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January 14, 2015
NEWS: THE END IS NOW is on Sale for Just 99¢ Until 1/25! (Amazon US/Canada Only)
Got 99¢? The Kindle edition of THE END IS NOW is currently discounted for just under a buck until 1/25! This is volume two of The Apocalypse Triptych, in which the stories take place DURING the apocalypse. You needn’t have read volume one, THE END IS NIGH, to appreciate this one, but you totally should because it’s awesome.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION—John Joseph Adams
HERD IMMUNITY—Tananarive Due
THE SIXTH DAY OF DEER CAMP—Scott Sigler
GOODNIGHT STARS—Annie Bellet
ROCK MANNING CAN’T HEAR YOU—Charlie Jane Anders
FRUITING BODIES—Seanan McGuire
BLACK MONDAY—Sarah Langan
ANGELS OF THE APOCALYPSE—Nancy Kress
AGENT ISOLATED—David Wellington
THE GODS WILL NOT BE SLAIN—Ken Liu
YOU’VE NEVER SEEN EVERYTHING—Elizabeth Bear
BRING THEM DOWN—Ben H. Winters
TWILIGHT OF THE MUSIC MACHINES—Megan Arkenberg
SUNSET HOLLOW—Jonathan Maberry
PENANCE—Jake Kerr
AVTOMAT—Daniel H. Wilson
DANCING WITH BATGIRL IN THE LAND OF NOD—Will McIntosh
BY THE HAIR OF THE MOON—Jamie Ford
TO WRESTLE NOT AGAINST FLESH AND BLOOD—Desirina Boskovich
IN THE MOUNTAIN—Hugh Howey
DEAR JOHN—Robin Wasserman
December 23, 2014
NEWS: WASTELANDS Discounted to $2 Until Dec. 30!
My first anthology, WASTELANDS: STORIES OF THE APOCALYPSE, is currently on sale in ebook format for just $1.99 until Dec. 30.
“My favorite anthology of all time—packed with masterworks.” —Paul Goat Allen, Barnes & Noble
“An exceptional anthology. In scope and vision it can only be compared to Harlan Ellison’s Dangerous Visions. […] I highly recommend this anthology for anyone who enjoys reading anything. […] Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse is the best anthology of any kind I have read.” —Grasping for the Wind
“Everything that is best about the trope, from bleak, empty worlds to beacons of hope.” —Booklist
It’s currently available for just $1.99 at the following ebook marketplaces:
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December 19, 2014
Worldcon 2015
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November 19, 2014
Cover & TOC Reveal: OPERATION ARCANA
Here’s the cover, cover copy, and table of contents for OPERATION ARCANA, an all-original anthology of military fantasy I edited for Baen. It’s forthcoming in March 2015, but you can pre-order it now.
COVER:
Cover art by Dominic Harman; cover design by Jason Gurley.
COVER COPY:
In the realms of fantasy, the battlefield is where heroism comes alive, magic is unleashed, and legends are made and unmade. From the War of the Ring, Tolkien’s epic battle of good versus evil, to The Battle of the Blackwater, George R.R. Martin’s grim portrait of the horror and futility of war, these fantastical conflicts reflect our highest hopes and darkest fears, bringing us mesmerizing visions of silver spears shining in the sun and vast hordes of savage beasts who threaten to destroy all that we hold dear.
Now acclaimed editor John Joseph Adams is sounding the battle cry and sixteen of today’s top authors are reporting for duty, spinning never-before-published, spellbinding tales of military fantasy, including a Black Company story from Glen Cook, a Paksenarrion story from Elizabeth Moon, and a Shadow Ops story by Myke Cole. Within these pages you’ll also find World War I trenches cloaked in poison gas and sorcery, modern day elite special forces battling hosts of the damned, and steampunk soldiers fighting for their lives in a world torn apart by powers that defy imagination.
Featuring both grizzled veterans and fresh young recruits alike, including Tanya Huff, Simon R. Green, Carrie Vaughn, Jonathan Maberry, and Seanan McGuire, Operation Arcana is a must for any military buff or fantasy fan. You’ll never look at war the same way again.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
INTRODUCTION—John Joseph Adams
RULES OF ENCHANTMENT—David Klecha & Tobias S. Buckell
THE DAMNED ONE HUNDRED—Jonathan Maberry
BLOOD, ASH, BRAIDS—Genevieve Valentine
MERCENARY’S HONOR—Elizabeth Moon
THE GUNS OF THE WASTES—Django Wexler
THE GRAPHOLOGY OF HEMORRHAGE—Yoon Ha Lee
AMERICAN GOLEM—Weston Ochse
WEAPONS IN THE EARTH—Myke Cole
HEAVY SULFUR—Ari Marmell
STEEL SHIPS—Tanya Huff
SEALSKIN—Carrie Vaughn
PATHFINDER—T.C. McCarthy
BONE EATERS—Glen Cook
BOMBER’S MOON—Simon R. Green
IN SKELETON LEAVES—Seanan McGuire
THE WAY HOME—Linda Nagata
PRE-ORDER:
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November 16, 2014
NEWS: Nebula Awards Nomination Period Now Open + Free Stuff for SFWA Members
This year’s Nebula Awards nomination period is now open.
