AFTER THE SUNDIAL - New Short Story SF Collection from Moi?
When things are tough, I dream big... :-)
It occurred to me, in a sorta mental haze over these last couple of weeks, that I ought to release a second collection of my own work.
This one, unlike Salt of the Air which is all fantasy, fable and fairy tale, will be all science fiction.
I don't write as much SF as I do fantasy, but I've still amassed enough SF short stories over the years that I could put a volume together.
This will all be previously published stories, of course. But since most of my stuff gets published in tiny obscure places, or in the UK (as I said before, the Brits tend to appreciate -- and hence, buy -- my writing more than the Yanks, it seems *grin*), it will be new for many of you.
Also, I decided to include the complete novella The Clock King and the Queen of the Hourglass in the book.
Since the novella had been previously published in the UK only (PS Publishing, October 2005), it will be an original release here in the United States, and in addition, as far as I know, finally eligible for the Nebula (unless the rules have changed, I forget now).
The title of my new collection will be After the Sundial.
I've tentatively scheduled it for May 25, 2010 release date (my birthday!) from Norilana Books Science Fiction...
Anyway, here is the tentative Table of Contents for After the Sundial:
"The Ballad of Universal Jack" (published in the UK)
"A Time to Crawl"
"Faces at the End of Time"
"Port Custodial Blues"
"The Ice" (published in the UK)
"Mount Dragon"
"The Clock King and the Queen of the Hourglass" (long novella, UK)
How does that sound?
Would you guys be interested in buying such a collection of my stuff?
It occurred to me, in a sorta mental haze over these last couple of weeks, that I ought to release a second collection of my own work.
This one, unlike Salt of the Air which is all fantasy, fable and fairy tale, will be all science fiction.
I don't write as much SF as I do fantasy, but I've still amassed enough SF short stories over the years that I could put a volume together.
This will all be previously published stories, of course. But since most of my stuff gets published in tiny obscure places, or in the UK (as I said before, the Brits tend to appreciate -- and hence, buy -- my writing more than the Yanks, it seems *grin*), it will be new for many of you.
Also, I decided to include the complete novella The Clock King and the Queen of the Hourglass in the book.
Since the novella had been previously published in the UK only (PS Publishing, October 2005), it will be an original release here in the United States, and in addition, as far as I know, finally eligible for the Nebula (unless the rules have changed, I forget now).
The title of my new collection will be After the Sundial.
I've tentatively scheduled it for May 25, 2010 release date (my birthday!) from Norilana Books Science Fiction...
Anyway, here is the tentative Table of Contents for After the Sundial:
"The Ballad of Universal Jack" (published in the UK)
"A Time to Crawl"
"Faces at the End of Time"
"Port Custodial Blues"
"The Ice" (published in the UK)
"Mount Dragon"
"The Clock King and the Queen of the Hourglass" (long novella, UK)
How does that sound?
Would you guys be interested in buying such a collection of my stuff?