anthologizing

[mrissa]

Some of you have already seen this at matociquala's: there is an anthology coming out next year called The Best of Jim Baen's Universe, 2006, with the following contents:

SCIENCE FICTION STORIES

John Barnes, Every Hole is Outlined
Gregory Benford, Bow Shock
Dave Drake, The Darkness
Ani Fox, Giving It Fourteen Percent
Dave Freer, Candy-Blossom
Thea Hutchison, Fishing
B.B. Kristopher, The Girl With the Killer Eyes
Garth Nix, Dog Soldier
Lawrence Person, Bob’s Yeti Problem
Mike Resnick, All the Things You Are
Katherine Sanger, Decaf and Spaceship, To Go
S. Andrew Swann, A Time to Kill
Ray Tabler, Local Boy Makes Good
Jo Walton, What Would Sam Spade Do?
Eric Witchey, Brienna’s Constant

FANTASY STORIES

Elizabeth Bear, The Cold Blacksmith
John Barnes, Poga
Maya Bohnhoff, The Nature of Things
Esther Friesner, Benny Comes Home
John Lambshead, As Black as Hell
Marissa Lingen, The Opposite of Pomegranates
L. E. Modesitt, Jr., Sisters of Sarronnyn; Sisters of Westwind
Jeremy Simon, A Hire Power
Jason Wittman, Femme Fatale
Gene Wolfe, The Old Woman in the Young Woman

Did it go right past you, too, or did you spot it sooner than I did? I am very pleased. And as Eric Flint (the editor) said, this isn't necessarily the most meritorious bunch of stories, just a bunch they thought would make a good anthology. I'm certainly happy with it!

In other news, I spiked a fever last night, but it broke, and I'm doing better this morning. I only passed out once, and that wasn't even for very long. My back is a total disaster, but I'm going to have Josh Who Isn't Alec fix it this afternoon. Unlike last night, I do not look like the wreck of the Hesperus, something the cat wouldn't bother to drag in, death on toast, crap on crackers, or like I was sent for and couldn't come. (What charming expressions do your relatives have for this situation?) I expect I will be able to do some useful things today. Last night I was kind of in paperweight/hatrack mode. I do hope the headache goes away when Josh WIA fixes my back, though, because it's not good fun.

Comments

[songwind.livejournal.com]

Yay, anthology! Woot!

[papersky.livejournal.com]

Don't listen to that, they're the best! The best, it says so on the cover. You rock! You absolutely deserve to be in an anthology with John Barnes and Gene Wolfe and Greg Benford!

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

And *cough* certain other parties as well!

[evangoer.livejournal.com]

Wow, nice going, M'ris!

[loup_noir]

Woo hoo! How completely cool is that? Congratulations.

[ksumnersmith.livejournal.com]

WOOHOO!! Very cool. And hardcover! Congrats!

[angeyja.livejournal.com]

Wow. Are things contagious via email? Glad you're feeling a little better.

(And congrats!)

[ckd]

I don't know if I spotted it sooner, but I sure spotted it. Congratulations! I will have to buy a copy of the book the moment pandemonium_bks has it, of course.

[ellameena.livejournal.com]

Congrats!

[stillsostrange.livejournal.com]

Woohoo! Very cool.

[jsgbits.livejournal.com]

Congratulations (about the antho, not the bad back)!

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

Josh WIA will fix the bad back, and the antho will remain.

[mkille.livejournal.com]

Congratulations, and I hope you keep feeling better!

[pameladean]

Very impressive company for all concerned.

P.

[seagrit.livejournal.com]

Woohoo! So will you be reminding us all when the book is actually out too? I couldn't find it yet on amazon to put on my wish list. :)

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

I will indeed. Probably there will be Amusing Anecdotes about my grandmother acquiring it in bookstores.

[dd-b.livejournal.com]

Bring on the dancing rodents! That's great. And, despite Eric's disclaimer (and ignoring the *title*), I imagine he didn't just pick the stories blindly out of a paper bag, any more than he does for the magazine.

[dd-b.livejournal.com]

Oh, and as to spotting it, well, given the context I was *looking* for your name (and Bear's).

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

Well, yah. I had subconsciously assumed that everybody must know if they were on the list already, and I didn't know, so.

[ellarien]

That's a very fine author list. Congratulations!

[kythiaranos.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on the good news! Very cool.

[haddayr.livejournal.com]

yay anthology! boo fever!

[blythe025.livejournal.com]

Congrats! I can't wait to read it.

[mmerriam.livejournal.com]

Yay on the anthology!

[merriehaskell.livejournal.com]

That's very cool! Congratulations!

[one-undone.livejournal.com]

Squee for you regarding the anthology! :-D What pleasing news to receive! And now that it's almost fall, "next year" isn't that far off :)

[avrelia.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on the anthology!

What everyone else said.

[scottjames.livejournal.com]

Yay for the anthology! Boo for the bad crap.