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20th Mar 2023

Announcing The Last Dragoners of Bowbazar by Indra Das

Indra Das has graced us with an original novella, The Last Dragoners of Bowbazar.If you're unfamiliar with Indra, here's some of the praise his work has drawn:From N. K. Jemisin:“A chilling, gorgeous saga that spans several centuries and many lands . . . The all-too-human characters—including the nonhuman ones—and the dreamlike, recursive plot serve to entrance the reader. . . . There’s no escaping The Devo

20th Mar 2023

Announcing The Best of Michael Swanwick Volume Two

We’re thrilled to announce The Best of Michael Swanwick, Volume Two, a huge collection by one of our favorite (and best) short story writers that includes 80,000 words of previously uncollected stories. Recently, the Wall Street Journal called Michael Swanwick “the finest world-builder since Tolkien.” His first two published stories in 1980 were both Nebula Award finalists. In the decades since, he

13th Mar 2023

Announcing The Ghost in Bone by Mike Carey

Felix Castor, exorcist extraordinaire, makes his return in a long new novella by Mike Carey, The Ghost in Bone, his first appearance in a decade and a half.About the Book:“London’s exorcists! I have a reward for all of you, a job for one of you. Come to Brierley House, 20th April, 9.00am.”The newspaper ad is a baited hook and it smells like a three-day old corpse. But hey, it’s a grand in hand just for turn

6th Mar 2023

Announcing The Dead Man and Other Horror Stories by Gene Wolfe

We’re pleased to announce The Dead Man and Other Horror Stories, which gathers Gene Wolfe’s forays into dark spaces, including six never-before-collected tales. About the Book: Although best known for his world-building Book of the New Sun science-fantasy saga, Gene Wolfe wrote brilliant fiction that resisted encapsulation within rigid genre categories. This volume collects twenty-eight tales span

5th Mar 2023

A Starred Review for The Best of Catherynne M. Valente, Volume One

At 800 pages, The Best of Catherynne M. Valente, Volume One is one of the largest collections we've ever published.We're happy to note that the length of Cat's collection is exceeded by its excellence, as Publishers Weekly noted in a starred review:“Valente (Space Opera) shows off her versatility in this mind-blowing collection of 45 stories. The standouts are an irreverent take on the Cthulhu Mythos and a

5th Mar 2023

Publishers Weekly on Under My Skin by K. J. Parker

Before we get to Publishers Weekly's glowing review of K. J. Parker's Under My Skin, we wanted to highlight that this huge collection—nearly 700 pages—includes a full length original novel, Relics.Now, to that Publishers Weekly Review:“Placing these pieces side by side creates a fascinating exercise in worldbuilding: the mythology feels vast and Parker’s characteristically unreliable narrators are even

13th Feb 2023

Announcing H'ard Starts by Howard Waldrop

We’re pleased to announce H’ard Starts: The Early Waldrop which, as you’ll read, George R. R. Martin and Bradley Denton have edited. An important note: In order to properly celebrate the writer we all know as “Mr. National Treasure,” the editors, book designer, and publisher have produced H’ard Starts as a true labor of love—and all proceeds from the sale of the book (minus shipping and

13th Feb 2023

Joe R. Lansdale's The Events Concerning Shipping!

In Stock and Shipping!We’re thrilled to announce The Events Concerning, a two-novella collection by Joe R. Lansdale. Chuck Pyle’s dust jacket (and the design) are meant to evoke the 1950s Hardy Boys covers, as Lansdale’s misbegotten duo involve themselves in tricky, sometime scatological adventures. The clowns don’t cost extra.As Publishers Weekly noted, “…these casually violent and absurdly amusing ad

5th Feb 2023

Announcing Under the Hollywood Sign by Tom Reamy

George R. R. Martin once wrote of Tom Reamy that he “brought to his first efforts such a store of talent, keen observation, and knowledge of humanity that he seemed to spring into being as a major writer full-bloom.” For his sensitively rendered yet darkly gnawing fiction Reamy has been compared to Ray Bradbury, Theodore Sturgeon, Richard Matheson and Jack Finney. Gathered here for the first time in Un

5th Feb 2023

The Carnival and Other Stories by Charles Beaumont Shipping

We're thrilled to announce that The Carnival and Other Stories by Charles Beaumont is in stock and shipping.In addition to absolutely perfect cover art by Matt Mahurin, The Carnival includes a lengthy introduction by David J. Schow, two never-before-collected stories, and a previously unpublished film treatment.About the Book:Charles Beaumont was, in the words of Ray Bradbury, “a pomegranate writer”: s

30th Jan 2023

Announcing The Voice That Murmurs in the Darkness by James Tiptree, Jr.

