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2008 Hugo Awards Nominations List

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The 66th World Science Fiction Convention has made public the 2008 Hugo Nomination List. And I am delighted to report that, counting the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Science Fiction Writer, Pyr has no less than four people on the ballot!

In the Best Novel category – Ian McDonald’s Brasyl(published by Gollancz in the UK)

In the category of Best Professional Editor, Long Form – Yours Truly

And up for the John W. Campbell, both Joe Abercrombie (who I share with Gollancz) and David Louis Edelman.

I also have to extend my congratulations to three artists who have graced Pyr covers, Bob Eggleton, Stephan Martiniere, and John Picacio. And to our author Mike Resnick, for his Hugo nomination in the short story category for “Distant Replay” (published in Asimov’s April/Nay 2007 issue).

A huge congratulations to all the nominees across the board!

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City Without End takes Silver Spectrum Award

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A huge congratulations to Stephan Martiniere, whose cover illustration for the third book in Kay Kenyon’s ongoing space opera quartet entitled The Entire and the Rose, the forthcoming City Without End, just won the Silver Spectrum award in the book category. All of Stephan’s covers in this series have been amazing. Book one, Bright of the Sky,made the Spectrum annual the year it was released, and we’re hearing good things about A World Too Near– which just hit shelves this week. (For a look at these two covers side by side, see Kay’s website.) And now, unveiled here for the first time, the winning cover of City Without End. This is my favorite of the three “Entire” pieces, and maybe one of my favorite Martiniere illustrations ever.

What do you think?

Meanwhile, long as we’re talking about The Entire and the Rose, I’ve just spotted some very thoughtful, articulate (and spoiler ridden) reviews of Bright of the Sky and A World Too Near up at SF Reviews. Of book one, they say, “If what you crave in your SF is a fresh and dynamic approach to world-building, wed to epic storytelling with believably flawed heroes and vividly imagined alien cultures, and you’re frustrated that nobody seems to be bloody doing it, odds are you’ve been skipping over the Kay Kenyon novels every time you go to the bookstore.” Meanwhile, looking at book two, they say, “…it must be said that at the end of the day, this series, exciting as it’s turning out to be, is in many ways pure fantasy formula — just tricked out in the most gorgeous production values imaginable. But who cares if it’s formula as long as the entertainment value is blowing your doors, right? A World Too Near is sweet, splendid entertainment. Kay Kenyon will have you solidly hooked with this series, and if you’ve never had her name down on your reading list before now, it’s way past time you added it.”

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"Pride" Makes Nebula Awards Shortlist

A very big congratulations to Mary A. Turzilo, whose story “Pride” from Fast Forward 1: Future Fiction from the Cutting Edge,makes the Nebula Awards Shortlist for best short story. You can read “Pride” online as a PDF too. Here’s the full category:

  • “Unique Chicken Goes In Reverse”, Andy Duncan, (Eclipse 1: New Science Fiction And Fantasy, Jonathan Strahan, Ed., Night Shade Books, Oct07)
  • “Titanium Mike Saves the Day”, David D Levine, (F&SF, Apr07)
  • “Captive Girl”, Jennifer Pelland, (Helix: A Speculative Fiction Quarterly, WS & LWE, Ed., Oct06 (Fall06 issue — #2))
  • “Always”, Karen Joy Fowler, (Asimov’s, May07 (Apr/May07 issue))
  • “Pride”, Mary Turzillo, (Fast Forward 1, Pyr, February 2007)
  • “The Story of Love”, Vera Nazarian, (Salt of the Air, Prime Books, Sep06)

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Gradisil Short-listed for the PKD Award

Big news this morning. Adam Roberts’ Gradisilhas been short-listed for the Philip K. Dick Award. Congratulations, Adam!We’re thrilled. (Remember: sample chapters online here.) Here’s the full press release:

2007 Philip K. Dick Award Nominees Announced

The judges of the 2007 Philip K. Dick Award and the Philadelphia SF Society are pleased to announce seven nominated works that comprise the final ballot for the award:

GREY by Jon Armstrong (Night Shade Books)
UNDERTOW by Elizabeth Bear (Bantam Spectra)
FROM THE NOTEBOOKS OF DR. BRAIN by Minister Faust (Del Rey)
NOVA SWING by M. John Harrison (Bantam Spectra)
GRADISIL by Adam Roberts (Pyr)
ALLY by Karen Traviss (Eos)
SATURN RETURNS by Sean Williams (Ace Books)

First prize and any special citations will be announced on Friday, March 21, 2008 at Norwescon 31 at the Doubletree Hotel Seattle Airport, SeaTac, Washington.

