We are thrilled to announce that the anthology we edited, Speculative Fiction 2013: The Year’s Best Online Reviews, Essays and Commentary is officially available today!
What’s wrong with “strong” female characters?
What can we do to fix the Hugo awards?
What determines a dystopian society’s dress code?
Can a video game affirm our humanity?The Internet has the answers. Speculative Fiction 2013 collects over fifty pieces from all corners of speculative fiction fandom – from book criticism to incisive commentary on important issues like sexual harassment at conventions; from feminist themes in summer blockbusters to life-changing video games; from the merits of grittiness to the downfalls of grimdark.
Contributors include: Abigail Nussbaum*, Aidan Moher*, Alasdair Czyrnyj, Aliette de Bodard*, Alyssa Franke, Amal El-Mohtar, Ana Silva, Ann Leckie*, Annalee Newitz, Bodhisattva Chattopadhyay, Carrie Sessarego, Chaila, Chiusse, Chris Gerwel, Diane Dooley, E.M. Kokie, Emily Asher-Perrin, Erin Hoffman, Foz Meadows*, Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, Jemmy, Jenny Kristine, Jim C. Hines, Joe Abercrombie, Jonathan McCalmont, Kameron Hurley*, Karyn Silverman, Kate Elliott, Leow Hui Min Annabeth, Liz Bourke*, Mahvesh Murad, Matt Hilliard, Miguel Rodriguez, N.K. Jemisin, Natalie Luhrs, Niall Alexander, Nina Allan, Orem Chiel, Paul (Sparky), Phoebe North, Renay, Robert Berg, Sam Keeper, Sayantani DasGupta, Shaun Duke*, Sophia McDougall, Stefan Raets and Tansy Rayner Roberts*.
With a foreword by Seanan McGuire* and cover by Sarah Anne Langton.
*Nominated for the 2014 Hugo Awards.
Buy the Book:
Amazon US | Kindle US
Amazon UK | Kindle UK
All profits from sales of Speculative Fiction 2013 will be donated to Room to Read.
GIVEAWAY DETAILS
To celebrate the release, we are giving away two paperback copies of Speculative Fiction 2013. The giveaway is open to ALL and will run until Saturday May 10 12:01AM (ET). To enter, use the form below. GOOD LUCK!
Want more chances to win? Head over to Goodreads where you can add Speculative Fiction 2013 to your shelf and enter for a chance to win one of five additional copies (US, UK, Canada only).
70 Comments
Jared
April 29, 2014 at 6:10 amCongratulations!
Anixa
April 29, 2014 at 6:23 amWant to win!!!
Julia
April 29, 2014 at 7:01 amWould really like to win!
Megen de Bruin
April 29, 2014 at 7:41 amNothing to help sales like a good giveaway ;).
Medha
April 29, 2014 at 7:56 amSounds interesting 😀
Hebe
April 29, 2014 at 8:05 amLooks awesome!
Kokolo
April 29, 2014 at 8:08 amThe author list is great!
Ringo the Cat
April 29, 2014 at 8:18 amCongratulations!
BTW, the giveaway on goodreads isn’t ‘open to all’? I can’t enter it (Belgium).
Francene
April 29, 2014 at 9:40 amCollection of essays and authors looks amazing. Love having these in one place to read and reflect on.
Toks W
April 29, 2014 at 9:45 amI would love a copy.
Natalia
April 29, 2014 at 9:55 amYep, I’m with Ringo the Cat here, goodreads says it’s only available to GB, US and Canada (or that’s one giveaway and this is a different one? I’m confused :/)
Ana
April 29, 2014 at 9:58 amHi everybody! sorry if not clear! it’s two independent giveaways! One here (2 copies, open to all), other at Goodreads (5 copies open to US, UK and Canada only)
More chances to win!
janicu
April 29, 2014 at 9:59 amI’ve been planning to pick this up for a while. Congratulations on the Hugo nomination by the way! 😀
jennie
April 29, 2014 at 10:08 amCongrats on the book and the Hugo nomination!
Meghan M.
April 29, 2014 at 10:27 amThis looks like a great collection of essays and stories, looking forward to it! Congratulations!
April V.
April 29, 2014 at 10:55 amCongratulations! And I hope I win!
Michael Healy
April 29, 2014 at 11:03 amThat’s a good contributor list.
Kate
April 29, 2014 at 11:11 amCongrats! The book looks fabulous!
mary anne
April 29, 2014 at 11:26 amthis anthology looks great!
Serena
April 29, 2014 at 12:20 pmCongrats! Looks great!
Michele
April 29, 2014 at 12:44 pmHope I win!
Becca
April 29, 2014 at 12:53 pmOooh, how fun! Will both e-book and print versions be available?
