The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – edited by John Joseph Adams

"The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" edited by John Joseph Adams.

“The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” edited by John Joseph Adams.


Title: The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Series: Sherlock Holmes
Number in Series: n/a
Author(s): Stephen Baxter, Anthony Burgess, Neil Gaiman, Dominic Green, Barbara Hambly, Edward D. Hoch, H. Paul Jeffers, Laurie R. King, Stephen King, Mary Robinette Kowal, Geoffrey A. Landis, Tim Lebbon, Tanith Lee, Sharyn McCrumb, Vonda N. McIntyre, Michael Moorcock, Amy Myers, Naomi Novik, Anne Perry, Tony Pi, Chris Roberson, Barbara Roden, Christopher Roden, Rob Rogers, Robert J. Sawyer, Darrell Schweitzer, Bradley H. Sinor, Peter Tremayne, Mark Valentine
Editor(s): John Joseph Adams
Cover Artist: David Palumbo
Language: English
Publisher: Night Shade Books
Published: September 2009
ISBN-10: 1597801607
ISBN-13: 9781597801607
Contents:
   “A Sherlockiana Primer” by Christopher Roden
   “The Doctor’s Case” by Stephen King
   “The Horror of the Many Faces” by Tim Lebbon
   “The Case of the Bloodless Sock” by Anne Perry
   “The Adventure of the Other Detective” by Bradley H. Sinor
   “A Scandal in Montreal” by Edward D. Hoch
   “The Adventure of the Field Theorems” by Vonda N. McIntyre
   “The Adventure of the Death-Fetch” by Darrell Schweitzer
   “The Shocking Affair of the Dutch Steamship Friesland” by Mary Robinette Kowal
   “The Adventure of the Mummy’s Curse” by H. Paul Jeffers
   “The Things That Shall Come Upon Them” by Barbara Roden
   “Murder to Music” by Anthony Burgess
   “The Adventure of the Inertial Adjustor” by Stephen Baxter
   “Mrs Hudson’s Case” by Laurie R. King
   “The Singular Habits of Wasps” by Geoffrey A. Landis
   “The Affair of the 46th Birthday” by Amy Myers
   “The Specter of Tullyfane Abbey” by Peter Tremayne
   “The Vale of the White Horse” by Sharyn McCrumb
   “The Adventure of the Dorset Street Lodger” by Michael Moorcock
   “The Adventure of the Lost World” by Dominic Green
   “The Adventure of the Antiquarian’s Niece” by Barbara Hambly
   “Dynamics of a Hanging” by Tony Pi
   “Merridew of Abominable Memory” by Chris Roberson
   “Commonplaces” by Naomi Novik
   “The Adventure of the Pirates of Devil’s Cape” by Rob Rogers
   “The Adventure of the Green Skull” by Mark Valentine
   “The Human Mystery” by Tanith Lee
   “A Study in Emerald” by Neil Gaiman
   “You See But You Do Not Observe” by Robert J. Sawyer

The New Space Opera 2 – edited by Gardner Dozois and Jonathan Strahan

"The New Space Opera 2" edited by Gardner Dozois and Jonathan Strahan.

“The New Space Opera 2” edited by Gardner Dozois and Jonathan Strahan.


