ancient rockets: treasures and trainwrecks of the silent screen

October 12, 2022

The Hollywood Horror Bundle, curated by Lavie Tidhar, features Kage Baker, Ellen Datlow, Daryl Gregory, and James Morrow

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The Hollywood Horror Bundle from the fine folks at StoryBundle offers a tour through worlds of ancient rockets and the devil, black and white monsters and deep hidden fungus, of vampires, fire-breathing giant lizards, horror film survivors and, of course, a dinosaur detective.

ANCIENT ROCKETS: TREASURES AND TRAINWRECKS OF THE SILENT SCREEN by Kage Baker, edited by Kathleen Bartholomew
Who Wants to be the Prince of Darkness? by Michael Boatman
THE CUTTING ROOM: DARK REFLECTIONS OF THE SILVER SCREEN edited by Ellen Datlow
Deep State by Christopher Farnsworth
WE ARE ALL COMPLETELY FINE by Daryl Gregory
Monsters From the Vault by Orrin Grey
Revenge of Monsters From the Vault by Orrin Grey
The Imaginary Corpse by Tyler Hayes
SHAMBLING TOWARDS HIROSHIMA by James Morrow
THE VIOLENT CENTURY by Lavie Tidhar
Scream Queen by Edo van Belkom

Ah, Hollywood! The glitz, the glamour – the monsters! For Halloween this year I thought it would be fun to collect books with some connection to Tinseltown – whether by actors, screenwriters, books about the movies or those in development to become films and TV shows. It’s a mixed bag of fabulous! But all of it unsettling in some way. As the nights draw long and the frost settles on the windows and the wind howls mercilessly outside, what better time to settle down with a blanket and read some tales dark and grim?

So join me as we take a tour through worlds of ancient rockets and the devil, black and white monsters and deep hidden fungus, of vampires, fire-breathing giant lizards, horror film survivors and, of course, a dinosaur detective. Here is a mixture of novels and intelligent non-fiction, anthologies and novellas – the full gamut of the field spelled out in stars against a silver screen.

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For StoryBundle, you decide what price you want to pay.

June 10, 2022

The beloved Kage Baker was born 70 years ago

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Best known for her Company time travel series, Kage Baker won the Theodore Sturgeon and Nebula Awards for her novellas “The Empress of Mars” and The Women Of Nell Gwynne’s. Her 13 novels include the eight volumes of the Company sequence, beginning with In The Garden Of Iden (1997) and concluding with the The Sons Of Heaven (2007), the three books that make up the Anvil of the World Universe series (The Anvil Of The World [2003], The House Of The Stag [2008], The Bird Of The River [2010]), The Empress Of Mars (2008), Not Less Than Gods (2009), and THE HOTEL UNDER THE SAND (2009).

Her numerous short stories and essays have been collected in Black Projects, White Knights: The Company Dossiers (2002), Mother Aegypt And Other Stories (2004), Dark Mondays (2006), Gods And Pawns (2007), Nell Gwynne’s Scarlet Spy (2010), ANCIENT ROCKETS: TREASURES AND TRAINWRECKS OF THE SILENT SCREEN (2011), The Best Of Kage Baker (2012), and IN THE COMPANY OF THIEVES (2013).

Sadly, the amazing Kage Baker died from uterine cancer on January 31, 2010. She is missed.

June 10, 2021

The beloved Kage Baker was born 69 years ago

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Sadly, the amazing Kage Baker died from uterine cancer on January 31, 2010. She is missed.

June 10, 2019

The beloved Kage Baker was born 67 years ago

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Her numerous short stories and essays have been collected in Black Projects, White Knights: The Company Dossiers (2002), Mother Aegypt And Other Stories (2004), Dark Mondays (2006), Gods And Pawns (2007), Nell Gwynne’s Scarlet Spy (2010), ANCIENT ROCKETS: TREASURES AND TRAINWRECKS OF THE SILENT SCREEN(2011), The Best Of Kage Baker (2012), and IN THE COMPANY OF THIEVES (2013).

Sadly, the amazing Kage Baker died from uterine cancer on January 31, 2010. She is missed.

