado’s Siren” by Brooke Bolander
“Left the Century to Sit Unmoved” by Sarah Pinsker
“A Kiss with Teeth” by Max Gladstone
“Jackalope Wives” by Ursula Vernon
“The Cartographer Wasps and Anarchist Bees” by E. Lilly Yu
“The Practical Witch’s Guide to Acquiring Real Estate” by A. C. Wise
“The Tallest Doll in New York City” by Maria Dahvana Headley
“The Haunting of Apollo A7LB” by Hannu Rajaniemi
“Here Be Dragons” by Chris Tarry
“The One They Took Before” by Kelly Sandoval
“Tiger Baby” by JY Yang
“The Duck” by Ben Loory
“Wing” by Amal El-Mohtar
“The Philosophers” by Adam Ehrlich Sachs
“My Time Among the Bridge Blowers” by Eugene Fischer
“The Husband Stitch” by Carmen Maria Machado
“The Pauper Prince and the Eucalyptus Jinn” by Usman T. Malik

THE NEW FANTASY conjures up this July.

For more info about THE NEW FANTASY, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover design by Elizabeth Story

January 6, 2016

Tachyon titles rank among the very best

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Tachyon titles were included on many a pundit’s list for the best publications of 2015. Here’s a selection of five such rankings. More to come over the next several days.

NPR named HANNU RAJANIEMI: COLLECTED FICTION as one of 2015′s great reads.

In Hannu Rajaniemi’s collected short fiction, godhood is a plague, the city of Paris woos a Finnish man, a record chain’s logo is a dense symbolic capsule, and stories occasionally read you while you read them. Mixing myth, fairy tale and hard science fiction in dazzling proportions, these stories are mind-blowing, engrossing revelations of which I can only speak hyperbolically. From Finland to the farthest reaches of outer space, Rajaniemi weds vast scope to marvelous intimacy in prose reminiscent of a ringing glass bell.

— recommended by Amal El-Mohtar, book critic

BEA’S BOOK NOOK mentioned LED ASTRAY: THE BEST OF KELLEY ARMSTRONG on her Top Ten Books I Read in 2015.

This anthology really showcases Armstrong’s strengths and her diversity plus I enjoyed the stories from her established series that gave us new perspectives from secondary and new characters as well as brand new stand-alones.

BOOK CHASE named THE ESSENTIAL W. P. KINSELLA as the number one fiction book of the year.

It is a difficult concept to explain to non-fans of the game of baseball, but there is a strong feeling of kinship between hardcore lovers of the game. Kinsella is one of those people,and it shows in the beauty and sweetness of his baseball stories. The man is a master short story writer and, thankfully, many of his stories are about baseball. This collection covers the entire Kinsella range of writing – and it is wonderful. Not just for baseball fans

Without comment, FANTASY LITERATURE included THE VERY BEST OF KATE ELLIOTT among its favorite books of 2015.

Also without comment, SHOTGUN LOGIC named Ellen Datlow’s THE MONSTROUS as one of the best anthologies of the year.

For more information on HANNU RAJANIEMI: COLLECTED FICTION, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover art by Lius Lasahido

Design by Elizabeth Story

For more information on LED ASTRAY: THE BEST OF KELLEY ARMSTRONG, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Elizabeth Story

For more information on THE ESSENTIAL W. P. KINSELLA, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover art by Thomas Canty

Cover design by Elizabeth Story

For more information on THE VERY BEST OF KATE ELLIOTT, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover art by Julie Dillon

Design by Elizabeth Story

For more information on THE MONSTROUS, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Reiko Murakami

Cover design by Elizabeth Story

December 10, 2015

Tachyon tidbits featuring Hannu Rajaniemi, Daryl Gregory, and Susan Palwick

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The latest reviews and mentions of Tachyon titles from around the web.

Hannu Rajaniemi (Photo: Uránia Filmszínház)/Daryl Gregory/Susan Palwick

NPR included the sold out HANNU RAJANIEMI: COLLECTED FICTION as part of their Book Concierge, a guide to 2015′s great reads.

In Hannu Rajaniemi’s collected short fiction, godhood is a plague, the city of Paris woos a Finnish man, a record chain’s logo is a dense symbolic capsule, and stories occasionally read you while you read them. Mixing myth, fairy tale and hard science fiction in dazzling proportions, these stories are mind-blowing, engrossing revelations of which I can only speak hyperbolically. From Finland to the farthest reaches of outer space, Rajaniemi weds vast scope to marvelous intimacy in prose reminiscent of a ringing glass bell.

— recommended by Amal El-Mohtar, book critic

THE ILLUSTRATED PAGE praises Daryl Gregory’s World Fantasy Award winning novella WE ARE ALL COMPLETELY FINE.

WE ARE ALL COMPLETELY FINE is a complicated, dark story with a cast of damaged people at it’s core. I would highly recommend it, and I hope Gregory decides to write a sequel.

On her blog SHEL GRAVES’ SENSORIUM, Graves reviews Susan Palwick’s story “Gestella” from the collection THE FATE OF MICE.

Why it springs to mind: A hauntingly beautiful horror story about what happens when a woman relinquishes her power. A unique werewolf story with commentary on aging.