Title: The New Space Opera 2
Series: The New Space Opera
Number in Series: 2 (two)
Author(s): Neal Asher, John Barnes, Cory Doctorow, John Kessel, Jay Lake, John Meaney, Elizabeth Moon, Garth Nix, Mike Resnick, Justina Robson, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, John Scalzi, Bruce Sterling, Peter Watts, Sean Williams, Tad Williams, Bill Willingham, Robert Charles Wilson, John C. Wright
Editor(s): Gardner Dozois, Jonathan Strahan
Cover Artist: Stephan Martinière
Language: English
Publisher: Eos Books
Published: July 2009
ISBN-10: 0061562351
ISBN-13: 9780061562358
Contents:
   “Utriusque Cosmi” by Robert Charles Wilson
   “The Island” by Peter Watts
   “Events Preceding the Helvetican Renaissance” by John Kessel
   “To Go Boldly” by Cory Doctorow
   “The Lost Princess Man” by John Barnes
   “Defect” by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
   “To Raise a Mutiny Betwixt Yourselves” by Jay Lake
   “Shell Game” by Neal Asher
   “Punctuality” by Garth Nix
   “Inevitable” by Sean Williams
   “Join The Navy and See the Worlds” by Bruce Sterling
   “Fearless Space Pirates of the Outer Rings” by Bill Willingham
   “From the Heart” by John Meaney
   “Chameleons” by Elizabeth Moon
   “The Tenth Muse” by Tad Williams
   “Cracklegrackle” by Justina Robson
   “The Tale of the Wicked” by John Scalzi
   “Catastrophe Baker and a Canticle for Leibowitz” by Mike Resnick
   “The Far End of History” by John C. Wright

Federations – edited by John Joseph Adams

"Federations" edited by John Joseph Adams.

“Federations” edited by John Joseph Adams.


Title: Federations
Author(s): Kevin J. Anderson, Doug Beason, K. Tempest Bradford, Lois McMaster Bujold, Orson Scott Card, Alan Dean Foster, James Alan Gardner, S.L. Gilbow, George Guthridge, Trent Hergenrader, Yoon Ha Lee, Georgina Li, George R.R. Martin, Anne McCaffrey, L.E. Modesitt Jr., Alastair Reynolds, Mary Rosenblum, Robert J. Sawyer, Robert Silverberg, Allen Steele, Jeremiah Tolbert, Harry Turtledove, Catherynne M. Valente, Genevieve Valentine, John C. Wright
Editor(s): John Joseph Adams
Cover Artist: Serjoe
Language: English
Publisher: Prime Books
Published: May 2009
ISBN-10: 1607012014
ISBN-13: 9781607012016
Notes:
Contents:
   “Mazer in Prison” (Ender Universe) by Orson Scott Card
   “Carthago Delenda Est” by Genevieve Valentine
   “Life-Suspension” by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
   “Terra-Exulta” by S.L. Gilbow
   “Aftermaths” (Vorkosigan Saga) by Lois McMaster Bujold
   “Someone Is Stealing the Great Throne Rooms of the Galaxy” by Harry Turtledove
   “Prisons” by Kevin J. Anderson and Doug Beason
   “Different Day” by K. Tempest Bradford
   “Twilight of the Gods” by John C. Wright
   “Warship” by George R.R. Martin and George Guthridge
   “Swanwatch” by Yoon Ha Lee
   “Spirey and the Queen” by Alastair Reynolds
   “Pardon Our Conquest” by Alan Dean Foster
   “Symbiont” by Robert Silverberg
   “The Ship Who Returned” (Brain Ship) by Anne McCaffrey
   “My She” by Mary Rosenblum
   “The Shoulders of Giants” by Robert J. Sawyer
   “The Culture Archivist” by Jeremiah Tolbert
   “The Other Side of Jordan” (Coyote Universe) by Allen Steele
   “Like They Always Been Free” by Georgina Li
   “Eskhara” by Trent Hergenrader
   “The One with the Interstellar Group Consciousnesses” by James Alan Gardner
   “Golubash, or Wine-Blood-War-Elegy” by Catherynne M. Valente

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year – Volume Three – edited by Jonathan Strahan

