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April 20, 2015

Help wish Peter S. Beagle a happy birthday by winning a SIGNED book

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In celebration of Peter S. Beagle’s 76th birthday, we, with the help of the fine folks at SF SIGNAL, are giving away a SIGNED copy of THE SECRET HISTORY OF FANTASY. The book is signed not just by editor Beagle but also contributors Jonathan Lethem, T. C. Boyle, and Gregory McGuire.

Best know for his seminal work THE LAST UNICORN, Beagle has produced numerous acclaimed and award-winning works including A FINE AND
PRIVATE PLACE, THE INNKEEPER’S SONG, THE FOLK OF THE AIR, and I’M
AFRAID YOU’VE GOT DRAGONS. His short stories were collected in THE RHINOCEROS WHO QUOTED NIETZSCHE AND OTHER ODD
ACQUAINTANCES, THE LINE BETWEEN, STRANGE ROADS, WE
NEVER TALK ABOUT MY BROTHER, MIRROR KINGDOMS: THE BEST OF PETER
S. BEAGLE, and SLEIGHT OF HAND. Beagle edited THE SECRET HISTORY OF FANTASY and with Joe R. Lansdale, THE URBAN FANTASY
ANTHOLOGY. In 2011, Beagle was given the prestigious World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement.

All of us at Tachyon wish Peter a very special birthday.

Visit SF SIGNAL for details about the giveaway for the *SIGNED* copy of THE SECRET HISTORY OF FANTASY.

“…set[s] out to rewrite our concept of fantasy, and with the help of some of the world’s best writers, succeeds admirably.”
—The Agony Column

THE SECRET HISTORY OF FANTASY, THE LINE BETWEEN, SLEIGHT OF HAND, WE NEVER TALK ABOUT MY BROTHER, and A FINE AND PRIVATE PLACE covers by Ann Monn

THE RHINOCEROS WHO QUOTED NIETZSCHE AND OTHER ODD ACQUAINTANCES cover by Michael Dashow

THE URBAN FANTASY ANTHOLOGY cover design by Elizabeth Story

September 3, 2014

The compelling SECRET HISTORY OF SCIENCE FICTION is going back to press

Alec Checkerfield Uncategorized Ann Monn, anthology, carter scholz, Connie Willis, don delillo, Gene Wolfe, george saunders, James Patrick Kelly, John Kessel, jonathan lethem, Karen Joy Fowler, kate wilhelm, Lucius Shepard, margaret atwood, Maureen McHugh, michael chabon, molly gloss, news, science fiction, steven millhauser, t. c. boyle, the secret history of science fiction, thomas m disch, ursula k. le guin

Tachyon Publications is proud to announce a new printing of the acclaimed anthology The Secret History of Science Fiction.

“All I really want to do, at the moment, is embrace the unsuspecting editors in a massive, spine-crunching bear hug”
—Los Angeles Times

The Secret Is Out

Exploring an alternate history of science fiction, this ingenious anthology showcases eighteen brilliant authors leading the way to a new literature of the future. These award-winning stories defy trends, cross genres, and prove that great fiction cannot be categorized.

Two strangely detached astronauts orbit Earth while a third world war rages on. A primatologist’s lover suspects her of obsession with one of her simian charges. The horrors of trench warfare dovetail with the theoretical workings of black holes. A dissolving marriage and bitter custody dispute are overshadowed by the arrival of time travelers. An astonishing invention that records the sense of touch is far too dangerous for Thomas Edison to reveal.

The future is here. Read it.

“These stories are good enough to make The New Yorker’s Eustace Tilley pop his cartoon monocle.”
—io9.com

“A compelling collection…very unique and thought provoking.”
—Sacramento Book Review

“If you’re interested in reading a bunch of stories written by some of the best contemporary writers out there, you’ll like this anthology. If you also want to read some of the best science-fiction stories since the ’70s, you’ll love this anthology.”
—Tor.com

Table of Contents

Introduction by James Patrick Kelly & John Kessel

“Angouleme” by Thomas M. Disch
“The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” by Ursula K. Le Guin
“Ladies and Gentlemen, This Is Your Crisis” by Kate Wilhelm
“Descent of Man” by T.C. Boyle
“Human Moments in World War III” by Don DeLillo
“Homelanding” by Margaret Atwood
“The Nine Billion Names of God” by Carter Scholz
“Interlocking Pieces” by Molly Gloss
“Salvador” by Lucius Shepard
“Schwarzschild Radius” by Connie Willis
“Buddha Nostril Bird” by John Kessel
“The Ziggurat” by Gene Wolfe
“The Hardened Criminals” by Jonathan Lethem
“Standing Room Only” by Karen Joy Fowler
“10^16 to 1” by James Patrick Kelly
“93990” by George Saunders
“The Martian Agent, A Planetary Romance” by Michael Chabon
“Frankenstein’s Daughter” by Maureen F. McHugh
“The Wizard of West Orange” by Steven Millhauser

For more information about The Secret History of Science Fiction, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Ann Monn.

t. c. boyle

Help wish Peter S. Beagle a happy birthday by winning a SIGNED book

In celebration of Peter S. Beagle’s 76th birthday, we, with the help of the fine folks at SF SIGNAL, are giving away a *SIGNED* copy of THE SECRET HISTORY OF FANTASY. The book is signed not just by editor Beagle but also contributors Jonathan Lethem, T. C. Boyle, and Gregory McGuire.

The compelling SECRET HISTORY OF SCIENCE FICTION is going back to press

In celebration of Peter S. Beagle’s 76th birthday, we, with the help of the fine folks at SF SIGNAL, are giving away a SIGNED copy of THE SECRET HISTORY OF FANTASY. The book is signed not just by editor Beagle but also contributors Jonathan Lethem, T. C. Boyle, and Gregory McGuire.