Solaris Rising: Ian McDonald, Alastair Reynolds, Peter F Hamilton

[Boneman]

Originally Posted by blacknorth

'Pologies, just me being nosey. I am boycotting those two also, but only because none of the stores here stock them.

Are you boycotting the stores, or the magazines? Won't they order them for you, if you ask?

[blacknorth]

Originally Posted by Boneman

Are you boycotting the stores, or the magazines? Won't they order them for you, if you ask?

Ha, well, I'm not really boycotting those magazines, just saying that I might as well be boycotting them as they're not available to me.

If the stores don't stock them, I don't buy them. I would be very reluctant to ask the store to stock the magazine just for my sake because I am a very unreliable customer - they could get them in for me perhaps, but I can't guarantee having the money to buy them.

[Fried Egg]

This looks great Ian. Did you say that these are all new stories not published elsewhere?

I am certainly very interested indeed.

[Ian Whates]

Originally Posted by Fried Egg

This looks great Ian. Did you say that these are all new stories not published elsewhere?

I am certainly very interested indeed.

Hi, FE, yes, all original stories.

[Fried Egg]

Brilliant, I think I'll be ordering this one when it comes out. I'm definitely in the mood to read another anthology of contemporary SF.

[Fried Egg]

I can't wait for this...I'm pre-ordering a copy now.

A really striking cover by the way.

[Patrick Mahon]

I agree - just received the press release from Solaris today. Looking good, Ian!

[Ian Whates]

Thanks, Patrick and FE. I'm really proud of this one, and am now waiting anxiously for the first reviews to roll in...

[Ian Whates]

After months of impatiently pacing its cage, this powerful and challenging volume of high-quality SF has finally been unleashed on an unsuspecting British public (the book is already out in the States).

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Solaris-Risi...0221329&sr=1-1

...and it has already garnered its first review, in Locus no less:
http://www.locusmag.com/Reviews/2011...ate-october-2/

[Stephen Palmer]

now that's what I call a full review...

[Fried Egg]

Hmmm...I'm still waiting for my copy. This just received from Amazon:

We regret to inform you that the following items have been delayed as we are still awaiting stock from our suppliers :

Ian Whates, et al "Solaris Rising: The New Solaris Book of Science Fiction"
Estimated arrival date: November 17 2011 - December 06 2011

[Ian Whates]

Originally Posted by Fried Egg

Hmmm...I'm still waiting for my copy.

Sorry to hear that, FE. No idea why this should be -- I'll see if the publishers can shed any light.

Hopefully, the book will prove worth waiting for.

[Fried Egg]

My copy arrived today, not as late as I feared it might be, thanks to Ian getting his people to crack some heads at Amazon!

I plan to start reading this shortly...

[Stephen Palmer]

My copy arrived today.