Editor Scott H. Andrews writes to tell us that “Beneath Ceaseless Skies has released a Best-of anthology. The Best of Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Year One collects fourteen stories from the first twenty-six issues of BCS, by authors such as Marie Brennan, Richard Parks, and 2009 Campbell Award finalist Aliette de Bodard. It includes ‘Thieves of Silence’ by Holly Phillips, named to Locus‘s 2009 Recommended Reading List, and ‘Father’s Kill’ by Christopher Green, winner of the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Short Story of 2009.”
The anthology is being published as an e-book only, and is available from various e-book retailers (listed on this page). Andrews also reminds readers “All proceeds from the sale of The Best of BCS, Year One go to pay BCS authors and artists for their work.”
Contents of this volume include:
“The Sword of Loving Kindness” by Chris Willrich
“Architectural Constants” by Yoon Ha Lee
“Silk and Shadow” by Tony Pi
“Driftwood” by Marie Brennan
“Unrest” by Grace Seybold
“Dragon’s-Eyes” by Margaret Ronald
“Kreisler’s Automata” by Matthew David Surridge
“The Alchemist’s Feather” by Erin Cashier
“The Mansion of Bones” by Richard Parks
“The Mathematics of Faith” by Jonathan Wood
“Blighted Heart” by Aliette de Bodard
“The Tinyman and Caroline” by Sarah L. Edwards
“Father’s Kill” by Christopher Green
“Thieves of Silence” by Holly Phillips
The e-zine continues to publish regularly. The most recent issue, #41 (dated 22 April 2010) contains “The Circus of King Minos’ Masque” by Michael J. DeLuca and “Pawn’s Gambit” by Adam Heine. All past issues, too, remains available from this page.