You’ll notice that there’s now a banner at the top of this site for an upcoming Apex anthology called _Aegri Somnia_. Now, banners and advertising are not generally things that I like to do. In fact, I’ve gone out of my way to deliberately avoid annoying my readers with campaigns and ads. So, it should say something when I believe in a product or company enough to break from my hard-and-fast rule to put ads on my site.
Here’s the skinny on _Aegri Somnia_ (from the “Apex Digest”:http://www.apexdigest.com/aegris.shtml website):
_Aegri Somnia_ translated literally means “a sick man’s dreams.” Loosely, it can mean “troubled dreams.” The first twelve Apex Featured Writers were tasked with writing the darkest, scariest short fiction their twisted minds could create using the theme of “aegri somnia.”
- The Details: Title: Aegri Somnia
- Short horror fiction anthology, with twelve new stories
- Each story is between 2500 and 7500 words in length
- Release date will be early December 2006
- The first 200 trade paperback copies preordered and purchased will be signed by the twelve contributors, the cover artist, and the editor
- The first 50 limited edition hardcover copies preordered and purchased will be signed by the twelve contributors, the cover artist, and the editor
- Trade Paperback Price: $14.95
- Limited Edition Hardcover Price: $29.95
The cover art was created by the talented Michael Bielaczyc of Aradani Studios. Justin Stewart designed the lettering.
Aegri Somnia contributors:
- Mari Adkins – July 05
- Rhonda Eudaly – September 05
- Angeline Hawkes – November 05
- Lavie Tidhar – December 05
- Nancy Fulda – January 06
- Christopher Rowe – February 06
- Steven Savile – March 06
- Jennifer Pelland – April 06
- Eugie Foster – May 06
- Scott Nicholson – June 06
- Bryn Sparks – July 06
- Cherie Priest – August 06
Those are the pertinent details folks. I’m a huge fan of Apex’s products, so if you like sci-fi and horror, this is the best place to find to the two together. _Aegri Somnia_ is going to be a fantastic collection. Go put your copy on order.
