We’re proud to announce The Jack Vance Treasury, the latest in our line of mammoth career retrospectives. Previous volumes by Robert Silverberg, George R. R. Martin and Philip Jose Farmer have all drawn universal acclaim, and we expect nothing less from The Jack Vance Treasury. Editors Terry Dowling and Jonathan Strahan are paring down their initial table of contents to the 175,000 to 225,000 word range. In addition to the classic stories, expect short prefaces to many of the stories, culled from Jack Vance’s notes. The Jack Vance Treasury will be published as a signed limited edition as well as a trade hardcover. We expect the signed versions of this to presell quickly.

Just announced for publication this fall is MirrorMask: the Illustrated Film Script by none other than Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean. This oversize volume is limited to only 500 copies (474 numbered and 26 lettered) and contains more than 1700 storyboards, an expanded version of the movie’s script, two sections of stills, and emails and notes detailing the film’s genesis.

Mark A. Nelson has turned in his cover rough for Rite, our mammoth (over 470 pages) collection by Tad Williams. This 140,000 word gathering of novellas, short stories, non-fiction and teleplays is right on schedule for release late this year. Check back soon for the finished cover.

Revisit the glory days of pulp via the imaginations of some modern day storytellers in Retro Pulp Tales. According to Publishers Weekly: With six-guns blazing and tentacles flailing, this nifty all-original anthology delivers impressively on the “pure storytelling” promise Lansdale (Flaming London) makes in his intro. The dozen authors manage to address serious issues while remaining true to their roots and the book’s theme. Particular standouts are Al Sarrantonio’s deliberately and successfully Bradburyesque “Summer”; Chet Williamson’s “From the Back Pages,” a delightful trail of breadcrumb hints leading to a sly and satisfactory end; and F. Paul Wilson’s “Sex Slaves of the Dragon Tong,” which more than any other story captures the real essence of the pulps.

Trade:

$40

Deluxe Limited:

$65

Lettered:

$150

Our “secret” Ray Garton title is in stock and shipping, containing the long title novella and four gruesome short stories, wrapped up in one of the most disturbing Glenn Chadbourne covers we’ve ever seen. ‘Nids is limited to only 300 signed hardcover copies, so get your order in early.

Signed Limited:

$50

We still have a dwindling supply of Subterranean #3, the all-horror issue, but they’re going fast.

Issue #4, guest edited by John Scalzi, has been completely designed and proofread. We have a few final ads to drop into the mag, and it’s off to the printer. Look for it in about six weeks.
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Bill Spencer’s acclaimed second collection, praised by Booklist and Publishers Weekly alike, is in stock and shipping. Given the strong trade reviews, we don’t expect this one to last long.

Signed Limited:

$40

The latest gathering of stories Charles de Lint originally self-published through his own Triskell Press is in stock and shipping. Remember, in addition to the book itself, you’ll receive “This Moment,” one of those ultra-rare Triskell Press chapbooks.

Trade:

$40

Deluxe Limited:

$125

Lettered:

$250

Courtesy of Bookslut:

All in all, The Ocean and All Its Devices is a great collection of the kind of literary speculative fiction that gets lost on the store shelves, or worse yet, never even makes it there. I’m always surprised that authors who excel at this sort of writing are not well known, because they certainly have a lot to offer readers who like their stories with plenty of plot and not a lot of sitting around in contemplation of life, love and whether or not someone is pretty enough. Spencer puts his characters in situations that the rest of us can not imagine but never loses sight of the innate humanness of their experience. He is a most compelling and unusual author and provides an excellent example of all the greatness that short science fiction and fantasy have to offer. (And his book shows yet again what Subterranean Press is doing right and why more readers need to aware of this outstanding small press.)