For more info about THE HOTEL UNDER THE SAND, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Ann Monn

For more info about IN THE COMPANY OF THIEVES, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Thomas Canty

For more info about ANCIENT ROCKETS: TREASURES AND TRAINWRECKS OF THE SILENT SCREEN, visit the Tachyon page.

June 10, 2018

The beloved Kage Baker was born 66 years ago

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Best known for her
Company time travel series, Kage Baker won the Theodore Sturgeon and
Nebula Awards for her novellas “The Empress of Mars” and The
Women Of Nell Gwynne’s. Her 13 novels include the eight volumes
of the Company sequence, beginning with In The Garden Of
Iden (1997) and concluding with the The Sons Of Heaven
(2007), the three books that make up the Anvil of the World Universe
series (The Anvil Of The World [2003], The House Of The
Stag [2008], The Bird Of The River [2010]), The Empress
Of Mars (2008), Not Less Than Gods (2009), and THE HOTEL UNDER THE SAND (2009).

Her numerous short
stories and essays have been collected in Black Projects, White
Knights: The Company Dossiers (2002), Mother Aegypt And Other
Stories (2004), Dark Mondays (2006), Gods And Pawns
(2007), Nell Gwynne’s Scarlet Spy (2010), ANCIENT ROCKETS: TREASURES AND TRAINWRECKS OF THE SILENT SCREEN (2011), The
Best Of Kage Baker (2012), and IN THE COMPANY OF THIEVES (2013).

Sadly, the amazing Kage Baker died from uterine cancer on January 31, 2010. She is missed.

For more info about THE HOTEL UNDER THE SAND, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Ann Monn

For more info about IN THE COMPANY OF THIEVES, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Thomas Canty

For more info about ANCIENT ROCKETS: TREASURES AND TRAINWRECKS OF THE SILENT SCREEN, visit the Tachyon page.

June 10, 2017

The beloved Kage Baker was born 65 years ago

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Best known for her Company time travel series, Kage Baker won the Theodore Sturgeon and Nebula Awards for her novellas “The Empress of Mars” and THE WOMEN OF NELL GWYNNE’S. Her 13 novels include the eight volumes of the COMPANY sequence, beginning with IN THE GARDEN OF IDEN
(1997) and concluding with the THE SONS OF HEAVEN
(2007), the three books that make up the Anvil of the World
Universe series (THE ANVIL OF THE
WORLD [2003], THE HOUSE OF THE
STAG [2008], THE BIRD OF THE
RIVER [2010]), THE EMPRESS OF MARS
(2008), NOT LESS THAN GODS
(2009), and THE HOTEL UNDER THE SAND (2009).

Her numerous short stories and essays have been collected in BLACK PROJECTS,
WHITE KNIGHTS: THE COMPANY DOSSIERS (2002), MOTHER AEGYPT AND
OTHER STORIES (2004), DARK MONDAYS (2006), GODS AND PAWNS
(2007), NELL GWYNNE’S SCARLET SPY (2010), ANCIENT ROCKETS: TREASURES AND TRAINWRECKS OF THE SILENT SCREEN THE BEST OF KAGE
BAKER (2012), and IN THE COMPANY OF THIEVES (2013).

Sadly, the amazing Kage Baker died from uterine cancer on January 31, 2010. She is missed.

For more info about THE HOTEL UNDER THE SAND, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Ann Monn

For more info about IN THE COMPANY OF THIEVES, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Thomas Canty

For more info about ANCIENT ROCKETS: TREASURES AND TRAINWRECKS OF THE SILENT SCREEN, visit the Tachyon page.

May 19, 2017

Meet Peter S. Beagle, Tad Williams, and Kathleen Bartholomew

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Peter S. Beagle (IN CALABRIA), Tad Williams (THE VERY BEST OF TAD WILLIAMS), and Kathleen Bartholomew (ANCIENT ROCKETS: TREASURES AND TRAINWRECKS OF THE SILENT SCREEN) are attending BayCon 2017 in San Mateo, CA, May 26-29.

Peter S. Beagle (photo: Rina Weisman), Tad Williams, and Kathleen Bartholomew (MidAmericaCon)

The trio will be participating in several events.

Friday, May 26

1:30 PM Longevity Of The Craft

Our panelists look back over writing careers that span decades and discuss what keeps them writing in the long term.