Title: The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year – Volume Three
Series: The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year
Number in Series: 3 (three)
Author(s): Joan Aiken, Paolo Bacigalupi, Stephen Baxter, Peter S. Beagle, Elizabeth Bear, Holly Black, Richard Bowes, Ted Chiang, Greg Egan, Kij Johnson, John Kessel, Stephen King, Ted Kosmatka, Margo Lanagan, Kelly Link, Paul J. McAuley, Meghan McCarron, Ian McDonald, Maureen F. McHugh, Garth Nix, Holly Phillips, Hannu Rajaniemi, Robert Reed, M. Rickert, Ken Scholes, Michael Swanwick, Rachel Swirsky, Jeff VanderMeer
Editor(s): Jonathan Strahan
Cover Artist: Fred Gambino
Language: English
Publisher: Night Shade Books
Published: May 2009
ISBN-10: 1597801496
ISBN-13: 9781597801492
Contents:
   “Exhalation” by Ted Chiang
   “Shoggoths in Bloom” by Elizabeth Bear
   “Uncle Chaim and Aunt Rifke and the Angel” by Peter S. Beagle
   “Fixing Hanover” by Jeff VanderMeer
   “The Gambler” by Paolo Bacigalupi
   “The Dust Assassin” by Ian McDonald
   “Virgin” by Holly Black
   “Pride and Prometheus” by John Kessel
   “The Thought War” by Paul McAuley
   “Beyond the Sea Gates of the Scholar Pirates of Sarsköe” by Garth Nix
   “The Small Door” by Holly Phillips
   “Turing’s Apples” by Stephen Baxter
   “The New York Times at Special Bargain Rates” by Stephen King
   “Five Thrillers” by Robert Reed
   “The Magician’s House” by Meghan McCarron
   “Goblin Music” by Joan Aiken
   “Machine Maid” by Margo Lanagan
   “The Art of Alchemy” by Ted Kosmatka
   “26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss” by Kij Johnson
   “Marry the Sun” by Rachel Swirsky
   “Crystal Nights” by Greg Egan
   “His Master’s Voice” by Hannu Rajaniemi
   “Special Economics” by Maureen F. McHugh
   “Evidence of Love in a Case of Abandonment: One Daughter’s Personal Account” by M. Rickert
   “From Babel’s Fall’n Glory We Fled…” by Michael Swanwick
   “If Angels Fight” by Richard Bowes
   “The Doom of Love in Small Spaces” by Ken Scholes
   “Pretty Monsters” by Kelly Link

Dragon Spear by Jessica Day George

"Dragon Spear" by Jessica Day George.

“Dragon Spear” by Jessica Day George.


Title: Dragon Spear
Series: Dragon Slippers
Number in Series: 3 (three)
Author(s): Jessica Day George
Cover Artist: Brandon Dorman
Language: English
Original Publisher: Bloomsbury
Originally Published: May 2009
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: September 2010
ISBN-10: 1599905167
ISBN-13: 9781599905167

The Bell at Sealey Head by Patricia A. McKillip

"The Bell at Sealey Head" by Patricia A. McKillip.

“The Bell at Sealey Head” by Patricia A. McKillip.


Title: The Bell at Sealey Head
Author(s): Patricia A. McKillip
Cover Artist: Kinuko Y. Craft
Language: English
Original Publisher: Ace Books
Originally Published: September 2008
Publisher: Ace Books
Published: September 2009
ISBN-10: 0441017568
ISBN-13: 9780441017560

