paizo.com - Store / By Company / P / Paizo Publishing, LLC / Planet Stories: "Planet Stories™ presents classic fantasy, science fiction, and science fantasy novels and short story collections to a generation of new readers and lifelong fans. Unforgettable tales from acknowledged masters like Michael Moorcock, Leigh Brackett, C.L. Moore, and Henry Kuttner stand side by side with lesser known but no less worthy yarns from tomorrow's superstars. Introductions from popular modern authors like Joe R. Lansdale, Ben Bova, and Michael Moorcock provide amusing and informative entry points to each book. With new releases every month, Planet Stories promises a master class in the genre aimed at building the greatest fantasy and science fiction library ever assembled."
Hat tip to Rick Klaw at Dark Forces.
6 comments:
Now this looks promising. For us old guys, a brief return to our youth. But will it catch on with today's young readers?
My guess? No.
How might they hear of it, after all. Has the THRILLING WONDER STORIES revival seen a second issue yet? And Paizo is the company that shuttered their version of the AMAZING revival...wonder why they think they'll do better with a PLANET revival...
They have a lot of stuff listed. Maybe it'll catch on.
Hi, guys! I'm Paizo's publisher, Erik Mona, and I just discovered this blog and your interest in Planet Stories.
So far the line is doing OK. We have a growing list of subscribers and our penetration into the book trade continues to get better and better with each new release. I am essentially on the verge of making a profit with each book just on the initial book trade order, which has been my goal for the line since it launched.
So, at least for the time being, Planet Stories is marching full speed ahead.
As much as the comparison to Amazing makes sense, a lot has changed at Paizo since we tried to revive that magazine. First, I am now the publisher, and you can be sure that I would have pushed for a different approach to Amazing than the one that was taken. Basically, they were trying to compete with Starlog and were making Amazing something other than a fiction magazine in an attempt to achieve mainstream magazine success. It didn't work (of course), but I believe the Planet Stories approach is a much smarter way to go and have high hopes for the line's continued success.
Thanks for the comment and the information. You can bet that most readers of this blog are pulling for your success.
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