Coming Soon: AMSTERDAM BLOCK BY BLOCK!


On May 7th, OH/Welbeck is due to publish Cierra Block‘s latest illustrated city guide: AMSTERDAM BLOCK BY BLOCK! Here’s the synopsis…

From its progressive politics and buzzing food scene to its dazzling arts and extreme night life – Amsterdam is one of the most vibrant and popular cities in the world.

Vibrantly illustrated and packed with insider-knowledge on the most notable places to eat, what to see, where to walk and what to do, Amsterdam Block by Block is a guide like no other. Artist Cierra Block unlocks the secrets of the city from canals and coffee shops to Dutch tulips and Dam square – all illustrated with 50 of Cierra Block’s distinctive, stunning maps, making it the perfect gift for seasoned locals and first-time visitors alike.

OH/Welbeck has published all of the Block By Block series in the UK to date: London, New York, Paris, and Barcelona are all out now!

New Paperback edition of Charlaine Harris’s THE LAST WIZARD’S BALL Out Now in the UK!


Today, Piatkus publishes a new, UK paperback edition of the final book in Charlaine Harris‘s acclaimed Gunnie Rose series: THE LAST WIZARDS’ BALL! Available wherever books are sold, here’s the synopsis…

The sixth and final instalment in the critically acclaimed Gunnie Rose series as sisters Lizbeth Rose and Felicia must face their fates at the last Wizards’ Ball.

Lizbeth Rose’s sister Felicia attends the Grand Wizards’ Ball, and as one of the most powerful — and beautiful — death wizards in a generation, she is highly sought after as one of the belles of the ball.

However, war and violence are on the rise in Europe as German and Japanese wizards are also courting Felicia… and some are refusing to take no for an answer.

As the façade of genteel wizard society turns deadly, Lizbeth must learn to not only protect her sister, but also navigate the arcane world that is pulling her sister and husband into a dangerous dance with death that could change the world as they know it.

Piatkus has published all five novels in the series, all available now in print and eBook editions: AN EASY DEATH, A LONGER FALL, THE RUSSIAN CAGE, THE SERPENT IN HEAVEN, and ALL THE DEAD SHALL WEEP.

Zeno represents Charlaine Harris in the UK and Commonwealth, on behalf of the JABberwocky Literary Agency in New York.

LEGENDS & LATTES Graphic Novel Coming Soon!


In case you missed the news, a new, graphic novel adaptation of Travis Baldree‘s internationally-bestselling LEGENDS & LATTES is on its way! Due to be published by Ten Speed Press (North America) and Tor Books (UK) in October, the book was adapted by Samuel Sattin. A deluxe edition (above) will also be available in North America. The graphic novel was beautifully illustrated by Shanti Rittgers and Sarah Webb. Here’s the synopsis…

After a lifetime of bounties and bloodshed, Viv is hanging up her sword. The battle-weary orc aims to start afresh, opening the city of Thune’s first-ever coffee shop. But old and new rivals stand in the way of success, not to mention the fact that no one has the faintest idea what coffee actually is.

If Viv wants to put the blade behind her and make her dreams a reality, she won’t be able to go it alone. After all, the true rewards of an uncharted path are the travelers you meet along the way. And whether they are drawn together by ancient magic, flaky pastry, or a freshly brewed cup―Viv may find something deeper here than she ever imagined…

This full-color graphic novel adaptation brings the high fantasy and low stakes of this beloved story to vibrant life as it’s never been seen before.

Travis’s novels have been published by Tor Books in the UK and North America: LEGENDS & LATTES, BOOKSHOPS & BONEDUST (a prequel), and BRIGANDS & BREADKNIVES. The upcoming TALES FROM THE TERRITORY is also due to be published by Tor Books in the UK.

ALTERNATE ROUTES by Tim Powers Audiobook Edition Out Now!


