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WRITERS AND ILLUSTRATORS OF THE FUTURE BUNDLE OFFER

As a writer, reader, and entrepreneur time is precious.

Finding a good book when I do carve out the time for my love of reading can be frightening and exhilarating. (I hate when I invest time in a book that is cliché or the plot and characters are flat, or the ending is a letdown…. Perhaps you too have experienced this?)

Last week, I discovered the Writers and Illustrators of the Future Bundle. I was so excited to dive to it, that I downloaded it right away.

I started with “Beyond All Weapons,” as L. Ron Hubbard is one of my favorite sci-fi authors. It is short (20 pages) and intense: A rebellion in outer space, war, defeat, a lucky break, a daring escape for men, women and children, a one in a million long shot, always pressed for time by outside forces or self-imposed expectations, long time, short time, fast time, slow time, an unexpected miscalculation, and suddenly… no time. I could not put it down!

All in 20 pages. Crafted by a master from Pulp Fiction’s Golden Age.

Really? A Golden Age? What, you might ask, am I talking about?

Well, I can’t explain it well enough, so I will leave it to Kevin J. Anderson’s fantastic foreword to “Beyond All Weapons.” He brings the Golden Age to life. Then, you get to savor the short, intense story, followed by the other stories in this collection.

But wait! There’s more!

“Beyond All Weapons” is just one of the 14 stories in the 14-eBook enhanced bundle, which is a screaming deal at only $20 suggested price (retail for this bundle would be $71). But, just in time for Christmas, the elves have made a provision for you to name your own price down to a minimum of $12. For ALL 14 eBooks! Merry Christmas! https://www.arcmanorbooks.com/bundle

The Writers of the Future Contest judges and winners wrote each of the novels, short stories, and anthologies. If you are not familiar with L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers of the Future Contest, NOW is the time. Check it out at writersofthefuture.com. Also, you are in luck! Writers of the Future Volume 39 is included in this bundle so you can experience one of the award-winning collections.

The Base Bundle is even less with 5 eBooks for an astoundingly low suggested price of only $8 and a name your own price down to a minimum of $4. Retail for this bundle would be $27.

Here is what you get:

Base Bundle:

1. Assemblers of Infinity by Kevin J Anderson and Doug Beason
2. Unrivaled – An anthology of four works by Hugo and Nebula Award winners Joe Haldeman, Lois McMaster Bujold, Mike Resnick, and Nancy Kress
3. The Stolen Gospels by Brian Herbert
4. Beyond All Weapons by L. Ron Hubbard
5. Trinity by Nancy Kress

Enhanced Bundle:
The enhanced bundle includes all of the above, plus:

6. Carousel by Orson Scott Card
7. A Canadian Werewolf in New York by Mark Leslie
8. The Jupiter Game by Todd McCaffrey
9. Oath of Fealty by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
10. Mythology 101 by Jody Lynn Nye
11. Wake by Robert J. Sawyer
12. Inner Workings: A Calendar of Fools Anthology< – twelve short stories and essays by Writers of the Future contest winners
13. Writers of the Future Volume 39
14. A Surprise Novel by a New York Times bestselling author

Time is short, time is fast. Don’t make an unexpected miscalculation.

This offer ends December 11. The time to order is now!

And, yes, you can get multiple eBundles for your sci-fi friends and family for the holidays!

Cam Potts

Cam Potts is owner and Chief Scribbler of Cam Potts Copywriting in Palmer, Alaska. He specializes in SEO content writing for aviation companies.

A pilot for over 53 years with a BS in Aerospace Engineering, Cam is now retired from a 40-year airline and aerospace career. Copywriting allows him to pursue two of his favorite pastimes—the world of flight and storytelling. He lives outside of Palmer with wife, Nan, and the best dog in the world, Brushy.

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The shortlists for the 2023 Kitschies Red Tentacle and Golden Tentacle awards have been announced! The Kitschies reward the year’s most progressive, intelligent and entertaining works that contain elements of the speculative or fantastic published in the UK. This is the final installment of the award.

Red Tentacle (Novel)

• Infinity Gate by M.R. Carey (Orbit)
• In Ascension by Martin MacInnes (Atlantic)
• Julia by Sandra Newman (Granta)
• Jungle House by Julianne Pachico (Serpent’s Tail)
• The Premonition by Banana Yoshimoto, translated by Asa Yoneda (Faber & Faber)

Golden Tentacle (Debut)

• Shark Heart by Emily Habeck (Arcadia)
• The Cloisters by Katy Hays (Transworld)
• Your Wish is My Command by Deena Mohamed (Granta)
• The Centre by Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi (Picador)
• Bang Bang Bodhisattva by Aubrey Wood (Solaris)

Our congrats to all the nominees. What looks good to you from these lists? As usual, Locus Online has all the categories and details.

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The winners for the 2024 August Derleth and Robert Holdstock awards have been announced at FantasyCon.

