Pyrotechnicon: Being a TRUE ACCOUNT of Cyrano de Bergerac's FURTHER ADVENTURES among the STATES and EMPIRES of the STARS Englished from the French by Adam Browne By his nose you may know him. Cyrano de Bergerac: lover, poet, inventor, swordsman - man of ferocious blade and pretty talent. Now it can be told: his final, most daring adventure - a fight to the death against the dread Master of Secrets, with the life of his beloved Roxane in the balance. 'A rich dessert of a novel, filled with finely crafted wit and adventure - Adam Browne has resurrected Cyrano in fine form. Delightful ' Greg Bear - Hugo and Nebula award-winning science fiction author 'The title does not mislead. PYROTECHNICON is a literary cabinet of curiosities filled with lush imagery and exotic notions. A delicious concoction of swashbucklery and delight. Highly recommended.' Jeff Vandermeer - World Fantasy Award-winning author of Finch

Anywhere but Earth new tales of outer space edited by Keith Stevenson published by coeur de lion publishing B format paperback 730 pages ISBN 9780987158703 Also available as an ebook ISBN 9780987158710 Award winning independent Australian press coeur de lion publishing presents Anywhere but Earth - twenty-nine all new science fiction stories of humanity's adventures out there, anywhere but Earth, featuring original works by Margo Lanagan, Sean McMullen, Richard Harland, and Kim Westwood among a galaxy of new and established Australian and overseas speculative fiction authors. Praise for coeur de lion's multi award-winning X6 - a novellanthology: 'in the race for the "Best Anthology of The Year" title' Gardner Dozois - Locus Magazine 'A resounding six of the best for anyone who still doubts the novella is the ideal length for speculative fiction.' Sean Williams - #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Grand Conjunction 'I would go so far as to say that it makes a case for the notion that there are stories for which the novella length is exactly appropriate' Richard Larson - Strange Horizons 'a very, very impressive selection of six original novellas late in the year. It featured absolutely top notch stories by Paul Haines and Margo Lanagan, alongside good work by Cat Sparks, Terry Dowling, and others.' Jonathan Strahan - Locus Magazine

Featuring Margo Lanagan's World Fantasy Award winning 'Sea-Hearts', the multi-award winning 'Wives' by Paul Haines and original works by Terry Dowling, Trent Jamieson, Cat Sparks and Louise Katz, journey beyond the borders of the real with six novellas from the most exciting speculative fiction authors working in Australia today. A Locus Magazine 'Recommended Read' of 2009. 'in the race for the "Best Anthology of The Year" title.' Gardner Dozois - Locus Magazine. World Fantasy Award Winner for best novella - 'Sea-Hearts' by Margo Lanagan. Aurealis Award, Ditmar Award and Vogel Award Winner - 'Wives' by Paul Haines.