USA Today bestselling author Kristine Kathryn Rusch writes in almost every genre. Generally, she uses her real name (Rusch) for most of her writing. Under that name, she publishes bestselling science fiction and fantasy, award-winning mysteries, acclaimed mainstream fiction, controversial nonfiction, and the occasional romance. Her novels have made bestseller lists around the world and her short fiction has appeared in eighteen best of the year collections. She has won more than twenty-five awards for her fiction, including the Hugo, Le Prix Imaginales, the Asimov’s Readers Choice award, and the Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine Readers Choice Award.
Publications from The Chicago Tribune to Booklist have included her Kris Nelscott mystery novels in their top-ten-best mystery novels of the year. The Nelscott books have received nominations for almost every award in the mystery field, including the best novel Edgar Award, and the Shamus Award.
She writes goofy romance novels as award-winner Kristine Grayson, romantic suspense as Kristine Dexter, and futuristic sf as Kris DeLake.
She also edits. Beginning with work at the innovative publishing company, Pulphouse, followed by her award-winning tenure at The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, she took fifteen years off before returning to editing with the original anthology series Fiction River, published by WMG Publishing. She acts as series editor with her husband, writer Dean Wesley Smith, and edits at least two anthologies in the series per year on her own.
To keep up with everything she does, go to kriswrites.com and sign up for her newsletter. To track her many pen names and series, see their individual websites (krisnelscott.com, kristinegrayson.com, krisdelake.com, retrievalartist.com, divingintothewreck.com). She lives and occasionally sleeps in Oregon.
Considered one of the most prolific writers working in modern fiction, USA Today bestselling writer Dean Wesley Smith published far more than a hundred novels in forty years, and hundreds of short stories across many genres. At the moment he produces novels in several major series, including the time travel Thunder Mountain novels set in the Old West, the galaxy-spanning Seeders Universe series, the urban fantasy Ghost of a Chance series, a superhero series starring Poker Boy, and a mystery series featuring the retired detectives of the Cold Poker Gang. His monthly magazine, Smith’s Monthly, which consists of only his own fiction, premiered in October 2013 and offers readers more than 70,000 words per issue, including a new and original novel every month. During his career, Dean also wrote a couple dozen Star Trek novels, the only two original Men in Black novels, Spider-Man and X-Men novels, plus novels set in gaming and television worlds. Writing with his wife Kristine Kathryn Rusch under the name Kathryn Wesley, he wrote the novel for the NBC miniseries The Tenth Kingdom and other books for Hallmark Hall of Fame movies. He wrote novels under dozens of pen names in the worlds of comic books and movies, including novelizations of almost a dozen films, from The Final Fantasy to Steel to Rundown. Dean also worked as a fiction editor off and on, starting at Pulphouse Publishing, then at VB Tech Journal, then Pocket Books, and now at WMG Publishing, where he and Kristine Kathryn Rusch serve as series editors for the acclaimed Fiction River anthology series. For more information about Dean’s books and ongoing projects, please visit his website at www.deanwesleysmith.com and sign up for his newsletter.
Née dans l’Ohio, Andre Norton écrit son premier roman en 1932. Bibliothécaire, puis libraire, elle se consacre totalement à l’écriture à partir des années 1950. Elle a publié près d’une centaine de livres. Sa série la plus connue, Witch World, est composée de trente romans. En 1983, elle reçoit pour l’ensemble de son œuvre le Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award de la Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Un prix littéraire porte désormais son nom.
Arthur Conan Doyle , né à E dimbourg en 1859, ayant fait le tour du monde comme mé decin de bord, publie en 1887 Une é tude en rouge , où apparaît le personnage de Sherlock Holmes. Le succè s est immé diat et les aventures se succè dent, du Chien des Baskerville aux Mémoires de Sherlock Holmes . Désireux de se consacrer au roman historique, il dé cide pourtant de tuer le gé nial détective dans Le Dernier Problè me (1893), à l'indignation de ses lecteurs : il devra le ressusciter en 1903 dans La Maison vide . Devenu ophtalmologue a Londres, fait chevalier par E douard VII, Conan Doyle ne se dé tourne pas de son œuvre patriotique ( La Grande Guerre des Bœrs ), s'engage en politique, mè ne des enquê tes indépendantes sur certaines affaires judiciaires et se passionne pour l'occultisme. Il meurt en 1930 dans sa maison du Sussex.
