My novelette “Restoration” is free to read until 7th January, along with a whole load of other stories from Interzone Digital. Now’s your chance to check out some of what’s on offer, online and in print.
Science Fction
Restoration
Thrilled to have a story on the all-new Interzone Digital website, which has already published a lot of great stories and non-fiction. You’ll need to subscribe to read “Restoration”, either to the online site or to the long-running print magazine. The story is accompanied by a very lovely illustration by Gloria Di Bella. There is also an interview with me, which is free to read for all.
The Sculptor
Exciting to see that Australia’s long-running Aurealis magazine has published my story “The Sculptor” in their new issue #154, with a cool illustration by Simon Walpole.
The table of contents can be seen on their website Aurealis.com, with links to purchase the ebook on Smashwords.com and download in your preferred format (epub, mobi, pdf etc). Also available at Kobo.com or Barnesandnoble.com, if you prefer.
A review of the fiction in the issue is available at Tangentonline.com.
News
I’ve been quiet on here, and on social media generally, for some while. The political situation in the UK and worldwide has plummeted to new lows, and in that context it has seemed incongruous to comment on the latest Thor movie.
Nevertheless, I have continued to write, and the first fruits of that labour will be appearing soon, with two new novelettes due to be published in the not-too-distant future. What a treat for me, with one of the stories to be published in Australia’s long-running Aurealis, and the other in the new online incarnation of Interzone (which continues in print as well as online). I also answered some interview questions put to me by Interzone’s new editor, Gareth Jelley. More news on all of this in the near future.
Free story: Cuckoo
Each month there is a featured story available on my website, free to read. One that is currently hard to find elsewhere, or is a particular favourite of mine. The story is available for a limited time, and then will be replaced with another.
The current story is “Cuckoo”, which was first published in Interzone magazine #191 (September 2003).
Free story
Each month I am sharing one of my stories, free to read. One that is currently hard to find elsewhere, or is a particular favourite of mine. The story is available for a month, and then will be replaced with another.
This month’s story is “Angel Feedback”, which was first published in Scheherazade magazine #30 (March 2008).
Free story
Each month I am sharing one of my stories, free to read. One that is currently hard to find elsewhere, or is a particular favourite of mine. The story is available for a month, and then will be replaced with another.
This month’s story is “The 128th Waveform”, which was first published in The West Pier Gazette and Other Stories (February 2008).
International Women’s Day
Since today is International Women’s Day, and this year has a focus on gender equality, I feel I should point you towards the anthology The World and the Stars, which I edited in 2015. Twelve marvellous stories by women alongside twelve by men.
Available in paperback and ebook formats.
Tales from Plexis
The anthology TALES FROM PLEXIS has just been published. These are stories set in and around Julie E. Czerneda’s Clan Chronicles books. My story “The Restaurant Trade” is included, and I’m thrilled and delighted to have a story in this fabulous book. Julie Czerneda and DAW were a joy to work with.
Martian Magazine
Pleased to say I have sold a drabble (a story told in exactly 100 words) to Martian Magazine. This was a fun little thing to do and I look forward to seeing it published there.
If you are so inclined, you can help to fund Martian through its current indiegogo campaign. This will not affect whether or not my story is published, but might affect how many more stories Martian is able to buy and how quickly they are published.
EDIT: Martian Magazine is no longer publishing new work, and will not now be publishing my drabble.
CHRIS BUTLER 