International Spotlight: CHRONICLES OF AMBER in Korea


Today, we wanted to draw your attention to the Korean editions of Roger Zelazny‘s Chronicles of Amber (앰버연대기). The first five novels are available, published by 달다 (Aladin):

  1. NINE PRINCES IN AMBER앰버의 아홉 왕자
  2. THE GUNS OF AVALON아발론의 총
  3. SIGN OF THE UNICORN유니콘의 의미
  4. THE HAND OF OBERON오베론의 손
  5. THE COURTS OF CHAOS혼돈의 궁정, 완결

All five of the novels were translated by 최용준.

Here’s the synopsis for the first novel, NINE PRINCES IN AMBER

로저 젤라즈니의 판타지 소설. 1970년 다섯 권으로 이루어진 <앰버 연대기>의 1권 <앰버의 아홉 왕자>는 출간되자마자 판타지 팬들의 열렬한 지지를 받으며 <반지의 제왕> 이래 최고의 걸작 판타지라는 평가를 획득한 바 있다. 수차례 휴고 상과 네뷸러 상을 수상한 작가는 자신이 창조한 이 마법의 세계를 통해 상업적으로 큰 성공을 거두기도 했다.

완간이 되자마자 고전의 반열에 오른 작품이다. 우주의 원형인 진정한 세계 앰버와 앰버의 모습이 반영된 그림자 세계를 지배하는 절대왕국의 왕자들, 그들이 지닌 신적인 능력의 정수인 패턴을 바탕으로 <앰버 연대기>는 판타지 문학의 전통적인 소재인 질서와 혼돈의 대결을 다루고 있다.

이 책의 가장 큰 매력은 반전에 반전을 거듭하는 치밀한 플롯과 많은 철학적 상징과 은유, 현학과 아이러니한 상징으로 가득 찬 문학적 인유, 강렬한 신화적 상징성, 과학적 사유를 시적 상상력으로 그려낸 독창적인 문체에 있다. 독자와 평단, SF소설과 판타지소설계 등 가치관이 양립하는 서로 다른 집단들의 갈채를 받으며 화려하게 등장한 소설.

Here’s the English-language synopsis for the novel…

Amber is the one real world, casting infinite reflections of itself – Shadow worlds, that can be manipulated by those of royal Amberite blood. But the royal family is torn apart by jealousies and suspicion; the disappearance of the Patriarch Oberon has intensified the internal conflict by leaving the throne apparently up for grabs.

In a hospital on the Shadow Earth, a young man is recovering from a freak car accident; amnesia has robbed him of all his memory, even the fact that he is Corwin, Crown Prince of Amber, rightful heir to the throne – and he is in deadly peril…

The Chronicles of Amber are available in the UK, published as two omnibuses by Gollancz, each containing five novels.

Coming Soon: BURN THE NEGATIVE by Josh Winning (G. P. Putnam’s Sons)


On July 11th, 2023, G. P. Putnam’s Sons are due to publish BURN THE NEGATIVE, the latest thriller/mystery from Josh Winning. Winning’s debut, THE SHADOW GLASS, was a huge hit with horror, mystery and nostalgia fans, and we’re sure that readers will take to his second novel just as much. Here’s the synopsis…

Thirty years hiding from her past.
Eight deaths still unexplained.
One haunted horror film.
Nowhere left to run.

Journalist Laura Warren is mid-flight to L.A. when she learns that the streaming series she’s about to report on is a remake of a ’90s horror flick. A cursed ’90s horror flick. The one she starred in—and has been running from her whole life.

As a child star, Laura was cast as the lead in The Guesthouse. She played Tammy Manners, the little girl with the terrifying gift to tell people how the Needle Man would kill them. But her big break was her last, as eight of her cast and crew mates died in mysterious ways, and the film became infamous—a cult classic of fictional horror that somehow summoned the real thing. Hoping to move on, Laura changed her name and her accent, dyed her hair, and moved across the Atlantic Ocean.

But some scripts don’t want to stay buried.

After landing, Laura finds a yellow dress like the one she wore in the movie. Then the words “She’s here” scratched into the wall in an actor’s trailer. And then people working on the series start dying. It’s all happening again, and Laura finds herself on the run with her sister and a jaded psychic, hoping to find answers—and to stay out of the Needle Man’s lethal reach.

An homage to slasher films with a fresh take on the true price of fame, Burn the Negative is a twisty thriller best read with the lights on.

If you haven’t yet had a chance to read Winning’s work, be sure to check out THE SHADOW GLASS — out now, published by Titan Books in North America and in the UK.

New Russian Edition of BLOOD OF AMBER Out Now!