From November 15 to February 15, Active and Associate SFWA members may submit nominations for the Nebula Awards. Nominations may be submitted through the online ballot, available here. For more information, visit SFWA’s How to Vote page.
To assist you in finding material to nominate, I’ve assembled this post to list everything that I worked on in 2014.
All of Lightspeed‘s original fiction from 2014 is available online (and also much of the 2014 original fiction is available as a podcast). If you are a SFWA member, you can also download an ebook (epub/mobi/pdf/doc) compilation of all 2014’s original material from the SFWA forums.
All of Nightmare‘s original fiction from 2014 is available online (and also much of the 2014 original fiction is available as a podcast). If you are a SFWA member, you can also download an ebook (epub/mobi/pdf/doc) compilation of all 2014’s original material from the SFWA forums.
Selected stories from The End is Nigh and The End is Now are available online. If you are a SFWA member, also download an ebook (epub/mobi/pdf/doc) of the anthologies (NIGH | NOW).
Selected stories from Help Fund My Robot Army & Other Improbable Crowdfunding Projects are available online. If you are a SFWA member, also download an ebook (epub/mobi/pdf/doc) of the anthology.
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.
September 2, 2014
NEWS: THE END IS NOW Now Available!
The second volume of The Apocalypse Triptych, THE END IS NOW, is now on sale. As you probably know, this is the second of a series of three anthologies I’m co-editing/publishing with Wool-author Hugh Howey.
If you’re one of the readers who read and enjoyed volume one: Thank you! We’re glad to see you returning for volume two. You made the first volume a resounding success, and we couldn’t be more thrilled with both how well the book’s done in the marketplace—it got all the way up to #11 on the Amazon bestseller list—and with how well it’s been received by readers and critics.
If you’re a reader who has not read The End is Nigh: Welcome! And fear not: You needn’t have read the first volume in order to enjoy the stories in this one. Although several of the stories in The End is Now are continuations of storylines that began in The End is Nigh, we’re confident that the authors have provided sufficient context that you can jump into these stories without any prior knowledge.
Buy the Book
You can buy THE END IS NOW right now in the following formats:
Ebook
Amazon (Kindle)
Kobo (December 1, 2014)
Nook (December 1, 2014)
JohnJosephAdams.com (December 1, 2014)
Trade Paperback
Amazon
Audiobook (September 15, 2014)
Cover Copy
Famine. Death. War. Pestilence. These are the harbingers of the biblical apocalypse, of the End of the World. In science fiction, the end is triggered by less figurative means: nuclear holocaust, biological warfare/pandemic, ecological disaster, or cosmological cataclysm.
But before any catastrophe, there are people who see it coming. During, there are heroes who fight against it. And after, there are the survivors who persevere and try to rebuild.
THE APOCALYPSE TRIPTYCH will tell their stories.
Edited by acclaimed anthologist John Joseph Adams and bestselling author Hugh Howey, The Apocalypse Triptych is a series of three anthologies of apocalyptic fiction. THE END IS NIGH focuses on life before the apocalypse. THE END IS NOW turns its attention to life during the apocalypse. And THE END HAS COME explores life after the apocalypse.
THE END IS NIGH is about the match.
THE END HAS COME is about what will rise from the ashes.
THE END IS NOW is about the conflagration.
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION—John Joseph Adams
HERD IMMUNITY—Tananarive Due
THE SIXTH DAY OF DEER CAMP—Scott Sigler
GOODNIGHT STARS—Annie Bellet
ROCK MANNING CAN’T HEAR YOU—Charlie Jane Anders
FRUITING BODIES—Seanan McGuire
BLACK MONDAY—Sarah Langan
ANGELS OF THE APOCALYPSE—Nancy Kress
AGENT ISOLATED—David Wellington
THE GODS WILL NOT BE SLAIN—Ken Liu
YOU’VE NEVER SEEN EVERYTHING—Elizabeth Bear
BRING THEM DOWN—Ben H. Winters
TWILIGHT OF THE MUSIC MACHINES—Megan Arkenberg
SUNSET HOLLOW—Jonathan Maberry
PENANCE—Jake Kerr
AVTOMAT—Daniel H. Wilson
DANCING WITH BATGIRL IN THE LAND OF NOD—Will McIntosh
BY THE HAIR OF THE MOON—Jamie Ford
TO WRESTLE NOT AGAINST FLESH AND BLOOD—Desirina Boskovich
IN THE MOUNTAIN—Hugh Howey
DEAR JOHN—Robin Wasserman
Volume One Ebook Discounted!
THE END IS NIGH, of course, is ALSO still available, and now the ebook is available at the discounted price of $4.99.
Ebook
Amazon (Kindle) – $4.99
Kobo (epub) - $4.99
Barnes & Noble (epub) - $4.99
JohnJosephAdams.com (mobi/Kindle, epub, pdf) - $4.99
Trade Paperback
Amazon - $15.83 (discounted from $17.95)
Barnes & Noble - $15.83 (discounted from $17.95)
Audiobook
Amazon - $24.95
Audible - $24.95
NEWS: The Ebook of BRAVE NEW WORLDS is Discounted to $1.99 for a Limited Time!
