Coming soon from Tachyon Publications: The Very Best of Kate Elliott, which is the author’s first collection of short fiction and essays. I’m very excited about this one, as I primarily know Elliott from her fantasy novels and (confession) don’t think I’ve actually ever read any short stories by her.

Also check out the gorgeous cover art by Julie Dillon, which illustrates a passage in Elliott’s novel Cold Steel.

The Very Best of Kate Elliott will be available in February 2015.

More info from the publisher:

Strong heroines and riveting storytelling are the hallmarks of groundbreaking fantasy author Kate Elliott (Crown of Stars, Crossroads). Her long-awaited first collection showcases twenty years of her finest work. Captured here are many of Elliott’s previously out-of-print tales, four previously unpublished essays, and a brand new Crossroads story, “On the Dying Winds of the Old Year and the Birthing Winds of…