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2017 Nebula Award Finalist

Feb 232018
 

Cover of All Systems Red by Martha Wells.Congratulations to Martha Wells for All Systems Red being named a finalist in the novella category for the 2017 Nebula Awards!

On a distant planet, a team of scientists are conducting surface tests, shadowed by their Company-supplied ‘droid ― a self-aware SecUnit that has hacked its own governor module, and refers to itself (though never out loud) as “Murderbot.” Scornful of humans, all it really wants is to be left alone long enough to figure out who it is.

But when a neighboring mission goes dark, it’s up to the scientists and their Murderbot to get to the truth.

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Alex Awards

Feb 202018
 

Cover of All Systems Red by Martha Wells.All Systems Red, the first book in the Murderbot Diaries, by Martha Wells was awarded an Alex Award for being one of the best adult books that appeal to teen audiences!

In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. Exploratory teams are accompanied by Company-supplied security androids, for their own safety.

But in a society where contracts are awarded to the lowest bidder, safety isn’t a primary concern.

On a distant planet, a team of scientists are conducting surface tests, shadowed by their Company-supplied ‘droid — a self-aware SecUnit that has hacked its own governor module, and refers to itself (though never out loud) as “Murderbot.” Scornful of humans, all it really wants is to be left alone long enough to figure out who it is.

But when a neighboring mission goes dark, it’s up to the scientists and their Murderbot to get to the truth.

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Deal: Alexander Dan Vilhjálmsson

Feb 162018
 

From debut author Alexander Dan Vilhjálmsson, SHADOWS OF THE SHORT DAYS, a strikingly original Icelandic debut set in a strangely familiar alternate Reykjavík where wild and industrialised magic meet. Perfect for fans of China Miéville, Lev Grossman and Paulo Bacigalupi, this is a strange and wonderful tale of damaged characters forging a revolution against an oppressive government.

Author Dan Vilhjálmsson, who lives in Reykjavík, writes in both Icelandic and English, translating back and forth as necessary, and is the founder and editor of SFF magazine, Furðusögur (Weird Stories).

Editor Craig Leyenaar at Gollancz acquired the first and second novels in the Hrimland Saga via Jennifer Jackson.

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Review: Neogenesis by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller

Feb 142018
 

Cover of Neogenesis by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller.Publishers Weekly: This enjoyable latest installment of the long-running Liaden space adventure saga, featuring the ever-resourceful Clan Korval and their eclectic allies, picks up on the simultaneous and parallel story lines of ALLIANCE OF EQUALS (2016) and THE GATHERING EDGE (2017)…

As always, this intelligent space opera focuses on matters of manners, honor, duty, and clever repartee; violence is rarely the solution, and subtlety wins out over overt force. For returning fans, it provides thoroughly satisfying progression or resolution for multiple threads and will feel comfortably familiar for fans of Korval’s escapades.

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2017 Locus Recommended Reading List

Feb 092018
 

Congratulations to all the DMLA authors who made the 2017 Locus Recommended Reading list!

NOVELS – SCIENCE FICTION

Raven Stratagem, Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris US; Solaris UK)
Seven Surrenders, Ada Palmer (Tor; Head of Zeus)

NOVELS – FANTASY

The Stone in the Skull, Elizabeth Bear (Tor)
City of Miracles, Robert Jackson Bennett (Broadway; Jo Fletcher)
Creatures of Will and Temper, Molly Tanzer (John Joseph Adams)

NOVELS – HORROR

Food of the Gods, Cassandra Khaw (Abaddon US; Abaddon UK)

YOUNG ADULT BOOKS

Akata Warrior, Nnedi Okorafor (Viking)

FIRST NOVELS

The Prey of Gods, Nicky Drayden (Harper Voyager US)
Winter Tide, Ruthanna Emrys (Tor.com Publishing)

NOVELLAS

A Song for Quiet, Cassandra Khaw (Tor.com Publishing)
Binti: Home, Nnedi Okorafor (Tor.com Publishing)
All Systems Red, Martha Wells, (Tor.com Publishing)