We’re thrilled to announce The Voice That Murmurs in the Darkness, the first new James Tiptree, Jr. collection in decades, which includes long-out-of-print and uncollected stories spread across more than 375 pages.The wraparound dust jacket artwork is by David Ho.About the Book:Pioneering science fiction writer Alice Sheldon, who found fame using the pseudonym James Tiptree, Jr., among others, left beh

30th Jan 2023

Announcing Ragged Maps by Ian R. MacLeod

We’re delighted to present Ragged Maps, a huge (over 450 pages) new collection by Ian R. MacLeod, highlighted by a never-before-published novelette, “Downtime.”About the Book:From furthest reaches of deep space in “The Memory Artist” to the jungles of Yucatan in “Lamagica,” and from the strange suburbia of “Stuff” to a Vatican where a dying pope awaits deliverance in “Sin Eater,” the worlds mapped out

10th Jan 2023

Announcing The Dispatcher: Travel by Bullet by John Scalzi

We’re pleased to announce The Dispatcher: Travel by Bullet by John Scalzi, which clocks in at over 40,000 words, the longest novella yet in the series.The world has changed. Now, when someone is murdered, they almost always come back to life—and there are professionals, called “dispatchers,” who kill in order to save lives, to give those near the end a second chance. Tony Valdez is a dispatcher, and he

2nd Jan 2023

Announcing The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O by Neal Stephenson and Nicole Galland

We’re pleased to announce the signed limited edition of The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. by Neal Stephenson and Nicole Galland.Our edition will be printed in two colors throughout, with a dust jacket, endsheets, and chapter head illustration by Patrick Arrasmith.About the Book:“That’s classified.”Thus is the response to every question linguist Melisande Stokes raises after she’s hired by a self-described

2nd Jan 2023

Announcing Great Work of Time by John Crowley

Great Work of Time first appeared in John Crowley’s 1989 collection, Novelty. It was immediately recognized as a major addition to the literature of time travel, and went on to win the World Fantasy Award for Best Novella. More than thirty years after its initial publication, it remains as dazzling, dizzying and totally enthralling as ever.Great Work of Time is a “chronicle” composed of several narrative th

18th Dec 2022

Robert Silverberg's Among Strangers Shipping

The big news this week is that Robert Silverberg's massive omnibus, Among Strangers, (which gathers three novels and a novella) is in stock and shipping.From Publishers Weekly (Starred Review):“SFWA Grand Master Silverberg (Voyagers) demonstrates why he merits that plaudit in this superior collection of three novels and one short story linked by the theme of humanity encountering intelligent alien life

11th Dec 2022

Jack McDevitt's Return to Glory Shipping

In Stock and Shipping!We're pleased to present Return to Glory, a huge (over 560 pages) collection by Jack McDevitt, that gathers thirty-two tales, many famous, many rare, from throughout his four-decade career as one of science fiction's finest practitioners.About the Book:Jack McDevitt’s passion for astronomy was recognized in 2008 when the International Astronomical Union put his name on an asteroid. NAS

1st Dec 2022

Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles Available

We finally have those extra copies of Ray Bradbury The Martian Chronicles: The Complete Edition in hand, and want to point out a few quick things: There are five copies signed by Mr. B in this batch. They'll be distributed at random. Please don't ask for a signed copy. Due to production issues, the print run is not the full, 750 copies we announced. Our printer came in 50-60 copies short.We

27th Nov 2022

Announcing Under My Skin by K. J. Parker

We’re pleased to announce Under My Skin, the new K. J. Parker collection that dwarfs those Parker collections that have come before. Its contents are highlighted by an original novel, Relics. -anyone who reads the right book has an ally Here is the right book. Under My Skin, K.J. Parker’s superb new collection, includes almost 700 pages of novelettes and novellas, some appearing here for the first ti

21st Nov 2022

Announcing Rose/House by Arkady Martine

We're thrilled to announce Rose/House, a stunning new novella by Hugo award-winner, Arkady Martine.Important Note: We do not expect to have enough copies to fill orders for large online retailers or distributors. Ordering direct is your best bet.As Publishers Weekly just noted in a starred review:“For this staggering novella, two-time Hugo Award winner Martine (the Teixcalaan space opera series) brings her

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Subterranean Press creates readable art, publishing luxurious specialty, limited editions and groundbreaking original works in the science fiction, fantasy, and horror genres. Subterranean works with a wide range of authors, from cult favorites to some of the bestselling and most acclaimed authors in the world.

Based in Burton, Michigan, Subterranean issues approximately 45 titles each year. Since it began in 1995, both the publisher and numerous works it has produced have been honored with accolades including the World Fantasy, Locus, Horror Writers Association, and Hugo awards.

Among the authors Subterranean has published are Kelley Armstrong, Ted Chiang, Alix E. Harrow, Joe Hill, Fonda Lee, N. K. Jemisin, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Joe R. Lansdale, Arkady Martine, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Tamsyn Muir, John Scalzi, Robert Silverberg, and many more.

Our books have included artwork by Rovina Cai, Jon Foster, Victo Ngai, Dave McKean, Matt Mahurin, and many others.