small press
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publisher in
Burton, Michigan
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Neighborhoods
* Belsay is on Belsay Road at the rail trac ...
. Subterranean is best known for publishing
genre fiction
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A nu ...
suspense
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and dark mystery,
fantasy
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, and
science fiction
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. In addition to publishing novels, short story collections and
chapbook
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s, Subterranean also produced a quarterly publication called ''Subterranean Magazine'' from 2005 to 2014, specialising in short fiction and edited by William Schafer; it had also an online direct seller. In addition to trade
editions
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* Edition (book), a bibliographical term for a substantially similar set of copies
* Edition (printmaking), a publishing term for a set print run
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, the company produces collector's and limited editions. These books are issued with author signatures, in both numbered and lettered states, and are produced using high-grade book papers and bindings with matching slipcases and traycases.
History
Subterranean Press was founded in 1995. To date, the company has released more than 200 books and is currently averaging between 30 and 50 new titles every year. Subterranean Press released their first imprint, Far Territories, in early 2008. William K. Schafer is the head editor at Subterranean Press.Ovguide.com /ref>
Authors
Subterranean Press has published exclusive editions of works by Dan Simmons,
China Miéville
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M ...
Robert Silverberg
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This is a list of books which represent that work's first publication in book form. This list does not include limited edition reprints, unless those editions are considered definitive author revisions of the original.
*'' The Boar'', Joe R. Lansdale (1998)
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Kafka Americana
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Jonathan Lethem
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Orson Scott Card
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Poppy Z. Brite
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George R.R. Martin
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Inside Job
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Connie Willis
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(2005)
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Alabaster
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David Marusek
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Biography
Marusek worked as a graphic designer for about twenty years and for eleven years he also taught graphic design at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. He be ...
Tad Williams
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Thomas Ligotti
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Greg Bear
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,
Gardner Dozois
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