"Zipper" up Now at Specklit

Hey all,

Got one more (for now) short-short up at Specklit today. Check it out here.

ANALOG Reviews Year's Best

The stellar reviews of The Year's Best Military SF and Space Opera just keep rolling in! This latest one is from none other than ANALOG Science Fiction and Fact. 

Check it out here.

New Short-Short Up at Specklit

My newest 100 word short story "Again" is up at SpeckLit.

Check it out here.

Year's Best reviewed in Locus

Locus, the trade journal for SF and fantasy publishing, reviewed The Year's Best Military SF and Space Opera. If it's possible, I think this one was even more glowing than the PW review. What's more, the review was written by Paul Di Philippo.

You can check it out here.

"Tiny Door"

"Tiny Door," a tiny 100 word short story I wrote is up now at Specklit.

Check it out here.

"Block" available at Speck Lit

My very short story "Block" is now up over at Speck Lit. Like everything they publish, the story is exactly 100 words long. So . . . if you've ever thought I'd like to read something David has written, but want to spend AT MOST 60 seconds doing so now is your chance! 

Check it out here.

The Hardest Part

Over at Bull Spec, I've written a short essay about editing The Year's Best Military SF and Space Opera. Big thanks to Bull Spec's editor Samuel Montgomery-Blinn for giving me the opportunity and for the kind words in his introduction.

You can read Sam's intro and my essay here.

In Its Natural Habitat

Say! Look what I found at the Round Rock, TX Barnes & Noble.

It's the elusive The Year's Best Military SF and Space Opera in its natural habitat.

That's right, the book hits store shelves today! Links to places you can buy it below. Or you could, you know, go into an actual bookstore and pick it up. Your call.

Amazon

B&N

Totally awesome Austin bookstore Book People

Or, if you're into the ebook thing:

Baen Ebooks

The Year's Best Military SF and Space Opera Arrives

Came home yesterday to find these waiting of the front porch.

Feeling a bit like George McFly at the end of Back to the Future, without the attempted rapist waxing my car. (Oh Biff, you scoundrel!) Anyway, pretty cool stuff.

Once again, the book will be out June 2nd, and is available for pre-order now.

Year's Best Military SF and Space Opera Reviewed in Publishers Weekly

I've mentioned that I think you would enjoy the anthology I edited, The Year's Best Military SF and Space Opera, which comes out from Baen Books this June. But, like LeVar Burton always says, "Don't take my word for it."

Publishers Weekly gave The Year's Best Military SF and Space Opera a starred review. And it's a good one! Actually, I'd say it's a great one. Not a negative word in it. I won't paste the whole thing here, but I was particularly pleased with this sentence. And I quote: "Every story takes the reader on a fascinating, thought-provoking, enjoyable journey into the militarized future." 

Year's Best Military SF and Space Opera

I'm extremely excited to announce that The Year's Best Military SF and Space Opera will be out from Baen Books this June. Why am I pleased to announce this? Because I'm the editor of this fine volume. See, name's on the cover and everything, down there in the bottom corner.

The book features 15 stories of military derring-do and pulp-inflected adventure, from top writers in the field. Master of military SF David Drake was kind enough to supply an introduction, which is worth the price of admission, if you ask me.

The on-sale date is June 2nd, but it's available for preorder now, from all fine booksellers. For your convenience, I've included the links to Amazon and Barnes & Noble below. But feel free to order it from your bookseller of choice. So long as you buy it, I don't care where you get it from. ;)

I'll be writing more about the book, sharing news and some thoughts on putting it together, in the coming weeks, so stay tuned for updates.

Amazon

Barnes & Noble