Crossovers 1: A Secret Chronology of the World - May release

I'm pleased to announce that Black Coat Press has set the release date for Crossovers 1: A Secret Chronology of the World; the book will come out with a May publication date--although it may actually reach some early birds a few days before the first of May.

Crossovers 1 covers the Dawn of Time to 1939, and features an introduction by Kim Newman and an addendum covering television crossovers.

Crossovers 2, scheduled for July release, covers 1940 to The Future, and will have an introduction by Jess Nevins and two addenda: one on alternate universe stories, and one covering Kim Newman's Anno Dracula series.

I'll post again as soon as Crossovers 1 is available for order on both the Black Coat Press site and Amazon.

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Philip José Farmer's RIVERWORLD airs tomorrow on SyFy

SyFy's adaptation of Philip José Farmer's Riverworld series airs tomorrow, April 18, at 7:00 p.m. EST/PST.

No matter what you think of the 4-hour television movie, you owe it to yourself to read the books. The first two, To Your Scattered Bodies Go and The Fabulous Riverboat have just been reissued by Tor in an omnibus edition as Riverworld. Tor will also be reissuing the remaining books: The Dark Design and The Magic Labyrinth are already listed. Read 'em all!

While you're waiting for the show tomorrow night, jump over to the Official Philip José Farmer Home Page and read Ten Things You Need to Know about Philip José Farmer.

I'll be watching tomorrow night, and of course hoping for the best. But either way, we'll always have the books.

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Crossovers 2 cover reveal!

Once again, artist extraordinaire Mark Maddox has knocked it out of the park with his cover for Crossovers 2: A Secret Chronology of the World. I'm really pleased to have Mark on this project, and appreciate him taking it on. Click on the pic for the large version...

And as long as we're talking Crossovers.... I mentioned in a post a few nights ago the release date for Crossovers 1 was July. I now think that will be pulled in to June, or perhaps even May, depending on how fast I can get my corrections on the final proof back to Jean-Marc Lofficier at Black Coat Press.

In the meantime the book's specs have been updated: US$ 30.95/GBP 22.99
6x9 tpb, 460 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1-935558-10-1

Yes, pricey, but this is essentially an encyclopedia, and if you're a crossover nut, it'll be worth it, I promise. :-)

So stay tuned to this space for more info on the release date!

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Crossovers 1

I turned over the final manuscript for Crossovers 1: A Secret Chronology of the World, to Black Coat Press publisher Jean-Marc Lofficier last night.

Current release date is listed as July 10.

Crossovers 2 is for all intents and purposes done, but I'm hanging on to it pending any last minute tweaks.

Now, to sleep.

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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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New Interview at Savvy Readers Bookshelf

Sarah L. Covert has been guest blogging over at Savvy Readers Bookshelf and was kind enough to spend a bit of her time interviewing me.

Please check it out!