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Memorable:

The powerful ending! The word: sportfuck. A new take on lycanthropy. Written in second person — you.

Quote:

“You know that your growing wisdom is the benefit of aging, the compensation for your wrinkles and your fading—although fading slowly as yet—beauty. You also know that Jonathan didn’t marry you for wisdom.”

Personal connection:

Some of my favorite stories seem to be the ones that address the issues of women aging: Margaret Atwood’s “Torching the Dusties” and Mary Robinette Kowal’s “The Lady Astronaut of Mars”. This also fits with one of my favorite themes for thought — the relationship between the treatment of human animals and animals. What we allow to be done to one, can be done to the other.

For more info on HANNU RAJANIEMI: COLLECTED FICTION, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover art by Lius Lasahido

Design by Elizabeth Story

For info on WE ARE ALL COMPLETELY FINE, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover design by Elizabeth Story

For more info on THE FATE OF MICE, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Ann Monn

May 20, 2015

The magnificent HANNU RAJANIEMI: COLLECTED FICTION is pure magic

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For NPR, Amal El-Mohtar praises the nearly-perfect HANNU RAJANIEMI: COLLECTED FICTION.

I have just finished Hannu Rajaniemi’s Collected Fiction and I am still recovering.

My mind feels constellated. I am keenly, weirdly, expansively aware of explosions still taking place inside my head. The world has shifted while I read, and the quartz in the necklace I wear is full of super computers breathing sentience against my skin. There are eyes threaded through scarves over the windowsill. I want to learn everything.

I feel the need to dress up for reviewing this book, to take it for a night out on the town, to take it to Paris and Tokyo and Edinburgh in gratitude, to offer it drinks. This is only fair: The book took me to all those places. It took me to vast expanses of space, poured me into dark matter ships and servers that invent universes. It made me laugh. It made me crushingly sad. Always, it astonished me.

Forgive me. It’s very strange to read a collection where the only criticism I can sensibly level is an acknowledgement that not every story is perfect.

My necklace communicates hunger, happiness, and a desire to dance. A story has composed itself through the medium of my reading it. Hannu Rajaniemi’s magnificent science fiction — as is paradoxically appropriate — is pure magic.

Read the rest of El-Mohtar’s review at NPR.

For more info on HANNU RAJANIEMI: COLLECTED FICTION, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover art by Lius Lasahido

Design by Elizabeth Story

July 7, 2014

Jeff VanderMeer’s Weird Fiction Bundle features THE KOSHER GUIDE TO ANIMALS, THE THIRD BEAR & others

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StoryBundle offers a weird fiction bundle of 8 titles selected by award winner and New York Times bestselling author Jeff VanderMeer. Among the extraordinary selections are the two Tachyon titles The Kosher Guide To Imaginary Animals and The Third Bear.

The range of titles on display here is staggering — from Karin Tidbeck’s rapturously received ‘otherworldly’ short story collection Jagannath, of which the legendary Ursula LeGuin says: “These are wonderful stories”, through two major books from International Horror Guild Award-winning author Michael Cisco.

Also in this very special collection are the hilarious The Kosher Guide To Imaginary Animals by Jeff VanderMeer and his Hugo Award-winning wife Ann, plus the "scenes of startling beauty and strangeness” (Locus) in Tainaron: Mail From Another City by Leena Krohn — yet another international standout and World Fantasy Award nominee.

Thanks to Jeff’s love of weird and different fantasy fiction, you get everything from Finnish fantasy compilations (It Came From The North) to delicate short fiction that’s an “exquisite and overlooked treasure”, according to Jeff (The Honey Month), all capped off with an entire book of VanderMeer’s short stories, The Third Bear, which has been praised by everyone from Mike Mignola (Hellboy) to Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Diaz. It’s an amazing line-up — one that we’re delighted to host here on StoryBundle.

The initial titles in the bundle (minimum $3 to purchase) are:

The Kosher Guide to Imaginary Animals by Ann & Jeff VanderMeer

The Traitor by Michael Cisco

Tainaron by Leena Krohn

The Honey Month by Amal El-Mohtar

It Came From the North by Desirina Boskovitch

If you pay more than the bonus price of just $12, you’ll get another three books:

Jagannath by Karin Tidbeck
The Tyrant by Michael Cisco
The Third Bear by Jeff VanderMeer

For more info or to order Jeff VanderMeer’s Weird Fiction Bundle, visit StoryBundle.

For more info on The Kosher Guide To Imaginary Animals, visit the Tachyon page.

For more info on The Third Bear, visit the Tachyon page.

The Kosher Guide To Imaginary Animals cover by John Coulthart.

The Third Bear cover by Jacob McMurray.

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With the help of fine folks over at GOODREADS, we’re giving away a *signed* advance reading copy of the new anthology, edited by the legendary Peter S. Beagle and acclaimed Jacob Weisman, THE NEW VOICES OF FANTASY.

Review copies of the new anthology, edited by the legendary Peter S. Beagle and acclaimed Jacob Weisman, THE NEW VOICES OF FANTASY are now available via NETGALLEY.

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With the help of fine folks over at GOODREADS, we’re giving away a signed advance reading copy of the new anthology, edited by the legendary Peter S. Beagle and acclaimed Jacob Weisman, THE NEW VOICES OF FANTASY.