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

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SFCrowsnest.com reviews the SF anthology Warrior Wisewoman 2 edited by Roby James, and has many good things to say:

"With over half the stories in this volume this strong then there has to be something here for everyone..." —GF Willmetts, SFCrowsnest.com (9-1-09)

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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)

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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/

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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

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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.

Geoff Willmetts at SF Crowsnest.com reviews Warrior Wisewoman edited by Roby James.

Incidentally, a reminder that the editor is now reading for the second volume of this series.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


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

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

Coming June 2008...

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The following is the preliminary Table of Contents (pending contracts) for the SF anthology Warrior Wisewoman edited by Roby James and scheduled for a June 2008 release. The acceptances are listed in alphabetical order by author. The final story lineup order will be determined later.


WARRIOR WISEWOMAN

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION by Roby James

"Ice Queen" by Colleen Anderson
"Among The Wastes of Time" by Mary Catelli
"An Ashwini Apart" by Bhaskar Dutt
"A New Kind of Sunrise" by Nancy Fulda
"Christmas Wedding" by Vylar Kaftan
"Only a Personal Tragedy" by Sally Kuntz
"Faith" by Fran LaPlaca
"To Find Home Again" by Rose Lemberg
"Heaven Shed Tears" by Catherine Mintz
"As Darwin Decreed" by Peg Robinson
"Keepers of The Corn" by Anna Sykora
"Ungraceful Cliff Dwellers" by Douglas A. Van Belle

ABOUT THE AUTHORS
PUBLISHER'S NOTE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Norilana Books is proud to announce a new annual anthology series of science fiction featuring powerful and remarkable women, Warrior Wisewoman, to be edited by Roby James. The first volume is scheduled to be published under the Norilana Books Science Fiction imprint, in trade paperback format, in 2008.

Warrior Wisewoman is intended as a sister volume to the Sword and Sorceress fantasy series, with the main difference being that the story themes will involve science fiction instead of fantasy, and will be intended for a more mature audience.

Editor Roby James says:

"I am looking for stories that shed light on the truth of what it means to be female, that illuminate the wisdom and the strength of a woman.... I love action and adventure, grand space opera, thrilling discovery, and intelligent protagonists.... The stories should contain the question of 'what if' on some level. And they should have a woman answer it."

For more information, including submission guidelines, see:

http://www.norilana.com/norilana-ww-guidelines.htm

Cover image:

http://www.norilana.com/WarriorWisewoman-mock.jpg

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, the most notable The Washington Post. Other books include The Soldier's Daughter, published by Wildside Press, 2001, and Beyond the Hedge, Juno Books, 2007. 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 110 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:

Roby James, Editor roby.james (at) comcast.net
http://www.norilana.com/norilana-ww-guidelines.htm

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/