David Anthony Durham's Blog, page 10
June 25, 2013
Unfettered in EBook Format
Shawn Speakman's fantasy anthology, Unfettered, is available as an ebook as of today! It's got great stories by lots of great authors in it. The table of contents looks like this:Foreword by Patrick RothfussIntroduction: On Becoming UnfetteredImaginary Friends by Terry Brooks (a precursor to the Word/Void trilogy)How Old Holly Came To Be by Patrick Rothfuss (a Four Corners tale)River of Souls by Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson (a Wheel of Time tale)The Old Scale Game by Tad WilliamsGame of Chance by Carrie VaughnMartyr of the Roses by Jacqueline Carey (a precursor to the Kushiel series)Dogs by Daniel AbrahamMudboy by Peter V. Brett (a Demon Cycle tale)The Sound of Broken Absolutes by Peter Orullian (a Vault of Heaven tale)The Coach With Big Teeth by R.A. SalvatoreKeeper of Memory by Todd Lockwood (a Summer Dragon tale)Heaven in a Wild Flower by Blake CharltonThe Chapel Perilous by Kevin Hearne (an Iron Druid tale)Select Mode by Mark Lawrence (a Broken Empire tale)All the Girls Love Michael Stein by David Anthony DurhamStrange Rain by Jennifer Bosworth (a Struck epilogue tale)Nocturne by Robert V. S. RedickUnbowed by Eldon Thompson (a Legend of Asahiel tale)In Favour With Their Stars by Naomi Novik (a Temeraire tale)The Jester by Michael J. Sullivan (a Riyria Chronicles tale)The Duel by Lev Grossman (a Magicians tale)Walker and the Shade of Allanon by Terry Brooks (a Shannara tale)The Unfettered Knight by Shawn Speakman (an Annwn Cycle tale)AcknowledgmentsPretty cool, huh?Check HERE for more information.
June 19, 2013
Legacy Award Nominees
I had the pleasure of serving as one of the judges for this year's Hurston/Wright Legacy Awards. This is an award for black writers from around the world, so long as their book was published in the US. There were some very good books in the mix - as there are every year. Some featured contemporary issues, some looked at history, many had truly international perspectives and settings.
The winners haven't been announced yet, but the nominees have. You can check them out HERE.
April 16, 2013
Another Cover
From Brazlian publisher Leya this time:
This is for the first book in the series. Artwork by Marc Simonetti.
This is for the first book in the series. Artwork by Marc Simonetti.
And Finally...
...a piece of Wild Cards news that does include me!
I'm very pleased to be able to say that the next installment in the long-running collaborative sf series has just been delivered to, and accepted by, Tor. It's called Lowball , and it's likely to hit store shelves in 2014.
GRRM makes his announcement HERE.
My contribution is again a story about Marcus Carter (aka Infamous Black Tongue). I debuted the character in the last volume, Fort Freak. He's back again, and in for a world of hurt. Poor lad. It's a multi-part story that weaves in from start to finish of the book.
The full lineup this time is:
“The Big Bleed,” by Michael Cassutt, starring STUNTMAN,
“Those About to Die,” by David Anthony Durham, starring INFAMOUS BLACK TONGUE,
“Galahad in Blue” by Melinda Snodgrass, starring FRANCIS XAVIER BLACK of the NYPD,
“Ties That Bind” by Mary Anne Mohanraj, starring MICHAEL STEVENS of the NYPD,
“Cry Wolf” by David D. Levine, introducing THE CARTOONIST,
“Road Kill” by Walter Jon Williams, starring GORDON THE GHOUL,
“Once More, for Old Time’s Sake” by Carrie Vaughn, starring EARTH WITCH, CURVBALL, DRUMMER BOY, and JOHN FORTUNE,
“No Parking… “ by Ian Tregillis, starring RUSTBELT.
I'm very pleased to be able to say that the next installment in the long-running collaborative sf series has just been delivered to, and accepted by, Tor. It's called Lowball , and it's likely to hit store shelves in 2014.
GRRM makes his announcement HERE.
My contribution is again a story about Marcus Carter (aka Infamous Black Tongue). I debuted the character in the last volume, Fort Freak. He's back again, and in for a world of hurt. Poor lad. It's a multi-part story that weaves in from start to finish of the book.
