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Fall 2009 Releases September October November Tesseracts 13 • Druids • Gaslight Grotesque Spring 2009 Releases April April May Petrified World • Of Wind and Sand • Far Arena News and Updates (February 1, 2010) Gaslight Grotesque: Nightmare Tales of Sherlock Holmes reviewed in Publishers Weekly and SF Site. "Overall, the quality of the 13 new Holmes stories in this volume is superior to those in 2008’s similarly-themed Gaslight Grimoire, despite that book’s better-known roster of contributors. Once again, Barbara Roden’s (Northwest Passages) exceptional story “Of the Origin of the Hound of the Baskervilles” is on a level of its own. Roden takes advantage of a lacuna in Doyle’s classic—the missing pages from a letter Watson to Holmes—and transforms it into a complex story with a unique explanation of the demonic beast haunting the Baskerville family. Hayden Trenholm’s “The Last Windigo” integrates the Baker Street duo into a frightening mystery set in the remote Canadian wilderness. Neil Jackson in “Celeste” proposes a more science-fictional solution to the classic enigma of the ship Mary Celeste and her crew. The anthology also benefits from a very thoughtful and comprehensive overview of the horror genre up until the late nineteenth century by expert Leslie S. Klinger. " - Publishers Weekly "Following in the steps of the previous volume, Gaslight Grimoire, the new Sherlockian anthology edited by J.R. Campbell and Charles Prepolec explores again the unpredictable effects of the encounter of Holmes' rational mind with the supernatural.... I'm happy to say that the present anthology is definitely of superior quality and that the large majority of the thirteen stories assembled therein are accomplished examples of dark fantasy, apt to satisfy even the more demanding readers, either Sherlockian enthusiasts or horror fans or just fiction lovers seeking out entertaining and well written stories.... Highly recommended." - SF Site (January 24, 2010) EVOLVE Nancy Kilpatrick will be interviewed on internet radio on Sunday, Feb 7 from 4 to 5 pm. DJNik will be talking with her about goth, about dark writing and about EVOLVE! You can tune in that day and time by going to any of these websites: www.dyhardradio.com www.rampartradio.com ww.nightofthefallenangel.com www.trebleradiorocks.com www.piraterockradio.com (January 23, 2010) One of Jason Sanford's favorite anthologies of 2009 is Tesseracts Thirteen: Chilling Tales from the Great White North Edited by Nancy Kilpatrick and David Morrell "...another great installment in this ongoing series of Canadian speculative fiction. Where the last volume focused on novellas, this time the focus is on horror and dark fantasy. There are too many good and great stories in this volume to mention them all. Among my favorites were Michael Kelly's cold and chilling "The Woods" and the masterful "Lost in a Field of Paper Flowers" by Gord Rollo. In addition, Robert Knowlton's essay "Out of the Barrens: Two Centuries of Canadian Dark Fantasy and Horror," which closes out the volume, demands to be read by anyone curious about Canada's contributions to these genres. So if you're interested in great anthologies--and especially anthologies focusing on non-American speculative fiction--check out these two books." - Jason Sanford (January 20, 2010) Gaslight Grotesque: Nightmare Tales of Sherlock Holmes has been reviewed by Orrin Grey of Innsmouth Free Press. "Special mention must be made of Barbara Roden’s exceptional “Of the Origin of the Hound of the Baskervilles,” probably my favorite story in the book, which is an amazingly effective retelling and re-envisioning of perhaps the most famous and certainly the most horrific of Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories. It’s a prime example of what this kind of story can do in the right hands..." - Orrin Grey, Innsmouth Free Press (December 28, 2009) i-ROBOT Poetry by Jason Christie I, SEXY ROBOT, the journal of all that is bolted and beloved, reposted their review of Jason Christie's i-ROBOT Poetry by Jason Christie. "Overall, iRobot was an excellent choice for Edge as their flagship release of a cover-to-cover edition of science fiction poetry. It’s well-written, intellectually meaty stuff, which still manages to be funny, and own its pedigree as science fiction. Maybe your iRobot Roomba will learn to like it as well.." - I, SEXY ROBOT (December 26st, 2009) MARGARET CANNON's column in the Globe and Mail had this to say about Gaslight Grotesque: "... these are dashing tales worthy of the new vision of Holmes and fans will adore them even though this select