"Pyr seems destined to become a leading imprint in
the field.”
-Science Fiction Weekly/SciFi.com
Pyr®
(www.pyrsf.com) is a science fiction
and fantasy imprint from Prometheus Books, for whom I currently serve as
Editorial Director. In little over two years, Pyr has set the bar high
for creativity, intelligence, and quality.
"You should simply tell your bookseller to send you everything that Pyr
publishes,
in all versions” -The Agony Column
“Pyr's going to be an interesting bird
to watch, coming out of nowhere in the last year
to fast becoming one of the big names in the industry, no small feat
in a field made up of big publishers getting even bigger,
as the market is getting smaller." -Ain’t It Cool News.com
"[Lou Anders] has been opting for trying to maintain a consistently high
level of literary quality. What Pyr has begun to publish, and yes, thus
far fairly consistently,
is ... science fiction written specifically for experienced and
intelligent
readers of science fiction." - Asimov's Science Fiction
Here are some of our titles (click on the individual covers for
more info!):
Recent Awards & Nominations for Pyr:
2007 Quill Award nominee: Ian
McDonald, Brasyl
2007 Hugo Award nominee - Best
Professional Editor - Long Form - Lou Anders
2006 World Fantasy Award
nominee - Special Award, Professional - Lou Anders
2006 John W. Campbell Award
for Best Novel nominee - David Louis Edelman, Infoquake
2006 Independent Publisher
Book Award winner - John Meaney, Paradox
2005 Philip K Dick Award
nominee - Justina Robson, Silver Screen
2006 John W Campbell Best New
Writer nominee - Chris Roberson
2005 John W Campbell Best New
Writer nominee - Chris Roberson
Recommendations/Endorsements:
Locus magazine’s
Recommended Reading: 2006 : Joe Abercombie - The Blade Itself,
Justina Robson - Keeping It Real
3 Pyr Books included in the
B&N Editor's Choice: Top Ten SF&F Novels of 2006: David Louis
Edelman - Infoquake (#1), Sean Williams -The Crooked
Letter, John Meaney - Resolution
2 Pyr Books included in
Waterstone's Top Ten SF for 2006: Joel Shepherd - Crossover,
Chris Roberson - Paragaea: A Planetary Romance
3 Pyr Books included in
Bookgasm's Top Five SciFi Books of 2006 - Ian McDonald - River of
Gods (#1), Joel Shepherd - Crossover, David Louis Edelman
- Infoquake
Sean Williams, The Hanging
Mountains selected as a BookSense Notable Book for July
Kay Kenyon, Bright of the
Sky - one of four novels selected by ReaderCon "the con that
assigns homework" for their attendees to read pre-convention
Justina Robson, Silver
Screen selected for Kirkus Reviews Best SF&F Books of 2005
John Meaney, Paradox -
#2 on Barnes & Noble's Editor's Choice: Top Ten SF&F Novels of 2005
Foreign Awards given to Pyr books
for their overseas editions:
2007 Arthur C Clarke Award
nominee - Adam Roberts, Gradisil (Gollancz)
2005 Arthur C Clarke Award
nominee - Ian McDonald, River of Gods (Simon & Schuster)
2004 British Science Fiction
Association Award winner - Ian McDonald, River of Gods (Simon
& Schuster)
Spain's Xatafi-Cyberdark
Awards. nominees: Mike Resnick, New Dreams for Old and Ian
McDonald, River of Gods.
