Author: Leslie What
Publisher: Tachyon Publications
Keywords: games, olympic
Number of Pages: 286
Published: 2004-05-01
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 1892391104
ISBN-13: 9781892391100

A modern-day tale of Greek mythological folly, this story follows the spoiled and vain Hera, who yearns for a family at any cost, as she pursues macho Zeus, still on the prowl in the 21st century. Meanwhile, Zeus, having given a family some cursory effort, is attempting to find himself in wine, women of all descriptions, and male rituals engaged in by his very own new age cult. Blind passion is truly a disaster when it involves the gods, leading to broken hearts, shattered dreams, and entomologically enhanced offspring. It is left to an unlikely band of mortals and one determined water nymph t

Author: Kage Baker
Publisher: Tachyon Publications
Keywords: sand, hotel
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2009-07-15
List price: $8.00
ISBN-10: 1892391899
ISBN-13: 9781892391896

Appealing to boys and girls alike, this beguiling adventure explores classic fantasy themes from a unique young heroine’s perspective. Nine-year-old Emma loses everything she has in a fearsome storm and finds herself alone in the wilderness of the Dunes—an area desolate since the mysterious disappearance of a resort known as the Grand Wenlocke. Finding a friend in Winston, the ghostly bellboy who wanders the Dunes, Emma learns that it has been more than 100 years since the hotel with an unsavory reputation vanished; but, unbeknownst to either of them, the long slumbering resort has just be

Author: Jeff VanderMeer
Publisher: Tachyon Publications
Keywords: century, writer, tips, survival, strategies, booklife
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2009-10-15
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 1892391902
ISBN-13: 9781892391902

Offering timely advice in an era when the burden of production and publicity frequently falls on authors, this essential reference reflects on methods for being focused, productive, and savvy in the craft of writing. Discussing a wide range of essential topics for self-promoting authors, this important guide explores questions such as How can authors use social media and the internet? How does the new online paradigm affect authors, readers, and the book industry? How can authors find the time to both create and promote their work? and What should never be done? Through good-humored encourage

Author: James Tiptree Jr.
Publisher: Tachyon Publications
Keywords: forever, rose, smoke
Number of Pages: 448
Published: 2004-11-01
List price: $15.95
ISBN-10: 1892391201
ISBN-13: 9781892391209

These 18 darkly complex short stories and novellas touch upon human nature and perception, metaphysics and epistemology, and gender and sexuality, foreshadowing a world in which biological tendencies bring about the downfall of humankind. Revisions from the author’s notes are included, allowing a deeper view into her world and a better understanding of her work. The Nebula Award–winning short story Love Is the Plan, the Plan Is Death, the Hugo Award–winning novella The Girl Who Was Plugged In, and the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning novella Houston, Houston, Do You Read? are included

Author: James Morrow
Publisher: Tachyon Publications
Keywords: stories, pajamas, cat
Number of Pages: 209
Published: 2006-10-31
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 1892391406
ISBN-13: 9781892391407

Erotic performance art, terminal baptism, and voodoo economics with actual voodoo highlight this provocative collection of satiric short stories. These sharp, humorous tales detail the disastrous results of engineering an integrity gene, a bewildered Christopher Columbus landing in modern-day Manhattan, and sports fans revealed as the true heroes of our times. Original pieces include the play, "Come Back, Dr. Sarcophagus," and the short story, "Fucking Justice." Also featured is an original introduction by Terry Bisson, author of Numbers Don’t Lie.

Author: Cory Doctorow
Publisher: Tachyon Publications
Keywords: future, copyright, creativity, technology, selected, essays, content
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2008-09-15
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 1892391813
ISBN-13: 9781892391810

Hailed by Bruce Sterling as “a political activist, gizmo freak, junk collector, programmer, entrepreneur, and all-around Renaissance geek,” the Internet’s favorite high-tech culture maven is celebrated with the first collection of his infamous articles, essays, and polemics. Irreverently championing free speech and universal access to information—even if it’s just a free download of the newest Britney Spears MP3—he leads off with a mutinous talk given at Microsoft on digital rights management, insisting that they stop treating their customers as criminals. Readers will discover

Author: Peter S. Beagle
Publisher: Tachyon Publications
Keywords: acquaintances, odd, nietzsche, quoted, rhinoceros
Number of Pages: 186
Published: 2003-09-01
List price: $15.95
ISBN-10: 1892391090
ISBN-13: 9781892391094

This overview of Peter Beagle’s extraordinary career as a fantasist contains seven short stories and three essays as well as a new preface by the author. It also features the original whimsical Chesley Award-winning cover illustration by talented Bay Area artist Michael Dashow. The Last Unicorn, Beagle’s most beloved novel, was an underground bestseller in the late 1960s and 1970s. This collection includes two of Beagle’s popular unicorn stories, "Professor Gottesman and the Indian Rhinoceros" and "Julie’s Unicorn," as well as "Lila the Werewolf," which is anthologized