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The Baltimore Science Fiction Society has announced (via File 770) its slate of six finalists for the annual Compton Crook Award, which honors the best genre work from a debut author. The award was first established by the BSFS in 1983, and is handed out during the society’s annual convention, Balticon, the Maryland Regional Science Fiction Convention. The award was established to honor fantasy author Stephen Tall, who wrote under the name Compton Crook. Here are this year’s finalists: Architects of Memory by Karen Osbourne Axiom’s End by Lindsay Ellis Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart Docile by K.M Szpara ....
Aliette de Bodard, Seven of Infinities (Subterranean 10/20) A scholar investigates murder in a house designed by an architect fond of puzzles in this engaging far-future SF mystery novella set in the Xuya universe. “It’s a tightly written jewel of a story, intense and full of feeling, and I recommend it highly.” [Liz Bourke]
Scott Edelman, Things that Never Happened (Cemetery Dance 9/20) Edelman’s latest collection offers 13 eerie and engrossing horror stories, with comments on each by the noted author/editor.
Paula Guran, The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, Volume One (Pyr 10/20) Guran’s year’s best anthology series continues with its first volume from Pyr, after ten previously from Prime, with 25 stories from 2019. The impressive line-up of authors includes Pat Cadigan, Theodora Goss, Ellen Klages, Ken Liu, Carmen Maria Machado, Sam J. Miller, Joyce Carol Oates, and Rivers Solomon. ....
A Shadow of All Night Falling by Glen Cook, published in 1983, follows a war that even wizards dread to fight for a princess. In 1988, Elizabeth Moon publishes The Deed of Paksenarrion, a novel detailing the life of a teenage girl who flees a marriage and joins a mercenary group, only to find her destiny as a paladin in her journeys. These epic series expand on the Arthurian-style Medieval battle, including epic heroes, magic companions, and holy quests. Typically, both series receive praise for being notable pillars of the genre. Swords & Spaceships Newsletter Sign up to Swords & Spaceships to receive news and recommendations from the world of science fiction and fantasy. ....
But what if you’ve sworn to protect the one you were born to destroy? Tarisai has always longed for the warmth of a family. She was raised in isolation by a mysterious, often absent mother known only as The Lady. The Lady sends her to the capital of the global empire of Aritsar to compete with other children to be chosen as one of the Crown Prince’s Council of 11. If she’s picked, she’ll be joined with the other Council members through the Ray, a bond deeper than blood. That closeness is irresistible to Tarisai, who has always wanted to belong somewhere. But The Lady has other ideas, including a magical wish that Tarisai is compelled to obey: Kill the Crown Prince once she gains his trust. Tarisai won’t stand by and become someone’s pawn but is she strong enough to choose a different path for herself? ....