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Roby James, our excellent editor of the SF anthology series Warrior Wisewoman, is interviewed over at EssentialWriters.com.

Read the interview here...

The Fix gives a great review to the SF anthology Warrior Wisewoman 2 edited by Roby James:

"Though almost no story is "about" the theme, and there is no individual story whose impact would have been lessened by being read outside the context of this anthology, the mere collection of stories with female protagonists is enough to provide a refreshingly different reading experience. It's not that there is some single female element these stories uniformly provide, but merely that focusing on female protagonists exposes us to a wide range of voices and character types that are more rarely explored in other venues." —Ziv Wities, The Fix (8-25-09)

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The reading period for Warrior Wisewoman 3, the third volume of the exciting SF annual anthology series from Norilana Books, edited by Roby James is now open, beginning September 1, 2009.

For more information, please see the updated submission guidelines and submit your stories!

As always, it is strongly recommended that you read the previous volumes to get an idea of what kind of material editor Roby James is looking for.

Note: the competition has increased with each year, so please send only your best work.

A reminder that the reading period for Warrior Wisewoman 3, the third volume of the exciting SF annual anthology series from Norilana Books, edited by Roby James begins on September 1, 2009.

For more information, please see the updated submission guidelines and get those stories ready!

As always, it is strongly recommended that you read the previous volumes to get an idea of what kind of material editor Roby James is looking for.

Library Journal positively reviews the exciting SF anthology Warrior Wisewoman 2 edited by Roby James:

"...The 15 original stories in this theme collection explore the many roles of women in the future, as warrior, nurturer, or sometimes both. A good selection for larger sf collections." —Library Journal (6-15-09)

Read the rest of the review...

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Norilana Books has acquired A Song of Awakening by Roby James, a stunning historical fantasy in which a legendary Welsh beauty is forced to wed a bastard Plantagenet warrior at a time when the gods themselves are changing, in a nice deal through Anna Ghosh of Scovil Galen Ghosh Literary Agency, Inc.

The title is scheduled for a trade hardcover release from Norilana Books in March, 2010.

Roby James is the author of Commencement (Del Rey/Ballantine, 1996), and Commitment (Del Rey/Ballantine, 1997). In addition to these two books, she has written a number of nonfiction articles which have appeared in national newspapers including The Washington Post. Other books include The Soldier's Daughter, published by Wildside Press, 2001, and Beyond the Hedge, Juno Books, 2007. She also edits the critically acclaimed Warrior Wisewoman anthology series.

Official website: http://www.sff.net/people/robyj/

Norilana Books is a Los Angeles-based new independent publisher, owned and operated by Vera Nazarian since 2006. With over 240 books in print, Norilana Books specializes in beautifully packaged hardcover and trade paperback classics of world literature, quality fantasy, science fiction, romance and women's fiction, and young adult titles. For more information visit http://www.norilana.com/

Contact:

Vera Nazarian, Publisher
Norilana Books, P.O. Box 2188, Winnetka, CA 91396
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Catalog of Books in Print: http://www.norilana.com/norilana-catalog.htm
Blog: http://norilanabooks.livejournal.com/

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Norilana Books is proud to present Warrior Wisewoman 2 edited by Roby James, the second volume of an exciting new annual anthology series of science fiction featuring powerful and remarkable women.

"James has done a good job of assembling a lineup that satisfies more than it disappoints and is a properly varied representation of feminist science fiction."
—Publishers Weekly

"The stories are austere, lyrical, and fuse science with ethics and emotion in a way that is very rare."
—Susan Shwartz
Warrior Wisewoman 2 edited by Roby James



Explore the truth of what it means to be female, and discover the wisdom and the strength of a woman in a grand universe without limits. Far-ranging scientific speculation meets action and adventure, grand space opera, thrilling discovery, and intelligent protagonists...

