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|publisher = Obverse Books | | publisher = Obverse Books | ||
|release date = [[1 June (releases)|1 June]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]] | | release date = [[1 June (releases)|1 June]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]] | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first anthology in the ''[[Worlds of the Spiral Politic (series)|Worlds of the Spiral Politic]]'' series. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first anthology in the ''[[Worlds of the Spiral Politic (series)|Worlds of the Spiral Politic]]'' series. | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* After a public call for pitches set in or around the [[Boulevard of Alternate Brutalities]]<ref>[https://obversebooks.co.uk/theboulevard/ Invitation to Pitch - Faction Paradox]</ref> resulted in almost 100 submissions,<ref>[https://twitter.com/obversebooks/status/1381220681770237952 Obverse Books on Twitter]</ref> [[Obverse Books]] announced two anthologies of short stories in that setting. Writers for the anthologies would include [[Kelly Hale]], [[Dave Hoskin]], [[Simon Bucher-Jones]], [[Kara Dennison]], [[Alan Taylor]], [[Juliet Kemp]], [[Jay Eales]], [[Courtney Milnestein]], [[Philip Marsh]], [[James Maddox]], Joshua Prentice, [[Julio Angel Ortiz]] and [[Vince Stadon]], Leo Healy, [[Aristide Twain]], [[Robert Shepherd]], Thom Hutchinson, [[Tim Gambrell (writer)|Tim Gambrell]], Kevin Burnard, Aaron George, Ben Casson, [[Paul Hiscock]], [[Gareth Madgwick]], George Wells, and Athenodora Cat.<ref name="FB" /> | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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The Boulevard: Volume One was the first anthology in the Worlds of the Spiral Politic series.
Publisher's summary
The Boulevard (Faction Paradox: Location Unknown)
More formally, The Boulevard of Alternate Brutalities, the Boulevard is a Faction Paradox prison.
Physically, the Boulevard is, as the name suggests, a single broad street, stretching for an unknown distance in both directions, and lined on one side with a dense forest of oak trees.
Facing this forest is the prison itself, which is comprised of buildings lifted from throughout history at the moment of their destruction. This lifting extends to the street immediately outside each building, giving the Boulevard a patchwork appearance, and leading one time travelling visitor to describe the Boulevard as a 'funky Frankenstein's Monster of a place'.
Behind each doorway on the Boulevard there is a cell, containing a single prisoner. Each cell can extend to encompass anything from the traditional square concrete enclosure with barred windows, to an entire planet. It is believed that the Boulevard is controlled by an appointed Godfather and a cadre of Cousins, assisted by guards taken from certain of the more aggressive Lesser Species.
Although there has never been any formal proclamation regarding the purpose of the Boulevard, it is believed that the environment of each cell is tailored to the punishment – or, possibly but implausibly, the rehabilitation – of the individual imprisoned.
[from Apocrypha to The Book of the War]
Stories
| # | Title | Author | Featuring | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Reasonable Man | Gareth Madgwick | 1 June 2022 | |
| 2 | Body and Soul | Paul Hiscock | ||
| 3 | The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Aging | Tim Gambrell | ||
| 4 | Marticide | Robert Shepherd | ||
| 5 | The Sisters Of The Little Moments | Kelly Hale | ||
| 6 | You Are The Absurd Hero | Kevin Burnard | ||
| 7 | The Oracle | Philip Marsh | ||
| 8 | The Fixer | James K. Maddox | ||
| 9 | This Is What They Took From You | Phil Shaw | ||
| 10 | The Crikeytown Cancellations | Charles Murphy |
Notes
- After a public call for pitches set in or around the Boulevard of Alternate Brutalities[1] resulted in almost 100 submissions,[2] Obverse Books announced two anthologies of short stories in that setting. Writers for the anthologies would include Kelly Hale, Dave Hoskin, Simon Bucher-Jones, Kara Dennison, Alan Taylor, Juliet Kemp, Jay Eales, Courtney Milnestein, Philip Marsh, James Maddox, Joshua Prentice, Julio Angel Ortiz and Vince Stadon, Leo Healy, Aristide Twain, Robert Shepherd, Thom Hutchinson, Tim Gambrell, Kevin Burnard, Aaron George, Ben Casson, Paul Hiscock, Gareth Madgwick, George Wells, and Athenodora Cat.[3]
External links
- Official The Boulevard: Volume One page at Obverse Books
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- ↑ Invitation to Pitch - Faction Paradox
- ↑ Obverse Books on Twitter
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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