Articles tagged "novella"
2019 Locus Award Finalists
Congratulations to our out-of-this-world 2019 Locus Award finalists and winners!
Science Fiction Novel
THE CALCULATING STARS by Mary Robinette Kowal–WINNER!
IF TOMORROW COMES: Book 2 of the Yesterday’s Kin Trilogy by Nancy Kress
Fantasy Novel
THE MONSTER BARU CORMORANT by Seth Dickinson
DEEP ROOTS by Ruthanna Emrys
THE MERE WIFE by Maria Dahvana Headley
First Novel
SEMIOSIS by Sue Burke
WITCHMARK by C. L. Polk
SEVERANCE by Ling Ma
Novella
THE BLACK GOD’S DRUMS by P. Djèlí Clark
BLACK HELICOPTERS by Caitlín R. Kiernan
TIME WAS by Ian McDonald
GODS, MONSTERS, AND THE LUCKY PEACH by Kelly Robson
ARTIFICIAL CONDITION: The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells–WINNER!
ROGUE PROTOCOL: The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells
THE DESCENT OF MONSTERS by JY Yang
Novelette
NO FLIGHT WITHOUT THE SHATTER by Brooke Bolander
THE ONLY HARMLESS GREAT THING by Brooke Bolander–WINNER!
THE LAST BANQUET OF TEMPORAL CONFECTIONS by Tina Connolly
NINE LAST DAYS ON PLANET EARTH by Daryl Gregory
Anthology
WORLDS SEEN IN PASSING: Ten Years of Tor.com Short Fiction edited by Irene Gallo
THE YEAR’S BEST SCIENCE FICTION: THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUAL COLLECTION edited by Gardner Dozois
Nonfiction
AN INFORMAL HISTORY OF THE HUGOS: A Personal Look Back at the Hugo Awards, 1953-2000 by Jo Walton
And congrats to our pals at Tor and Tor.com for WINNING Best Publisher and Best Magazine!
2019 Hugo Award Finalists (and Winners!)
Three cheers for our fantastic 2019 Hugo Award finalists!
Best Novel Finalists
THE CALCULATING STARS by Mary Robinette Kowal–WINNER!
Best Novella
ARTIFICIAL CONDITION: The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells–WINNER!
BENEATH THE SUGAR SKY by Seanan McGuire
BINTI: THE NIGHT MASQUERADE by Nnedi Okorafor
THE BLACK GOD’S DRUMS by P. Djèlí Clark
GODS, MONSTERS, AND THE LUCKY PEACH by Kelly Robson
Best Novelette
THE LAST BANQUET OF TEMPORAL CONFECTIONS by Tina Connolly
NINE LAST DAYS ON PLANET EARTH by Daryl Gregory
THE ONLY HARMLESS GREAT THING by Brooke Bolander
Best Series
The Centenal Cycle by Malka Older
The Laundry Files by Charles Stross
Best Related Work
AN INFORMAL HISTORY OF THE HUGOS: A Personal Look Back at the Hugo Awards, 1953-2000 by Jo Walton
2018 Nebula Award Finalists
The 2018 Nebula Award Finalists have been announced, and Macmillan came out strong with 8 titles nominated:
Novel
THE CALCULATING STARS by Mary Robinette Kowal
WITCHMARK by C. L. Polk
Novella
THE BLACK GOD’S DRUMS by P. Djèlí Clark
ALICE PAYNE ARRIVES by Kate Heartfield
GODS, MONSTERS, AND THE LUCKY PEACH by Kelly Robson
ARTIFICIAL CONDITION: The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells
Novelette
THE ONLY HARMLESS GREAT THING by Brooke Bolander
THE LAST BANQUET OF TEMPORAL CONFECTIONS by Tina Connolly
#PubDay (2/19/19)
Fiction & nonfiction; short stories & novellas; historical & supernatural–you name it, we’ve got it for today’s #pubday celebration!
DAUGHTER OF MOLOKA’I by Alan Brennert
“A historically solid, ultimately hopeful novel about injustice, survival, and unbreakable family bonds. Expect high demand.”–Booklist
AERIALISTS: Stories by Mark Mayer
March 2019 Indie Next Pick!
