The Stellar Guild
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The Stellar Guild series is a series published by Phoenix Pick
. Mike Resnick
is the series editor.
Each book in the series pairs an established (normally best-selling) author with a newer or less well known author of the veteran author’s choice.
The series was announced in July 2011 with the first book expected to be published by the fall of that year. The first pairing features Kevin J. Anderson
with Steven Savile
. Each is contributing a new story specifically written for the series.
Kevin J. Anderson has over 200 copies of his books in print with over 45 bestsellers.
Additional authors to sign on to the project are bestselling fantasy author Mercedes Lackey
and Eric Flint
, author of the Saga of Seven Suns
.
The series aims to help introduce lesser known authors to a wider audience by paring them up with bestsellers who have an established fan base. It also provides newer writers another much needed venue to sell their short fiction (novelette
length) at SFWA
approved rates.
The first book in the series (Tau Ceti) was released on November 22, 2011. It is a 'team-up' between Kevin J. Anderson and Steven Savile, each writing a complementary story set in the same universe.
Tau Ceti tells the story of The Beacon, a generation ship launched from an Earth tearing itself apart from its exhaustive demand for resources and aimed at Sarbras, a habitable planet circling Tau Ceti. The Beacon is finally approaching the planet they hope to make humanity’s new home.
But Earth has recovered from its near-death experience and is now under the control of a ruthless dictator whose sights are set on Tau Ceti as well. President Jurudu knows how to get what he wants—and he wants Sarbras.
Tau Ceti was followed quickly by the second book in the series, Reboots, a 'team-up' between New York Times Bestselling author Mercedes Lackey and Cody Martin, released on December 10, 2011. Reboots is a very differnt book from the first book of the series which is a hard science fiction
book. Reboots deals with a mixed crew consisting of zombies, werewolves and vampires in the closed confines of a spacecraft.
Phoenix Pick
Phoenix Pick is the science fiction and fantasy imprint of Arc Manor Publishers based in Rockville, Maryland.Phoenix Pick publishes many classic and semi-classic works of science fiction and fantasy. These include Dark Universe and Simulacron-3 by Daniel F. Galouye, Lest Darkness Fall and Related...
. Mike Resnick
Mike Resnick
Michael Diamond Resnick , better known by his published name Mike Resnick, is an American science fiction author. He was executive editor of Jim Baen's Universe.-Biography:...
is the series editor.
Each book in the series pairs an established (normally best-selling) author with a newer or less well known author of the veteran author’s choice.
The series was announced in July 2011 with the first book expected to be published by the fall of that year. The first pairing features Kevin J. Anderson
Kevin J. Anderson
Kevin J. Anderson is an American science fiction author with over forty bestsellers. He has written spin-off novels for Star Wars, StarCraft, Titan A.E., and The X-Files, and with Brian Herbert is the co-author of the Dune prequels...
with Steven Savile
Steven Savile
Steven Savile is a British fantasy, horror and thriller writer, and editor living in Stockholm, Sweden...
. Each is contributing a new story specifically written for the series.
Kevin J. Anderson has over 200 copies of his books in print with over 45 bestsellers.
Additional authors to sign on to the project are bestselling fantasy author Mercedes Lackey
Mercedes Lackey
Mercedes "Misty" Lackey is a best-selling American author of fantasy novels. Many of her novels and trilogies are interlinked and set in the world of Velgarth, mostly in and around the country of Valdemar...
and Eric Flint
Eric Flint
Eric Flint is an American author, editor, and e-publisher. The majority of his main works are alternate history science fiction, but he also writes humorous fantasy adventures.- Career :...
, author of the Saga of Seven Suns
Saga of Seven Suns
The Saga of Seven Suns is a series of seven space opera novels written by Kevin J. Anderson and published between 2002 and 2008. The series is set in a not-too-distant future where mysterious alien benefactors, the Ildirans, have helped humanity to spread out among the stars, colonizing a number of...
.
The series aims to help introduce lesser known authors to a wider audience by paring them up with bestsellers who have an established fan base. It also provides newer writers another much needed venue to sell their short fiction (novelette
Novelette
A novelette is a piece of short prose fiction. The distinction between a novelette and other literary forms is usually based upon word count, with a novelette being longer than a short story, but shorter than a novella...
length) at SFWA
SFWA
SFWA may refer to:*Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America*Scottish Football Writers' Association...
approved rates.
The first book in the series (Tau Ceti) was released on November 22, 2011. It is a 'team-up' between Kevin J. Anderson and Steven Savile, each writing a complementary story set in the same universe.
Tau Ceti tells the story of The Beacon, a generation ship launched from an Earth tearing itself apart from its exhaustive demand for resources and aimed at Sarbras, a habitable planet circling Tau Ceti. The Beacon is finally approaching the planet they hope to make humanity’s new home.
But Earth has recovered from its near-death experience and is now under the control of a ruthless dictator whose sights are set on Tau Ceti as well. President Jurudu knows how to get what he wants—and he wants Sarbras.
Tau Ceti was followed quickly by the second book in the series, Reboots, a 'team-up' between New York Times Bestselling author Mercedes Lackey and Cody Martin, released on December 10, 2011. Reboots is a very differnt book from the first book of the series which is a hard science fiction
Hard science fiction
Hard science fiction is a category of science fiction characterized by an emphasis on scientific or technical detail, or on scientific accuracy, or on both. The term was first used in print in 1957 by P. Schuyler Miller in a review of John W. Campbell, Jr.'s Islands of Space in Astounding Science...
book. Reboots deals with a mixed crew consisting of zombies, werewolves and vampires in the closed confines of a spacecraft.
Participating Authors
- Mike ResnickMike ResnickMichael Diamond Resnick , better known by his published name Mike Resnick, is an American science fiction author. He was executive editor of Jim Baen's Universe.-Biography:...
(Series Editor) - Kevin J. AndersonKevin J. AndersonKevin J. Anderson is an American science fiction author with over forty bestsellers. He has written spin-off novels for Star Wars, StarCraft, Titan A.E., and The X-Files, and with Brian Herbert is the co-author of the Dune prequels...
- Steven SavileSteven SavileSteven Savile is a British fantasy, horror and thriller writer, and editor living in Stockholm, Sweden...
(paired with Kevin Anderson) - Mercedes LackeyMercedes LackeyMercedes "Misty" Lackey is a best-selling American author of fantasy novels. Many of her novels and trilogies are interlinked and set in the world of Velgarth, mostly in and around the country of Valdemar...
- Cody Martin (paired with Mercedes Lackey)
- Eric FlintEric FlintEric Flint is an American author, editor, and e-publisher. The majority of his main works are alternate history science fiction, but he also writes humorous fantasy adventures.- Career :...