John Joseph Adams's Blog, page 20

REVIEW: “A classic” —PC Gamer

PC Gamer recommends reading WASTELANDS if you enjoyed Fallout 3: “A classic […] perfect for those moments when we want to take a trip to the end of the world.”

REVIEW: “Highly recommended!”

Trash Mutant reviews WASTELANDS 2: “Great writing follows great writing; when one story ends, the next one immediately sinks its teeth into you. Highly recommended!”

NEWS: WASTELANDS 2 is Now Available!

WASTELANDS 2, from Titan Books, is now on sale! Huzzah!

Check out the BUY THE BOOK page to find out where you can find the book (short answer: anywhere books are sold). It’s available in Trade Paperback, Ebook, and Audiobook format. Or check out the FREE READS page to sample before you buy.

If you’re a member of the media, and you’d like to cover the anthology in some fashion, please see the CONTACT/REVIEW COPIES page for more information.

Wastelands 2: More Stories of the Apocalypse

edited by John Joseph Adams

For decades, the apocalypse and its aftermath have yielded some of the most exciting short stories of all time. From David Brin’s seminal “The Postman” to Hugh Howey’s “Deep Blood Kettle” and Tananarive Due’s prescient “Patient Zero,” the end of the world continues to thrill. This companion volume to the critically-acclaimed Wastelands offers thirty of the finest examples of post-apocalyptic short fiction, including works by George R.R. Martin, Junot Díaz, Seanan McGuire, Paolo Bacigalupi, and more. Award-winning editor John Joseph Adams has once again assembled a who’s who of short fiction, and the result is nothing short of mind-blowing.

Publisher: Titan Books

Publication Date: Feb. 24, 2015

NEWS: My Article “Ten Reasons to Write Short Stories Even Though the Pay is Peanuts” is Free to Read on the SFWA Blog

An article I wrote with my editing partner Daniel H. Wilson, “Ten Reasons to Write Short Stories Even Though the Pay is Peanuts,” is available to read for free online on the SFWA Blog. It first appeared in the latest issue of the SFWA Bulletin. You can probably guess what it’s about from the title!

NEWS: Cover Reveal for Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy 2015!

On February 1, I finalized my selections for Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy 2015 and passed them along to guest editor Joe Hill. Now Joe will read the 80 stories I selected (40 SF / 40 fantasy), and choose the best 10 of each genre that will go into the anthology. The rest of the stories will be listed in the back of the book as “distinguished stories” published in 2014 (like honorable mentions).

Meanwhile, I’m pleased to be able to reveal the cover and announce that the book is now available for pre-order.

NEWS: WASTELANDS Now Available in Mass Market Paperback!

My first anthology, WASTELANDS: STORIES OF THE APOCALYPSE, is now available in mass market paperback, from Titan Books. Titan will also publish the companion volume, WASTELANDS 2, on Feb. 24.

Gathering together the best post-apocalyptic literature of the last two decades from many of today’s most renowned authors of speculative fiction — including George R.R. Martin, Gene Wolfe, Orson Scott Card, Carol Emshwiller, Jonathan Lethem, Octavia E. Butler, and Stephen King — Wastelands explores the scientific, psychological, and philosophical questions of what it means to remain human in the wake of Armageddon. Whether the end of the world comes through nuclear war, ecological disaster, or cosmological cataclysm, these are tales of survivors, in some cases struggling to rebuild the society that was, in others, merely surviving, scrounging for food in depopulated ruins and defending themselves against monsters, mutants, and marauders. Wastelands delves into this bleak landscape, uncovering the raw human emotion and heart-pounding thrills at the genre’s core.

Wastelands (mass market edition)

edited by John Joseph Adams

Gathering together the best post-apocalyptic literature of the last two decades from many of today’s most renowned authors of speculative fiction — including George R.R. Martin, Gene Wolfe, Orson Scott Card, Carol Emshwiller, Jonathan Lethem, Octavia E. Butler, and Stephen King — Wastelands explores the scientific, psychological, and philosophical questions of what it means to remain human in the wake of Armageddon. Whether the end of the world comes through nuclear war, ecological disaster, or cosmological cataclysm, these are tales of survivors, in some cases struggling to rebuild the society that was, in others, merely surviving, scrounging for food in depopulated ruins and defending themselves against monsters, mutants, and marauders. Complete with introductions and an indispensable appendix of recommendations for further reading, Wastelands delves into this bleak landscape, uncovering the raw human emotion and heart-pounding thrills at the genre’s core. (Now in mass market paperback!)

