Some of the best Scottish writing today is coming from the imaginative genres that can be grouped under the heading of 'speculative fiction'. These genres include science fiction, fantasy, horror, magic realism and alternate history. "Nova Scotia" provides a unique showcase for work by both established and up-and-coming writers which addresses the nature of Scotland and Scottishness from fresh and unexpected angles. Comprising twenty-one original stories, as well as a new poem by Edwin Morgan, Nova Scotia is full of writing that will surprise, provoke, and above all, entertain readers. Contributors, including Ken Macleod, Charles Stross, Jane Yolen, Ron Butlin and Matthew Fitt reimagine Scotland in the past, present and future. There are secret histories, echoes of Scottish mythology and folklore, contemporary marvels and visions of the fate of the nation. There are also glimpses of other, alternative Scotlands, places that might have been, or perhaps even do coexist in a parallel time-line. Some of the stories are about this far-flung corner of Europe, some are about the people who come from it, and some deal with the essential qualities, both good and bad, of the national psyche. Introduced by David Pringle, former editor of "Interzone" magazine, "Nova Scotia" reflects the power of the contemporary Scottish imagination, carrying on a thread that has run through the work of writers such as James Hogg, Robert Louis Stevenson, Arthur Conan Doyle and Neil Gunn.
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'...exhilarating intellectual entertainment' -- Locus Mag
'A truly weird and frequently wonderful line-up' -- The Independent
'enthralling contributions from established talents…also many stunning works from rising authors due to flourish on the shelves in coming years…' -- The Daily Record
'excellent… consistently ambitous' -- The Scotsman
'… seethes with ideas and wonderful writing' -- The Herald
If, as one of these stories has it, Scotland is 'a winter country [...]', it nonetheless dreams in full colour -- xxx
The outre has always been the mainstream in Scotland, as this occasionally excellent [...] and consistently ambitious volume demonstrates -- xx
There are enthralling contributions from established talents [and] also many stunning works from rising authors -- xxxx
'A truly weird and frequently wonderful line-up' -- The Independent
'enthralling contributions from established talents…also many stunning works from rising authors due to flourish on the shelves in coming years…' -- The Daily Record
'excellent… consistently ambitous' -- The Scotsman
'… seethes with ideas and wonderful writing' -- The Herald
If, as one of these stories has it, Scotland is 'a winter country [...]', it nonetheless dreams in full colour -- xxx
The outre has always been the mainstream in Scotland, as this occasionally excellent [...] and consistently ambitious volume demonstrates -- xx
There are enthralling contributions from established talents [and] also many stunning works from rising authors -- xxxx
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A brave new world of Scottish fiction is explored in an anthology published by Crescent Books. "Nova Scotia" collects the best of Scottish speculative fiction -- in other words, writing from such diverse genres as science fiction, fantasy, horror, the supernatural, magic realism, alternate history or any other imaginative treatment of the short story form.
"Nova Scotia", edited by Neil Williamson and Andrew J. Wilson, is a showcase of work by both established and up-and-coming writers. As an overture to the twenty-one original stories, eminent makar Edwin Morgan has provided a new poem entitled "The Cost of Pearls". Other contributors include Ken MacLeod, Charles Stross, Ron Butlin, Jane Yolen and Matthew Fitt.
The stories have been chosen to reflect the innovative writing of Scottish authors as well as their provocative and challenging ideas. "Nova Scotia" presents a portrait of the contemporary Scottish imagination, carrying on a thread that has run through the work of writers such as James Hogg, Robert Louis Stevenson, John Buchan, Arthur Conan Doyle and Neil Gunn. Here you will encounter a Presbyterian minister experiencing a crisis of faith in outer space; a transhuman deity who travels north beyond Hadrian's Firewall (to Pittenweem); Paisley reimagined as the town of Fergusley, famous the world over for its manufacture of magic carpets; and Boswell and Johnson tangling with the spirit world in a previously undocumented episode from their Highland journey.
"Nova Scotia" is introduced by David Pringle, former editor of "Interzone" magazine. The book was published to coincide with the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) in Glasgow, a major literary event at which "Nova Scotia" was featured. The editors of the collection also appeared at the Edinburgh International Book Festival on 23 August.
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I really enjoyed Nova Scotia. Most of the shorts are both well-written and fun to read, and between them they cover a whole range of styles, from hard sf to old-fashioned ghostly horror stories (with a twist, of course). I thoroughly recommend it, especially if you'd like to be introduced to Scottish authors who aren't necessarily face-out in your high-street book shop.
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