We’re happy to report that the UK audiobook edition of ALTERNATE ROUTES by Tim Powers is out now! Published by W. F. Howes, it is read by Bronson Pinchot. The first novel in the author’s Vickery & Castine series, here’s the synopsis…

Something weird is happening to the Los Angeles freeways—phantom cars, lanes from nowhere, and sometimes unmarked offramps that give glimpses of a desolate desert highway—and Sebastian Vickery, disgraced ex-Secret Service agent, is a driver for a covert supernatural-evasion car service. But another government agency is using and perhaps causing the freeway anomalies, and their chief is determined to have Vickery killed because of something he learned years ago at a halted Presidential motorcade.

Reluctantly aided by Ingrid Castine, a member of that agency, and a homeless Mexican boy, and a woman who makes her living costumed as Supergirl on the sidewalk in front of the Chinese Theater, Vickery learns what legendary hell it is that the desert highway leads to—and when Castine deliberately drives into it to save him from capture, he must enter it himself to get her out.

But wait, there’s more! Fans of the series won’t have to wait long to complete the series: W. F. Howes is due to publish the next two novels in the series — FORCED PERSPECTIVES and STOLEN SKIES — on April 30th and May 28th, respectively.

Zeno represents Tim Powers in the UK and Commonwealth, on behalf of Russell Galen at the Scovil Galen Ghosh Literary Agency.

William Gibson’s ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES Out in Three Weeks!


The new audiobook edition of ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES by William Gibson is out in three weeks! Due to be published by W. F. Howes, on April 10th, it’s read by Jason Keller. The third novel in the author’s acclaimed Bridge Trilogy, here’s the synopsis…

The Bridge, San Francisco, after the quake:

Ex-cop Berry Rydell has been hired by Colin Laney — who is hooked deep into the network of things – to go to San Francisco and act in such a way that he comes to the attention of a certain unspecified individual. This, Laney promises Rydell, could prove life-threatening. And now Rydell’s been sent a package. Something that belonged to Laney, something that others with guns, blades and very bad attitudes want. And suddenly Rydell’s running, trying get to the old Bridge, the shantytown where a man can get lost, be forgotten and wait for the end of the world — which is the other thing that Laney promised…

The first two novels in the series — VIRTUAL LIGHT and IDORU — are also available as audiobooks, read by Jason Keller, published by W. F. Howes.

LEGENDY A LATÉČKA Special Edition Out Now!


We’re very happy to announced that there’s a new, special edition of LEGENDS & LATTES by Travis Baldree out now in Czechia! Published as LEGENDY A LATÉČKA, by Laser, it was translated by Jitka Čupová. Here’s the synopsis…

Barbarská orkyně Viv je už unavená dlouhými léty neustálých bojů a vandrování. Naposledy tedy zasekne meč do lebky nepřítele a vydá se vstříc novému osudu. Zapomenutá legenda, jistý bájný artefakt a notná dávka naděje ji zavedou do ulic města Thune, kde si hodlá otevřít první kavárnu, ačkoliv zde o kávě dosud nikdo neslyšel. Její sny o novém životě, v němž bude místo smrtelných ran rozdávat šálky s lahodným nápojem, jsou však značně nejisté. Viv se musí vypořádat s řadou překážek jak ze strany svých starých známých, tak i nekalých živlů samotného města. Aby uskutečnila své plány a zbudovala podnik, který se ve městě udrží, musí si Viv získat nové přátelé a naučit se řešit problémy jinak než mečem. Příběh představuje horký šálek něžné fantasy s pořádnou čepicí našlehané poetiky. Nyní ve speciálním vydání!

All three of the Legends & Lattes books (to date) are available in “regular” editions in Czechia, also published by Laser — each of which has very nice sprayed edges!

The series is published by Tor Books in the UK and North America, and in an ever-growing number of translated editions around the world. (Check Travis’s page for more details.) Here’s the English-language synopsis for LEGENDS & LATTES

A cosy, heartwarming slice-of-life fantasy about found families and fresh starts. Perfect for fans of TJ Klune, Katherine Addison and T. Kingfisher. From the Hugo Award-winning author, Travis Baldree.

High fantasy, low stakes – with a double-shot of coffee.

After decades of adventuring, Viv the orc barbarian is finally hanging up her sword for good. Now she sets her sights on a new dream – for she plans to open the first coffee shop in the city of Thune. Even though no one there knows what coffee actually is.