NOVELETTES

“The Worshipful Society of Glovers“, Mary Robinette Kowal (Uncanny 7-8/17)
“The Chameleon’s Gloves“, Yoon Ha Lee (Cosmic Powers)
“Extracurricular Activities“, Yoon Ha Lee (Tor.com 2/15/17)
“Sweetlings“, Lucy Taylor (Tor.com 5/3/17)

SHORT STORIES

“An Unexpected Boon“, S.B. Divya (Apex 11/17)
“These Deathless Bones“, Cassandra Khaw (Tor.com 7/26/17)
“The Whalebone Parrot“, Darcie Little Badger (The Dark 10/17)
“Nine-Tenths of the Law“, Molly Tanzer (Lightspeed 1/17)

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Bram Stoker 2017 Award Finalist

Feb 072018
 

DMLA congratulates Lucy Taylor! Taylor’s Sweetlings is a finalist for the 2017 Bram Stoker Award!

Superior Achievement in Long Fiction:
Lucy Taylor – Sweetlings (Tor.com)

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Review: Lake Silence by Anne Bishop

Feb 022018
 

Cover of Lake Silence by Anne Bishop.Publishers Weekly: The sixth installment of Bishop’s paranormal series (after 2017’s Etched in Bone), set in an alternate upstate New York, constitutes a fresh take on a series concept…It is a standalone thriller, set near a village called Sproing in the Finger Lakes.

New to the cast is narrator Vicki DeVine, who, unlike past protagonists, is an ordinary human woman. Recently divorced from an abusive wheeler-dealer, she has come to Lake Silence to renovate the property that constituted her settlement. The Jumble is exactly that: a dilapidated sprawl of buildings, abandoned by humans but not by the world’s supernatural predators, the Others. Vicki plans to reopen it as a modest resort until a body is discovered on her land.

Abruptly, this unassuming, hesitant woman must cope with a police investigation as well as a conspiracy by developers to seize the Jumble. Many core elements of prior plots are intact, notably the Others’ inevitable dominance…but the pleasures of these books have always lain in worldbuilding and character growth. Centering these on a woman liberating herself (personally and professionally) from abuse makes this episode unexpectedly timely.

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January Translation Deals

Jan 312018
 

Hungarian rights to New York Times best-selling author Jim Butcher’s STORM FRONT, FOOL MOON, and GRAVE PERIL, the first three books in the Dresden Files series, to Delta Vision KFT via Milena Kaplaveric at Prava I Prevodi in association with Jennifer Jackson.

Korean rights to Yoon Ha Lee’s Hugo- and Nebula-nominated NINEFOX GAMBIT and its first sequel RAVEN STRATAGEM, to East-Asia Publishing Co., by Jackie Yang at Eric Yang Agency in association with Jennifer Jackson and Michael Curry.

Russian rights to the Nebula and Hugo Award winner for Best Novella, Nnedi Okorafor’s BINTI, to Career Press, by Alexander Korzhenevski Agency in association with Katie Shea Boutillier.

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2017 RT Award Nominees

Jan 192018
 

Congratulations to the DMLA authors nominated for a 2017 RT Award!

Urban Fantasy Worldbuilding:
Etched in Bone by Anne Bishop

SF Novel:
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden
The Will to Battle by Ada Palmer

Fantasy Novel:
Winter Tide by Ruthanna Emrys

Young Adult Fantasy:
Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor

Book of the Year:
The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden

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Review: I Am Princess X by Cherie Priest

Jan 182018
 

Cover of I Am Princess X by Cherie Priest.B&N Teen Blog: On a scale of red Chucks to katanas this badass book is a ninja princess.

The story’s plot line is just as jam packed and exciting as Seattle, the Starbucks-powered city in which the book is set. From reading comic books on the playground to scouring the city for clues in order to locate her dead best friend, Libby lives a life as action-filled as Princess X herself. The gorgeous illustrations made me feel like a little kid again reading comics in a couch fort.

I would recommend this book to adventure-seeking princesses, ninja-obsessed coffee drinkers, and murder mystery lovers.

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