The full lineup this time is:
“The Big Bleed,” by Michael Cassutt, starring STUNTMAN,
“Those About to Die,” by David Anthony Durham, starring INFAMOUS BLACK TONGUE,
“Galahad in Blue” by Melinda Snodgrass, starring FRANCIS XAVIER BLACK of the NYPD,
“Ties That Bind” by Mary Anne Mohanraj, starring MICHAEL STEVENS of the NYPD,
“Cry Wolf” by David D. Levine, introducing THE CARTOONIST,
“Road Kill” by Walter Jon Williams, starring GORDON THE GHOUL,
“Once More, for Old Time’s Sake” by Carrie Vaughn, starring EARTH WITCH, CURVBALL, DRUMMER BOY, and JOHN FORTUNE,
“No Parking… “ by Ian Tregillis, starring RUSTBELT.
One More Wild Cards Cover
From Brazlian publisher Leya this time:
This is for the first book in the series. Artwork by Marc Simonetti.
This is for the first book in the series. Artwork by Marc Simonetti.
April 15, 2013
What Wild Cards Look Like In Russia
George RR Martin recently had a Russian reader alert him to new covers for the first three Wild Card's books. They are as follows...
April 14, 2013
And Germany...
Wild Cards
returns to Germany with the publication of a recent triad of collaborative books - INSIDE STRAIGHT, BUSTED FLUSH, SUICIDE KINGS.
These were the three books just before I joined the gang. So... if all goes well my characters will soon be speaking German as well!
The publisher is Blanvalet, the very cool publisher that was kind enough get behind the Acacia Trilogy as well!
returns to Germany with the publication of a recent triad of collaborative books - INSIDE STRAIGHT, BUSTED FLUSH, SUICIDE KINGS.
These were the three books just before I joined the gang. So... if all goes well my characters will soon be speaking German as well!The publisher is Blanvalet, the very cool publisher that was kind enough get behind the Acacia Trilogy as well!
April 13, 2013
Mutants Invade Spain...
...and I couldn't be more pleased.
George RR has just confirmed that the Spanish publisher Scyla will be publishing editions of the first seven volumes of the Wild Cards series. One deal. Seven books.
I've been involved in this world for a few years now, but I've never seen things as popping and rocking as they are right now.
I have to eat dinner, but afterwards I'll mention a few more cool things...
George RR has just confirmed that the Spanish publisher Scyla will be publishing editions of the first seven volumes of the Wild Cards series. One deal. Seven books.
I've been involved in this world for a few years now, but I've never seen things as popping and rocking as they are right now.
I have to eat dinner, but afterwards I'll mention a few more cool things...
I've Been Quiet
That's not because I've been doing nothing, though. Been doing lots of stuff, really, though circumstances are such that I can't talk about much of it. Some things have been delayed because of my ownself. Some have been screwed with in general. Some are things that involve other folks, and I have to wait for them. So... I may be waiting a while yet for those things. It will all, eventually, be good. I really have no doubt about that.
But! One of the projects that's been held up for the last year has finally come together. It's a Wild Cards/George RR Martin thing.
But... I've been remiss in updating on various new Wild Cards developments. So, before mentioning the WC news that includes me directly, I'll update on things about my mutant family. See next post...
(I'd like spread these things out a bit, as the pieces came in separately over last couple of weeks.)
But! One of the projects that's been held up for the last year has finally come together. It's a Wild Cards/George RR Martin thing.
But... I've been remiss in updating on various new Wild Cards developments. So, before mentioning the WC news that includes me directly, I'll update on things about my mutant family. See next post...
(I'd like spread these things out a bit, as the pieces came in separately over last couple of weeks.)
April 3, 2013
Iain Banks
Very bad news from author Iain Banks concerning his recently diagnosed terminal cancer.
His statement is HERE.
The Guardian article is HERE.
I'm really saddened by this. Because he's a good man. Because he's a brilliant author. Because his books will forever be entwined with my first exposure to Scotland in the late 90's. I never met him, but he's part of many, many memories I have. Always will be.
His statement is HERE.
The Guardian article is HERE.
I'm really saddened by this. Because he's a good man. Because he's a brilliant author. Because his books will forever be entwined with my first exposure to Scotland in the late 90's. I never met him, but he's part of many, many memories I have. Always will be.