A new Russian edition of Roger Zelazny‘s BLOOD OF AMBER is out now! The seventh novel in the Chronicles of Amber series, Кровь Амбера is published by Эксмо, and translated by Белякова Нина Константиновна. Here’s the synopsis…

Юный Мерлин — сын Корвина и Дары из Хаоса — продолжает разыскивать своего пропавшего отца, несмотря на то что кто-то пытается его убить. В этот раз юношу ждет еще более суровое испытание – он заточен в Хрустальном Гроте, где не может использовать магию…

Вторая книга Пятикнижия Мерлина культового цикла “Хроники Амбера”!

In addition to a number of Zelazny’s stand-alone novels, Эксмо has also published the first six novels in the Chronicles of Amber series in Russia:

The Chronicles of Amber series are available in the UK as two omnibus editions (each collecting five novels), published by Gollancz as part of their SF Masterworks series. Here’s the synopsis for the first collection…

Amber is the one real world, casting infinite reflections of itself – Shadow worlds, that can be manipulated by those of royal Amberite blood. But the royal family is torn apart by jealousies and suspicion; the disappearance of the Patriarch Oberon has intensified the internal conflict by leaving the throne apparently up for grabs.

In a hospital on the Shadow Earth, a young man is recovering from a freak car accident; amnesia has robbed him of all his memory, even the fact that he is Corwin, Crown Prince of Amber, rightful heir to the throne – and he is in deadly peril . . .

The five books, Nine Princes in Amber, The Guns of Avalon, Sign of the Unicorn, The Hand of Oberon and The Courts of Chaos, together make up The Chronicles of Amber, Roger Zelazny’s finest work of fantasy and an undisputed classic of the genre.

Roger Zelazny’s STRASSE NACH ÜBERALLHIN Out in April 2023!


Next April, Piper Verlag are due to publish a new German translation of Roger Zelazny‘s ROADMARKS, one of the author’s (many) classic and acclaimed science fiction novels: STRASSE NACH ÜBERALLHIN, translated by Jakob Schmidt. Here’s the synopsis…

Red Dorakeen hat sich einen mächtigen Feind gemacht. Kreuz und quer flieht er vor dessen Attentätern durch die Epochen der

Menschheitsgeschichte – denn die „Straße nach Überallhin“ ermöglicht es ihm, von der unvorstellbar fernen Vergangenheit bis in die weite Zukunft zu reisen.

Dieser vergessene Schatz der Science-Fiction lässt seine Leser: innen auf jeder Seite von Neuem staunen, rätseln und mitfiebern – Zelaznys besondere Erzählweise bietet ein absolut außergewöhnliches Leseerlebnis.

Interest in the novel was revived when it was announced that HBO is developing the novel for a television adaptation. The novel is due to be published in a new SF Masterworks UK edition, by Gollancz, on January 19th, 2023. Here’s the English-language synopsis…

The Road can go Anywhere.

The Road can go Anywhen.

Almost.

Red Dorakeen has been on the Road for a very long time. For all of time, in fact. It stretches infinitely into the future and past, with exits that take him wherever, or whenever, he wants to go.

But he can’t find the place he wants to be.

He’s not the only one who can travel the Road, and as people join and leave, they can alter the past, or the future, to suit their whims. Exits close off, become overgrown, and working out what to change back to return to old timelines could take, well . . . forever.

Fortunately, Red has all the time he could ever need.

Roadmarks is a fantastically mind-bending novel from one of SFF’s most influential authors. It weaves together linear and non-linear narratives in a compelling tale full of mystery and magic.

RIVERS OF LONDON RPG Out This Week!


The new RPG based on Ben Aaronovitch‘s Rivers of London novels is out this week! Created/written by Paul Fricker, Lynne Hardy and more, and published by Chaosium, RIVERS OF LONDON is due to be released on Wednesday (November 30th). A must for fans of the series and roleplaying games.

In Rivers of London: the Roleplaying Game, players take on the roles of newly recruited members of the London Metropolitan Police Service’s special magic branch, aka “the Folly.” You will solve mysteries, catch criminals, and come to grips with the “demi-monde”—those who have been irreversibly changed by magic.

The RPG is available first as a PDF edition. If you purchase the PDF edition directly from the publisher, that price will be deducted from the hardcover edition when it is available.

The best-selling and critically-acclaimed Rivers of London novels and novellas are published in the UK by Gollancz/Orion; in North America by JABberwocky (#1-3), DAW Books (#4 onwards), and Subterranean Press (novellas); in Germany by DTV; and widely elsewhere in translation. The latest novel is AMONGST OUR WEAPONS.