If Viv wants to put the past behind her, she can’t go it alone. And help might arrive from unexpected quarters. Yet old rivals and new stand in the way of success. And Thune’s shady underbelly could make it all too easy for Viv to take up the blade once more.

But the true reward of the uncharted path is the travellers you meet along the way. Whether bound by ancient magic, delicious pastries or a freshly brewed cup, they may become something deeper than Viv ever could have imagined…

The next book in the series is TALES FROM THE TERRITORY, a collection of short stories set in the Legends & Lattes world. The UK edition is due to be published by Tor Books, on October 1st.

Peter V. Brett’s THE DEMON KING Out in Three Weeks!


In three weeks (April 9th), Harper Voyager is due to publish the UK edition of THE DEMON KING by Peter V. Brett! The third and final volume in the acclaimed, best-selling Nightfall Saga, here’s the synopsis…

The third and final book in The Nightfall Saga, the thrilling and action-packed epic fantasy series set in the world of The Demon Cycle, from Sunday Times bestselling author Peter V. Brett

He is known as The Prince of Lies. The Father of Demons. He is Alagai Ka, the Demon King.

Though humanity won a hard-fought victory in its war against demonkind, the Demon King has escaped in search of a new queen to restart his dark hive, and has found signs of one on a distant shore.

But pursuing him are humanity’s best hopes: Olive Paper and Darin Bales, whose legendary parents brought demonkind low once before. Olive and Darin will not rest until the demons are defeated, and so relentless is their hunt that they have followed Alagai Ka across the sea to a strange new land.

There they discover a culture unlike any they have never known, where demons live alongside humans as servants and companions. And there they meet the demon’s masters–including a seductive prince who is drawn to Olive – who seem unable or unwilling to understand the danger they are in.

Because no human is safe from the Demon King’s thirst for war – and every human must join the battle against his kingdom of death.

Harper Voyager has published all of Peter V. Brett’s books in the UK. The Demon Cycle includes THE PAINTED MAN, THE DESERT SPEAR, THE DAYLIGHT WAR, THE SKULL THRONE, and THE CORE. The first two books in the Nightfall Saga are THE DESERT PRINCE and THE HIDDEN QUEEN. They have also published a series of novellas set in the two series.

Zeno represents Peter V. Brett in the UK and Commonwealth, on behalf of the JABberwocky Literary Agency in New York.

Out Now: James P. Blaylock’s BEGINNING ANYWHERE, VIEWS FROM THE TREEHOUSE!


We’re happy to report that Ellysian Press has published a new collection by James P. Blaylock! BEGINNING ANYWHERE, VIEWS FROM THE TREEHOUSE is out now. Here’s the synopsis…

Beginning Anywhere, Views from the Treehouse offers a fascinating look into the mind of one of Speculative Fiction’s greatest authors: James P. Blaylock. One of the inventors of the Steampunk genre, Blaylock continues to delight with his fantastical fiction and thoughtful, humorous non-fiction. The worlds of late 20th and early 21st century Science Fiction and Fantasy are far richer from his contributions.

This collection includes previously published works that give us a peek into some of the inspirations and events that formed Blaylock’s craft into a multiple-award-winning career. And all from the comfort of his treehouse study.

Blaylock is one of the founders of the steampunk genre, and is the author of the acclaimed Langdon St. Ives series (among many other acclaimed series and stand-alones) The Langdon series is published by Titan Books.

A number of Blaylock’s other novels and novellas are published by JABberwocky.

Travis Baldree at Prague Comic Con Next Week!


Very happy to report that Travis Baldree will be a guest at Prague Comic Con next week (March 13th-15th)! This is a great chance for Czech fans of the Legends & Lattes series to meet the author and attend a panel with him…

  • Saturday: Discussion with the author about writing cozy fantasy (Hall E2) — interpretation/translation via headphones.
  • Sunday: Book Line (Hall F1)
  • Also be an official autograph signing and selfie photo session (date and time TBD).

