Books published by Newcon Press

Storm Constantine is one of our finest writers of genre fiction. This new collection, Splinters of Truth, features fifteen stories, four of them original to this volume, that transport the reader to richly imagined realms one moment and shine a light on our own world's darkest corners the next. A writer of rare passion, Storm delivers here some of her most accomplished work to date."Storm Constantine is a myth-making Gothic queen. Her stories are poetic, involving, delightful and depraved. I wouldn't swap her for a dozen Anne Rices." - Neil Gaiman"Storm Constantine... is a daring romantic sensualist, as well as a fine storyteller." - Poppy Z Brite"Storm Constantine is a literary fantasist of outstanding power and originality. Her work is rich, idiosyncratic and completely engaging. Her themes have much in common with Philip K Dick - the nature of identify, the nature of reality, the creative power of the human imagination - while her sensibility reminds me of Angela Carter at her most inventive." - Michael MoorcockContents: 1. Introduction2. Do As Thou Wilt3. They Hunt4. The Order of the Scales5. Colin's Cough6. Kiss Booties Night Night7. Spirit of Place8. The Fool's Path9. Haven10. Return to Gehenna11. The Farmer's Bride12. Fireborn13. Just His Type14. The Violet House, or Songs the Martyrs Sang15. A Tour of the House16. When the Angels CameAbout the Author

Ian Watson, author of the very first novels in the Warhammer 40K universe, makes a long-anticipated return to military SF with "In Golden Armour", one of three original stories in this fabulous new collection from the man who wrote the screen story to AI: Artificial Intelligence for Stanley Kubrick (later filmed by Steven Spielberg). The 1000 Year Reich boasts eighteen stories that showcase the multiple award-winning author at his best. Brimming with ingenuity and invention, the content varies from fast-paced action to thought-provoking conjecture, from wicked humour to chilling possibility, from the sublime to the outrageous."The brilliant Ian Watson remains the most stimulating and the least comfortable science fiction writer working today. Reading his short fiction reminds us why he is one of the genre's unassailable greats." - Adam RobertsContents1. Introduction by Justina Robson2. The 1000 Year Reich3. In Golden Armour4. How We Came Back From Mars: A Story That Cannot Be Told5. Blair's War6. The Name of the Lavender7. Forever Blowing Bubbles 8. The Tale of Trurl and the Great TanGent9. The Wild Pig's Collar 10. Beloved Pig-Brother of the Daughter of the Pregnant Baby: a Transgenic Story of Genius (with Roberto Quaglia)11. Red Squirrel 12. An Inspector Calls 13. Me and My Flying Saucer 14. Faith Without Teeth 15. The Travelling Raven Problem 16. The Arc de Triomphe Code 17. Spanish Fly 18. Having the Time of His Life 19. Breakfast in Bed

A highly regarded writer and critic, David Langford (who describes himself as "notoriously deaf yet mysteriously able to detect the quietest offer of a drink") is the proud winner of twenty-nine Hugo Awards. Renowned for his keen eye and sharp wit, he is responsible for the long-running fan journal Ansible, which has been described as genre fiction's Private Eye. All Good Things gathers together 100 articles, most of which represent the author's final run of pieces for SFX magazine (2009 to 2016), though articles from other venues including The New York Review of Science Fiction also feature. This volume contains a number of illustrations by cover artist Andy Watt, whose work regularly accompanied David's articles in SFX. The hardback includes 14 full page colour prints of Andy's work, the paperback 12 black and white images."In British fandom Dave Langford is regarded as a national treasure." - Christopher Priest. "[A] wit, slightly deaf person, raconteur and finest swordsman in Christendom." - Terry Pratchett.

Paul Cornell has written Doctor Who for the BBC, Batman & Robin for DC, and Wolverine for Marvel. He has won the BSFA Award for his short fiction, the Eagle Award for his comics, and shares a Writer's Guild Award for television. He is one of only two people to be Hugo Award nominated for all three media. A Better Way to Die is his first ever short story collection, providing a comprehensive overview of his work. Featured here are both his contributions to George RR Martin's Wildcards series and all the Jonathan Hamilton stories, including "One of Our Bastards is Missing", shortlisted for the Hugo Award in 2010, and "A Better Way to Die", winner of a BSFA Award in 2011. Cover art by Ben Baldwin1. Introduction by John Scalzi2. The Deer Stalker 3. Michael Laurits is: DROWNING 4. Global Collider Generation: an Idyll 5. Secret Identity 6. The Occurrence at Slocombe Priory 7. The Sensible Folly 8. More (Wild Cards) 9. The Elephant in the Room (Wild Cards) 10. A New Arrival at the House of Love 11. The Ghosts of Christmas 12. Tom 13. Ramesses on the Frontier 14. Zeta Reticuli 15. Catherine Drewe 16. One of our Bastards is Missing 17. The Copenhagen Interpretation 18. A Better Way to Die

David Gemmell passed away in 2006, leaving behind a legacy of memorable characters, epic settings, and thrilling tales. In 2008 a group of fellow writers and friends led by Deborah J Miller and Stan Nicholls founded the David Gemmell Legend Award in his honour. In 2013, NewCon Press released Legends, an anthology of original stories by some of today's leading fantasy authors in honour of a man whose work has so inspired them. We are now proud to announce Legends II, featuring an all new cast of distinguished authors in a volume that fully lives up to the high standards of its predecessor. Welcome to the land of Legends... Cover art by Dominic HarmanContents:1. Introduction - Stan Nicholls2. The Blessed and the Cursed - Gav Thorpe3. A Rescue - Mark Lawrence4. The Lowest Place - Edward Cox5. The Giant's Lady - Rowena Cory Daniells 6. An Oath Given - John Gwynne7. The Singer - Stella Gemmell8. Sandrunners - Anthony Ryan9. Smokestack Lightning - Gavin Smith10. Oak - Lou Morgan11. An Owl in Moonlight - Freda Warrington12. Heaven of Animals - John Hornor Jacobs13. The Iron Wolves: Retribution - Andy Remic14. About the Authors

A collection of all original stories inspred by the Fermi Paradox, written by some of science fiction's biggest names and scientists, with an introduction by the astronomer Marek Kukula (Royal Observatory, Greenwich).Full contents:1. Introduction by Marek Kukula 2. Catching Rays - Dave Clements 3. The Big Next - Pat Cadigan4. Baedecker's Fermi - Adam Roberts 5. Zeta Reticuli - Paul Cornell 6. The Ambulance Chaser - Tricia Sullivan7. Lost to Their Own Devices - Adrian Tchaikovsky 8. In the Beginning - Gerry Webb 9. The Trail of the Creator, the Trial of Creation - Paul di Filippo10. Stella by Starlight - Mike Resnick & Robert T Jeschoenek11. Fermi's Doubts - George Zebrowski12. Audiovisionary - Stephanie Saulter13. Aether - Robert Reed14. The End of the World - Keith Brooke & Eric Brown15. The Worldmaker - Rachel Armstrong16. Atonement, Under the Blue-White Sun - Mercurio D Rivera