The Alchemy Press
launches two new anthologies at
FantasyCon on Saturday 29 September, at 10.00
a.m. The convention, a highpoint in the fantasy and horror fan’s calendar, once
more returns to the south coast city of Brighton.
Join us, the editors
and some of the contributors, to welcome these two new, brilliant anthologies: The Alchemy Press Book of Ancient Wonders
and The Alchemy Press Book of Pulp Heroes.
The Alchemy Press Book of Ancient Wonders, edited by Jan
Edwards and Jenny Barber:
“When we think of
a wonder, our minds go most often to the great buildings of the past – the
pyramids, the Taj Mahal, Stonehenge – but the human mind can make almost
anything wondrous. We walk with wonders every day, through the power of
curiosity and imagination and our human tendency to make stories about what we
fear, what we desire, what we wish to understand. This collection offers new
glimpses into the wonder we all feel.” – Kari Sperring
So then, discover
standing stones, burial mounds, ruined castles or sunken cities: the ancient
sites that litter our landscapes; the ancient wonders that possess a mysterious
appeal that cannot be denied.
With stories by Adrian
Tchaikovsky, Aliette de Bodard, Peter Crowther, Anne Nicholls, Adrian Cole,
Pauline E Dungate, Bryn Fortey, William Meikle, John Howard, James Brogden,
Shannon Connor Winward, Misha Herwin, Lynn M Cochrane and Selina Lock.
The Alchemy Press Book of Pulp Heroes edited by Mike
Chinn:
In the tradition
of The Shadow, The Bat, Doc Savage, The Spider; Dashiell Hammett’s Continental
Detective Agency; Dusty Ayers & His Battle Birds; Sheena and K-Zar.
Hard-boiled detectives, sinister vigilantes, bizarre villains – the staple of
the Pulp tradition. Two-fisted heroes – and heroines – fighting for right and
justice in the midnight city, foetid jungles or exotic, far-flung lands. And deranged
villains for whom the world is never enough.
Here, seventeen
writers dive headlong into the world of the pulp fiction, to tell us tall tales
of daring do, of heroes, heroines and their villains.
With stories by Mike
Resnick, Peter Atkins, Peter Crowther, Adrian Cole, William Meikle, Joel Lane, Amber
L Husbands, Milo James Fowler, Anne Nicholls, Robert William Iveniuk, Bracken N
MacLeod, Chris Iovenko, Joshua Wolf, James Hartley, Ian Gregory, Michael Haynes
and Allen Ashley.
Special
FantasyCon price: £8.00 each (cover price £10.00) or buy both for £15.00.