A frequent contributor to both Fiction River and Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Annie’s longer work includes the near-future science fiction short novel In Dreams, the gritty urban fantasy novel Iris & Ivy, and the superhero novel Faster. Annie’s short fiction appears regularly on Tangent Online’s recommended reading lists, and “The Color of Guilt,” originally published in Fiction River: Hidden in Crime, was selected as one of The Best Crime and Mystery Stories 2016. A founding member and contributor to the innovative Uncollected Anthology, Annie can be found on the web at www.annie-reed.com.
Edgar Allan Poe, né le 19 janvier 1809 à Boston et mort le 7 octobre 1849 à Baltimore, est un poète, romancier, nouvelliste, critique littéraire, dramaturge et éditeur américain, ainsi que l'une des principales figures du romantisme américain. Connu surtout pour ses contes — genre dont la brièveté lui permet de mettre en valeur sa théorie de l'effet, suivant laquelle tous les éléments du texte doivent concourir à la réalisation d'un effet unique — il a donné à la nouvelle ses lettres de noblesse et est considéré comme l’inventeur du roman policier. Nombre de ses récits préfigurent les genres de la science-fiction et du fantastique.
Né à Boston, Edgar Allan Poe perd ses parents, David Poe Jr. et Elizabeth Arnold, dans sa petite enfance ; il est recueilli par John et Frances Allan de Richmond, en Virginie, où il passe l’essentiel de ses jeunes années, si l’on excepte un séjour en Angleterre et en Écosse, dans une aisance relative. Après un bref passage à l’Université de Virginie et des tentatives de carrière militaire, Poe quitte les Allan. Sa carrière littéraire débute humblement par la publication anonyme, en 1827, de Tamerlan et autres poèmes, un recueil de poèmes signés seulement « par un Bostonien ». Poe s’installe à Baltimore, où il vit auprès de sa famille paternelle et abandonne quelque peu la poésie pour la prose. En juillet 1835, il devient rédacteur-assistant au Southern Literary Messenger de Richmond, où il contribue à augmenter les abonnements et commence à développer son propre style de critique littéraire. La même année, à vingt-six ans, il épouse sa cousine germaine Virginia Clemm, alors âgée de 13 ans.
Après l’échec de son roman Les Aventures d'Arthur Gordon Pym, Poe réalise son premier recueil d’histoires, les Contes du Grotesque et de l’Arabesque, en 1839. La même année, il devient rédacteur au Burton's Gentleman's Magazine, puis au Graham's Magazine à Philadelphie. C'est à Philadelphie que nombre de ses œuvres parmi les plus connues ont été publiées. Dans cette ville, Poe a également projeté la création de son propre journal, The Penn (plus tard rebaptisé The Stylus), qui ne verra jamais le jour. En février 1844, il déménage à New York, où il travaille au Broadway Journal, un magazine dont il devient finalement l’unique propriétaire.
En janvier 1845, Poe publie Le Corbeau, qui connaît un succès immédiat. Mais, deux ans plus tard, son épouse Virginia meurt de tuberculose, le 30 janvier 1847. Poe envisage de se remarier, mais aucun projet ne se réalisera. Le 7 octobre 1849, Poe meurt à l’âge de 40 ans à Baltimore. Les causes de sa mort n’ont pas pu être déterminées et ont été attribuées diversement à l’alcool, à une drogue, au choléra, à la rage, à une maladie du cœur, à une congestion cérébrale, etc.
L'influence de Poe a été et demeure importante, aux États-Unis comme dans l'ensemble du monde, non seulement sur la littérature, mais également sur d'autres domaines artistiques tels le cinéma. Bien qu'auteur américain, il a d’abord été reconnu et défendu par des auteurs français, Baudelaire et Mallarmé en tête. La critique contemporaine le situe parmi les plus remarquables écrivains de la littérature américaine du xixe siècle.
LISA SILVERTHORNE has published five novels, two short story collections, and over 100 short stories in the fantasy, science fiction, romance, and mystery genres. With many more to follow. Her stories have appeared in publications from: DAW Books, Roc Books, Pulphouse Magazine, Fiction River, and Prime Books. For more information on Lisa’s novels and short fiction, please visit Lisa’s website at: LisaSilverthorne.com.
