PYR SF
From SFeditors
PYR, launched in March of 2005, is the science fiction and fantasy imprint of Prometheus Books.
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[edit] Awards & Nominations
2008 Hugo Award nominee - Best Novel: Ian McDonald, Brasyl
2008 Hugo Award nominee - Best Professional Editor, Long Form: Lou Anders
2008 John W. Campbell Best New Science Fiction Writer Award nominee: Joe Abercombie, David Louis Edelman
2008 Compton Crook/Stephen Tall Memorial Award nominee: Joe Abercrombie’s The Blade Itself
2008 Silver Spectrum Award - Book Cover: Stephan Martiniere’s illustration for Kay Kenyon’s forthcoming City Without End
2008 Nebula Award nominee: Mary Turzillo’s “Pride” (published in Fast Forward 1)
2007 American Library Association’s Reading List Awards: Ian McDonald’s Brasyl, Kay Kenyon’s Bright of the Sky
2008 Philip K. Dick Award nominee: Adam Roberts Gradisil
2007 Quill Award nominee: Ian McDonald, Brasyl
2007 Hugo Award for Best Editor Long Form nominee - Lou Anders
2007 Chesley Award winner - Best Cover Illustration: Stephan Martiniere's cover for Ian McDonald's River of Gods
2007 Chesley Award for Best Art Director nominee - Lou Anders
2006 World Fantasy Award - Special Award, Professional nominee - Lou Anders
2006 John W. Campbell Memorial 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 Award for Best New Writer nominee - Chris Roberson
2005 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer nominee - Chris Roberson
[edit] Further Recommendations/Endorsements
Kay Kenyon, Bright of the Sky - selected as one of PW's Best Books of the Year for 2007.
Ian McDonald, Brasyl - selected as the number two title in Amazon's Best Books of 2007 - Top 10 Editors' Picks: Science Fiction & Fantasy for 2007.
Ian McDonald, Brasyl - selected as one of Amazon's Best of the Year, So Far: Hidden Gems for 2007.
Locus magazine Recommended Reading: 2006 : Joe Abercombie - The Blade Itself, Justina Robson - Keeping It Real
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