The Legends & Lattes series is published in Czechia by LaserLEGENDY & LATÉČKA, KNIHKUPECTVÍ A KOSTNÍ PRACH, and the very recently-published BANDITI A BŘITMISTŘI! Here are details for each of the books…

LEGENDY & LATÉČKA (LEGENDS & LATTES)…

Barbarská orkyně Viv je už unavená dlouhými léty neustálých bojů a vandrování. Naposledy tedy zasekne meč do lebky nepřítele a vydá se vstříc novému osudu. Zapomenutá legenda, jistý bájný artefakt a notná dávka naděje ji zavedou do ulic města Thune, kde si hodlá otevřít první kavárnu, ačkoliv zde o kávě dosud nikdo neslyšel. Její sny o novém životě, v němž bude místo smrtelných ran rozdávat šálky s lahodným nápojem, jsou však značně nejisté. Viv se musí vypořádat s řadou překážek jak ze strany svých starých známých, tak i nekalých živlů samotného města. Aby uskutečnila své plány a zbudovala podnik, který se ve městě udrží, musí si Viv získat nové přátelé a naučit se řešit problémy jinak než mečem. Příběh představuje horký šálek něžné fantasy s pořádnou čepicí našlehané poetiky. Nyní ve speciálním vydání!

KNIHKUPECTVÍ A KOSTNÍ PRACH (BOOKSHOPS & BONEDUST), the prequel novel…

Orkyně Viv je na své první velké výpravě. Rakemovi Havrani jsou špička v oboru, nekromantka Varina představuje pořádnou výzvu a ona sama je plná sil a odhodlání ukázat, jak se správně ohánět šavlí. Jenže mládí vpřed neplatí vždycky. Zvlášť když stojíte proti přesile kostlivců. A tak Viv najednou trčí v Šeráku, malém přímořském městečku, kde možná nechcíp pes, ale rozhodně má na kahánku. Rakem a jeho Havrani ji tu nechali vyléčit těžce zraněnou nohu a sami pokračovali dál vstříc osudu. Pro orckou válečnici něco hrozného! Jenže pak Viv během svých toulek po okolí narazí na zašlé knihkupectví vedené krysačkou Fernou. A ta jí doporučí knihu. K vlastnímu překvapení Viv čtení podlehne a rozhodne se z krámku před krachem něco udělat. Společně s hrstkou nově nabytých přátel bude čelit prachu, slevovým akcím, elfsky vznešeným autorkám dobrodružných romancí… a nakonec i té nekromantce Varině. Protože jasně, můžete někomu rozsekat armádu nemrtvých, ale na knihy se nešahá. Zvlášť když je ta kniha grimoár nejčernější magie…

BANDITI A BŘITMISTŘI (BRIGANDS & BREADKNIVES)…

Krysačku Fernu už přestal bavit nudný a občas i krušný život majitelky knihkupectví v zapadlém Šeráku a přestěhuje do města Thune, aby si zřídila obchůdek vedle kavárny své dávné přítelkyně. Co víc by si mohla přát? Rekonstrukce starého domu a jeho proměna v okouzlující krámek s knížkami ji z pochmurné nálady jistě vyléčí! Kéž by to bylo tak jednoduché… Brzy zjišťuje, že chybí-li vám smysl života, nová fasáda a pár tahů štětcem to nevyřeší. Jednoho večera propadne pocitu marnosti, který se snaží utopit v alkoholu. Nejen že se jí to nepodaří, ale následující ráno se navíc probudí daleko od domova ve společnosti legendární elfí bojovnice, zajaté goblinky se zálibou ve stříbrných příborech a své vlastní kocoviny. Když společně odrazí bandu darebáků, kteří se chtějí zmocnit goblinky, na níž je vypsaná bohatá odměna, Ferna se ocitne v prostoru a čase, v němž ji netíží starosti s knihkupectvím, a naplno prožívá přítomnost, aby konečně objevila, kým kým skutečně je.

The series is published in the UK and North America by Tor Books — all three novels out now!

Ukrainian Edition of Lavie Tidhar’s CENTRAL STATION out in Two Weeks!