Warrior Wisewoman 2 edited by Roby James
Norilana Books Science Fiction
June 1, 2009
Retail Price:
$11.95 USD - £8.00 GBP
ISBN-13: 978-1-60762-028-0
ISBN-10: 1-60762-028-6
272 pages

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Roby James is the author of Commencement and Commitment (Del Rey, republished by Hawk Books), The Soldier's Daughter (Wildside), and Beyond the Hedge (Juno). She taught short story writing in Los Angeles, and has extensive nonfiction writing credits as well. Her next novel, A Song of Awakening, is forthcoming in March, 2010.

Norilana Books is a Los Angeles-based new independent publisher, owned and operated by Vera Nazarian since 2006. With over 240 books in print, Norilana Books specializes in beautifully packaged hardcover and trade paperback classics of world literature, quality fantasy, science fiction, romance and women's fiction, and young adult titles.
For more information visit http://www.norilana.com/

Contact:

Vera Nazarian, Publisher
Norilana Books, P.O. Box 2188, Winnetka, CA 91396
service (at) norilana.com - http://www.norilana.com/
Catalog of Books in Print:
http://www.norilana.com/norilana-catalog.htm
Blog: http://norilanabooks.livejournal.com/

Publishers Weekly reviews the upcoming SF anthology Warrior Wisewoman 2 edited by Roby James:

"...James has done a good job of assembling a lineup that satisfies more than it disappoints and is a properly varied representation of feminist science fiction." —Publishers Weekly

Read the rest of the review...

Warrior Wisewoman 2 edited by Roby James

Coming June 1, 2009, from Norilana Books.

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Michael Jones at The Green Man Review reviews the SF anthology Warrior Wisewoman edited by Roby James:

"Initially, I figured that the logical science fiction companion to something like Sword and Sorceress would involve rocketships, rayguns, and bug-eyed aliens, only with strong female protagonists . . . space opera meets Ripley from Aliens, basically. Instead, it seems that editor Roby James has gone for something far different. I wanted to make that clear up front. What you'll find here is not "classic" science fiction, and certainly not the feminine (or feminist) flipside to Heinlein, Asimov, or E.E. "Doc" Smith. It's introspective, spiritual, experimental, and in some cases downright oblique. But does the collection work? Let's take a closer look at some of the stories . . ."

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Colleen Cahill at SF Revu reviews the SF anthology Warrior Wisewoman edited by Roby James:

"Anthologies focusing on women are not new; the Sword and Sorceress series begun by Marion Zimmer Bradley is the first that jumps to mind. When I got Warrior WiseWoman, edited by Roby James, I thought it was the same, but don't let the cover fool you. While intended to be a sister volume to Sword and Sorceress, it differs in that the focus is science fiction instead of fantasy. An ambitious goal, one that has a good start with stories that not only have women protagonists, but also complex plots and good writing..."

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Amal El-Mohtar over at SF Site reviews the anthology Warrior Wisewoman edited by Roby James.

Take a peek, an interesting mixed review.

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The official writers guidelines for the new anthology volume, Warrior Wisewoman 2 are now available.

Editor Roby James is getting ready to start reading, so you need to get ready to submit your best work for the second volume of this new and exciting anthology series!

And be sure to read the current volume to see what kind of stories we're looking for!

The Non-Sale June Sale!

Norilana Books is having its first annual Non-Sale June Sale. What does that mean, folks?

Well... Since we don't sell direct to the customer (but via distributor to wholesalers), we cannot offer you a discounted sale price.... At least not directly.

However, our third party vendors sure can, and do! :-)

Many places such as Amazon, and Barnes & Noble, and Amazon UK, etc., are actively discounting individual titles all the time, and you just need to click around and browse to see what's on sale where.

So, having said that, here is our complete catalog:

http://www.norilana.com/norilana-catalog.htm

It includes some great new releases, originals as fresh as this lovely month of June, including Catherynne M. Valente's marvelous fairytale and poetry collection A Guide to Folktales in Fragile Dialects, the debut of Warrior Wisewoman edited by Roby James, the new annual anthology of science fiction with remarkable women, Mike Allen's striking speculative poetry cornucopia The Journey to Kailash, and my own baroque fantasy novella The Duke in His Castle.

