{"id":2335,"date":"2018-10-23T17:16:55","date_gmt":"2018-10-23T21:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lucysnyder.com\/?p=2335"},"modified":"2019-03-21T13:48:11","modified_gmt":"2019-03-21T17:48:11","slug":"chiral-mad-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lucysnyder.com\/index.php\/chiral-mad-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiral Mad 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The new anthology <em>Chiral Mad 4<\/em> was released today in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2q5xksK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2yuJf84\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trade paperback<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2q5oFqm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hardcover<\/a> formats! I co-edited this anthology with Michael Bailey, and the four short stories, four novelettes, four novellas, and four graphic story adaptations in the book are all collaborations.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the Table of Contents:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cSomewhere Between the Mundane and the Miraculous\u201d (introduction) \u2013 Gary A. Braunbeck &amp; Janet Harriett<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHow We Broke\u201d \u2013 Bracken MacLeod &amp; Paul Michael Anderson<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFade to Null\u201d \u2013 Brian Keene &amp; Daniele Serra<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAsperitas\u201d \u2013 Kristopher Triana &amp; Chad Stroup<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHome and Hope Both Sound a Little Bit Like \u2018Hunger&#8217;\u201d \u2013 Seanan McGuire &amp; Jennifer Brozek<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGolden Sun\u201d \u2013 Richard Thomas, Kristi DeMeester, Damien Angelica Walters &amp; Michael Wehunt<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Substance of Belief\u201d \u2013 Elizabeth Massie &amp; Marge Simon<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Ghost of the Bayou Pit\u00e9nn\u201d \u2013 James Chambers, Jason Whitley &amp; Christopher Mills<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Long and the Short of It\u201d \u2013 Erinn L. Kemper &amp; F. Paul Wilson<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Wreck of the Charles Dexter Ward\u201d \u2013 Sarah Monette &amp; Elizabeth Bear<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSudden Sanctuary\u201d \u2013 Glen Krisch, Orion Zangara &amp; Matt Stockwell<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPeregrination\u201d \u2013 Chesya Burke &amp; LH Moore<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGhost Drawl\u201d \u2013 Erik T. Johnson &amp; J. Daniel Stone<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDetritus Girl\u201d \u2013 P. Gardner Goldsmith &amp; Valerie Marcley<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWolf at the Door\u201d \u2013 Anthony R. Cardno &amp; Maurice Broaddus<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFiredance\u201d \u2013 Jack Ketchum &amp; Glenn Chadbourne<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIn Her Flightless Wings, a Fire\u201d \u2013 Emily B. Cataneo &amp; Gwendolyn Kiste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At 424 pages, this is a substantial anthology of dark fiction, and we hope readers enjoy it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2q5xksK\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2338\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lucysnyder.com\/index.php\/chiral-mad-4\/sudden-sanctuary-page-1-mb\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.lucysnyder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sudden-sanctuary-page-1-mb.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"510,770\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sudden-sanctuary-page-1-mb\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.lucysnyder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sudden-sanctuary-page-1-mb.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lucysnyder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sudden-sanctuary-page-1-mb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"510\" height=\"770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lucysnyder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sudden-sanctuary-page-1-mb.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.lucysnyder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sudden-sanctuary-page-1-mb-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The new anthology Chiral Mad 4 was released today in ebook, trade paperback, and hardcover formats! I co-edited this anthology with Michael Bailey, and the <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lucysnyder.com\/index.php\/chiral-mad-4\/\" title=\"Chiral Mad 4\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2336,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[156,20],"tags":[145,151,9],"class_list":["post-2335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-my-books","category-publishing","tag-anthology","tag-dark-fantasy","tag-horror"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.lucysnyder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/chiralmad4.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8qT6f-BF","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3413,"url":"https:\/\/www.lucysnyder.com\/index.php\/chiral-mad-4-on-sale\/","url_meta":{"origin":2335,"position":0},"title":"Chiral Mad 4 on sale!","author":"Lucy A. Snyder","date":"January 10, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"For the next five days or so, Chiral Mad 4, the Shirley Jackson Award-nominated anthology I co-edited with Michael Bailey, is significantly on sale in ebook format. For instance, you can get it for just 99 cents at Amazon or B&N. The hardback is also heavily-discounted at some places. This\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;My Books&quot;","block_context":{"text":"My Books","link":"https:\/\/www.lucysnyder.com\/index.php\/category\/my-books\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Chiral Mad covers","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lucysnyder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/chiralmad.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lucysnyder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/chiralmad.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lucysnyder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/chiralmad.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lucysnyder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/chiralmad.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lucysnyder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/chiralmad.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lucysnyder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/chiralmad.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2719,"url":"https:\/\/www.lucysnyder.com\/index.php\/garden-of-eldritch-delights-and-chiral-mad-4-nominated-for-shirley-jackson-awards\/","url_meta":{"origin":2335,"position":1},"title":"Garden of Eldritch Delights and Chiral Mad 4 Nominated for Shirley Jackson Awards","author":"Lucy A. Snyder","date":"May 30, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Two of my books have been nominated for Shirley Jackson Awards this year! Garden of Eldritch Delights has been nominated in the Single-Author Collection Category, and Chiral Mad 4 (which I co-edited with Michael Bailey) has been nominated in the Edited Anthology category. 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