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New on Kindle: Major Catchup Part 3 (aka, Hello Pyr Edition)

Just a little bit, before bed. Lot more tabs to go.

Oh, this may as well be called the Pyr edition. Welcome them and their (current) tally of 10 books in the Kindle store!

Silver Screen by Justina Robson

Someone decided to Upload™ himself illegally after his death. Also, how do you have sex with a cyborg boyfriend?

This is an oldie—from 1999 in the UK, finally appearing in the US theatre. You can also find her 2004 critically acclaimed novel in the Kindle store, Natural History.

Mappa Mundi by Justina Robson

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Mind alteration, mind control, moral dilemmas, and short-listed for the 2001 Arthur C. Clarke award.

River of Gods by Ian Mcdonald

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From the writer who brought you Brasyl (not yet available in the Kindle store) comes its precursor, River of Gods, bringing a future India to life.

I’ve been waiting for this one for a long, long time.

Infoquake (v. 1) by David Louis Edelman

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The first two books of Edelman’s debut Jump 225 trilogy are now available in the Kindle store. The second book, MultiReal, also makes its first showing in the Kindle store today.

Starship: Pirate by Mike Resnick

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Well, we have book two of the Starship series, but no book one (Starship: Mutiny) in the Kindle store yet. Military SF opera.

I never feel comfortable starting smack in the middle of that type of series.

Fast Forward 1: Future Fiction from the Cutting Edge edited by Lou Anders

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Now this anthology I’ve been waiting for as well! Nineteen stories of—well, the title covers it all—edited by Lou Anders!

Includes stories by Robert Charles Wilson, Justina Robson, Paolo Bacigalupi, Robyn Hitchcock, Kage Baker, Tony Ballantyne, Elizabeth Bear, Stephen Baxter, A. M. Dellamonica, Larry Niven with Brenda Cooper, Louise Marley, Ken MacLeod, Mike Resnick with Nancy Kress, Ian McDonald, Pamela Sargent, Mary A. Turzillo, George Zebrowski, Gene Wolfe, John Meaney, and Paul Di Filippo.

Stalking the Vampire: A Fable of Tonight by Mike Resnick

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File this under humorous paranormal investigator fantasy, the sequel to Stalking the Unicorn: A Fable of Tonight (also available in the Kindle store).

No Stalking the Dragon yet, though, but there’s plenty of time.

Going Under by Justina Robson

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The third book in the Quantum Gravity series. The first two (Keeping it Real and Selling Out) are not yet available.

Cyborg Action Girl is tossed into political intrigue and dangerous byplay between elves and demons.

Blood of Ambrose by James Enge

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Dave Freer comments, “A powerful obsessive dynastic fantasy with clever shades of Arthurian mythos.” And I definitely can’t do better than that. For those looking for a series, this is a stand-alone debut novel.

Mind you, authors and publishers sometimes go back on their word….

This is known as the John W. Campbell Award, and recognizes the accomplishments of new authors in the field of science fiction and fantasy. As any writer who aims for the glory of publication knows, they’ve overcome the biggest obstacle to a writing career—and the readers of SFF look forwards to the output from these young stars in the years to come.

Clarification: As Cheryl Morgan points out at io9, the John W. Campbell Award, while administered by WSFS and voted on in the Hugo ballot, is actually presented on the behalf of Dell Magazines (they publish Asimov’s and Analog).

Note: The schedule slipped by a week or so, thus the nominees for novels are not part of this year’s countdown on Sd. However they will be part of a more in-depth Hugo review series.

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