Dobra vest za ljubitelje kraćih formi: zbirke priča bi uskoro mogle da se ravnopravno nose sa serijalima. E-format pokazuje izvesne prednosti upravo tamo gde magazinsko izdavaštvo posustaje već decenijama, pa sad ostaje samo da se reanimira baza pomalo uspavanih konzumenata. A pošto je format zahvalan za audio-knjige baš kao i za pjedinačnu prodaju u e-formatu, rekla bih da je ta reanimacija samo pitanje vremena.
Pored svih zvaničnih sajtova koji neguju tradiciju promovisanja kratke forme – Asimov's, Tor, Analog, SFSignal i tako mu već to, mnogi SF, F & H projekti kratke forme su još uvek free4all, tako da je u pitanju svojevrsna bonanza za poklonike priča i noveleta. Svi su zadovoljni, naravno, zato što svi imaju koristi od saradnje - autori stiču publiku i renome i pre zahtevnog podviga duže forme a čitaoci imaju na raspolaganju obilje odlične razbibrige.
Prva takva zbirka vredna preporuke je MOD (http://machineofdeath.net/get-it-right), Machine of Death, tematska zbirka koju su editovali Ryan North, Matthew Bennardo i David Malki. Dakle, radi se o tematski 'zadanom' svetu u kom svako može da sazna kako će da umre, to uz pomoć tehnološkog ekvivalenta čitača dlana, ili, u ovom konkretno slučaju... čitača krvi. Ali kad se ispostavi da je mašina koja čita sudbinu dvosmislena taman koliko i delfijska proročanstva - ako konstatacija "živ zakopan" ne donosi pojašnjenja tipa "živ zakopan u čemu", ili ako "smrt od starosti" može da znači i prirodnu smrt u poznom životnom dobu ali i smrt uručenu od strane 90togodišnjeg manijakalnog serijskog ubice – ispada da mašina sa svakim svojim odgovorom zapravo otvara sijaset novih pitanja a svaka priča u ovoj zbirci vispreno secira upravo takve mogućnosti. Genijalne priče mnogih nepoznatih imena nagoveštavaju talentovanu ekipu mladih autora.
Pdf ove zbirke se može besplatno skinuti sa neta, iako se sama zbirka dobro prodaje i još bolje kotira u rivjuima.
(go figure. :lol:)
Cuj, dobro prodaje :) Skocila je na Amazon #1 kada se pojavila a najveca fora je sto je to, u stvari, samizdat. Koliko sam skapirao nijedna izdavacka kuca nije htela da ih objavi pa su se ljudi sami odstampali a onda se bacili na "viralni" marketing. Mnogi misle da upravo ova zbirka predstavlja prekretnicu i upucuje na vrlo moguci izgled izdavastva 21. veka. Doduse, i gomila ilustracija i cinjenica da su ti ljudi poprilicno poznati u svetu stripa sigurno nije odmogla.
Posto jos pijem jutranju kafu mozda mi se pogresno cini ali i ova vest mi deluje kao da se uklapa u temu. Angry Robot nam je poznat kao izdavac Moxylanda i Zoo City-ja:
The official release from Angry Robot Books:
On December 1st 2010, Angry Robot will be launching "Nano Editions". Exclusive to the publisher's own webstore at angryrobotstore.com, Nanos are digital short stories by Angry Robot novelists, sold at sensible prices in ePub format, ready to load onto the world's most popular eBook readers.
Most Nanos will be in the 5,000 – 15,000 word range. Shorter works than that will be automatically bundled with another story to ensure value for money.
Talking of which – stories will cost just 59p each (approximately US $0.95). Readers can bundle a collection of any 10 by any combination of authors, for only £3.49 (US$5.59). The files will be DRM-free and available worldwide. If demand for the stories takes off, AR plan to also sell them via eBook retailers.
Angry Robot Editor Lee Harris said, "Publishing is changing, but our role as publishers remains the same – to find cool stories and bring them to readers. This is another step in Angry Robot's ongoing plan to embrace the new opportunities digital formats provide – and an excellent way for readers to sample unfamiliar authors, without breaking the bank."
