Archive for November, 2009

Night Shade News & Notes

November 16th 2009 at 1:00 pm

F&SF reviews THE HOUSE ON THE BORDERLAND and THE DREAM OF X by William Hope Hodgson: – "Turn off your cell phone, ignore the shiny wonders of your computer, and let yourself slow down a little. I believe you'll soon be seduced by both the story and how it's told. Just don't blame me if, [...]

Night Shade News & Notes

November 15th 2009 at 1:40 pm

The December Realms of Fantasy reviews THE LEES OF LAUGHTER’S END by Steven Erickson: “Highly enjoyable.  The dark humor, low comedy, and grim irony that are such distinctive elements of his novels are even more prominent here.  Even bone-chilling horror becomes a comedic vehicle.  At times, as with a certain crewmember who loses body parts [...]

Night Shade News & Notes

November 15th 2009 at 1:26 pm

The December issue of Locus reviews ECLIPSE THREE edited by Jonathan Strahan: “It’s hard to come up with a coherent review for a loosely themed anthology series like the Eclipse books. Perhaps what all of these stories, which range from straight-up science fiction to sword-and-peasant fantasy to exquisitely interstitial, have in common is that each [...]

Night Shade Books is moving!

November 5th 2009 at 1:37 pm

That’s right, the rumors are true. We’re moving. Right now, we’re in the process of packing our bags and moving our inventory across town to a new, much larger warehouse location. Effective November 23, 2009, our address and phone number will be: Night Shade Books 1661 Tennessee Street, #3H San Francisco, CA 94107 415-206-1473 This [...]

Night Shade News & Notes

November 5th 2009 at 1:00 pm

Green Man Review reviews Ellen Datlow's THE BEST HORROR OF THE YEAR, VOL. 1: – "There is a lot to be excited about in regard to this new annual which will hopefully attract many new readers who, like myself, tend to be more interested in horror than fantasy. The quality and variety of stories, along [...]

Night Shade News & Notes

November 4th 2009 at 1:00 pm

Amazon names ECLIPSE THREE one of its Best Books of 2009: – Others in their SF/F top ten include: Palimpsest by Catherynne M. Valente, The Other Lands by David Anthony Durham, and Boneshaker by Cherie Priest.

Night Shade News & Notes

November 2nd 2009 at 1:00 pm

Publishers Weekly names THE WINDUP GIRL by Paolo Bacigalupi one of the best books of the year: – "Bacigalupi's powerful debut warns of dire ecological collapse and the evils of colonialism in an eerily plausible near future Thailand."

Night Shade News & Notes

November 1st 2009 at 1:00 pm

Innsmouth Free Press reviews Ellen Datlow's THE BEST HORROR OF THE YEAR, VOL. 1: – "the stories in The Best Horror of the Year … are all great, pretty much without exception, and … the book as a whole is a lean, mean contender that should be at home on pretty much every horror fan’s [...]