August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel:

WINNER:

• Don’t Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones (Titan)

SHORTLIST:

• Boys in the Valley by Philip Fracassi (Orbit)
• One Life Left by David Green (Eerie River)
• How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix (Titan)
• A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher (Titan)
• Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward (Viper)

Robert Holdstock Award for Best Fantasy Novel:

WINNER:

• Talonsister by Jen Williams (Titan)

SHORTLIST:

• At Eternity’s Gates by David Green (Eerie River)
• Beyond Sundered Seas by David Green (Eerie River)
• A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon (Bloomsbury)
• Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon by Wole Talabi (DAW)

Our congrats to Stephen Graham Jones and Jen Williams and all the shortlisted authors.

Locus has the results from all categories.

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The British Fantasy Society has released the shortlists for the 2024 British Fantasy Awards.

2024 Robert Holdstock Award Shortlist (Fantasy):

• At Eternity’s Gates by David Green (Eerie River)
• Beyond Sundered Seas by David Green (Eerie River)
• A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon (Bloomsbury)
• Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon by Wole Talabi (DAW)
• Talonsister by Jen Williams (Titan)

2024 August Derleth Award Shortlist (Horror):

• Boys in the Valley by Philip Fracassi (Orbit)
• One Life Left by David Green (Eerie River)
• How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix (Titan)
• Don’t Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones (Titan)
• A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher (Titan)
• Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward (Viper)

Our congrats to all the nominees. Locus has the complete list of nominees in all categories.

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The African Speculative Fiction Society (ASFS) has announced the winners for the 2023 Nommo Awards, given to speculative fiction works by African authors. The Best Novel category winner is:

• Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon by Wole Talabi (DAW)

Our congrats to Wole Talabi and all the nominees.

• Bones and Runes by Stephen Embleton (self-published)
• Dazzling by Chikodili Emelumadu (Wildfire)
• Warrior of the Wind by Suyi Davies Okungbowa (Orbit)
• Don’t Answer When They Call Your Name by Ukamaka Olisakwe (Griots Lounge)
• Vagabonds! by Eloghosa Osunde (Riverhead)

Locus has the full list of winners in all categories.

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The 2024 World Fantasy Awards finalists have been announced.

The finalists in the Best Novel category are:

• The Reformatory by Tananarive Due (Saga; Titan UK)
• The Possibilities by Yael Goldstein-Love (Random House)
• Starling House by Alix E. Harrow (Tor; Tor UK)
• Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon by Wole Talabi (DAW; Gollancz)
• Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward (Viper; Nightfire)
• Witch King by Martha Wells (Tordotcom)

Our congrats to all the finalists! You can see the full list of finalists in all categories on the Locus website. The awards will be presented at the 2024 World Fantasy Convention, October 17-20, 2024 in Niagara Falls, NY.

What do you think of this lineup?

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The 2024 Aurora Award winners have been announced, celebrating the “best works and activities done by Canadians in 2023.” In the Best Novel category:

WINNER:

• The Valkyrie by Kate Heartfield (HarperVoyager)

FINALISTS:

• Bad Cree by Jessica Johns (HarperCollins Canada)
• Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Del Rey)
• Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice (Random House Canada)
• The Marigold by Andrew F. Sullivan (ECW)

Our congrats to Kate Heartfield and all the finalists! Locus has the full list of winners in all categories.

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The 2023 Hugo Awards have been announced. In the Best Novel category the winner is:

Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh (Tordotcom; Orbit UK)

Our congrats to Emily Tesh and all the finalists!

• The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty (Harper Voyager; Harper Voyager UK)
• The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera (Tordotcom)
• Translation State by Ann Leckie (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
• Starter Villain by John Scalzi (Tor US; Tor UK)
• Witch King by Martha Wells (Tordotcom)

You can see the complete list of winners in all categories over at Locus.

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The Mythopoeic Society has announced the 2024 Mythopoeic Award winners. In the Adult Literature category the winner is:

WINNER:

• Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Törzs (William Morrow)

FINALISTS:

• Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree (Tor)
• Monk & Robot Series by Becky Chambers (Tordotcom)
• Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett (Del Rey)
• A Market of Dreams and Destiny by Trip Galey (Titan)
• Adam Binder Trilogy by David R. Slayton (Blackstone)

Our congrats to Emma Törzs and all the finalists. You can see the complete list of winners in all categories over at Locus.

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The 2024 Arthur C. Clark Award has been announced.

WINNER:

• In Ascension by Martin MacInnes (Atlantic)

FINALISTS:

• Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (Harvill Secker)
• The Ten Percent Thief by Lavanya Lakshminarayan (Solaris)
• The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler (Weidenfeld & Nicholson)
• Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh (Orbit)
• Corey Fah Does Social Mobility by Isabel Waidner (Hamish Hamilton)

Our congrats to Martin MacInnes and all the finalists.

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