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AND GOD CREATED ZOMBIES Andrew Hook
The Gift of Joy Ian Whates
Starship Fall Eric Brown
The Beloved of my Beloved Ian Watson and Roberto Quaglia
NewCon Press is a UK independent publisher. Known for high quality anthologies containing work from some of the most notable Science Fiction and Fantasy authors working today.
Celebration An anthology themed on celebration and produced to commemorate the 50th birthday of the BSFA, containing all original stories from some of the biggest names in speculative fiction resident in the UK. Featuring: Pat Cadigan, Stephen Baxter , Ken MacLeod, Kim Lakin-Smith and many more. from £9.99
by Ian Whates Introduction by Ian Watson Paperback edition plus: A limited edition of 150 dust jacketed hardbacks, each copy individually numbered and signed by both the author and the introducer. Eighteen stories, five original to this collection; includes the BSFA Award shortlisted title story. Released: April 2009 254 pages 1. Introduction ~ Ian Watson 2. The Gift of Joy 3. A Hint of Mystery 4. The Key 5. Gossamer 6. In Fear of Fog 7. One Night in London 8. Ghosts in the Machine 9. Knowing How to Look 10. The Sum of the Past 11. Flesh and Metal 12. Hanging on Her Every Word 13. The Final Hour 14. Darkchild 15. A Piratical Sabbatical 16. Glitch in the System 17. The Battle for Paradise 18. It’s About Time! 19. The Laughter of Ghosts 20. About the Author Cover art by Vincent Chong Cover design by Andy Bigwood “Darkly funny tales of the unexpected, with a deft science-fictional turn of the knife.” Ken MacLeod “Planetary escapades and vivid battle action rub shoulders with charming yet eerie rural tales and with perilous urban nightmares.” Ian Watson
Reviews: http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/The-Gift-Of-Joy-by-Ian-Whates-14044.php http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/may/09/ian-whates-gift-of-joy
Born in England in 1943, Ian Watson graduated from Balliol College, Oxford, in 1963 with a first class Honours degree in English Literature, followed in 1965 by a research degree in English and French 19th Century literature. After lecturing in literature at universities in Tanzania and Tokyo, and in Futures Studies (including Science Fiction) in Birmingham, England, he became a full-time writer in 1976 following the success of his first novel, The Embedding (1973) which won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award and in France the Prix Apollo, and The Jonah Kit (1975) which won the British Science Fiction Association Award and the Orbit Award.
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