PENNIES FROM HEAVEN: New Blaylock Incoming!


Next month, PS Publishing is due to publish the new novel from James P. Blaylock, PENNIES FROM HEAVEN! Available as a signed hardcover (limited to 200 copies), or a trade paperback edition, here’s the synopsis…

With a 100-year storm threatening the southern California coast, Jane Larkin is approached by a strange, audacious woman who wants to invest much-needed money in Jane’s Old Orange Co-op. Meanwhile Jane’s husband Jerry discovers an ancient excavation beneath the Larkin home. On that ominous morning in autumn, shadows descend over the deceptively quiet neighborhoods of Old Orange, ushering in a flood of chaos, terror, and murder.

Blaylock is one of the fathers of the steampunk genre, and has published a considerable number of acclaimed novels and short stories.

His Langdon St. Ives series is published by Titan Books in the UK and North America: HOMUNCULUS, LORD KELVIN’S MACHINE, THE AYLESFORD SKULL, and BENEATH LONDON.

Five Langdon St. Ives novellas and a short story collection are published by JABberwocky: THE EBB TIDE, THE AFFAIR OF THE CHALK CLIFFS, THE ADVENTURE OF THE RING OF STONES, RIVER’S EDGE, THE GOBBLIN’ SOCIETY, and THE STEAMPUNK ADVENTURES OF LANGDON ST. IVES.

A number of the author’s other works are also available via JABberwocky, including the Balumnia Trilogy, the Christian Trilogy, and some stand-alone novels and collections.

Roger Zelazny’s ROADMARKS Out Now in Korea!


We’re very happy to report that ROADMARKS by Roger Zelazny is now available in Korea! Published by 달다 (Aladdin), as 로드마크, and translated by 박은진, here’s the synopsis…

미국 SF 판타지 작가협회(SFWA)의 네뷸러상을 세 차례, 휴고상을 여섯 차례 수상한 뉴웨이브 SF, 판타지의 거장 로저 젤라즈니의 SF 판타지 소설이다. 시공간을 넘나드는 고속도로 ‘로드’를 배경으로, 맨 처음 통과했던 로드의 출입구를 찾아 헤매는 레드 도라킨과 그의 목숨을 노리는 이들의 이야기를 퍼즐을 맞춰가듯 읽어 나가는 소설이다.

원하는 시간대, 원하는 장소로 이동할 수 있지만 아무나 접근할 수는 없는 고속도로 ‘로드’. 끝도 없이 펼쳐진 로드를 이동하는 여행자들은 삶을 바꾸기 위해, 과거의 실수를 지우기 위해 로드의 출입구를 찾아 원하는 시간대로 이동하려 한다. 이러한 여행자들 가운데 한 사람, 레드 도라킨은 위험한 무기들을 픽업트럭에 실어 운반하는 일을 하며 맨 처음 통과했던 로드의 출입구를 찾아다닌다. 그러던 중 합법적인 살인 게임, 블랙 데케이드의 표적이 되어 열 번의 살인 위협을 받게 되는데…

ROADMARKS, which was first published in 1979, is due to be published in a new SF Masterworks edition in the UK in January 2023, by Gollancz. Here’s the English-language synopsis…

The Road can go Anywhere.

The Road can go Anywhen.

Almost.

Red Dorakeen has been on the Road for a very long time. For all of time, in fact. It stretches infinitely into the future and past, with exits that take him wherever, or whenever, he wants to go.

But he can’t find the place he wants to be.

He’s not the only one who can travel the Road, and as people join and leave, they can alter the past, or the future, to suit their whims. Exits close off, become overgrown, and working out what to change back to return to old timelines could take, well . . . forever.

Fortunately, Red has all the time he could ever need.

Roadmarks is a fantastically mind-bending novel from one of SFF’s most influential authors. It weaves together linear and non-linear narratives in a compelling tale full of mystery and magic.

Roger Zelazny’s THE DREAM MASTER Audiobook Edition Out Now!


Roger Zelazny‘s classic science fiction novel THE DREAM MASTER is out now in a new audiobook edition! Published by Tantor Media, and narrated by George Newbern, here’s the synopsis…

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.

THE DREAM MASTER was first published in 1966. THE DREAM MASTER joins a number of other new Zelazny audiobooks that have been published over the last couple of years: ROADMARKS, CREATURES OF LIGHT AND DARKNESS, LORD OF LIGHT, and A NIGHT IN THE LONESOME OCTOBER.

New Edition of William Gibson’s NEUROMANCER Out in Two Weeks!