September 1, 2014
The End is Now
edited by John Joseph Adams & Hugh Howey
Famine. Death. War. Pestilence. These are the harbingers of the biblical apocalypse, of the End of the World. In science fiction, the end is triggered by less figurative means: nuclear holocaust, biological warfare/pandemic, ecological disaster, or cosmological cataclysm.
But before any catastrophe, there are people who see it coming. During, there are heroes who fight against it. And after, there are the survivors who persevere and try to rebuild. THE APOCALYPSE TRIPTYCH will tell their stories.
Edited by acclaimed anthologist John Joseph Adams and bestselling author Hugh Howey, THE APOCALYPSE TRIPTYCH is a series of three anthologies of apocalyptic fiction. THE END IS NIGH focuses on life before the apocalypse. THE END IS NOW turns its attention to life during the apocalypse. And THE END HAS COME focuses on life after the apocalypse.
Publisher: John Joseph Adams & Hugh Howey
Publication Date: September 2014
August 18, 2014
NEWS: LIGHTSPEED Wins the Hugo Award!
Prior to this year, it’s been my great honor to have been nominated for six Hugo Awards for editing: Three for LIGHTSPEED in the Semiprozine category and three for myself personally in the Best Editor (Short Form) category. Up until now, both LIGHTSPEED and myself had each been 0-3 in our respective categories.
This year both LIGHTSPEED and I were again nominated in the two aforementioned categories. The big difference this year is that the STREAK HAS BEEN BROKEN: LIGHTSPEED won the Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine! I immediately started a new losing streak by losing the Best Editor (Short Form) award to Ellen Datlow, but naturally I’m thrilled that LIGHTSPEED took home the prize. And honestly if I had had to choose which of the two categories I would win, I would definitely have chosen LIGHTSPEED winning Best Semiprozine, so I’m not even a little bit sad.
I wasn’t able to be in London for Worldcon this year to accept the award in person, so one of my partners on LIGHTSPEED, Stefan Rudnicki, accepted on my behalf. Stefan runs the LIGHTSPEED podcast, and has been doing so from day one, so it was really great to have him there to accept for us. And he gets a rocket too (as does our reprint editor, Rich Horton), so I’m really pleased he was there in person to pick it up.
If you missed the awards ceremony, here’s the speech I asked Stefan to read for me:
I am deeply grateful to the readers and award voters who have supported my anthologies and magazines over the years. I wish I could have accepted this in person, but rest assured, the fact that you all thought I deserved this award means the world to me—thank you so much. Thanks also, of course, to all the writers and publishers I’ve worked with, as well as my editorial colleagues—Gordon Van Gelder, Joe Monti, and Ellen Datlow in particular—and my agent Seth Fishman.
I’m also indebted to all of the folks who help me put together Lightspeed and Nightmare, including the Grammy Award-winning audiobook master reading this right now. (Guys! It’s like an audiobook of my acceptance speech!) The magazines might seem like they’re a one-man show, but they very much are not—they’re huge collaborative projects, and neither of them would exist if not for the diligent efforts of many, many individuals behind the scenes, including Wendy N. Wagner, John Langan, Rich Horton, Robyn Lupo, Erika Holt, E.C. Myers, Jim Freund, Jack Kincaid, Jeremiah Tolbert, and many others.
And last but not least, I have to thank the BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE WIVES—my wife Christie Yant. Her I have to thank for all her love and support, and for inspiring me to attempt great things. I know she’s even prouder of this win than I am.
Thank you.
My rocket should be on its way to me via international post as we speak, but here’s a picture of it:
Isn’t it GLORIOUS? Pictured here being held by my former agent (and current editor at Saga Press), Joe Monti. And here it is (or rather here’s Stefan’s rocket) on the Skyboat Media table in the dealer’s room, surrounded by Women Destroy postcards:
But wait, there’s more!
Since I wouldn’t be able to hold my actual Hugo, my wife secretly made me a little gift to tide me over until the actual rocket showed up on our doorstep. She made me the the following out of some junk she found in our backyard and then sculpted the rocket itself out of some kind of putty stuff she got at a craft store.
Isn’t IT glorious?? Obviously that’s going on my desk not only to tide me over, but also will stay there forever and ever.
ALSO, to sort of reinforce what I said—that my wife is even more proud of this win than I am—she also revealed to me that shortly after she started working for LIGHTSPEED, she made a wishbox about me and LIGHTSPEED and the Hugos. (Those of you who have read the story of my proposal to her may recall her wishboxes.) Basically the wishbox is a little decorative box that you put a wish in on a little slip of paper. Here’s the LIGHTSPEED one:
And she brought it to every Hugo ceremony so she could show it to me after it came true, but of course she couldn’t hand it to me until it came true, so she’s been carrying it around and keeping it safe for more than three years now.
Needless to say, I’m a really lucky guy.
Thanks again so much to everyone who voted for LIGHTSPEED, and to all of the authors and editors who have helped make it possible.
