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December 16, 2020

Elly Bangs’ gritty, thought-provoking cyberpunk adventure UNITY is chock-full of both big ideas and high-energy action

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Though months away, Elly Bangs’ debut UNITY is already generating excitement. Coming your way in April, UNITY by Elly Bangs is available for pre-order through all finer booksellers or direct from Tachyon.

With a glowing review, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY delivers the first review for the novel.

Chock-full of both big ideas and high-energy action, Bangs’s thrilling debut centers on a mad chase across a dystopian Earth in search of a collective consciousness that could save humanity from itself.

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This gritty, thought-provoking cyberpunk adventure does the genre justice.

SFF180 includes the work among Anticipated Science Fiction 2021.

DEAR GEEK PLACE feels much the same.

Time for one that hit my radar thanks to Sci-Fi Month! Anything that can be compared to both Mad Max and Sense8 is definitely going to interest me, so this one immediately went on my list of books to watch out for, next year.

On the Tachyon Publications Channel, Bangs talks UNITY.

November 4, 2020

With solid writing and compelling ideas, Bruce Sterling’s ROBOT ARTISTS & BLACK SWANS is entertaining and thought provoking

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Bruce Sterling’s forthcoming ROBOT ARTISTS & BLACK SWANS: THE ITALIAN FANTASCIENZA STORIES is already generating some excitement. Though not due until March 2021, it is currently available for pre-order from your favorite bookseller or direct from Tachyon.

The first reviews for collection appeared on GOODREADS.

Although I have enjoyed many of the scifi sub-genres over the year, Bruce Sterling’s ROBOT ARTISTS & BLACK SWANS was my first solid encounter with Italian “Fantascienza” stories. Having enjoyed earlier works by Bruce Sterling, I naively anticipated that this latest collection would simply be cyberpunk with an Italian flair. After reading each of the stories and rereading the introduction, I learned that I had it backward. These are first-and-foremost stories about Italy. Secondly, they are examples of creative genius. Thirdly, they tend to have some aspect of historical fantasy (in Italy) or future history (in Italy) with a seasoning of scifi and/or cyberpunk ideas. Each story was entertaining and thought provoking.

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In conclusion, I am glad that I could expand my understanding of international science fiction, and look forward to learning more about Italy and reading more stories by either Bruce Sterling or his alter ego Bruno Argento.
WorldconReader

In the current collection, Sterling writes Italian-style short stories (think Italo Calvino, whom Sterling invokes often), under the alter-ego Bruno Argento. It’s a cute conceit, one that escapes being too cute through solid writing and compelling ideas.
Rick

SFF188 is looking forward to the book.

On the Tachyon Publications Channel, watch both the ROBOT ARTISTS & BLACK SWANS book trailer and the galley unboxing video starring Zeppo. If you enjoy the videos, please like and subscribe.

January 7, 2016

Tachyon tidbits featuring Kelley Armstrong, Joe R. Lansdale, and Lavie Tidhar

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

Kelly Armstrong (photo: Kathryn Hollinrake)/Joe R. Lansdale/Lavie Tidhar (Photo: Kevin Nixon. © Future Publishing 2013)

Margo Bond Collins of WORDS WORDS WORDS reviews the five star LED ASTRAY: THE BEST OF KELLEY ARMSTRONG.

Kelley Armstrong’s short fiction is often delightfully dark, drawing as much on the horror roots of urban fantasy as it does on the fantasy. The pieces included in Led Astray are no exception–this anthology collects short stories set both in and outside of Armstrong’s established universes, most of them with more surprising twists and horrifying endings than the novels set in those same universes.

Ultimately, Armstrong’s collection is an excellent companion to her other works for current fans, and a wonderful introduction to the author’s versatility and style for new readers.

Five stars.

At THE OCTOBER COUNTRY, Blu Gilliand in his recount of the year’s best reads, predicted his possible favorites for 2016.

In my 2014 reading recap, I discussed how a number of familiar names dominated that year’s Top Ten, and I predicted that several of those names would resurface in 2015 – names like Joe Lansdale, Ace Atkins and Stephen King. Well, not only did that prediction come true, but I’m making a similar prediction for 2016. Lansdale has both a Hap and Leonard novel and a Hap and Leonard short story collection on deck; King has the finale of his Bill Hodges trilogy ready to go; and Atkins will once again favor us with new entries in his Quinn Colson series and his continuation of Robert Parker’s Spenser series. Don’t be shocked if some (or all) of those titles make the Top Ten for 2016.

The video blog SFF180 included Lavie Tidhar’s CENTRAL STATION in it’s 16 in ‘16: Highly Anticipated SFF! feature.

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

Cover by Elizabeth Story

For more information on HAP AND LEONARD, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Elizabeth Story

For more information on CENTRAL STATION, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover design by Elizabeth Story