Heather Rose Jones | Peter Beagle | Diana L. Paxson | Tad Williams | Katharine Kerr

4:30 PM Including animals as main figures in your work

Doing it right versus just writing another human in animal form

ElizaBeth Gilligan | Tad Williams | Kevin Andrew Murphy | Jacquelyn Bartel

8 PM Peter Beagle and Friends Jam Session

And by friends, we mean YOU! Join Peter Beagle to kick off our music track. Sing, play and make merry as we celebrate our filk community.

Saturday, May 27

10 AM Building Utopia

A group panel looking at the different ways a society tries to build utopias after an apocalypse.

Prof. David McGaffey | Kathleen Bartholomew | Bradford Lyau | Gregg Castro

10 AM Peter Beagle reading

10:45 AM Tad Williams reading

11:30 AM Autism and Asperger’s In Fandom

Panelists on the spectrum discuss their experiences in fandom.

Thaddeus Howze | Fr John Blaker | Jonathan Fortin | Kathleen Bartholomew | ElizaBeth Gilligan

1 PM High Fantasy

Big, beautiful and bold. What is compelling about high fantasy and why is it formative for so many in our community? Authors of high fantasy discuss why this genre moves them to create and what their favorite stories are to read and to write.

Peter Beagle | Tad Williams | Diana L. Paxson | Daniel Abraham

3 PM Signing: Peter Beagle

4 PM Signing: Tad Williams

4 PM Writing in Someone Else’s World

How to be true to the creator’s vision while still telling your own story.

Deborah J. Ross | Alex Westmore | Kathleen Bartholomew | A.E. Marling | R. L. King

Sunday, May 28

10 AM Collaborations

Are two heads better than one or do too many writers spoil the plot?

Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff | Mark Gelineau | Sheryl Hayes | Kathleen Bartholomew

4 PM Historical Writing

Knowing Your Character’s Cultural Priorities and Personal Rebellions

Lillian Csernica | Kathleen Bartholomew | Heather Rose Jones | Jay Hartlove | Gregg Castro

5:30 PM The Truth About Stuff

Come ask our panelists for the truth about various topics and learn the secrets of the dark conspiracies behind each! If you ever wanted to know why stoplights are red, clockwise is to the left or the real story behind the moon landing, now is your chance to ask.

*BayCon regrets that we cannot be responsible for the veracity of the answers given. Please use this information at your own risk.

Monday, May 29

11:30 AM The Eternal Importance of Research

SO, what would have happened if the Brits won the War of 1812? Well, actually – they kind of did. Research before you write alternatives to the wrong history. What’s Greek Fire? Or fusion vs fission? The Schwarzschild radius? The Great Californian Mulberry Collapse? Find out before you write your foot into your mouth. Research matters – Also, someone may have thought of your idea before you.

Kathleen Bartholomew | Karen Brenchley | Bradford Lyau | Laurel Anne Hill | Gregg Castro

For more info on THE VERY BEST OF TAD WILLIAMS, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Kerem Beyit.

Design by Elizabeth Story

For more info about IN CALABRIA, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover design by Elizabeth Story

For more info about ANCIENT ROCKETS: TREASURES AND TRAINWRECKS OF THE SILENT SCREEN, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Elizabeth Story

June 10, 2016

The acclaimed creator of the Company time travel series, Kage Baker was born 64 years ago

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Best known for her Company time travel series, the late Kage Baker won the Theodore Sturgeon and Nebula Awards for her novellas “The Empress of Mars” and THE WOMEN OF NELL GWYNNE’S. Baker’s many books included IN THE GARDEN OF IDEN, MENDOZA IN HOLLYWOOD, NELL GWYNNE’S ON LAND AND AT SEA, IN THE COMPANY OF THIEVES, THE HOTEL UNDER THE SAND, and ANCIENT ROCKETS: TREASURES AND TRAINWRECKS OF THE SILENT SCREEN.

Sadly, the beloved Kage Baker died from uterine cancer on January 31, 2010.

For more info about IN THE COMPANY OF THIEVES, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Thomas Canty

For more info about THE HOTEL UNDER THE SAND, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Ann Monn

For more info about ANCIENT ROCKETS: TREASURES AND TRAINWRECKS OF THE SILENT SCREEN, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Elizabeth Story

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