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Best of British SF 2018 cover by Les Edwards: Chasing the Lightship

I'm thrilled to finally be able to share with you the Les Edwards cover design for Best of British Science Fiction 2018. This is an artwork called Chasing the Lightship.

And, who doesn't love more good news? I can also tell you what is going to be in it! Here are the stories, with lovely links so you can go and find out what other wonderful things these writers have done:

Providence – Alastair Reynolds

Talking to Ghosts at the Edge of the World – Lavie Tidhar

The Miracle Lambs of Minane – Finbarr O'Reilly

Territory Blank – Aliya Whiteley

Throw Caution – Tim Major

Golgotha – Dave Hutchinson

Salvation – Dave Bradley

Waterbirds – G.V. Anderson

Buddy System – Mike Morgan

Do No Harm – Anna Ibbotson

A Change of Heart – Hannah Tougher

Birnam Platoon – Natalia Theodoridou

Good – Sunyi Dean

Hard Times in Nuovo Genova – Chris Barnham

The Escape Hatch – Matthew de Abaitua

P.Q. – James Warner

The Purpose of the Dodo is to be Extinct – Malcolm Devlin

Cat and Mouse – David Tallerman

Before They Left – Colin Greenland

Harry's Shiver – Esme Carpenter

The Whisperer – J.K. Fulton

Death of the Grapevine – Teika Marija Smits

Rainsticks – Matt Thompson

The Veilonaut's Dream – Henry Szabranski

Doomed Youth – Fiona Moore

F Sharp 4 – Tim Pieraccini

 

We are going to be launching this book at Dublin Worldcon in August 2019 - we will let you know when we have a date arranged for this. In the meantime, it would warm the cockles of our many hearts if you would like to pre-order. You can do so from the Newcon website here.