And here's our classics catalog:

http://www.norilana.com/norilana-classics.htm

If you're in the mood for Jane Austen, we've got the wildly popular Elizabeth Gaskell titles hot off the press, including Cranford (recently shown on Masterpiece Theatre), Sylvia's Lovers, Ruth, North and South (has been likened to Pride and Prejudice!), The Moorland Cottage, Curious if True: Strange Tales, Wives and Daughters, and Mary Barton.

Plus, there's a whole lot more of wonderful works of world literature that you've been wanting to try, and in many cases are way more engrossing than you imagine.

So go ahead, browse! And buy a book or two. For yourself and a loved one. And spread the word! It's summer reading time!

From all of Norilana Books to all of you, our friends... fantastic reading!

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Norilana Books presents the first volume of an exciting new annual anthology series of science fiction featuring powerful and remarkable women.


Warriro Wisewoman edited by Roby James



Explore the truth of what it means to be female, and discover the wisdom and the strength of a woman in a grand universe without limits. Far-ranging scientific speculation meets action and adventure, grand space opera, thrilling discovery, and intelligent protagonists...

Warrior Wisewoman edited by Roby James
Norilana Books Science Fiction
June 1, 2008
Retail Price:
$10.95 USD - £7.50 GBP
ISBN-13: 978-1-934169-89-6
ISBN-10: 1-934169-89-7
276 pages

Click here for more information...

Order Your Copy:

- Amazon
- Barnes & Noble
- Amazon UK
- Amazon CA
- Amazon FR
- Amazon DE
- Amazon JP

Roby James is the author of Commencement and Commitment (Del Rey, republished by Hawk Books), The Soldier's Daughter (Wildside), and Beyond the Hedge (Juno). She taught short story writing in Los Angeles, and has extensive nonfiction writing credits as well. Her next novel, A Song of Awakening, is forthcoming.

Norilana Books is a Los Angeles-based new independent publisher, owned
and operated by Vera Nazarian since 2006. With over 150 books in
print, Norilana Books specializes in beautifully packaged hardcover
and trade paperback classics of world literature, quality fantasy,
science fiction, romance and women's fiction, and young adult titles.
For more information visit http://www.norilana.com/

Contact:

Vera Nazarian, Publisher
Norilana Books, P.O. Box 2188, Winnetka, CA 91396
service (at) norilana.com - http://www.norilana.com/
Catalog of Books in Print:
http://www.norilana.com/norilana-catalog.htm
Blog: http://norilanabooks.livejournal.com/

"Warrior Wisewoman is an anthology of twelve SF stories featuring female protagonists or, at least, making some statements on the female condition. It also contains an introduction by the editor, Roby James, which lays out a history of the changing societal attitudes to female protagonists in science fiction. In the context of this introduction, I find it interesting that the anthology is identified as an SF collection, while the title chosen (with its arguably tribal overtones) is perhaps more reminiscent of the fantasy genre..."

-- Australian Specific in focus

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"The 12 stories in this collection, intended as an sf companion of the late Marion Zimmer Bradley's classic "Sword and Sorceress" series, feature women protagonists as they take on the roles of either warrior or wisewoman-or both-to cope with their surroundings and find their inner truths... Suitable for most sf or short story collections." -- Library Journal

Warrior Wisewoman edited by Roby James

Coming June 1, 2008 from Norilana Books Science Fiction.

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Here is the first incoming review of the upcoming science fiction anthology Warrior Wisewoman edited by Roby James, this one in the online magazine The Fix:

"In the introduction to Warrior Wisewoman, editor Roby James explains that the anthology is meant to offer stories with strong female protagonists—not characters that could as easily be male as female, but strong women, whose gender informs their actions but does not define them. It seeks to show women protagonists who are both strong and wise..."

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Warrior Wisewoman edited by Roby James

Trade Paperback

ISBN-13: 978-1-934169-89-6
ISBN-10: 1-934169-89-7

Coming June 2008...

Click on image to see full-size... Note, this is the ARC edition, not the final cover.