Daybreak, Killer Bunnies, Wings, and Geeks

October 28th 2009 at 6:40 am

I leave tomorrow for the World Fantasy Convention in San Jose.  I’ll be participating in a group reading on Friday night (in the Crystal room at 9:00 PM – Fairmont San Jose) for the exciting new web-based magazine called “Daybreak,” published by Jetse DeVries.  Jetse is also bringing out the Shine Anthology.  Shine and Daybreak are both created around the idea that fascinating stories that contain hope can be written.  I’m really pleased to have had a story included since when I’m wearing my futurist hat I often talk to audiences about how important it is to have a positive image of a better future.  That helps us create one.  Of course, it’s easier to write a tense, adventuresome story in a world that’s darker than ours, so I’m expecting these to be pretty darned good stories.  It seems like you have to work a little harder as a writer to be fascinating when the work is about a  better world instead of a worse one.   As an editor, Jetse also paid attention to getting stories set all over  the world, which will be an added treat.

Zombie racoons coverSince it’s Halloween weekend, I’m going to bring  two copies of “Zombie Raccoons and Killer Bunnies” to give away at my regular reading on Sunday.  This is a great anthology edited by Kerrie Hughes and Martin Greenburg, and the cover has been getting press as excellent or just plain bad.  At the very least, it certainly has been getting attention.

I will also have a few Advanced Review Copies of “Wings of Creation,” which comes out November 10th (and which I’m very excited about).

Also, if you want to hear about Wings of Creation or Killer Bunnies (or actually, about a frog), drop by Seattle Geekly’s author spotlight for a half-hour podcast interview with me on a range of topics.   Recording that podcast was the most fun I’ve had in a busy few weeks.

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Books

Wings of Creation by Brenda Cooper

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Available November 10th, 2009 from Tor Books.

Reading the Wind by Brenda Cooper

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Audio promo:

"Brenda Cooper's newest novel is a feast of character and concept. She depicts the devastation of war on microcosmic and macrocosmic levels, and even more so, the driving motives of young men and women caught in deadly conflict. Cooper is a master explorer of the interaction of society and individuals. She probes the psychology of her genetically enhanced characters with both rare depth and fidelity to scientific plausibility. Moral conundrums drive the plot in this unforgettable narrative. Don't miss this compelling work by a major new talent." - Mary A. Turzillo, An Old-Fashioned Martian Girl.

"Brenda Cooper tells a tale of a powerful brother and sister in a fight for their lives, offering insights along the way into the nature of courage and the hunger for community that burns in every human being. This is a lively book, full of colorful images and a memorable cast of human and animal characters, a worthy successor to The Silver Ship and the Sea." - Louise Marley

Available in July, 2008, from Tor Books.

The Silver Ship and the Sea by Brenda Cooper

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Audio promo:

"The first solo novel by Larry Niven's Building Harlequin's Moon (2005) coauthor portrays the thoroughly convincing human colonial society on Fremont, a dangerous planet rife with vicious predators, frequent earthquakes, and falling meteors....Distinctive characterizations, well-limned interrelationships, and the vividly realized Fremont contribute to an exciting coming-of-age story with a strong message about the evils of prejudice." - Sally Estes, Copyright American Library Association.

Mass Market Paperback, July 2008.
Included by Booklist as a "Best Adult Book for Young Adults."

Building Harlequin's Moon by Brenda Cooper and Larry Niven

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"Fans of both hard and softer, psychological SF will welcome veteran Niven and newcome Cooper's well-written tale of a 60,000 year layover in space, in which physical challenges of world building are matched by the social challenges of collaboration among disparate groups." - Publisher's Weekly

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