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Tesseracts Twelve: New Novellas of Canadian Fantastic Fiction

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edited by Claude Lalumière

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Introduction Trade Paperback ISBN-10: 1-894063-15-5 ISBN-13: 978-1-894063-15-9 5.5" X 8.5" $19.95 US 320 pages Claude Lalumière editor AMAZON.COM AMAZON.CA

Basic Information Page Introduction (.pdf) Author Biographies About the Series Tesseracts Twelve Tesseracts Twelve is unlike any other volume in this critically acclaimed series showcasing the best in Canadian speculative fiction. For the first time in its distinguished history, Tesseracts focuses on novellas, the form believed by many to be the best expression of fantastic and speculative storytelling. In Tesseracts Twelve, the series' most ambitious volume to date, celebrated writer, anthologist, and critic Claude Lalumière has gathered seven brand-new novellas from some of Canada's finest writers of fantastic fiction. Follow these daring, imaginative, and entertaining writers into new worlds of wonder, with an outlook that is both Canadian and global. Cavemen and woolly mammoths invade Yukon! Mythological creatures cause havoc in ancient feudal Japan! Women with power over love and death stalk the streets of Montreal! A modern Scheherazade seeks to understand love in a Toronto suffused with magic and fable! A small town in Alberta is rife with pagan rituals! Superheroes tackle Korean politics, maniacal supervillains, and corporate downsizing! As the world faces environmental collapse, reality-TV adventurers battle giant beasts from the ocean depths! Tesseracts Twelve features all-new exciting and imaginative work by: E.L. Chen, Randy McCharles, Derryl Murphy, David Nickle, Gord Sellar, Grace Seybold, and Michael Skeet & Jill Snider Lum; and introduction by Brett Alexander Savory. Praise for previous SF anthologies edited by Claude Lalumière: "With Island Dreams: Montreal Writers of the Fantastic, editor Claude Lalumière has assembled one of the best original anthologies of the year." - Asimov's "Upon closing the covers of Open Space: New Canadian Fantastic Fiction, the reader will feel amply rewarded, not only by the individual stories but by the sense that the future of fantastical literature in North America is in good hands." - Science Fiction Weekly Claude Lalumière Claude Lalumière is a Montreal writer and editor, with six previous anthologies to his credit, including Open Space: New Canadian Fantastic Fiction and Island Dreams: Montreal Writers of the Fantastic. His own fiction has been selected eight times for "best of" volumes, most notably Year's Best Fantasy 6 and Year's Best SF 12. He writes the Fantastic Fiction column for The Montreal Gazette and the annual best of the year summation for Locus Online. Tesseracts Twelve NOW AVAILABLE

Authors Contents Foreword by Brett Alexander Savory Ancients of the Earth by Derryl Murphy Beneath the Skin by Michael Skeet & Jill Snider Lum Intersections by Grace Seybold The Story of the Woman and Her Dog by E. L. Chen Ringing in the Changes in Okotoks Alberta by Randy McCharles Wonjjang and the Madman of Pyongyang by Gord Sellar Wylde's Kingdom by David Nickle Afterword by Claude Lalumière Cover art by Michael Oswald Testimonials, Reviews and Interviews: Paul Lappen Karl Schroeder Rich Horton Don D'Amassa SFRevu CM Magazine Bloginhood Jason Sanford Matthew Surridge The Virtual Bookmark "Here is another strong bunch of stories from north of the border. They are very easy to read, and very weird. It’s recommended." — Paul Lappen, reviewer "This could be the best Tesseracts anthology yet. If you're not familiar with the series, this is the place to start." — Karl Schroeder, Author "New writer Gord Sellar's first few stories have quickly attracted notice - and so should "Wonjjang and the Madman of Pyongyang"." Rich Horton "There’s a persistent theme of veneration for or at least influence by previous generations ... A very respectable array of tales." — Don D'Amassa, Reviewer "A wide range of styles and themes is presented here, making this is a smorgasbord of literary delights ... There is much to enjoy in Tesseracts Twelve, from its myriad themes, superb writing and colorful characters ... Get your copy of Tesseracts Twelve today and enjoy its variety and enthralling works." — SFRevu "For the lovers of anthologies, with the advantage of the longer format providing a more complex tale, the collection covers the broad range of speculative fiction and fantasy, humour, cynical, romance and lost love. Among these different, well-written stories, different, everyone should find a few favourites." — Ronald Hore, CM Magazine "The two bracketing stories, Derryl Murphy's gold rush-neanderthal collision "Ancients of the Earth" and David Nickle's "Wylde's Kingdom" where a washed-up reality show adventurer lives amidst the grim reality that there's a new species on the extinction list, were the ones that stand out most in my memory." — Bloginhood "I still don’t know much about the country to my north. But if this tongue-in-cheek ugly American can be so impressed with a Canadian anthology of speculative fiction, I can only imagine that others would be too. I strongly recommend this book." — Jason Sanford, The Fix "One hopes that the promise of Tesseracts Twelve is borne out in the stories yet to be written in this country. At the very least, this is a good start on the literature of Canada’s future." — Matthew David Surridge, Misrule Blog The Virtual Bookmark — an interactive supplement to the BCTLA's professional journal — the Bookmark, has recently stated in their release of Canada's Best Science Fiction, labeled Lynda Williams, author of the Okal Rel Saga and the newly released Pretenders, and Tesseracts Ten through Twelve as being among Canada's best Science Fiction.

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