A new SF Masterworks edition of William Gibson‘s acclaimed, multi-award winning cyberpunk classic, NEUROMANCER is out in two weeks! Due to be published by Gollancz on November 24th, here’s the synopsis…

Henry Dorsett Case is a low-level hustler, former hack and ‘console cowboy’ who crashed and burned. His nerves were damaged and thus cut off from the digital matrix, he slouches through life.

Until he meets Molly, an augmented ‘razorgirl’, who offers him a deal on behalf of a shadowy man called Armitage. His nerves repaired and matrix access restored, in exchange for a single job. But it’s not so simple – unless he completes the job, sacs of poison will explode inside him and cripple him again.

And the job? That might be impossible.

The first novel to win the Hugo, Nebula and Philip K. Dick Awards, Neuromancer has become a seminal part of SF history, coining the term ‘cyberspace’ and lighting a fuse on the Cyberpunk movement. Part thriller, part warning, it is one of the 20th century’s most potent visions of the future.

William Gibson’s latest novels are THE PERIPHERAL and AGENCY, both published in the UK by Penguin. THE PERIPHERAL has been adapted by Amazon into the critically acclaimed TV series of the same name.

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

Judge Dee Investigates the Mystery of the Missing Manuscript!


A new Judge Dee Mystery is out today! Lavie Tidhar‘s detective vampire returns in JUDGE DEE AND THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING MANUSCRIPT, published by Tor.com on their website and also as an eBook! Here’s the synopsis…

Judge Dee must himself stand trial before his fellow vampires for the loss of a valuable manuscript, even as those vampires are murdered, one by one, by an unknown hand.

Tor.com has published all of the Judge Dee stories to date: JUDGE DEE AND THE LIMITS OF THE LAW, JUDGE DEE AND THE THREE DEATHS OF COUNT WERDENFELS, JUDGE DEE AND THE POISONER OF MONTMARTRE, and SEVEN VAMPIRES.

Lavie is the author of a growing number of award-winning, acclaimed novels, novellas, and short stories. Most recently, NEOM (Tachyon) and MAROR (Head of Zeus).

FairyLoot Edition of LEGENDS & LATTES on the way!


LEGENDS & LATTES, Travis Baldree‘s acclaimed debut novel is getting a FairyLoot edition! Due to be published on November 8th (members) and 9th (general availability), it will have a snazzy new cover, too — a version of the UK cover with lots of shiny foil!

Here’s the synopsis…

After a lifetime of bounties and bloodshed, Viv is hanging up her sword for the last time.

The battle-weary orc aims to start fresh, opening the first ever coffee shop in the city of Thune. 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 plans a reality, she won’t be able to go it alone.

But the true rewards of the uncharted path are the travelers you meet along the way. And whether drawn together by ancient magic, flaky pastry, or a freshly brewed cup, they may become partners, family, and something deeper than she ever could have dreamed.

The “regular” editions of the novel are due to be published by Tor Books in North America and in the UK.

Here are just some of the great reviews the novel has received so far…

‘This is a story about following your dreams, even when they take you away from who you thought you had to be. It’s sweet, beautiful and, most of all, kind. I hugely recommend this book.’ — Seanan McGuireNew York Times bestselling author of Every Heart A Doorway

‘The most fun I’ve ever had in a coffee shop.’ — Ben Aaronovitch, bestselling author of Rivers of London

‘This slice-of-life cozy fantasy novel has everything you’ve been searching for.’ — Buzzfeed

‘An orc retires from adventuring to start a fantasy city’s very first coffee shop. This setup combined with the positive messages of defying societal stereotypes, letting go of violence to build peace, and trusting in your friends feels like a premise from Terry Pratchett’s Discworld… LEGENDS & LATTES is a novel, and shop, that will delight anyone who enjoys coffee-shop alternate universes, slow-burn romances, and the vindication of friendship.’ — Booklist, starred review

‘A stunningly-well done story at every level’ — Fantasy Faction

‘If you like fantasy but you’re tired of reading about wars and general intensity, this is the book for you… Cozy fantasy at its best.’ — Literary Hub

‘I loved LEGENDS & LATTES and I have literally nothing bad to say about it… a warm hug on a cold day. Written with care and attention, Baldree’s delicate touch and vibrant characters make this story shine… Books have their own kind of magic. LEGENDS & LATTES was positively enchanting.’ — Bookworm Blues

Rebecca Brownlie’s ABANDONED IRELAND Out Next Week & Nominated for Irish Book Award!


We’re very happy to report that, not only is Rebecca Brownlie‘s ABANDONED IRELAND is due to be published next week by Merrion Press, but it is also nominated for an Irish Book Award! Specifically, the book is nominated for the TheJournal.ie Best Irish Published Book of the Year 2022.

