Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Black Coat Press nominated for a top genre award!

"Writer/translator Brian Stableford, editor/translators Jean-Marc & Randy Lofficier, and Black Coat Press were nominated this month for a Special Award for their outstanding work in bringing French science fiction to the English-speaking public.

The award is part of the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire, the oldest and most prestigious genre award in France . Created in 1974, the "GPI" is given yearly by a jury of twelve professionals

This nomination recognizes the unprecedented effort made by Black Coat Press, established in 2003 by the Lofficiers, to publish classic French science fiction in the United States . Heading the releases for 2010 are Stableford's translations of a five-volume series of works by Maurice Renard and a seven-volume series of works by J.-H. Rosny Aîné, the two most important writers of Golden Age French SF after Jules Verne.

Amongst the other nominees this year are Greg Egan, China Mieville and Brandon Sanderson. The official site of the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire is here | Google translation to English."

I'm very proud of my association with Black Coat Press, which includes participation in the annual anthology Tales of the the Shadowmen and publication of my two-volume Crossovers, forthcoming this year, and wish the Lofficiers and Mr. Stableford the best of luck with this year's award!

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Friday, February 26, 2010

CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT CHRONICLES - now available for preorder!

Edited by Christopher Mills, art by Vatche Mavlian, cover by Richard Clark.

Born in the blazing crucible of war, but sworn to fight for peace, the mysterious obsidian aviator known only by the codename Captain Midnight... flies again!

An ace pilot, super secret agent, and astounding scientific genius, the heroic Captain Midnight returns when we need him most, along with his legendary Secret Squadron -- to battle spies, saboteurs and the mercenary armies of the evil warmonger Ivan Shark and his delectably deadly daughter, Fury. Join the Captain and his elite air warriors in eleven all-new stories by some of the greatest adventure writers in the world, as they battle evil and fight for freedom all over the world!

Featuring my tale "Captain Midnight at Ultima Thule"!

Softcover, 234 pages, $16.95. Hardcover, 234 pages, $29.95. Moonstone Books

CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT CHRONICLES
is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (Available February 24th).
The Diamond Item Code is MAR101067 (Softcover).

The Diamond Item Code is MAR101068 (Limited Hardcover).

Also available from Amazon.

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Sunday, February 14, 2010

Planet Stories lands Moorcock and Lansdale!

It's been far too long since I blogged about Planet Stories , but their latest announcement regarding a Planet Stories Double Feature with Michael Moorcock and Joe R. Lansdale gives me chance to rectify that!

Check out the news from
Planet Stories editor Christopher Paul Carey's blog.

As if that weren't enough they've had a couple other great recent releases:
  • Steppe, by Piers Anthony, with an introduction by Chris Roberson
  • The Ship of Ishtar, by A. Merritt, with an introduction by Tim Powers
  • plus great classics from C.L. Moore, Leigh Brackett, Henry Kuttner, and more
And a couple forthcoming I'm really looking forward to: Check it all out won't you?

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