The British Science Fiction Association Award long list has been announced and I am honored to have two entries on it this year.
My long novelette “The Messenger Birds” written for the Reclusion video game and appearing in the Reclusion anthology is on the list! It’s a reimagining of the Olga of Kiev story–a Kievan Rus revenge tale that’s bloodier than anything that happened in Game of Thrones! This is a good time to remind everyone that you can get an absolutely free copy of the Reclusion anthology by signing up for our mailing list at reclusiontehgame.com!
Black Hole Heart and Other Stories by K.A. Teryna (Fairwood Press) is a nominee in the collection category. This book is really good, you guys. And if want to try before you buy just check out several of K.A. Teryna’s stories available online (and linked in my bibliography page)
And speaking of translations, I am in a textbook! My translation of “The Tale of Ak and Humanity” has found a home in a Routledge anthology along with other early classics of speculative fiction. I mean, inflicting pain on unsuspecting college students is pretty rad, right? Also, people still say rad, right? No? Ah, well.
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