In two weeks Богдан is due to publish Центральна станція, the Ukrainian edition of Lavie Tidhar‘s highly-acclaimed, award-winning novel CENTRAL STATION. Translated by Сергія Ковальчука, here’s the synopsis…

Дія кіберпанківського, «мозаїчного» (за авторським визначенням) роману Леві Тідгара «Центральна станція» відбувається у далекому майбутньому біля гігантського космодрому, що знаходиться між ізраїльським Тель-Авівом та арабською Яффою. Тут різні культури стикаються у реальному житті та віртуальній реальності. Тут життя дешеве, а інфа ще дешевша. Тут колишні солдати-кіборги давно забутих воєн доставляють нелегальні наркотики для вампірів-екстрасенсів, а роботи-священники читають проповіді та проводять обрізання. І тут усе пов’язано з Інакшими, могутніми чужопланетними сутностями, які через Бесіду — глобальну інфомережу — спричиняють безповоротні зміни у житті людства. І попри все, на Центральному вокзалі люди та машини продовжують адаптуватися, процвітати… і навіть еволюціонувати.

The excellent cover is by Олега Кіналя.

CENTRAL STATION is published in the UK and North America by Tachyon Publications, and is out now. Here’s the English-language synopsis…

A worldwide diaspora has left a quarter of a million people at the foot of a space station. Cultures collide in real life and virtual reality. Life is cheap, and data is cheaper.

When Boris Chong returns to Tel Aviv from Mars, much has changed. Boris’s ex-lover is raising a strangely familiar child who can tap into the datastream of a mind with the touch of a finger. His cousin is infatuated with a robotnik—a damaged cyborg soldier who might as well be begging for parts. His father is terminally-ill with a multigenerational mind-plague. And a hunted data-vampire has followed Boris to where she is forbidden to return.

Rising above them is Central Station, the interplanetary hub between all things: the constantly shifting Tel Aviv; a powerful virtual arena, and the space colonies where humanity has gone to escape the ravages of poverty and war. Everything is connected by the Others, powerful alien entities who, through the Conversation—a shifting, flowing stream of consciousness—are just the beginning of irrevocable change.

At Central Station, humans and machines continue to adapt, thrive . . . and even evolve.

The Tachyon cover is by Sarah Anne Langton.

Ian McDonald’s ASPECTS Out in Two Weeks in France!


In two weeks, Le Bélial’ are due to publish ASPECTS by Ian McDonald. A French edition of the author’s novella THE TEAR, it was translated by Gilles Goullet. The striking cover is by Aurélien Police. Here’s the synopsis…

Outre-espace. Temps futurs.

Depuis des millénaires, Tay abrite une humanité parfaitement adaptée aux conditions d’un monde-océan. Pour le jeune Ptey, le moment est venu de rejoindre la Maison de Multiplication et découvrir les huit personnalités qui le constituent, ses Aspects — un rite de passage essentiel qui le changera à jamais. Mais dans le ciel de Tay, depuis des décennies maintenant, se presse la Communauté anpreen, huit cents vaisseaux titanesques à la coque de glace nanorenforcée en quête de ressources. Car aussi puissante que soit l’Anpreen, cette très vieille espèce du Clade, elle n’en est pas moins en fuite — et en ruine. En effet, l’armada anpreen n’est que l’écho d’un conflit immensément plus vaste, et l’Ennemi est sur ses talons, il approche, il sera bientôt là. Quel sort réservera-t-il au paisible monde de Tay une fois l’objet de son ire réduit à néant?

Pour Ptey reste la fuite, mais pour aller où?

The novella is available in English, published by JABberwocky, alongside the novel SCISSORS CUT PAPER WRAP STONE.

Here’s an English-language synopsis for THE TEAR

For millennia, Tay has been home to a humanity perfectly adapted to the conditions of an ocean world. For young Ptey, the time has come to join the Manifold House and discover the eight personalities that constitute him, his Aspects—an essential rite of passage that will change him forever.

For decades, the Anpreen Community has migrated through Tay’s skies; eight hundred titanic vessels with nano-reinforced ice hulls, searching for resources. For as powerful as the Anpreen may be, this ancient species of the Clade, they are nevertheless on the run—and in ruins. The Anpreen armada is but a remnant of a vast conflict, and the Enemy is on its heels…

What fate will befall the peaceful world of Tay? For Ptey, escape remains. But where to?

