Sky Whales and Other Wonders

[realthog]

Today brought the contract for the appearance of my story "Breaking Laws" in the anthology Sky Whales and Other Wonders, edited by Vera Nazarian (norilanabooks), which is to be published in December.

At the same time as the contract came the somewhat distressing news from Vera that there are going to be other people's stories in the book aside from my own.

I mean . . . really!

Who are these interlopers? Well, I gather the running order has yet to be finalized, but the line-up looks like this:

The Sky Won't Listen by Tanith Lee

The Tin and the Damask Rose by Anna Tambour

What a Queen Does with her Hands by Erzebet YellowBoy

The Gifting of Nyla's Son by Linda J. Dunn

Stone Song by Sonya Taaffe

Sky Whales by Lisa Silverthorne

Death's Appointment Book, or the Dance of Death by JoSelle Vanderhooft

The Sugar by Mary A. Turzillo

She Who Runs by Mike Allen

Breaking Laws by John Grant

Only One Story But He Told It Well by Robert Brandt

(Notice how gentlemanly all the chaps are, letting the ladies go first . . .)

There's still some work being done on the cover, but at the moment it looks like this:

Yes, I know I've shown that image before, but it's so goldurn purty I thought I'd show it again! The artist's name is Ahyicodae and you can find lots more of her art here and here.

Comments

[ogre-san.livejournal.com]

Well, if there must be other people, it looks like a pretty good line-up. :)

[realthog.livejournal.com]

That's what Pam kept telling me while she was drying my eyes.

[norilana.livejournal.com]

Yaay! :-) And I noticed the unusual tendency of Ladies First stories too, but the stories seem to fit better in that order! Dunno why. :-)

[realthog.livejournal.com]

It's because they're pushy . . .

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

I thought it was because the male contributors were all gentlemen.

[realthog.livejournal.com]

"I thought it was because the male contributors were all gentlemen."

Well, we've had to be, haven't we?

[jongibbs.livejournal.com]

Congrats again, and the cover still looks great :)

[realthog.livejournal.com]

Ta!

"and the cover still looks great"

Doesn't it just?

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

Oh, good line-up. I ,must get this when it appears.

[realthog.livejournal.com]

I'm always absolutely dumbfounded when I discover someone actually wants a story of mine, but the effect is doubled when I find I'm in company like this!

[al-zorra.livejournal.com]

You appear to be in good company, which should help make up for the outrage of being in company!

Love, C.

[realthog.livejournal.com]

Spose so.

(I'd give a longer answer, but I'm typing this with my pout.)

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

Spout?

[alaneer.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! Beautiful cover.

[realthog.livejournal.com]

"Beautiful cover."

Isn't it just?

[sarcobatus.livejournal.com]

Norilana Books knows how to do a book cover.

Impressive list of interlopers! :P

Gracious of you to share the covers with them . . .

[realthog.livejournal.com]

"Gracious of you to share the covers with them . . ."

That's how people have been persuading me to look at the situation, yes. But, still, I might have been warned.

[jmward14.livejournal.com]

What a great line up! And the cover's gorgeous. Congratulations and three cheers. Hugs and huzzahs, Jean Marie

[realthog.livejournal.com]

"And the cover's gorgeous."

'Tis too! There's lots of other lovely stuff on Ahyicodae's sites, if you get a chance to go look (I've linked them in the last line of my posting).

but the horror of it all...

[drieuxster.livejournal.com]

Are you not concerned about the horrors of VampireUnicorns?