Ed Gorman's western fiction has won the Spur Award and his crime fiction has won the Shamus and Anthony Awards and has been shortlisted for the Edgar® Award. In addition, his writing has appeared in Redbook, the New York Times, Ellery Queen Magazine, Poetry Today, and other publications.
Bonnie Elizabeth could never decide what to do, so she wrote stories about amazing things and sometimes she even finished them.
While rejection stung her so badly in person, she spent most of her young life talking to cats and dogs rather than people, she was unusually resilient when it came to rejections on her writing, racking up a good number of them.
Floating through a variety of jobs, including veterinary receptionist, cemetery administrator, and finally acupuncturist, she continued to write stories.
When the internet came along (yes, she’s old), she started blogging as her cat, because we all know cats don’t notice rejection. Then she started publishing.
Bonnie writes in a variety of genres. Her popular Whisper series is contemporary fantasy and her Teenage Fairy Godmother series is written for teens. She has published in a number of anthologies and is working on expanding her writing repertoire.
She lives with her husband (who talks less than she does) and her three cats, who always talk back.
You can find out more about her books at her publisher, My Big Fat Orange Cat Publishing.
Brigid Collins is a fantasy and science fiction writer living in Michigan. Her short stories have appeared in Fiction River, The Young Explorer's Adventure Guide, and Chronicle Worlds: Feyland. Books 1 through 3 of her fantasy series, Songbird River Chronicles, are available in print and electronic versions on Amazon and Kobo. You can sign up for her newsletter at tinyletter.com/HarmonicStories or follow her on twitter @purellian.
Kari Kilgore started her first published novel Until Death in Transylvania, Romania, and finished it in Room 217 at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, where Stephen King got the idea for The Shining. That’s just one example of how real world inspiration drives her fiction.
Kari’s first published novel Until Death was included on the Preliminary Ballot for the Bram Stoker Award for Outstanding Achievement in a First Novel in 2016. It was also a finalist for the Golden Stake Award at the Vampire Arts Festival in 2018.
Recent professional short story sales include three to Fiction River anthology magazine, with the first due out in the September issue. Kari also has two stories in a holiday-themed anthology project with Kristine Kathryn Rusch due out over the holidays in 2019.
Kari writes fantasy, science fiction, horror, and contemporary fiction, and she’s happiest when she surprises herself. She lives at the end of a long dirt road in the middle of the woods with her husband Jason Adams, various house critters, and wildlife they’re better off not knowing more about.
Kari’s novels, novellas, and short stories are available at www.spiralpublishing.net, which also publishes books by Frank Kilgore and Jason Adams. For more information about Kari, upcoming publications, her travels and adventures, and random cool things that catch her attention, visit www.karikilgore.com.
Meyari McFarland has been telling stories since she was a small child. Her stories range from SF and Fantasy adventures to Romances but they always feature strong characters who do what they think is right no matter what gets in their way.
Her series range from Space Opera Romance in the Drath series to Epic Fantasy in the Mages of Tindiere world. Other series include Matriarchies of Muirin, the Clockwork Rift Steampunk mysteries, and the Tales of Unification urban fantasy stories, plus many more.
You can find all of her work on MDR Publishing's website at www.MDR-Publishing.com.
Joan Aiken, daughter of the American writer Conrad Aiken, was born in Rye, Sussex, England, and has written more than sixty books for children, including The Wolves of Willoughby Chase.
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The Year of the Cat
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Cats distract us. Cats make us think of things outside of ourselves. And cats love to involve themselves in human affairs.
In this omnibus volume of WMG Publishing's notable series, The Year of the Cat, felines of all stripes pounce and play and stalk through 100 cat stories in genres ranging from light romance to dark crime and everything in between.
Entertaining cats, loving cats, even super-talented and time-traveling cats grace the pages of these twelve volumes edited by bestselling authors Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith.
Enjoy this treasure trove of fantastic cat stories. Perfect for cat-lovers everywhere.
Título : The Year of the Cat: The Complete Collection
EAN : 9798201259402
Editorial : WMG Publishing
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