anthology is by some deans of horror and science fiction." - Globe and Mail (December 21st, 2009) Gaslight Grotesque editors Charles Prepolec and J. R. Campbell were interviewed by Eric Volmers for Canwest's Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, etc.. From the interview: "This worldwide cult of chin-stroking devotees have gathered under various titles since the 1930s", Prepolec says. "They are not always the most flexible of folk. New York City pioneers, The Baker Street Irregulars, for instance, didn't allow women into their ranks until the mid-1990s after 58 years of being a men-only concern." - Calgary Herald J. R. Campbell and Charles Prepolic, editors of Gaslight Grotesque: Nightmare Tales of Sherlock Holmes. Photograph by: Christina Ryan, Calgary Herald (December 20th, 2009) Of Wind and Sand by Sylvie Bérard was reviewed in The New York Review of Science Fiction, (Number 256) by Amy J. Ransom. Her review concludes with: "In my view, Bérard successfully uses the novum of the desert planet of Sielxth to estrange contemporary discussions of difference, picking up effectively from Sait-Exupéry, who writes: "The desert for us? It was what was born in us. What we learned about ourselves". Just as Of Wind and Sand's characters learn about themselves from the desert, so do we learn something about ourselves." - The New York Review of Science Fiction, Amy J. Ransom (December 18th, 2009) Gaslight Grotesque was reviewed on bookreview.com by Dave Jeffery. His review says: "...all the tales come with a degree of quality and as an overall read, Gaslight Grotesque presents the reader with a tome crammed with both intrigue and gruesome discovery. Even if the reader is new to the world of Sherlock Holmes, there is enough here to entertain and enthral." - Full Review (December 16th, 2009) The School Library Journal's, review of Gaslight Grotesque says: "Readers who like their mysteries with a twist of sci-fi, fantasy, or horror will enjoy Gaslight Grotesque: Nightmare Tales of Sherlock Holmes, a new collection of previously unpublished stories from Edge. The volume begins with an interesting introduction tracing the history of gothic literature and Holmes’s place in the genre. Leslie S. Klinger writes in his foreword, “As the nineteenth century drew to a close, it now seems inevitable that the embodiment of English civilization, the pillar of Victorian reason and intellect, Sherlock Holmes, would have been called upon to confront the forces of darkness in every form.” These delightful and satisfyingly suspenseful tales fill the bill. Teens may also be interested in seeking out this book’s predecessor, Gaslight Grimoire: Fantastic Tales of Sherlock Holmes." - School Library Journal (December 15th, 2009) Two recent reviews have appeared for Gaslight Grotesque. Don D'Ammassa's review on his Critical Mass website said: "The subtitle on this is “Nightmare Tales of Sherlock Holmes”, which gives you an idea what’s inside.... Several familiar names appear as well including Moriarty, Lestrade, and the Baskervilles. Should be of interest to more than just Holmes collectors.” - Don D'Ammassa, Critical Mass Philip K. Jones said: "This is a collection of Sherlockian tales in which, to quote Leslie S. Klinger's Forward, "...the pillar of Victorian reason and intellect, Sherlock Holmes, would be called upon to confront the forces of darkness in every form." Make no mistake. This is a collection of horror stories, not the usual Sherlockian investigations of human crime. In this book, Holmes and Watson deal with monsters, not twisted humans, but horrors out of myth and nightmare” - Philip K. Jones, amazon.com (December 12th, 2009) In Ronald Hore's, review of DRUIDS for CM Magazine he says: "Druids is well written, with a feel for the period in which the story is set, and the authors make good use of a historical Roman figure and the events surrounding him around which to build their tale.... Highly Recommended." - Ronald Hore, CM Magazine (December 10, 2009) Rebecca Rowe, author of Forbidden Cargo was interviewed by Io9's Charlie Jane Anders in her article "How Do You Bridge The Gap Between Two Cool Moments In Your Novel?" Also, Rebecca's own article on renewable energy was published in Renewable Energy World Magazine. (December 2, 2009) Publishers Weekly review of Tesseracts Thirteen: Chilling Tales from the Great White North Edited by Nancy Kilpatrick and David Morrell "Canadian horror writers shine in these twenty-three chilly, subtle and hard-hitting tales from the Great White North. Award-winning authors turned editors Nancy Kilpatrick and David Morrell have assembled a diverse feast of stories exploring