Publisher: Titan Books

Publication Date: Jan. 27, 2015

NEWS: New Free Read Added – “Dead Man’s Hand” by Christie Yant

Christie Yant’s excellent story from my anthology DEAD MAN’S HAND, which happens to also be titled “Dead Man’s Hand,” is now available to read for free online. [free read]

NEWS: Hugo Awards Nomination Period Now Open + Free Stuff for Worldcon Members

This year’s Hugo Awards nomination period is now open. The 2015 Hugo Awards will be presented in Spokane, WA during Sasquan, the 73rd World Science Fiction Convention (Aug. 19-23). Nominations close on March 10, 2015.

Anyone who is or was a voting member of the 2014, 2015, or 2016 Worldcons by the end of the day (Pacific Time/GMT – 8) on January 31, 2015 is eligible to nominate. You may nominate only once, regardless of how many of those three Worldcons you are a member. If you’re not already eligible to nominate and don’t plan to attend, you can purchase a supporting membership for $40, which gives you voting/nomination rights.

Nominations may be submitted through the online ballot, available here.

To assist you in finding material to nominate, I’ve assembled this post to list everything that I worked on in 2014.

Most of Lightspeed‘s original fiction from 2014 is available online (and also much of the 2014 original fiction is available as a podcast).
Most of Nightmare‘s original fiction from 2014 is available online (and also much of the 2014 original fiction is available as a podcast).
Selected stories from The End is Nigh and The End is Now are available online. (FYI The End is Now is on sale for just 99 cents until Jan. 25.)
Selected stories from Help Fund My Robot Army & Other Improbable Crowdfunding Projects are available online.
Selected stories from Dead Man’s Hand are available online.
Selected stories from Robot Uprisings are available online.

Also, here is a spreadsheet showing the word counts of all the material I published in 2014 in Lightspeed, Nightmare, and in the abovementioned anthologies.

If you are planning and eligible to vote for the Hugos this year, if you email me proof of your Worldcon membership (i.e., your name is listed on the Worldcon website as an attending member, or the email confirmation or receipt you received when you purchased your membership, etc.) I would be happy to make some additional 2014 material I edited available to you in digital format.

After the jump, you’ll find all of the 2014 eligible stories/authors that either appeared in Lightspeed or Nightmare, or in projects I’m otherwise affiliated with. Everything is sorted into their proper Hugo categories.

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Novellas, Novelettes, & Short Stories

To aid you in sorting through the voting categories, I’ve color-coded the stories in the following spreadsheets (Novella: red | Novelette: blue | Short Story: black). They’re also all sorted by word count, longest to shortest.

Editor, Short-Form

John Joseph Adams (The End is Nigh, The End is Now, Robot Uprisings, Dead Man’s Hand, Help Fund My Robot Army & Other Improbable Crowdfunding Projects, Lightspeed Magazine, Nightmare Magazine)

Professional Artist

Galen Dara
Julian Aguilar Faylona (The End is Nigh, The End is Now )

Semiprozine

Lightspeed Magazine
Nightmare Magazine

Fan Artist

Reiko Murikami
Elizabeth Leggett
Christine Mitzuk
Hillary Pearlman
Li Grabenstetter
Shelby Nichols
Sam Guay
Stacy Nguyen
Carly Janine Mazur
K.A. King
Tara Larsen Chang
Sandra Buskirk
Ashley Stewart

Best Related Work

Lightspeed‘s Women Destroy Science Fiction! Special Issue, edited by Christie Yant, Wendy N. Wagner, et al.
The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy podcast, hosted by David Barr Kirtley, produced by John Joseph Adams (Episodes 101-130 released in 2014) [Episode List] [iTunes]

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (1st Year Eligibility)*

Tahmeed Shafiq
Gabriella Stalker
Isabel Yap
Marie Vibbert
Shale Nelson
Martin Cahill
H.L. Nelson
Seras Nikita
Derek Van Gorder
Veronica Belmont
Jamie Ford
Julia August
Kate Hall

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (2nd Year Eligibility)*

Sam J. Miller
Carmen Maria Machado
Jennifer Giesbrecht
Sarah Grey
Carlie St. George
Hao Jingfang
Laura Friis
Benjamin Roy Lambert
Sarena Ulibarri
Jonathan Olfert
Jason Gurley
H.E. Roulo

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* Note: For Campbell Eligibility, I did some research to try to verify that these folks were all eligible, but I can’t be 100% sure; if anyone knows that any of these folks are NOT eligible, please let me know. (Likewise please let me know if I missed including anyone eligible that I published on this list.)