Levi
April 29, 2014 at 1:41 pmNice! Collections are always a kick in the pants.
Liane
April 29, 2014 at 1:49 pmWow, this book looks awesome. I’d love to win a copy!
bulletproofheeb
April 29, 2014 at 1:50 pmLooks frakking sweet.
Vera Isabel
April 29, 2014 at 2:05 pmI usually never enter giveaways (ach, the bitter disappointment of never winning), but I’m pretty interested in reading this.
Good luck to all!
Mary Anne
April 29, 2014 at 2:22 pmI would love this anthology just to find out exactly WHO does determine dystopic dress attire.
Celyne
April 29, 2014 at 3:13 pmThis looks amazing!
Jana N.
April 29, 2014 at 3:33 pmCongratulations to you both! This looks like a great anthology, and I’d love to have the chance to read it.
Margareth
April 29, 2014 at 3:42 pmooh sounds good!
Sarina
April 29, 2014 at 4:27 pmDefinitely want to read this 🙂
Valerie
April 29, 2014 at 4:55 pmVery excited to see @MonsterResort published in this anthology!
Lexi
April 29, 2014 at 4:56 pmThis looks great. I like the clothing one especially.
Curtis
April 29, 2014 at 5:32 pmSo excited!
Wendryn
April 29, 2014 at 5:54 pmSounds fascinating!
Catherine
April 29, 2014 at 7:16 pmThose topics sound right up my alley!
Sheela K.
April 29, 2014 at 8:09 pmLooking forward to reading this!
KBeaupre
April 29, 2014 at 9:46 pmSpec fiction is my homeboy.
Kate & Zena
April 29, 2014 at 9:51 pmThe author list is incredible.
erinf1
April 29, 2014 at 10:04 pmcongrats on the new release!!!! Thanks for sharing 😉
Summer
April 29, 2014 at 11:50 pmI am especially excited about the dress code essay, given the extremes of most dystopian societies view on women…
kim
April 30, 2014 at 1:46 amlooks awesome!
BJ
April 30, 2014 at 2:25 amLooks great!
M
April 30, 2014 at 3:08 amWant!
Victoria
April 30, 2014 at 9:51 amThis sounds really neat! I’ll be looking out for it — though I’d love to win a copy!
Lydia
April 30, 2014 at 10:16 amThis looks fantastic!
The Literary Omnivore
April 30, 2014 at 1:33 pmThere are so many awesome people in this collection. I’d love a copy!
Trisha
April 30, 2014 at 3:48 pmThis is so exciting!
KM Fawcett
April 30, 2014 at 4:00 pmThanks for the contest!
Eric
April 30, 2014 at 7:07 pmcommented
Mary Preston
April 30, 2014 at 10:37 pmWell color me curious!!
keli
May 1, 2014 at 12:03 amLooks really interesting!
Vasilly
May 1, 2014 at 12:24 amI can’t wait to read this!
Mike Bratek
May 1, 2014 at 12:40 amThis looks great to add to my collection!
anna amundsen
May 1, 2014 at 2:02 amThis sounds like a wonderfully alluring collection!
My luck never serves me, but that doesn’t mean I will not give it another chance.
Cheers
Anonymous
May 1, 2014 at 5:10 amI loved it that you’ve kept it open to all!
Maitrey
May 1, 2014 at 5:10 amI loved it that you’ve kept it open to all!
Jo @ Mixed Book Bag
May 1, 2014 at 10:39 amHope I win. It looks like a great edition.
Julie Golden
May 1, 2014 at 6:28 pmLooks great – can’t wait to read it!
Kate
May 2, 2014 at 11:35 amI have the Book Smugglers to thank for introducing me to Ann Leckie, so I can’t wait to be introduced to some of these other writers as well!
Anita Yancey
May 2, 2014 at 12:42 pmThis book looks interesting. I would love to read it. Thanks for having the giveaway.
Joel
May 2, 2014 at 5:06 pmCongratulations!
RLFloyd
May 2, 2014 at 11:06 pmI’ll be picking up the Kindle version, but a paperback copy would be nice, too 😉
Rae
May 3, 2014 at 7:48 amThis sounds amazing. I may have to buy it anyway 🙂
Scot Ryder
May 7, 2014 at 9:16 amCongratulations! Excited for this collection!
Jessi S.
May 8, 2014 at 9:24 amCongrats! Can’t wait to read it!
Carina Bissett
May 8, 2014 at 10:34 amFantastic group of authors. I’m posting a link on Facebook!
Jools
May 8, 2014 at 2:27 pmOooo, this looks like a very interesting read! Awesome.
Sahara
May 8, 2014 at 11:26 pmCan’t wait to read this – would be even better to read it free!
Alyssa
May 9, 2014 at 11:39 pmSounds exciting 🙂