the particular — and peculiar — psychology of Canada. Including everything from the icy tundra and the wendigo who populate it in Michael Kelly’s quietly terrifying “The Woods,” to the terror of ice with a mind of its own in Alison Baird’s haunting “End in Ice.” The strongest story of the collection uniquely diverges from the dominant culture; in Jill Snider Lum’s “A Patch of Bamboo,” a foreigner encounter with a Japanese ghost. Jen-Louis Trudel in “The Night Before the Storm” similarly zeros in on a haunted Syrian town on the night before it falls in a Christian invasion. While the stories sometimes feel a little thematically and stylistically similar... this installment of the Tesseracts series is overall strong, and essential reading for anyone interested in the status of Canadian genre writing..." - Publishers Weekly (December 1st, 2009) Pam Allan's Connotations review of Far Arena wraps up with: "Again, Lynda Williams has topped herself with characters, world building, action, and insight into political intrigue with cultures. This is a keeper and it will be a joy to re-read this series when finished. I look forward to her future work with anticipation of awards coming her way.” - Pam Allan, Connotations (Volume 19 Issue 5) (November 27, 2009) Tesseracts Thirteen: Chilling Tales from the Great White North Edited by Nancy Kilpatrick and David Morrell Prairie Books Now has published their interview with Nancy Kilpatrick and David Morrell. Its not available online, but you can see a scan of it by clicking HERE. (November 16, 2009) Time Machines Repaired While-U-Wait An interview with K. A. Bedford has been posted on Get Published. In the interview Mike Plested discusses Bedford's journey to publication and the lessons he has learned along the way. (November 13, 2009) i-ROBOT Poetry by Jason Christie Jason Christie's (i-ROBOT Poetry by Jason Christie) interview with Irma Arkus on CJSF 90.1FM has been posted. You can listen to it HERE. (November 10, 2009) Time Machines Repaired While-U-Wait It is always nice to see that others are bringing attention to our books. In this case a mailing from Cargo Cult features K. A. Bedford's "Time Machines Repaired While-U-Wait". Archives Visit EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy's news archives for all previous news HERE. PODCASTS AND VIDEOS EVOLVE Vampire Stories of the New Undead edited by Nancy Kilpatrick BOOK TRAILER AVAILABLE MARCH 1ST CLICK HERE FOR SPECIAL EDITIONS DRUIDS by Barbara Galler-Smith and Josh Langston [Click Play to listen to ON THE EDGE] Sherlock Holmes The Hound of the Baskervilles Events Book Events February 4th Barbara Roden Interview Join "The BookChick", Jillian Bell, on a live Radio CJTR broadcast , as she talks to author Barbara Roden about the popular new anthology "Gaslight Grotesque: Nightmare Tales of Sherlock Holmes" edited by Charles Prepolec and J. R. Campbell. Roden's short story "Of the Origin of the Hound of the Baskervilles" received a glowing review in the recent article by Orrin Grey in Innsmouth Free Press. February 4th 6 pm Central time The show is available on streaming audio from the radio station's website at CJTR Radio. February 5th - March 1st Perth International Arts Festival K. A. Bedford is a guest panelist at the 56th Perth Festival in Australia. Perth Australia February 12-14th JEMMA 7729 Phoebe Wray will be attending: Boskon Boston, MA March 14 Okal Rel Saga Lynda Williams, author of the Okal Rel Saga, will be guest writer in Dr. Dee Horne's creative writing class at the University of Northern B.C. 4:15 pm March 11, in Prince George, B.C. March 16-28th JEMMA 7729 Phoebe Wray will be attending: Conbust Smith College, Northampton March 27th EVOLVE Vampire Stories of the New Undead Book launch World Horror Convention (2:00-3:00pm in The Abion's Bar Rogue) Brighton, Sussex, England April 3rd Of Wind and Sand 1:30 pm Author Sylvie Berard will be reading at North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario The reading is being hosted by the USS Hudson Bay and the event is open to all! TOP EDGE ATTENDING CONVENTIONS World Horror Convention Brighton Shock March 25-28, 2010 Brighton, Sussex, England World Science Fiction Convention Aussiecon 4 September 2-6, 2010 Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Australia TOP Sign up for News from On the EDGE TOP On the EDGE On the EDGE provides quality interviews with various people in the publishing industry related to EDGE, Dragon Moon Press, and Tesseract Books. On the EDGE is happy to announce that Marie Bilodeau will be carrying on the interviews well into future. 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