Cherie Priest has announced another novella for Subterranean Press with the wonderful title of "Those Who Went There Remain There Still". I do love her titles. As you may recall I was mightily impressed by her three part story for Sub Press, Dreadful Skin and certainly look forward to seeing what she does this time. Here's a bit on the story from her site:
In 1775, Daniel Boone and a band of axe-wielding frontiersmen struggled to clear a path through the bluegrass hills, but they did not work unopposed. Hounded and harried by an astonishing monster, they overcame it by sheer numbers and steel -- and they tossed its body into a nearby cave.
But it was not dead, and now it is not alone.
Crippled and outraged, for 100 years something terrible has huddled underground, but its newest visitors will not make for easy pickings.
The Martins and Coys are heavily armed, skeptical of their instructions, and happy to resort to violence. And with the aid of a spiritualist cousin, they're also encouraged and guided by the ghosts of those who came before -- even the guilt-stricken shade of Boone himself.
Because live there or die there, no one ever really leaves the Witch's Pit.
Does that sound fab or what?
If you're looking for some early holiday shopping ideas, Connie Willis' collection, The Winds of Marble Arch is due from Sub Press next month. It sounds awesome: The stories cover the entire spectrum, from sad to sparkling to terrifying, from classics to hard-to-find treasures with everything in between -- orangutans, Egypt, earthworms, roast goose, college professors, mothers-in-law, aliens, secret codes, Secret Santas, tube stations, choir practice, the post office, the green light on Daisy's dock, weddings, divorces, death, and assorted plagues, from scarlet fever to "It's a Wonderful Life." And a dog. Love her, and really need to read this book soonest.
Peter Hoeg, author of the luminous and startling Smilla's Sense of Snow, has a new book due out in November, The Quiet Girl. From the Booklist description: "...but nothing about the plot, which centers on a world renowned circus clown who loves both Bach and gambling, is predictable." I have no idea what this book will be like but Smilla was one of the best books I read in college. At the very least, I know it will be utterly original.
As a longtime fan of comic books, I couldn't agree with this rant about women in superhero comics more. For the record, I don't think it is too much to ask that I be able to love the capes without having my gender continuously insulted. And no, the Minx line is not nearly enough to fix this. (What do women want in a comic book? The same thing in any book - smart writing!!! Is that so freaking hard to understand?)
Thanks to everyone who stopped by for the first One Shot World Tour day. We will be taking September off to get ready for the Winter Blog Blast Tour which is slotted for the first week in November, but October will find the crew enjoying Bradbury Season with a day saluting deliciously scary stories and books. If you'd like to join in, let me know. (And of course the week long salute to underappreciated books, "Recommendations From Under the Radar" will be happening the last week of August.)
The new working title for my AK flying memoir is Just One More Dead Pilot. It's nice to be able to call it something.
August 17
2007
12:27 PM
Thanks for the heads up on the Connie Willis book! I'm pleased as punch to have it to look forward too.
Charlotte