The Philip K. Dick Award is presented annually with the support of the Philip K. Dick Trust for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original form in the United States. The award is sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society and the award ceremony is sponsored by the NorthWest Science Fiction Society. Last year’s winner was SPIN CONTROL by Chris Moriarty (Bantam Spectra) with a special citation to CARNIVAL by Elizabeth Bear
(Bantam Spectra). The 2007 judges are Steve Miller, Chris Moriarty (chair), Steven Piziks, Randy Schroeder, Ann Tonsor Zeddies.

For more information, contact the award administration:
David G. Hartwell (914) 769-5545.
Gordon Van Gelder (201) 876-2551
For more information about the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society,
http://www.psfs.org/:
Contact Gary Feldbaum (215) 563-2511
For more information about Norwescon: http://www.norwescon.org/:
Contact NorthWest SF Society: (360) 438-0871

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For Your Consideration: Pyr Books I Edited in 2007

Since everybody’s doing it, here’s my 2007 output. Or rather, here are the 17 books that Pyr released in 2007, on which I served as editor, in order of appearance.

The Man Who Melted, Jack Dann (reprint)
Fast Forward 1, Edited by Lou Anders (anthology)
Gradisil, Adam Roberts
Keeping It Real, Justina Robson
Breakaway, Joel Shepherd
Bright of the Sky, Kay Kenyon
Context, John Meaney (paperback after hardcover)
Brasyl, Ian McDonald
The Hanging Mountains, Sean Williams
Hurricane Moon, Alexis Glynn Latner
Ivory: A Legend of Past and Future, Mike Resnick (reprint)
The Blade Itself, Joe Abercrombie
River of Gods, Ian McDonald (paperback after hardcover)
The Metatemporal Detective, Micheal Moorcock
Selling Out, Justina Robson
Killswitch, Joel Shepherd
Starship: Mercenary, Mike Resnick

More on these titles on the catalog page of the Pyr website, including substantial excerpts for many of them.

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Prometheus Award (no relation)

We’ve just received word this morning that Adam Roberts’ brilliant near future novel of space colonization and revenge, Gradisil, has been nominated by the Libertarian Futurist Society for the prestigious 2008 Prometheus Award. Established in 1979, the Prometheus Award is one of the oldest fan-based awards in SF&F. Members nominated worthy works, a winner then determined by jury. The award, which is given out at the World Science Fiction Convention, is presented to “outstanding science fiction or fantasy (broadly defined) whose plots, themes, characters and/or specific issues reflect the value of personal freedom and human rights, or which seriously or satirically critique tyranny or abuses of power– especially unchecked government power.” For those wishing to congratulate Adam, stop by his blog.

No connection, we should point out, between Prometheus Books and the Prometheus Award, beyond a fondness for Greek Titans and their ideas.

Update: This is apparently just round one, as the Prometheus Awards have nominees, then select finalists from those nominees, then select a winner.

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Hugo and Chesley Awards

I am back from Japan and the Hugo Awards, where it was a great honor to accept the award for Ian McDonald. Ian won Best Novelette for “The Djinn’s Wife“, originally published in Asimov‘s July 2006 issue. “The Djinn’s Wife” is, of course, part of the future India milieu Ian created in his Hugo-nominated novel River of Gods.Pictured left is co-host George Takei, Yours Truly, and Ian’s beautiful Hugo, which featured a statue of long-running Japanese SF hero Ultraman.

Meanwhile, the evening before, I was equally honored to accept a Chesley Award on behalf of Stephan Martiniere in the category of Best Cover Illustration – Hardcover for the wonderful work he did for the cover of River of Gods.

My full convention report is here. Also, be sure to see Jay Lake’s LiveJournal for some more great pictures from the show.

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