Authors included in the Nanos series include multi-million-selling novelist Dan Abnett and award-winning short fiction authors Kaaron Warren and Aliette de Bodard, along with many others. We will have at least 30 Nanos available for the December 1st launch, with more added at regular intervals.
Jehej, lepe su ovo vesti :) Sad idem skidat' Machine of Death...Čim završim Martinove zbirke priča 3 tom, i Veštinu senčenja 1 i 2 dolazi MoD na red :)
Da, videla sam na blogu da se hvale za to Amazon #1... i bilo mi stvarno teško za poverovati da besplatna knjiga ima tako jaku prodaju.
Ali stvarno je dobra zbirka, nema tu šta. Perine, tebi će se posebno dopasti zbog tog 'varijacija na temu' fazona. :)
Inače, jedva čekam taj Nano, ko stvoreno za decembar.
Još jedan primer neke vrste samizdata je antologija Breaking Waves (http://www.bookviewcafe.com/index.php/Book-View-Cafe-Breaking-Waves), koju je organizovala ekipa sa BookView Café: učestvuju Ursula K. Le Guin, Vonda N. McIntyre, David D. Levine između ostalih, a sav prihod ide u Gulf Coast Oil Spill Fund of the Greater New Orleans Foundation.
Dame sa BVC su aktivistikinje... :)
Is Anybody out There? (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0756406196/sfsi0c-20)
edited by Nick Gevers and Marty Halpern
BRIEF SYNOPSIS: 15 stories that explore the Fermi Paradox.
Is Earth the only home to intelligent life in the universe? Statistically speaking, it's improbable, and yet there are no signs of alien life on other planets. This contradiction, known as the Fermi paradox, is the theme of an anthology edited by Nick Gevers and Marty Halpern, Is Anybody out There? It collects fifteen stories that involve the Fermi Paradox in a variety of ways: some offering explanations, some portraying first contact, many involving a mystery, and still others taking a less-than-serious approach. Although all the stories adequately use the theme, they work (as can be expected) to varying degrees.
Daj barem sadrzaj, prilicno je bitno kada su ovakve antologije u pitanju, zar ne? :)
1. "Introduction: Here Comes Everyone" by Paul McAuley
2. "Residue" by Michael Arsenault
3. "The Taste of Night" by Pat Cadigan
4. "Galaxy of Mirrors" by Paul Di Filippo
5. "Where Two or Three" by Sheila Finch
6. "Timmy, Come Home" by Matthew Hughes
7. "The Word He Was Looking for Was Hello" by Alex Irvine
8. "Permanent Fatal Errors" by Jay Lake
9. "Graffiti in the Library of Babel" by David Langford
10. "Good News from Antares" by Yves Meynard
11. "The Vampires of Paradox" by James Morrow
12. "Report From the Field" b Mike Resnick & Lezli Robyn
13. "The Dark Man" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
14. "Rare Earth" by Felicity Shoulders & Leslie What
15. "One Big Monkey" by Ray Vukcevich
16. "A Waterfall of Lights" by Ian Watson
Eh, kobajagi multitaskujem, pa... xrotaeye
Nego, ne znam da li se sve ovo važi i za audio knjige, ali ako se važi, onda... Infinivoxsf (http://infinivoxsf.com/?p=93) planira da lansira svoju Starship Vector audio knjigu na 21 decembar, a unutra su stavili:
"Mayflower II" by Stephen Baxter
"Boojum" by Elizabeth Bear and Sarah Monette
"The Political Officer" by Charles Coleman Finlay
"The Tomb Wife" by Gwyneth Jones
"Shiva in Shadow" by Nancy Kress
"The Remoras" by Robert Reed
Imam negde "Boojum" i znam za "Shiva in Shadow", ostalo mi je sve nepoznato...
Evo j priče Ellen Kushner. U pitanju je "The man with the Knives," koja popunjava prazninu u romanima Swordspoint, The Privilege of the Sword, and The Fall of the Kings. Kompletnu priču, zajedno sa ilustracijama, možete videti i pročitati na
http://www.tor.com/stories/2010/12/the-man-with-the-knives (http://www.tor.com/stories/2010/12/the-man-with-the-knives)
Iskreno, nisam čitao ništa od pomenute spisateljice, ali ju je nightflier pomenuo nekada, pa reko' da stavim, možda će se naći poneki fan.