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« on: March 26, 2009, 01:42:37 PM » |
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Editor Ellen Datlow has revealed the authorial lineup of her new anthology Naked City: New Tales of Urban Fantasy, featuring a story by Jim, and what an impressive lineup it is! Curses - Jim Butcher How the Pooka Came To New York City - Delia Sherman On the Slide - Richard Bowes The Duke of Riverside - Ellen Kushner Oblivion by Calvin Klein - Christopher Fowler Picking up the Pieces - Pat Cadigan Underbridge - Peter S. Beagle Priced To Sell - Naomi Novik The Bricks of Gelecek - Matthew Kressel Weston Walks - Kit Reed The Projected Girl - Lavie Tidhar The Way Station - Nathan Ballingrud And Go Like This - John Crowley Noble Rot - Holly Black Daddy Long Legs of the Evening - Jeffrey Ford The Skinny Girl - Lucius Shepard The Colliers’ Venus - Caitlín R. Kiernan King Pole, Gallows Pole, Bottle Tree - Elizabeth Bear Check out the comments on Ellen's post on the subject for a hint as to the plot of Jim's tale! |
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Matrix Refugee (formerly Morraeon)
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« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2009, 01:55:44 PM » |
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Oooh, love the title! Very, very noirish. Any idea on a release date, or is it tentative?
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« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2009, 02:04:43 PM » |
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Sounds more comedy-ish to me, will have to wait until Spring '10 to find out.
Just curious aside from Strange Brew do we have any other release dates for Short stories yet?
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« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2009, 02:05:57 PM » |
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ooh! More Jim swag! How The Pooka came to NYC sounds interesing...but I'm biased  |
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« Reply #4 on: March 26, 2009, 02:58:46 PM » |
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Sounds more comedy-ish to me, will have to wait until Spring '10 to find out.
Just curious aside from Strange Brew do we have any other release dates for Short stories yet?
If I remember correctly, the title was originally used by the 1930's news photograph Arthur "Weegee" Feld, when he put together a collection of his crime scene photographs. |
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« Reply #5 on: March 26, 2009, 03:03:44 PM » |
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If I remember correctly, the title was originally used by the 1930's news photograph Arthur "Weegee" Feld, when he put together a collection of his crime scene photographs.
I'm sorry. I didn't mean the title I meant the description on the page Priscellie linked to. It said something about the real reason behind the Cubs Curse. I just thought that particular plot sounded more humorous than noirish. |
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Patience is a virtue, patience is a virtue, PATIENCE IS A F***ING VIRTUE. There, now I might be able to follow it.
Regarding Cover art: "You have no control. If you’re really lucky you get an art director who will let you use Vaseline when he bends you over." -Glen Cook
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« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2009, 06:21:51 AM » |
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Given that the anthology will not be released until Spring 2010, why do I get the feeling that there are 2 versions of the "Curses" story floating around and that the one that gets published will depend on whether or not the Cubs actually win the World Series...
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Uilos
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« Reply #7 on: March 27, 2009, 06:27:26 AM » |
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Given that the anthology will not be released until Spring 2010, why do I get the feeling that there are 2 versions of the "Curses" story floating around and that the one that gets published will depend on whether or not the Cubs actually win the World Series...
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« Reply #8 on: March 27, 2009, 06:45:43 AM » |
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Hmmm, still too early to preorder! I will have to watch this spot, and keep my ear to the ground.  |
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« Reply #9 on: March 27, 2009, 08:00:30 AM » |
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Dresden overloaaaddddsssss....
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« Reply #10 on: March 27, 2009, 08:03:15 AM » |
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Hmmm, still too early to preorder! I will have to watch this spot, and keep my ear to the ground. My feelings exactly Blaze |
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« Reply #11 on: March 27, 2009, 01:55:41 PM » |
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I'm sorry. I didn't mean the title I meant the description on the page Priscellie linked to. It said something about the real reason behind the Cubs Curse. I just thought that particular plot sounded more humorous than noirish.
Whoops! Sorry! Re: the "Curses" title. I know it's about the Cubs Curse, but does anyone else hear Snidely Whiplash saying, "Curses! Foiled again!" |
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« Reply #12 on: March 27, 2009, 02:09:22 PM » |
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Jim Butcher and Naomi Novik! In one book! I think I'm buying this one. |
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« Reply #13 on: April 06, 2009, 04:54:14 PM » |
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You mean the Goat wasn't involved in the Cubs curse? They, the Cubs, have certainly played the goat over the years. Or, as the late Jack Brickhouse once said, "Any team can have a bad century."
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« Reply #14 on: April 06, 2009, 06:58:54 PM » |
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Well, that's a broader range of "urban fantasy" than the anthologies Jim's had stories in so far, I might even end up buying it. I love Ellen Kushner and Caitlin Kiernan. (Their work, I mean. Though Ellen's a lovely person; I've not met Ms. Kiernan.)
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