...since we launched Pyr in March, 2005. For my edification, and not meant to be comprehensive by any means, I put together this round-up of awards, notable recommendations, recent news etc... that I could have to hand, to be filed under "why we're hot." This is what I came up with, which looks so nice laid out in one place like this I had to post it here and on the Pyr blog both. Again, not comprehensive. Just a few hot current titles and then a list of awards, recommendations etc... Does look good all laid out though...
"Pyr is quickly becoming the standard by which all other sci-fi imprints are judged." - Bookgasm.comQuill nominee, Salon.com's Summer Reading Recommendation, Starred Review in PW, Starred Review in Booklist, A grade in SciFi Weekly, B+ in Entertainment Weekly. Ranked # 5 on the bestselling hardcover list at San Francisco-based independent genre bookstore Borderlands Books for May 2007
- Boing Boing: "...his finest novel to date"
- Salon.com: "...you will delight in Brasyl."
- Amazon's Bookstore Blog: "McDonald deserves to be going up against most of the world’s top fiction writers, period."
- Sci Fi Weekly: "...hot and tropical and full of music."
- Publishers Weekly: "Chaotic, heartbreaking and joyous, ... must-read"
- Locus: "...without doubt one of the major SF books of 2007."
BSFA Award winner, Arthur C. Clarke nominee, Hugo nominee, starred review in Library Journal
- Washington Post: "...a major achievement from a writer who is becoming one of the best sf novelists of our time."
- Library Journal: "Highly Recommended.”
- Asimov's: "A literary masterpiece."
- San Francisco Chronicle: "...one of the best science fiction novels published in the United States this year.”
- Publishers Weekly: "...sure to be one of the more talked-about SF novels of the year."
Locus Recommended Read, Starburst Five Star Review
- Entertainment Weekly: ""For fans of Tolkien, had he gone electric, dropped acid, and discovered tantric sex."
- Ain't It Cool News: "This isn't SF for SF readers. This is SF for a generation raised on anime, manga, and MMORPGs. This is SF for the Wii gamer. "
- Monsters & Critics: "This action-packed futuristic sci-fi that will appeal to techies and fantasy fans alike."
- Library Journal: "...skillfully builds a seamless connection between sf and fantasy in this fast-paced series opener featuring a strong, action-oriented heroine and a unique world setting."
- SFX: "...a novel packed with memorable characters and ideas but that doubles as holiday-reading escapism.”
Starred Review in Publishers Weekly, A grade in SciFi Weekly
- Publishers Weekly: “Kenyon’s vision of a unique universe ranks with those of such science fiction greats as Frank Herbert and Orson Scott Card.”
- Sci Fi Weekly: ""a bravura concept bolstered by fine writing; lots of plausible, thrilling action; old-fashioned heroism; and strong emotional hooks."
- Booklist: "...a fascinating and gratifying feat of worldbuilding... a grand epic, indeed. "
- Library Journal: "Reminiscent of the groundbreaking novels of Philip K. Dick, Philip Jose Farmer, and Dan Simmons."
Barnes & Noble's # 1 Editor's Choice Top 10 SF&F Novels for 2006, John W. Campbell Memorial Award Nominee for Best Novel 2006, Bookgasm's 5 Best SciFi Books of 2006
- Publishers Weekly: "Bursting with invention and panache."
- B&N Explorations: "The love child of Donald Trump and Vernor Vinge."
- SFFWorld: "This may be THE science fiction book of the year."
- Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show: "Like a more accessible Charles Stross."
- Asimov's: "A high-speed, high-spirited tale of capitalist skullduggery."
B in Sci Fi Weekly
- Publishers Weekly: "Readers craving intelligent, character-driven SF need look no further.”
- Analog: "...a fast, smooth, utterly effortless read.”
- SF Reviews: "...simply pure escapism, impossible to resist by anyone who still remembers that good old fashioned sense of wonder.”
- Sci Fi Weekly: "...good old-fashioned space adventure."
- Library Journal: "Snappy dialog, intriguing human and alien characters, and a keen sense of dramatic focus."
- 2007 Quill Award nominee: Ian McDonald, Brasyl
- 2007 Hugo Award nominee - Best Professional Editor - Long Form - Lou Anders
- 2006 World Fantasy Award nominee - Special Award, Professional - Lou Anders
- 2006 John W. Campbell Award for Best Novel nominee - David Louis Edelman, Infoquake
- 2006 Independent Publisher Book Award winner - John Meaney, Paradox
- 2005 Philip K Dick Award nominee - Justina Robson, Silver Screen
- 2006 John W Campbell Best New Writer nominee - Chris Roberson
- 2005 John W Campbell Best New Writer nominee - Chris Roberson
- Locus magazine’s Recommended Reading: 2006 : Joe Abercombie - The Blade Itself, Justina Robson - Keeping It Real
- 3 Pyr Books included in the B&N Editor's Choice: Top Ten SF&F Novels of 2006: David Louis Edelman - Infoquake (#1), Sean Williams -The Crooked Letter, John Meaney - Resolution
- 2 Pyr Books included in Waterstone's Top Ten SF for 2006: Joel Shepherd - Crossover, Chris Roberson - Paragaea: A Planetary Romance
- 3 Pyr Books included in Bookgasm's Top Five SciFi Books of 2006 - Ian McDonald - River of Gods (#1), Joel Shepherd - Crossover, David Louis Edelman - Infoquake
- Sean Williams, The Hanging Mountains selected as a BookSense Notable Book for July
- Kay Kenyon, Bright of the Sky - one of four novels selected by ReaderCon "the con that assigns homework" for their attendees to read pre-convention
- Justina Robson, Silver Screen selected for Kirkus Reviews Best SF&F Books of 2005
- John Meaney, Paradox - #2 on Barnes & Noble's Editor's Choice: Top Ten SF&F Novels of 2005
- 2007 Arthur C Clarke Award nominee - Adam Roberts, Gradisil (Gollancz)
- 2005 Arthur C Clarke Award nominee - Ian McDonald, River of Gods (Simon & Schuster)
- 2004 British Science Fiction Association Award winner - Ian McDonald, River of Gods (Simon & Schuster)
- Spain's Xatafi-Cyberdark Awards. nominees: Mike Resnick, New Dreams for Old and Ian McDonald, River of Gods.
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