Constance Cooper's Blog

I was excited to hear that my short story "Carnivores of Can't-Go-Home" earned an Honorable Mention in The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fourth Annual Collection . This anthology is the latest in the highly respected sf series from renowned editor Gardner Dozois.

He obviously really enjoyed To Shape the Dark , the anthology my story appeared in, since he reprinted two stories from it (by Shariann Lewitt and Melissa Scott) and gave Honorable Mentions to nine more (by Terry Boren, Constance Cooper, Aliette de Bodard, C. W. Johnson, Gwyneth Jones, Kristin Landon, Jack McDevitt, Anil Menon, Vandana Singh.)

In all, he honored two thirds of the anthology! Editor Athena Andreadis pulled off a similar coup with her previous sf anthology, The Other Half of the Sky . Athena, you are on a roll!

This giveaway features signed copies of the spiffy new trade paperback! .goodreadsGiveawayWidget { color: #555; font-family: georgia, serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; background: white; } .goodreadsGiveawayWidget p { margin: 0 0 .5em !important; padding: 0; } .goodreadsGiveawayWidgetEnterLink { display: inline-block; color: #181818; background-color: #F6F6EE; border: 1px solid #9D8A78; border-radius: 3px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; outline: none; font-size: 13px; padding: 8px 12px; } .goodreadsGiveawayWidgetEnterLink:hover { color: #181818; background-color: #F7F2ED; border: 1px solid #AFAFAF; text-decoration: none; } Goodreads Book Giveaway Guile by Constance Cooper

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It's official...the paperback version of Guile is out in the world! It looks great, with lots of quotes on the back (and one on the front) from reviews that didn't exist yet when the hardcover was released.

Kelly Jennings has written a thoughtful, in-depth review of To Shape the Dark for the pro sf magazine Strange Horizons.

She writes, "Andreadis gives us fifteen stories in which both women and science—real science—are the heroes. I seldom read an anthology with more than one or two really good stories in it; usually at least a quarter of the stories are meh. Here, every single one is not just good, but stellar."

I'm happy that my story is one that she specifically talks about in the review!

It's official--my publisher is bringing out a paperback version of Guile next spring! Release date has been set for March 14.

The cover will look the same, except for the addition on top of a quote from the Bulletin that says "A fine gumbo of a book."

To Shape the Dark is getting fantastic feedback, including a recent starred review in Publishers Weekly that uses words like "extraordinary" and "dazzles". My favorite part is where the reviewer says that this collection will remind readers why they love science fiction.

Congratulations to editor Athena Andreadis. I'm so happy to be part of this anthology!

In one more week, I'll be sending some lucky person their own autographed hardcover copy of Guile! .goodreadsGiveawayWidget { color: #555; font-family: georgia, serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; background: white; } .goodreadsGiveawayWidget p { margin: 0 0 .5em !important; padding: 0; } .goodreadsGiveawayWidgetEnterLink { display: inline-block; color: #181818; background-color: #F6F6EE; border: 1px solid #9D8A78; border-radius: 3px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; outline: none; font-size: 13px; padding: 8px 12px; } .goodreadsGiveawayWidgetEnterLink:hover { color: #181818; background-color: #F7F2ED; border: 1px solid #AFAFAF; text-decoration: none; } Goodreads Book Giveaway Guile by Constance Cooper

Giveaway ends May 18, 2016.

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I'm thrilled that Guile has just received a beautiful, detailed review from Sarah Avery, winner of the 2015 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award. I love the lyrical language she uses!

"Constance Cooper’s debut novel delighted me from start to finish. The worldbuilding feels thoroughly lived in, as if we could step ahead of Yonie around any corner or shrub and something amazing would already be there for us to find. The characters are richly imagined individuals, and together they add up to a social world that is both kinder and more dangerous than Yonie ever guessed. The plot runs like the river delta it’s set in, its streams parting and rejoining and braiding around obstacles until it runs clear to its conclusion."

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To Shape the Dark is a fantastic science fiction anthology themed around women scientists. It's edited by Athena Andreadis, whose previous anthology, The Other Half of the Sky, won enough awards and praise to fill the holds of a generation starship.

I've read the new anthology already (I have a story in it, woohoo!) and I have a feeling it's going to make quite a stir as well!

I'm running a giveaway on Goodreads. Win an autographed, personalized hardcover copy of GUILE! .goodreadsGiveawayWidget { color: #555; font-family: georgia, serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; background: white; } .goodreadsGiveawayWidget p { margin: 0 0 .5em !important; padding: 0; } .goodreadsGiveawayWidgetEnterLink { display: inline-block; color: #181818; background-color: #F6F6EE; border: 1px solid #9D8A78; border-radius: 3px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; outline: none; font-size: 13px; padding: 8px 12px; } .goodreadsGiveawayWidgetEnterLink:hover { color: #181818; background-color: #F7F2ED; border: 1px solid #AFAFAF; text-decoration: none; } Goodreads Book Giveaway Guile by Constance Cooper

Giveaway ends May 18, 2016.

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