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The Monstrous

The MonstrousThe new anthology from Ellen Datlow is The Monstrous, out from Tachyon Publications in October.

The cover by Reiko Murakami is amazing.

Pre-order here.

Tally-ho!

Spurred on by Aliette de Bodard’s counting – which is a good thing to do, to remind yourself what you’ve actually achieved in a year – I did some counting of my own for 2010:

2 x short story collections

5 x short stories in anthologies (2 of them with L L Hannett)

I’m okay with that.

Your Bookshelf Requires …

… The Third Bear by Jeff VanderMeer. It contains one of my favourite stories involving talking rabbits and Ariel Berg at the Sacramento Book Review says (among other things):

Lushly imaginative and thick with atmosphere, the meanings prove elusive while the stories brim with emotions, ranging from horror, alienation, and sorrow to humor, curiosity, and love.  VanderMeer’s stories are provocative marvels
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