New UK Audiobook of IDORU in Two Weeks!


In two weeks (March 12th), W. F. Howes is due to publish a new UK audiobook edition of IDORU! The second novel in William Gibson‘s Bridge Trilogy, it is read by Jason Keller. Here’s the synopsis…

Tokyo, post-event:

After an attack of scruples, Colin Laney’s skipped out on his former employer Slitscan – avoiding the rash of media lawyers sent his way – and taken a job for the outfit managing Japanese rock duo, Lo/Rez. Rez has announced he’s going to marry an ‘idoru’ by the name of Rei Toi – she exists only in virtual reality – and this creates complications that Laney, a net runner, is supposed to sort out. But when Chai, part of Lo/Rez’s fan club, turns up unaware that she’s carrying illegal nanoware for the Russian Kombinat, Laney’s scruples nudge him towards trouble all over again. And this time lawyers’ll be the least of his worries…

VIRTUAL LIGHT, the first novel in the series, is out now in audiobook; the third novel — ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES — is due to be published by W. F. Howes in April.

The Bridge Trilogy is published in print and eBook in the UK by Penguin.

Zeno represents William Gibson in the UK and Commonwealth, on behalf of Nell Pierce at Sterling Lord Literistic.

Roger Zelazny’s TODAY WE CHOOSE FACES and THE DREAM MASTER Available in New Russian Omnibus


Эксмо recently published Владыка видений. Сегодня мы выбираем лица, a new omnibus edition collecting TODAY WE CHOOSE FACES and THE DREAM MASTER by Roger Zelazny. The novels were translated by Алексея Осипова (THE DREAM MASTER) and Андрея Гришина (TODAY WE CHOOSE FACES). Here’s the synopsis…

Перед вами омнибус из двух романов Роджера Желязны — произведений, в которых он исследует границы человеческого сознания, личности и власти над разумом.

«Владыка видений»

Роман из списка «Научная фантастика: 100 лучших книг» по версии Дэвида Прингла.

В мире, где психотерапевты стали Ваятелями, способными проникать в сны и изменять саму ткань сознания, Чарльз Рендер — бог. Он лучший в своем деле, холодный и отстраненный художник, лепящий чужие души. Но однажды в его кабинет входит Эйлин Шаллот — слепая от рождения, но обладающая несокрушимой волей и отчаянной жаждой видеть. Она обычный психиатр, мечтающий стать Ваятелем, и Рендер, соблазненный сложностью задачи, соглашается стать ее проводником в мир зримых образов.

«Сегодня мы выбираем лица»

В вихре футуристического мегаполиса, где человечество заперто в гигантском Доме, разворачивается трагедия Семьи бессмертных клонов. Когда их одного за другим настигает таинственный и безжалостный убийца, главный герой, череда сменяющих друг друга личностей в одном сознании, вынужден воскрешать из небытия самые темные и жестокие грани своей души, чтобы выжить. Это отчаянная гонка со временем и смертью, где каждый павший брат — это новая рана на его собственном разуме. Ему предстоит столкнуться не просто с врагом, а с призраком собственного прошлого, чья ненависть грозит уничтожить не только его Семью, но и хрупкий мир, который они поклялись защищать.

THE DREAM MASTER was first published in 1966.

His name is Charles Render, and he is a psychoanalyst, and a mechanic of dreams. A Shaper. In a warm womb of metal, his patients dream their neuroses, while Render, intricately connected to their brains, dreams with them, makes delicate adjustments, and ultimately explains and heals. Her name is Eileen Shallot, a resident in psychiatry. She wants desperately to become a Shaper, though she has been blind from birth. Together, they will explore the depths of the human mind-and the terrors that lurk therein.

TODAY WE CHOOSE FACES was first published in 1973.

Angelo Di Negri died an unusual death. Transported several hundred years into the future, he became his Family’s telepathic leader. Could he destroy the gang of renegade clones that threatened the earth? Or had he arrived too late to battle an enemy whose mind alone was a lethal weapon?

