Temporally Out of Order:
Hey, all! Joshua Palmatier here, author of epic dark fantasy novels for DAW Books and also an editor of SF&F anthologies. And more recently, founder of a new small press called Zombies Need Brains. We’ve already published one anthology—called CLOCKWORK UNIVERSE: STEAMPUNK vs ALIENS, where aliens invade Earth but discover a steampunk society—and are currently running a kickstarter for our second outing, called TEMPORALLY OUT OF ORDER, where everyday objects or gadgets are somehow “temporally” out of order. Where did such an idea come from? Well, while sitting at the airport waiting for a flight to a convention, I saw a phone booth with a note reading “Temporally Out of Order.” Obviously it was a typo, but after sitting there for a few hours, staring at the sign, I suddenly realized that the mistake takes on a whole new meaning when viewed from a science fiction/fantasy frame of mind. What if your cell phone were temporally out of order? Could you call the past, maybe talk to your dead grandmother? Or that refrigerator. What if inside, time was halted? You could preserve food (or something else) forever! Or at least while the refrigerator worked. And I realized that was just the tip of the iceberg. When I mentioned the anthology idea to a few author friends, nearly every single one of them instantly perked up, with a glittery “Oh, shiny!” light in their eyes. I knew at that point that TEMPORALLY OUT OF ORDER had to be Zombies Need Brains’ next anthology project. Below are the authors who are participating in the anthology in some aspect—as contributor or editor. [And here is the kickstarter link you’ve been waiting for.](http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/543968884/temporally-out-of-order-anthology-sfandf)
David B. Coe: David B. Coe is the award-winning author of fifteen novels and many short stories. Most recently, writing as D.B. Jackson, he has published the Thieftaker Chronicles, a set of historical urban fantasies set in pre-Revolutionary Boston. [David’s website](http://www.sff.net/people/DavidBCoe/)
Laura Anne Gilman: Laura Anne Gilman is the author of the popular Cosa Nostradamus novels, the Nebula award-nominated The Vineart War trilogy, and the Portals duology, in addition to short fiction from many fine publishers. Her next project is the weird west/divergent history SILVER ON THE ROAD, coming from Simon & Schuster/Saga Press in 2015. [Laura Anne’s webpage](http://www.lauraannegilman.net/)
Faith Hunter: New York Times Bestselling author Faith Hunter writes fantasy in several subgenres: the urban fantasy Skinwalker series, featuring Jane Yellowrock, a Cherokee skinwalker; the post-apocalyptic Rogue Mage series and RPG, featuring Thorn St. Croix, a stone mage; and the upcoming trilogy featuring Nell Nicholson Ingram, a woman who can siphon off the magic of others and is drawn into solving paranormal crime. [Faith’s webpage](www.faithhunter.net)
Gini Koch: Gini Koch lives in Hell’s Orientation Area (aka Phoenix, AZ), works her butt off (sadly, not literally) by day, and writes by night with the rest of the beautiful people. She writes the fast, fresh and funny Alien/Katherine “Kitty” Katt series for DAW Books, the Necropolis Enforcement Files series, and the Martian Alliance Chronicles series for Musa Publishing. [Gini’s website](www.ginikoch.com)
Stephen Leigh: Stephen Leigh has been writing science fiction since he was in grade school. His first professional sale was in 1975 (to Ben Bova, then the editor of Analog Science Fiction Magazine) and has been publishing regularly ever since then, both with short fiction and novels. He's written several stories for the WILD CARDS shared world universe (edited by George RR Martin). [Stephen’s webpage](http://www.farrellworlds.com/)
Seanan McGuire: Seanan McGuire writes a great many things; it is in fact difficult to make her stop. She adores anthologies, and is delighted to be participating in this one. Rumor has it that she is the advance vanguard of an invading race of alien plant people. This may, in fact, be true, as it would explain how she manages to do so many things at once. [Seanan’s website](http://www.seananmcguire.com.)
Laura Resnick: Uniting her multi-genre talents in a new project, Laura wrote Disappearing Nightly, the first book of the Esther Diamond urban fantasy series, which combines fantasy, romance, comedy, and mystery. Subsequent releases in this series include Doppelgangster, Unsympathetic Magic, Vamparazzi, Polterheist, The Misfortune Cookie, and Abracadaver (November 2014), and there will be more Esther Diamond misadventures thereafter. [Laura’s webpage](http://www.sff.net/people/laresnick/)
Jack Campbell: Jack Campbell is the pen name of John G. Hemry, a retired U.S. Navy officer. John graduated from Lyons High School in Lyons, Kansas in 1974, then attended the U.S. Naval Academy (Class of '78), where he was labeled "the un-Midshipman" by his roommates. John speaks the remnants of Russian painstakingly pounded into him by Professor Vladimir Tolstoy (yes, he was related to that Tolstoy). [Jack/John’s webpage](http://www.jack-campbell.com/)
Juliet E. McKenna: Juliet E McKenna’s love of fantasy, myth and history led naturally to studying Classics at St Hilda’s College, Oxford. After a career change from personnel management to combine motherhood with book-selling, her debut novel, The Thief’s Gamble, was published in 1999. She has written 15 epic fantasy novels, most recently The Hadrumal Crisis and The Chronicles of the Lescari Revolution, plus assorted shorter fiction including stories for Doctor Who and Torchwood. [Juliet’s website](http://www.julietemckenna.com/)
Jean Marie Ward: Jean Marie Ward writes fiction, nonfiction, and everything in between, including novels (2008 Indie Book double-finalist With Nine You Get Vanyr) and art books. Her stories appear in numerous anthologies, such as The Modern Fae’s Guide to Surviving Humanity and the award-winning Hellebore & Rue. The former editor of Crescent Blues, she is a frequent contributor of video interviews and short subjects to BUZZYMAG.com. [Jean Marie’s website](http://www.JeanMarieWard.com)
Patricia Bray: Patricia Bray is the author of a dozen novels, including Devlin’s Luck, which won the 2003 Compton Crook Award for the best first novel in the field of science fiction or fantasy. A multi-genre author whose career spans both epic fantasy and Regency romance, her books have been translated into Russian, German, Portuguese and Hebrew. [Patricia’s webpage](www.patriciabray.com)
Joshua Palmatier: A professor of mathematics at SUNY College at Oneonta, Joshua Palmatier has published six books with DAW—the Throne of Amenkor series (The Skewed Throne, The Cracked Throne, The Vacant Throne) and the Well of Sorrows series (Well of Sorrows, Leaves of Flame) under the pseudonym Benjamin Tate. His most recent novel is SHATTERING THE LEY, the start of a new series. [Joshua’s website](http://www.joshuapalmatier.com) and [Ben’s webpage](www.benjamintate.com)
Zombies Need Brains LLC is a newly created small press owned and operated by Joshua Palmatier. It will start by focusing on producing professional-quality science fiction and fantasy themed anthologies, initially funded by Kickstarters. The intent is to produce two anthologies a year, then branch out into more anthologies and other stand-alone books once the press has gained its footing. [The Zombies webpage](http://www.zombiesneedbrains.com) and [the online store](http://squareup.com/market/zombies-need-brains-llc). You can also find Zombies Need Brains on [Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/zombiesneedbrainsllc) and Twitter (@ZNBLLC).
Submitted October 07, 2014 at 10:46PM by Palmatier http://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/2ikrt3/hi_reddit_joshua_palmatier_here_creator_of_the/ Fantasy
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