Otherworldly Main – edited by Noreen Doyle

Title: Otherworldly Main
Author(s): Karen Jordan Allen, Lee Allred, Jack L. Chalker, Noreen Doyle, Gardner Dozois, Tom Easton, Gregory Feeley, Elizabeth Hand, Daniel Hatch, Jeff Hecht, Lucy Suitor Holt, Edward Kent, Stephen King, John P. O’Grady, Edgar Pangborn, Jessica Reisman, Melanie Tem, Steve Rasnic Tem, Scott Thomas, Tom Tolnay, Mark Twain
Editor(s): Noreen Doyle
Cover Artist: Greg Mort
Language: English
Publisher: Down East
Published: September 2008
ISBN-10: 0892727462
ISBN-13: 9780892727469
Contents:
   “Introduction: Musings on Maine and the Roots of Modern Science Fiction and Fantasy” by Noreen Doyle
   “Longtooth” by Edgar Pangborn
   “The Hermit Genius of Marshville” by Tom Tolnay
   “Bass Fishing with the Enemy” by Daniel Hatch
   “Dreams of Virginia Dare” by John P. O’Grady
   “Echo” by Elizabeth Hand
   “Mrs. Todd’s Shortcut” by Stephen King
   “A Vision of Bangor, in the Twentieth Century” by Edward Kent
   “By the Lake” (Probability Zero) by Jeff Hecht
   “Awskonomuk” by Gregory Feeley
   “The County” by Melanie Tem
   “And Dream Such Dreams” by Lee Allred
   “Flash Point” by Gardner Dozois
   “The Loves of Alonzo Fitz Clarence and Rosannah Ethelton” by Mark Twain
   “Trophy Seekins” by Lucy Suitor Holt
   “The Autumn of Sorrows” by Scott Thomas
   “Alternate Anxieties” by Karen Jordan Allen
   “The Chapter of the Hawk of Gold” by Noreen Doyle
   “The Bung-Hole Caper” by Tom Easton
   “Dance Band on the Titanic” by Jack L. Chalker
   “When the Ice Goes Out” by Jessica Reisman
   “Creation Story” by Steve Rasnic Tem

Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show – edited by Edmund R. Schubert and Orson Scott Card

"Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show" edited by Edmund R Schubert and Orson Scott Card.

“Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show” edited by Edmund R Schubert and Orson Scott Card.


Title: Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show
Series: Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show
Number in Series: n/a
Author(s): Tom Barlow, Bradley P. Beaulieu, Orson Scott Card, Brian Dolton, Rachel Ann Dryden, David Farland, Ty Franck, Aaron Johnston, David Lubar, James Maxey, Peter Orullian, Tim Pratt, Scott M. Roberts, Eric James Stone,
Editor(s): Orson Scott Card, Edmund R. Schubert
Cover Artist: Tomislav Tikulin
Interior Artist(s): Glen Bellamy, Lance Card, Nicole Cardiff, Julie Dillon, Laura Givens, Thorston Grambow, Jin Han, Aaron Johnston, Howard Lyon, James Owens, Nate Pinnock, Walter Simon, Jerimiah Syme, Tomislav Tikulin
Language: English
Publisher: Tor Books
Published: August 2008
ISBN-10: 0765320002
ISBN-13: 9780765320001
Notes: Each story has an afterword.
Contents:
   “Foreword” by Orson Scott Card
   “Introduction” by Edmund R. Schubert
   “In the Eyes of the Empress’s Cat” by Bradley P. Beaulieu
   “Mazer in Prison” by Orson Scott Card
   “Tabloid Reporter to the Stars” by Eric James Stone
   “Audience” by Ty Franck
   “The Mooncalfe” by David Farland
   “Cheater” by Orson Scott Card
   “Dream Engine” by Tim Pratt
   “Hats Off” by David Lubar
   “Eviction Notice” by Scott M. Roberts
   “To Know All Things That Are in the Earth” by James Maxey
   “Beats of Seven” by Peter Orullian
   “Pretty Boy” by Orson Scott Card
   “Respite” by Rachel Ann Dryden
   “Fat Farm” by Aaron Johnston
   “The Box of Beautiful Things” by Brian Dolton
   “Taint of Treason” by Eric James Stone
   “Call Me Mr. Positive” by Tom Barlow
   “A Young Man with Prospects” by Orson Scott Card

Dragon Flight by Jessica Day George

"Dragon Flight" by Jessica Day George.

“Dragon Flight” by Jessica Day George.


Title: Dragon Flight
Series: Dragon Slippers
Number in Series: 2 (two)
Author(s): Jessica Day George
Cover Artist: Brandon Dorman
Language: English
Original Publisher: Bloomsbury
Originally Published: May 2008
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: May 2009
ISBN-10: 1599903598
ISBN-13: 9781599903590