Archive for April, 2010

Amelia Beamer’s The Loving Dead: The final cover revealed!

April 30th 2010 at 3:19 pm

The final cover for the ultimate zombie love story, Amelia Beamer’s The Loving Dead, is in, and it’s a beauty.

Occultation by Laird Barron">Occultation by Laird Barron

April 29th 2010 at 1:23 pm

More of the spine-chillingly sublime cosmic horror Laird Barron’s fans have come to expect…

Night Shade News & Notes

April 22nd 2010 at 1:00 pm

Innsmouth Free Press reviews OCCULTATION by Laird Barron: – "Once Barron gets going, he goes, and the kind of exhilaration you get when his tales hit terminal velocity is intense and amazing.This is definitely a book I’ll read again."

Night Shade News & Notes

April 21st 2010 at 1:00 pm

SF REVIEWS.NET reviews THE WINDUP GIRL by Paolo Bacigalupi – "It's been a long time since SF has seen a novel this stimulating and challenging. The inevitable comparisons to early Gibson, Bruce Sterling, Charlie Stross have been made. But I find Bacigalupi's world so much more vivid, more absorbing and immediate. It isn't accessible right [...]

Night Shade News & Notes

April 19th 2010 at 1:00 pm

Publishers Weekly reviews OCCULTATION by Laird Barron and BEST HORROR OF THE YEAR VOL. 2 edited by Ellen Datlow: – OCCULTATION: (Starred Review) "Writing with a poet's eye for detail and a folklorist's understanding of mythos, Barron lives up to his reputation for elegant, subtle, and nightmare-inducing tales with a Lovecraftian edge in his second [...]

The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi">The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi

April 19th 2010 at 11:13 am

Named one of the best novels of the year by Time Magazine,
Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, and Locus, and nominated for the Nebula and Hugo Awards for Best Novel, The Windup Girl is now available in Trade Paperback.

Fritz Leiber: Selected Stories by Fritz Leiber">Fritz Leiber: Selected Stories by Fritz Leiber

April 17th 2010 at 5:17 pm

Known in his lifetime primarily to readers of science fiction and fantasy, Fritz Leiber is now recognized as one of the finest writers of popular fiction of the twentieth century…

Night Shade News & Notes

April 15th 2010 at 1:00 pm

Publishers Weekly gives a starred review to FRITZ LEIBER: SELECTED STORIES: – "The versatility of SFWA Grand Master Leiber (1910–1992) is ably demonstrated by these 17 superb stories, each of which has “wonder blazing at its core.” … Longtime fans and new readers alike will treasure this accessible and wide-ranging collection."

Night Shade News & Notes

April 14th 2010 at 1:00 pm

The Short Review interviews Paolo Bacigalupi, in which he reveals the truth behind how PUMP SIX was published: – "I was just writing and selling the stories individually when the publisher for Night Shade Books – a huge ex-marine, and generally thuggish bastard – caught me outside a hotel I was staying at and demanded [...]

Night Shade News & Notes

April 13th 2010 at 1:00 pm

Rising Shadow.net reviews OCCULTATION by Laird Barron: – "Occultation and Other Stories is a perfect collection for all horror readers, who like modern stories, intelligent prose and macabre things – horror fans will love this collection, because the stories are excellent. I think that this collection is a must-read book for everybody who likes H. [...]