Coming Soon: THE THREE COFFIN PROBLEM by Lavie Tidhar


This summer, JABberwocky are due to publish THE THREE COFFIN PROBLEM by Lavie Tidhar! A collection of the author’s acclaimed Judge Dee short mysteries, it will release on June 16th. Here’s the synopsis…

Medieval Europe. A world of darkness. Of Gothic castles, isolated monasteries, of monks and knights and things that go bump in the night. A world where vampires can roam at will… At least, as long as they obey the rules! For a vampire may not murder another vampire. Not unless they have a really good reason to, anyway.

Enter Judge Dee. Ancient. Immortal. Ascetic. His cold intellect draws him wherever a mystery is present, and he will rest at nothing to solve the puzzle. Jonathan, the judge’s human assistant, on the other hand, mostly just wants cheese. With bread, if possible. And some pickles would be nice. After all, it’s not easy spending your life in the company of murderous vampires who only see you as a tasty snack…

Their adventures take them from the warm Italian valleys to the heights of the French Alps as they come face to fang with fiendishly complicated puzzles—not the least of which is love! But as they are drawn inexplicably onwards to London, Jonathan wonders what awaits them when they finally arrive—and what choices he may have to make once they get there.

The Judge Dee mysteries were originally published by Reactor.

Here is some early praise of the collection…

‘Sink your teeth into this! THE THREE COFFIN PROBLEM is a whimsical delight about everyone’s favorite vampire detective.’ — Silvia Moreno-Garcia, New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic

‘Does fresh, funny, mystifying, clever and subliminally scary things with the mediaeval mystery genre—simply by adding vampires to the mix. Hugely recommended.’ — Kim Newman, author of Anno Dracula

‘Lavie Tidhar is killing it. I’d say this book is what you’d get if Arthur Conan Doyle got drunk on absinthe and made out with Edward Gorey — but it’s Tidhar all the way down, at his funniest and wittiest. The book’s packed with vampires of all stripes—the backstabbers, the front stabbers, the shocked stab-ees—who are always up for a snack, and the body count is hilariously high. Tidhar had better keep the Judge Dee & Jonathan stories coming or I will hurt somebody.’ — Daryl Gregory, author of Revelator

‘Judge Dee is my favorite vampire, and it’s a joy to watch him work in these stories where he reminds us even a monster must have standards—or else. Along with his reluctant but faithful human servant Jonathan, Judge Dee unravels the unique crimes of the undead and delivers justice, or at least the next closest thing. Vampires are rarely ever this smart, and never this funny. Lavie Tidhar has injected new life into the genre, and I thank him for it.’ — Christopher Farnsworth, author of The President’s Vampire

Roger Zelazny’s DILVISH, THE DAMNED Available in Bulgaria!


A new edition of Roger Zelazny‘s DILVISH, THE DAMNED is available in Bulgaria! Published by Изток-Запад, as Дилвиш Прокълнатия, it was translated by Ivan Ivanov. Here’s the synopsis…

Наричаха го Дилвиш Прокълнатия. Той избяга от самия Ад след два века мъчения. Повечето хора, които познаваше, бяха отдавна мъртви и светът се бе променил; но все още бе тук онзи, който някога го прокле и заточи – древният магьосник Джелерак.

Въоръжен с най-унищожителните заклинания на преизподнята и подпомаган от свръхестествено създание в облика на стоманен кон, сега Дилвиш има една-единствена цел: да намери Джелерак и да го накара да си плати. В своето търсене той ще се сблъска с богове, демони и проклятия, вампири и върколаци, враждуващи култове, призрачни армии, омагьосани градове и непристъпни крепости. Но нищо няма да го спре по пътя към отмъщението!

DILVISH, THE DAMNED was first published in 1982, and is a collection of some of Zelazny’s acclaimed short stories. Here’s the English-language synopsis…

The protagonist, Dilvish, was sent to Hell by the dark sorcerer Jelerak when he interrupted one of Jelerak’s rituals. The stories recount his adventures after he escapes Hell two hundred years later, with a handful of awesome, but impractical destructive spells and a sapient Steed named Black, and sets out for revenge on Jelerak.