Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Gardner Dozois and George R.R. Martin are putting together Old Venus, another of their wonderful themed anthologies, this one collecting stories set in the swampy, rainy Venus that used to exist in science fiction, before real scientists sent probes that proved what a dry, searing, poisonous hellhole it really is. Matt Hughes' contribution is a Jeeves and Bertie story involving a 1920s-vintage rocket trip to Venus. To avoid copyright complications Matt has changed the characters' names, so the story is entitled "Greeves and the Evening Star." The anthology should be out next year.

Meanwhile be sure to visit Matt's new Archonate website. 
The Lonely Cry is an informal west coast association of Canadian science fiction and fantasy writers. Our members are Mary E. Choo, Dave Duncan, Matthew Hughes, Eileen Kernaghan, Linda DeMeulemeester, Clélie Rich, Casey Wolf and Rhea Rose. Visit our website at www.lonelycry.ca