{"id":16146,"date":"2014-09-04T18:38:06","date_gmt":"2014-09-05T02:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/?p=16146"},"modified":"2014-09-04T19:36:37","modified_gmt":"2014-09-05T03:36:37","slug":"grim-oak-press-neverlands-shadow-becomes-unveiled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/news\/grim-oak-press-neverlands-shadow-becomes-unveiled\/","title":{"rendered":"Grim Oak Press’ Unveils a New Name for its Upcoming Follow-up to Unfettered<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"\"unfettered-art\"\n

Earlier this year, Grim Oak Press announced Neverland’s Shadow<\/em>, edited by Shawn Speakman and Roger Bellini, a follow-up to the publishers successful first anthology, Unfettered<\/em>. “All of the stories are told from the point of view of the villain\/antagonist,” said Publisher Shawn Speakman of the new anthology. “I\u2019ve always felt like the villain doesn\u2019t get enough time on the page from his\/her\/its point of view. Well, now we will have an entire book and I simply can\u2019t wait to bring it to you!”<\/p>\n

And now, Neverland’s Shadow<\/em> has a new name: Unveiled<\/em>.<\/p>\n

(Oh the deliciousness of the pun I was able to use in the title of this post.)<\/p>\n

“After asking for suggestions from the internet(s),” Speakman says on the Grim Oak Press website<\/a>, “more than 1300 titles were sent into the website. I culled them down to 10 favorites. Editor Roger Bellini did the same from those 1300.”<\/p>\n

“I am tired of heroes winning and writing history the way they choose,” Speakman said. “The stories within Unveiled<\/em> are told from the point of view of villains and, finally, their stories will be \u201cunveiled\u201d for all to read. No matter what the heroes think!”<\/p>\n

“I am tired of heroes winning and writing history the way they choose,” Speakman said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Honestly, I’m not crazy about the new name. Neverland’s Shadow<\/em> was punchy and interesting, though it’s difficult to separate the connection to Peter Pan’s youthful island. Unveiled<\/em> is thematically on point, and pairs nicely with Unfettered<\/em>, but I can’t help but feel like it loses a bit of the impact, a bit of the mystery. Also, a theatre background just puts images of raising curtains in my head. Because, you know, everyone has the same cognitive patterns and connections as this blogger, right?<\/p>\n

Whatever the title, Speakman and Grim Oak Press did a wonderful job with Unfettered<\/em>, and I’m looking forward to seeing the villainous tales collected in Unveiled<\/em>. The list of contributing authors was *ahem<\/em>*… unveiled in July<\/a>. The anthology features some heavy hitters of the science fiction and fantasy genres:<\/p>\n

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