“An ambitious collection of short stories that heralds the coming of a new voice in American fiction.”–Kirkus Reviews
THE HAUNTING OF TRAM CAR 015 by P. Djèlí Clark
“Clark (THE BLACK GOD’S DRUMS, 2018) continues to astound readers with his creativity and exploration of different supernatural entities…. This book will delight readers of all ages.”–Booklist
2018 Locus Award Finalists
Congratulations to our out-of-this-world 2018 Locus Award finalists!
Best Science Fiction Novel
WALKAWAY by Cory Doctorow
LUNA: Wolf Moon by Ian McDonald
SEVEN SURRENDERS by Ada Palmer
THE COLLAPSING EMPIRE by John Scalzi
BORNE by Jeff VanderMeer
Best Fantasy Novel
THE STONE IN THE SKULL by Elizabeth Bear
THE RUIN OF ANGELS by Max Gladstone
THE DELIRIUM BRIEF by Charles Stross
HORIZON by Fran Wilde
Best Horror
UNIVERSAL HARVESTER by John Darnielle
AFTER THE END OF THE WORLD by Jonathan L. Howard
BEHIND HER EYES by Sarah Pinborough
MORMAMA by Kit Reed
Best Young Adult
CHALK by Paul Cornell
Best First Novel
AMBERLOUGH by Lara Elena Donnelly
WINTER TIDE by Ruthanna Emrys
AUTONOMOUS by Annalee Newitz
Best Novella
RIVER OF TEETH by Sarah Gailey
AGENTS OF DREAMLAND by Caitlin R. Kiernan
PASSING STRANGE by Ellen Klages
DOWN AMONG THE STICKS AND BONES by Seanan McGuire
BINTI: HOME by Nnedi Okarafor
ALL SYSTEMS RED by Martha Wells
THE BLACK TIDES OF HEAVEN by JY Yang
THE RED THREADS OF FORTUNE by JY Yang
Best Anthology
THE YEAR’S BEST SCIENCE FICTION: Thirty-Fourth Annual Collection, edited by Gardner Dozois
INVISIBLE PLANETS, edited by Ken Liu
Best Collection
SIX MONTHS, THREE DAYS, FIVE OTHERS by Charlie Jane Anders
HER BODY AND OTHER PARTIES by Carmen Maria Machado
Best Non-Fiction
NOT SO GOOD A GAY MAN by Frank M. Robinson readmoreremove
DOWN AMONG THE STICKS AND BONES makes the June 2017 LibraryReads list!
FANTASTIC NEWS! DOWN AMONG THE STICKS AND BONES by Seanan McGuire is the #4 pick on the June 2017 LibraryReads list!
The second book in the Wayward Children series, following the April 2016 LibraryReads pick, EVERY HEART A DOORWAY, explores what happened to Jack and Jill before they tumbled into Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward Children. Thrust into a world of monsters and mad scientists, the twin girls find something they thought they’d never experience: choice. Suitable for adult and young adult readers of urban fantasy, it also functions as a standalone novel.
“Beautifully crafted and smartly written, this fairy-tale novella is everything that speculative fiction readers look for: fantastical worlds, diverse characters, and prose that hits home with its emotional truths.” — Library Journal, starred review
“McGuire’s exquisitely written fairy tale is about the choices that can alter the course of a life forever, lost innocence, and what it is to love and be loved.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Exquisitely crafted, this is the rare companion novel that can stand alone.” — Booklist, starred review readmoreremove
Friday Reads All-Stars
Happy Friday, friends! Our #FridayReads have multiple starred reviews:
DOWN AMONG THE STICKS AND BONES by Seanan McGuire — 3 starred reviews!
