Geoff Ryman

This haunting, wildly original novel explores the lives of several characters entwined by The Wizard of Oz--both the novel written by L. Frank Baum and the strangely resonant 1939 film. Was traverses the American landscape to reveal how the human imagination transcends the bleakest circumstance.

A Novel

In a semi-tropical London, surrounded by paddy-fields, the people feed off the sun like plants, the young are raised in Child Gardens and educated by viruses, and the Consensus oversees the country, 'treating' non-conformism. Information, culture, law and politics are biological functions. But Milena is different: she is resistant to viruses and an incredible musician, one of the most extraordinary women of her age. This is her story and that of her friends, like Lucy the immortal tumour and Joseph the Postman whose mind is an information storehouse for others, and Rolfa, genetically engineered as a Polar Bear, whose beautiful singing voice first awakens Milena to the power of music.

The Child Garden

Tremendously popular on the Internet, 253 is one of the year's most imaginative, unclassifiable books. What it is: A London tube train, with all seats occupied, carries 252 passengers. The driver makes 253. Each one has a secret history, thoughts about themselves and the world. And each one's story takes one page (comprised of exactly 253 words) in this novel. Meet Estelle, who has fallen madly in love with Saddam Hussein; James, who anesthetizes sick gorillas for a living; and Who? a character who doesn't know where, or what, on earth he is. Perhaps you'll see a bit of yourself in some or all of them. This seven-and-a-half minute ride between Embankment and Elephant & Castle is highly original. And enjoyable. And unpredictable. And full of marvels.

Air, or, Have not have

When Air, the latest communication technology, finally comes to the remote village of Kizuldah, Karzistan, with disastrous results, Chung Mae struggles to prepare her people for the inevitable changes while preserving their past.

Or, Have Not Have

Contains the words and wisdom of King Jayavarman VII, the Buddhist ruler who united a war-torn Cambodia in the twelfth century and together with his enlightened wife created a kingdom that was a haven of peace and learning. This title presents his extraordinary story interwoven with the tales of Luc, Map and William.

The King's Last Song

Justina Robson: Carbon: Part One; Andrew Bleloch; Paul Cornell: Global Collider Generation: An Idyll; Robert Appleby; Sara Maitland: Moss Witch; Jennifer Rowntree; Ken MacLeod: Death knocks; Richard Blake; Gwyneth Jones: Collision; Kai Hock; Adam Marek: Without a Shell; Vinod Dhanak; Geoff Ryman: You; Manolis Pantos; Michael Arditti: In the Event of; John Harris; Simon Ings: Zoology; Matthew Cobb; Frank Cottrell Boyce: Temporary; Tim O'Brien; Kit Reed: Doing the Butterfly; Steve Williams; Chaz Brenchley: White Skies; Sarah Lindley; Liz Willams: Enigma; Steve Furber; Patricia Duncker; The Bellini Madonna; Tim O'Brien; Adam Roberts: Hair; Rein Ulijn; Justina Robson: Carbon Part Two

Science Into Fiction : an Anthology

When it Changed

The child garden, or, A low comedy

Unconquered Country

The Warrior Who Carried Life

Pol Pots wunderschöne Tochter

Ted Chiang

Neil Gaiman

Madeline Ashby

Greg Egan

Ian McDonald

Caitlín R. Kiernan

E. Lily Yu

M. John Harrison

K. J. Parker

Joe Abercrombie

An Owomoyela

From the inner realms of humanity to the far reaches of space, these are the science fiction and fantasy tales that are shaping the genre and the way we think about the future. Multi-award winning editor Jonathan Strahan continues to shine a light on the very best writing, featuring both established authors and exciting new talents. Within you will find twenty-eight incredible tales, showing the ever growing depth and diversity that science fiction and fantasy continues to enjoy. These are the brightest stars in our firmament, lighting the way to a future filled with astonishing stories about the way we are, and the way we could be. Including stories by K J Parker, Neil Gaiman, Yoon Ha Lee, Joe Abercrombie, Sofia Samatar, Greg Egan, E Lily Yu, Geoff Ryman, M Bennardo, Ramez Naam, Ted Chiang, Priya Sharma, Richard Parks, Lavie Tidhar, Thomas Olde Heuvelt, Benjanun Sriduangkaew, Eleanor Arnason, Ian R Macleod, An Owomoyela, Karin Tidbeck, Madeline Ashby, Caitlin R Kiernan, Robert Reed, Ian Mcdonald, Val Nolan, M John Harrison, James Patrick Kelly and Charlie Jane Anders.

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume Eight

Nalo Hopkinson

Tesseracts Nine also made the LOCUS Recommended reading list for 2006. It was included in the Locus Poll for best anthology! Many of the stories have now appeared in Year's Best Fantasy and Year's Best Science Fiction anthologies. While other stories received nominations for the Brandon, Fountain, Sturgeon and Aurora Awards. "Apparently being in T9 was a Good Thing." - Derryl Murphy Each year Tesseract Books chooses a team of editors from amongst the best of Canada's writers, publishers and critics to select innovative and futuristic fiction and poetry from the leaders and emerging voices in Canadian speculative fiction. Tesseracts Nine expands the dimensions of speculative fiction experientially, with startling visions of the future by new and established Canadian authors. Featuring twenty-three stories and poems by: Timothy J. Anderson, Sylvie Bérard, René Beaulieu, E. L. Chen, Candas Jane Dorsey, Pat Forde, Marg Gilks, Sandra Kasturi, Nancy Kilpatrick, Claude Lalumière, Anthony MacDonald, Jason Mehmel, Yves Meynard, Derryl Murphy, Rhea Rose, Dan Rubin, Daniel Sernine, Steve Stanton, Jerome Stueart, Sarah Totton, Élisabeth Vonarburg, Peter Watts, Allan Weiss, Alette J. Willis and Casey June Wolf. Edited by Sunburst and World Fantasy Award winning authors Nalo Hopkinson and Geoff Ryman, Tesseracts Nine showcases the very best in Canadian speculative fiction literature (including English translations of works by French-Canadian authors).

New Canadian Speculative Fiction

Tesseracts Nine

Four Novellas

Unconquered Countries

Can a twelfth-century Cambodian king's sense of compassion and justice translate to the present?

The King's Last Song, Or, Kraing Meas

Moloch

Or No Harm Done

Lust

David, a young scientist investigating what happens to the brain during the process of learning, suddenly finds himself the subject of a bizarre experiment. On the way home from the lab one night he spies Tony, a fitness instructor from his gym, on the same platform waiting for the tube. David's had an obsession with Tony for weeks, but Tony's barely noticed him at all. Until now. When David imagines the man naked, an extraordinary thing happens: Tony strips there and then on the platform and offers himself in front of all onlookers. Horrified, David flees. But back at his flat, Tony reappears, as if by magic. And disappears, when David wishes him away. And reappears when he calls him back. David can conjure up anyone, from any time, and he does: Billie Holliday, Johnny Weismuller, Daffy Duck, Picasso, Sophia Loren, even his younger self. Mad with lust and losing all scientific objectivity, he runs the gamut of his fantasies until, sated and morally bankrupt, he's forced to confront himself. It is not a pretty sight.

What if you could sleep with anyone in the world, just by thinking about it?

Geoff Ryman

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