Many congratulations to Rebecca!

Here’s the synopsis for the book…

Abandoned Ireland travels the length and breadth of the island of Ireland visiting and documenting our forgotten buildings, highlighting their social importance, and bringing their stories back to life through the medium of photography.

From Big Houses to humble cottages, schools to prisons, churches to dance halls, these buildings may now be abandoned, but they are far from empty. As a photographer, Brownlie’s instincts are remarkable. In the seemingly ruined and mundane she finds diamonds in the rough; her images of the ordinary ephemera of past lives – dusty love letters, rusting spectacles, photographs yellowed and curled with age – paint the pictures of real people and full lives.

Rebecca Brownlie’s photography reverberates with the echoes of our ancestors. Bursting with engaging and often surprising details, each haunting photograph is an invitation to immerse yourself  in history, and an Ireland long gone.

Ian McDonald’s HOPELAND Out Next Year in North America!


Last week, we shared the UK cover for Ian McDonald‘s highly-anticipated new novel, HOPELAND (due out early next year). Today, we have the North American cover! Due to be published by Tor Books, on February 16th, 2023, here’s the synopsis…

A time-traveling, futuristic saga of a family trying to outlast and remake a universe with a power unlike any we’ve seen before.

When Raisa Hopeland, determined to win her race to become the next electromancer of London, bumps into Amon Brightbourne — tweed-suited, otherworldly, guided by the Grace — in the middle of a London riot, she sets in motion a series of events which will span decades, continents and a series of events which will change the world.

From rioting London to geothermal Iceland to the climate-struck islands of Polynesia, from birth to life to death, from tranquillity to terror to joy, Raisa’s journey will encompass the world. But one thing will always be true.

Hopeland is family — and family is dangerous

The UK edition of the novel is due out on February 16th, via Gollancz. Here’s the cover again…

Ian is also the author of the acclaimed Luna series, published by Gollancz (UK) and Tor Books (North America): NEW MOON, WOLF MOON, and MOON RISING. A prequel novella is also available — A MENACE FROM THE FAR SIDE — published by Tor.com.

New SF Masterworks Edition of Roger Zelazny’s ROADMARKS Out Next Year!


We’re very happy to report that another novel by Roger Zelazny will be added to the SF Masterworks range next year! This new edition of ROADMARKS is due to be published by Gollancz on January 19th, 2023. Here’s the synopsis…

The Road can go Anywhere.

The Road can go Anywhen.

Almost.

Red Dorakeen has been on the Road for a very long time. For all of time, in fact. It stretches infinitely into the future and past, with exits that take him wherever, or whenever, he wants to go.

But he can’t find the place he wants to be.

He’s not the only one who can travel the Road, and as people join and leave, they can alter the past, or the future, to suit their whims. Exits close off, become overgrown, and working out what to change back to return to old timelines could take, well . . . forever.

Fortunately, Red has all the time he could ever need.

Roadmarks is a fantastically mind-bending novel from one of SFF’s most influential authors. It weaves together linear and non-linear narratives in a compelling tale full of mystery and magic.

ROADMARKS joins LORD OF LIGHT and the Chronicles of Amber among the ranks of SF Masterworks.

We’ll have more information about other, new translated editions of ROADMARKS in the coming weeks.

Coming Soon: HOPELAND by Ian McDonald!


Ian McDonald‘s highly-anticipated new novel, HOPELAND is due out early next year! Above you can see the cover for the UK edition, which will be published by Gollancz on February 16th. Here’s the synopsis…

Hopeland is not a nation. It is not a cult. It is not a religion.

Hopeland is a community. It is a culture. It is a family.

When Raisa Hopeland, determined to win her race to become the next electromancer of London, bumps into Amon Brightbourne – tweed-suited, otherworldly, guided by the Grace – in the middle of a London riot, she sets in motion a series of events which will span decades, continents and a series of events which will change the world.

Amon falls in love in that moment of chaos, but being loved by him can have a cost. And while Raisa has Hopeland, Amon has a family of his own, and they have their own secrets.

From rioting London to geothermal Iceland to the climate-struck islands of Polynesia, from birth to life to death, from tranquillity to terror to joy, Raisa’s journey will encompass the world. But one thing will always be true.

Hopeland is family.

The novel is due to be published in North America by Tor Books, on February 14th. We’ll share the cover for that next week!

Ian is also the author of the acclaimed Luna series, published by Gollancz (UK) and Tor Books (North America): NEW MOON, WOLF MOON, and MOON RISING. A prequel novella is also available — A MENACE FROM THE FAR SIDE — published by Tor.com.