The Art of Makoto Shinkai
Title: The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year – Volume Two
Series: The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year
Number in Series: 2 (two)
Author(s): Daniel Abraham, Stephen Baxter, Peter S. Beagle, Elizabeth Bear, Holly Black, Ted Chiang, Tony Daniel, Greg Egan, Jeffrey Ford, Neil Gaiman, Theodora Goss, Daryl Gregory, Elizabeth Hand, Alexander C. Irvine, Kelly Link, Ted Kosmatka, Nancy Kress, Ken MacLeod, Susan Palwick, M. Rickert, Chris Roberson, Bruce Sterling, Charles Stross, Michael Swanwick
Editor(s): Jonathan Strahan
Cover Artist: John Berkey
Language: English
Publisher: Night Shade Books
Published: March 2008
ISBN-10: 1597801240
ISBN-13: 9781597801249
Contents:
“The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate” by Ted Chiang
“The Last and Only, or Mr. Moskowitz Becomes French” by Peter S. Beagle
“Trunk and Disorderly” by Charles Stross
“Glory” by Greg Egan
“Dead Horse Point” by Daryl Gregory
“The Dreaming Wind” by Jeffrey Ford
“The Coat of Stars” by Holly Black
“The Prophet of Flores” by Ted Kosmatka
“Wizard’s Six” by Alex Irvine
“The Cambist and Lord Iron: A Fairy Tale of Economics” by Daniel Abraham
“By Fools Like Me” by Nancy Kress
“Kiosk” by Bruce Sterling
“Singing of Mount Abora” by Theodora Goss
“The Witch’s Headstone” by Neil Gaiman
“Last Contact” by Stephen Baxter
“Jesus Christ, Reanimator” by Ken MacLeod
“Sorrel’s Heart” by Susan Palwick
“Urdumheim” by Michael Swanwick
“Holiday” by M. Rickert
“The Valley of the Gardens” by Tony Daniel
“Winter’s Wife” by Elizabeth Hand
“The Sky Is Large and the Earth Is Small” by Chris Roberson
“Orm the Beautiful” by Elizabeth Bear
“The Constable of Abal” by Kelly Link
Title: Bad Baby Names
Author(s): Matthew Rayback, Michael Sherrod
=Language: English
Publisher: Ancestry Publishing
Published: March 2008
ISBN-10: 1593313144
ISBN-13: 9781593313142
Title: Cabling: The Complete Guide to Network Cabling – 3rd Edition
Author(s): David Barnett, David Groth, Jim McBee
Language: English
Original Publisher: Electronic Industry Press
Originally Published: 1991
Publisher: Wiley Custom Services
Published: 2008
ISBN-10: 0470898712
ISBN-13: 9780470898710
Title: Genshiken – Return of the Otaku
Series: Genshiken
Number in Series: n/a
Author(s): Kazutoshi Iida, 飯田和敏, Shimoku Kio, 木尾士目
Cover Artist: Shimoku Kio, 木尾士目
Interior Artist(s): Shimoku Kio, 木尾士目
Language: English
Original Language: Japanese
Original Title: 小説 げんしけん 拝入蘭人の野望~Return of the OTAKU~
Original Publisher: Kodansha, 講談社
Originally Published: January 2008
Publisher: Del Rey
Published: April 2010
ISBN-10: 0345516273
ISBN-13: 9780345516275
“Monster Hunter International” by Larry Correia – 2007 edition cover.
Title: Chronicles of the Black Company
Series: The Book of the North
Number in Series: 1-3 (one – three)
Author(s): Glen Cook
Cover Artist: Raymond Swanland
Language: English
Publisher: Tor Books
Published: November 2007
ISBN-10: 0765319233
ISBN-13: 9780765319234
Notes: Thanks, Nathan.
Contents:
“The Black Company”
“Shadows Linger”
“The White Rose”
Title: The True Meaning of Smekday
Series: Tip and J. Lo
Number in Series: 1 (one)
Author(s): Adam Rex
Cover Artist: Adam Rex
Interior Artist(s): Adam Rex
Language: English
Original Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children
Originally Published: October 2007
Publisher: Disney Hyperion Books
Published: May 2009
ISBN-10: 0786849010
ISBN-13: 9780786849017
Notes: Basis for the film Home
Title: Speculative Japan – Outstanding Tales of Japanese Science Fiction and Fantasy
Series: Speculative Japan
Number in Series: 1 (one)
Author(s): Hisashi Asakura, 浅倉久志, David Brin, Grania Davis, Masami Fukushima, 福島正実, Yoshimasu Gōzō, 吉増剛造, Ryō Hanmura, 半村良, Takashi Ishikawa, 石川喬司, Shinji Kajio, 梶尾眞治, Hiromi Kawakami, 川上弘美, Hirai Kazumasa, 平井和正, Sakyō Komatsu, 小松左京, Tensei Kōno, 河野典生, Taku Mayumura, 眉村卓, Mariko Ōhara, 大原まり子, Takumi Shibano , 柴野拓美, Aritsune Toyota, 豊田有恒, Yasutaka Tsutsui, 筒井康隆, Gene van Troyer, Kōichi Yamano, 山野浩一, Tetsu Yano, 矢野徹
Editor(s): Grania Davis, Gene van Troyer
Cover Artist: Naoyuki Katō, 加藤直之
Language: English
Original Language: Japanese
Publisher: Kurodahan Press
Published: August 2007
ISBN-10: 4902075261
ISBN-13: 9784902075267
Contents:
“Preface” by David Brin
“Judy-san – Judith Merril, 1923-1997” by Grania Davis
“Introduction: Phase Shifting” by Gene van Troyer
“The Savage Mouth” by Sakyō Komatsu (小松左京)
“A Time for Revolution” by Kazumasa Hirai (平井和正)
“Hikari” by Tensei Kōno (河野典生)
“I’ll Get Rid of Your Discontent” by Taku Mayumura (眉村卓)
“The Road to the Sea” by Takashi Ishikawa (石川喬司)
“Where Do the Birds Fly Now” by Kōichi Yamano (山野浩一)
“Another Prince of Wales” by Aritsune Toyota (豊田有恒)
“The Flower’s Life Is Short” by Masami Fukushima (福島正実)
“Girl” by Mariko Ōhara (大原まり子)
“Standing Woman” by Yasutaka Tsutsui (筒井康隆)
“Cardboard Box” by Ryō Hanmura (半村良)
“The Legend of the Paper Spaceship” by Tetsu Yano (矢野徹)
“Reiko’s Universe Box” by Shinji Kajio (梶尾眞治)
“Mogera Wogura” by Hiromi Kawakami (川上弘美)
“Adrenalin” by Yoshimasu Gōzō (吉増剛造)
“Collective Reason: A Proposal” by Takumi Shibano (柴野拓美)
“Afterword: “From Vertical to Horizontal”” by Hisashi Asakura (浅倉久志)
“Editor’s Afterword: “Translator as Hero”” by Grania Davis
“Nichijou 1” by Keiichi Arawi.
