All copies of James P. Blaylock’s mammoth steampunk compendium, The Adventures of Langdon St. Ives, are en route to customers, wholesalers, and bookstores.

This weekend, our shippers are packing up the sold out limited editions of Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy (which includes the signed, numbered chapbook, Thumbprint, by Joe Hill) and The Best of Lucius Shepard (which includes a 100,000 word additional volume of rarities, titled Skull City and Other Lost Stories). In addition, if they manage to wade through the hundreds of orders for those titles, they’ll begin shipping the limited and trade editions of the much-lauded The Best of Michael Swanwick.

Just a quick note to let everyone know that, after the latest round of orders from wholesalers and large online retailers, Barry Hughart’s huge fantasy omnibus, The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox will be completely sold out on publication. We will have enough copies to fill all direct orders, but will not be able to fill all of the wholesaler/large online retailer orders. Master Li is actually already done, sitting at our printer, waiting its turn in the queue to be picked up.

This week’s story posted over at Subterranean Online is a vintage tale by SubPress favorite Norman Partridge, and the first of his work that — well over a dozen years ago — made him SOMEONE TO NOTICE on my own personal reading radar. Enjoy “Apotropaics,” a very different, and very chilling take on vampires.

Paul di Filippo gives his most kind take on our mammoth The Best of Michael Swanwick over at scifi.com:

“Nearly two dozen stories, assembled over as many years, constitute a mid-career milestone from this writer, known equally well for his radical SF and fantasy novels as for his award-winning short fiction. Arrayed in chronological order, they chart Swanwick’s evolution as a craftsman—although, truth be told, the stories display an uncanny talent right from the start…

“What the reader comes away with from the typical Swanwick tale is a set of intellectual frissons akin to those that might emerge from a Greg Egan story, along with the high emotions that one would expect from a Harlan Ellison production. This ability to blend heart and mind is the key to the attractiveness of Swanwick’s fiction—hybrid virtues too often missing from SF in general.”

Once again, Vincent Chong has outdone himself. Here’s a first look at his cover for Richard K. Morgan’s controversial, high-violence fantasy debut, The Steel Remains. We’ll post more art as Vinny turns it in — he’s slated to contribute differing front and back endsheets in addition to the dust jacket art.

SubPress favorite Cherie Priest has a major new novel coming out in little more than a month from Tor, and as a small testament to her genius, Publishers Weekly has seen to bestow on Fathom a Starred Review:

“A decidedly dark departure from Priest’s Eden Moore saga (Four and Twenty Blackbirds, etc.), this stand-alone novel is equal parts horror, contemporary fantasy and apocalyptic thriller… This is arguably her most ambitious–and accomplished– work to date.”

There’s much more to this wonderful review, and the glorious book it describes. We hope you’ll consider preordering a copy from your favorite local bookstore or one of the large online retailers.

The Best of Michael Swanwick is that rare collection that received starred reviews from two of the major trade outlets. According to Publishers Weekly, “Swanwick’s blend of savvy science fiction, Freudian fantasy and top-notch storytelling both chills and charms.” Library Journal had this to say: “Spanning more than a quarter-century, the 21 short stories, including five winners of the coveted Hugo Award, demonstrate the author’s breathtaking versatility and excellence of style.” If that’s not enough, Booklist added: “One of the best things about Swanwick’s storytelling is that it is always worth another read. This volume is the perfect package for assuring that his most rereadable fiction is always at hand.”

Make no mistake, The Best of Michael Swanwick, along with our earlier release, The Best of Lucius Shepard (which also received two starred reviews), is one of the strongest collection of this or any other year.

Limited Edition:

$60

Trade HC:

$38

Take a moment and pick up a copy of James P. Blaylock’s mammoth (over 200,000 words) gathering of The Adventures of Langdon St. Ives, about with Publishers Weekly said “Long recognized as a master of steampunk fiction, Blaylock (The Man in the Moon) collects four short stories and two novels featuring indefatigable and unflappable Victorian scientist Langdon St. Ives in a deluxe omnibus edition profusely and masterfully illustrated by J. K. Potter… at once droll and horrific, these highly mannered tales are classic examples of this popular subgenre.”

Limited Edition:

$60

Trade HC:

$35

We’ve just received some returns from one of our distributors, including perfect copies of What the Mouse Found (Charles de Lint) and Moby Dick: a Screenplay (Ray Bradbury). If you missed them when they were initially released, now’s a good time to pick up a copy.

We’ve just sent a number of books to the printer, including the long awaited limited edition by George R. R. Martin.

– A Feast for Crows (George R. R. Martin);
– Those Who Went Remain There Still (Cherie Priest);
– Kilimanjaro (Mike Resnick);
– The Six Directions of Space (Alastair Reynolds);
– Muse of Fire (Dan Simmons);
– The Last Science Fiction Writer (Allen Steele);

We’ll keep you posted as these make their way through the publication process, with likely releases in November and December.