“Beautifully crafted and smartly written, this fairy-tale novella is everything that speculative fiction readers look for: fantastical worlds, diverse characters, and prose that hits home with its emotional truths.” — Library Journal, starred review
“McGuire’s exquisitely written fairy tale is about the choices that can alter the course of a life forever, lost innocence, and what it is to love and be loved.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Exquisitely crafted, this is the rare companion novel that can stand alone.” — Booklist, starred review
MY LIFE WITH BOB: Flawed Heroine Keeps Book of Books, Plot Ensues by Pamela Paul
“Titles about reading and books abound, but this memoir stands in a class by itself. Bibliophiles will treasure, but the addictive storytelling and high-quality writing will vastly increase its audience. Highly recommended.” — Library Journal, starred review
“Readers will be drawn to this witty and authentic tribute to the extraordinary power of books.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review readmoreremove
Tor.com’s Spring/Summer 2017 Season
Greedy Pigs, Hungry Hippos, Demonic Deer and the Summer of Space Opera come to Tor.com Publishing!
RIVER OF TEETH by Sarah Gailey
Out: May 23
“Man-eating hippo mayhem is my new favorite mayhem. Gailey’s debut is a gift of violent, unexpected glee.” — Kevin Hearne
THE RUIN OF ANGELS by Max Gladstone
Out: September 5
The critically acclaimed epic fantasy Craft Sequence that Patrick Rothfuss called “stupefyingly good” begins anew on Tor.com Publishing, with a heist in a god-haunted desert.
THE LAMB WILL SLAUGHTER THE LION by Margaret Killjoy
Out: August 15
The Dispossessed meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer in this dropkick-in-the-mouth punk fantasy that Alan Moore calls “scary and energetic.”
A SONG FOR QUIET by Cassandra Khaw
Out: August 29
A subversive Persons Non Grata Lovecraftian horror novella from Cassandra Khaw, author of HAMMERS ON BONE, set in 1940s America in the grips of Jim Crow.
ALL SYSTEMS RED by Martha Wells
Out: May 2
The first novella in the Murderbot Diaries, a new science fiction action and adventure series that tackles questions of the ethics of sentient robotics, perfect for fans of Westworld and Ex Machina.
KILLING GRAVITY by Corey J. White
Out: May 9
This debut novella begins the Voidwitch Saga—a butt-kicking, mind-expanding space opera series starring a psychic supersoldier fleeing from an organization that terrorizes the galaxy.
GREEDY PIGS by Matt Wallace
Out: May 16
The fifth Sin du Jour Affair by Matt Wallace subjects the caterers of Sin du Jour to clients fouler than demons, more decadent than goblin kings, and more dangerous than anything they’ve faced before: politicians.
LIGHTNING IN THE BLOOD by Marie Brennan
Out: May 30
In the sequel to COLD-FORGED FLAME, Ree, a roaming Archeron, spirit of legend and time and physically now bound to her current form, must fully uncover her true identity.
MAPPING THE INTERIOR by Stephen Graham Jones
Out: June 20
Walking through his own house at night, a fifteen-year-old thinks he sees another person stepping through a doorway. Instead of the people who could be there, his mother or his brother, the figure reminds him of his long-gone father, who died mysteriously before his family left the reservation. When he follows it he discovers his house is bigger and deeper than he knew.
THE GHOST LINE by Andrew Neil Gray and J. S. Herbison
Out: July 11
Not all is as it seems on the Martian Queen in this haunting work of science fiction by debut authors Andrew Neil Gray and J. S. Herbison that blends the Expanse series with the grandeur of the Titanic. readmoreremove
EVERY HEART A DOORWAY makes the April 2016 LibraryReads list!
FANTASTIC NEWS! EVERY HEART A DOORWAY by Seanan McGuire is the #7 pick on the April 2016 LibraryReads list!
Bestseller McGuire presents a fresh take on the portal fantasy genre that blends Alice in Wonderland, The Magicians, and The Nightmare Before Christmas.
“McGuire’s lyrical prose makes this novella a rich experience. Readers will be unable to resist the children’s longing for home, no matter how bizarre or fanciful that destination may be.” — Library Journal, starred review
“This gothic charmer is a love letter to anyone who’s ever felt out of place.”
— Publishers Weekly
“Mysterious, curious, peculiar; can be read in an afternoon curled up in your papasan chair; mashes Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends and X-Men.”
— Library Journal, Books for Dudes
I may have just screamed and flailed. THANK YOU @MacmillanLib! @seananmcguire #reading pic.twitter.com/H4YwXOqLmn
— Kristi Chadwick (@booksNyarn) August 19, 2015
