Anywhere But Earth!

by Chris McMahon

I’m doing something a little bit different this week and taking the time out to spruik about the new super-cool anthology Anywhere But Earth, edited by Keith Stevenson.

It’s an anthology of space-adventure short fiction, with a great line-up of authors including yours truly.

My story – Memories of Mars – is near future SF set on (you guessed it) Mars. It’s been a personal favourite of mine for a long time and I can’t tell you how grateful I am to Keith for including the piece. It features an ancient AI called Mr Young, a ruthless MarsGov and a central mystery about a couple of very unusual Martians.

It’s now available for purchase Anywhere on Earth (pardon the pun). You can get the anthology from the on-line store at the link above – pbook AU $34.95 including Aus postage. The ebook version will also be available via Amazon and Smashwords for US$9.99

Anywhere but Earth will officially launch at the NSW Writers Centre Speculative Fiction Writers’ Festival in Rozelle, Sydney 1pm on the 5th November – as part of a one day mini-convention with panels on spec fic writing, publishing, reading and everything in between.

There will be extract readings at the launch by Margo Lanagan, Richard Harland and Alan Baxter, and a pile of very thick books (AbE weighs in at 730 pages) at a special mystery launch price.

I can’t actually make to the launch, but if you are anywhere near Sydney pop along for what I’m sure will be very enteraining readings and general writerly company.

Happy reading!