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Fast Ships, Black Sails
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Fast Ships, Black Sails
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Getting tired of the whole steampunk scene? Getting warmed up to the whole talking like a pirate thing? Ready to try out a new genre? Well, my friend, the fates have arranged upcoming reading material just for you. Just as...
Pirate Video - A Sneak Peek
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  • Robyn74 Robyn74
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    There's a big pirate celebreation in Oceanside, CA this weekend. Now I know why!
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“Pirates” attack Wired! (International Talk Like a Pirate Day!)
Enter the Octopus — ... is hosting a sneak peek at the new pirate-themed fiction anthology “Fast Ships, Black Sails” edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer and published by Night Shade books! Grab an eyeful of a new pirate video featuring Kage Baker, Rhys Hughes and Carrie Vaughn in all their buccaneer splendor, and steal a peak at “Boojum,” a pirates-in-space meets Lovecraftian horror story by Elizabeth Bear and Sarah Monette! Avast, point your browser here, privateer: http://blog.wired.com/geekdad/2008/09/fast-ships-blac.html If you can ...

Free Fiction for Talk Like a Pirate Day
SF Signal — ... At Wired: "Boojum" by Elizabeth Bear & Sarah Monette, which is part of the upcoming pirate anthology Fast Ships, Black Sails edited by Jeff and Ann VanderMeer. ...

Some stuff ye can do for International Talk Like Pirate Day
Grasping for the Wind — Read some free fiction by Elizabeth Bear and Sarah Monette titled "Boojum". Read Facebook in Pirate Speak. Read Shimmer's Pirate Issue, edited by John Joseph Adams, for free today only. Read my review of the magazine and interview with the editor. Translate your story, novel, or random thoughts/blog posts into pirate speak. Or enter your URL to read a translated version of your webpage. Enjoy a very piratical bit of music. Be sure and visit the primary site for the celebration. ...

Arrr, It’s a Piratical Attack by Fast Ships, Black Sails at Wired.com’s Geekdad
Ecstatic Days — Just a quick intrusion to bring this Geekdad feature on the pirate antho to your attention, featuring a sneak peek in the form of “Boojum” by Elizabeth Bear and Sarah Monette, downloadable. (Also, John Langan will be blogging through Saturday.) We now return to your normal programming… Rough (and short) cut of what will be a longer video with more pirate antho contributors, in December…can’t beat Kage Baker with a real live parrot! Also featuring Rhys Hughes and cool music. ...

Friday Free Fiction for 19th September
Futurismic — ... Wired’s GeekDad blog is in on the act as well; they’ve got a sample story from the forthcoming anthology of piratical fiction from the ever-prolific VanderMeers: ...

9/20/2008 Plugs
Bibliophile Stalker — After recovering from my Internet woes (one moment I can't access Google, then another moment I can't access Livejournal after resetting the router/modem), here's a couple of plugs: Fast Ships Black Sails at Wired. More pirate goodness as you can download Shimmer's Pirate Issue for free... but only until the 19th. James A. Owen's awesome pirate art. Avast ya scurvy lads, new Clarkesworld guidelines. Oh, and Marshall Payne set up this Happy Birthday Charles A. Tan page. Everything's better with ...

Winners of the Joe Abercrombie/First Law Trilogy Giveaway + News Regarding "Fast Ships, Black Sails" and Frank Beddor's The Looking Glass Wars...
Fantasy Book Critic — ... is hosting a sneak peek HERE at the new pirate-themed fiction anthology, “Fast Ships, Black Sails”, edited by ...

2008 Shirley Jackson Awards Ballot
Bibliophile Stalker — ... Fast Ships, Black Sails, edited by Ann and Jeff Vandermeer (Night Shade Books) (Boojum short story) ...

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