Phoenix Pick is the science fiction and fantasy imprint of Arc Manor Publishers based in Rockville, Maryland.
Phoenix Pick publishes many classic and semi-classic works of science fiction and fantasy. These include Dark Universe and Simulacron-3 by Daniel F. Galouye, Lest Darkness Fall and Related Stories by L. Sprague de Camp (with related stories by Frederik Pohl, David Drake and S. M. Stirling) and The Long Tomorrow by Leigh Brackett (who was also one of the screen writers for The Empire Strikes Back, the second film of the original Star Wars trilogy).
In 2010 Phoenix Pick published two novellas nominated for the Nebula Award: Act One by Nancy Kress and Arkfall by Carolyn Gilman. Act One was also nominated for the Hugo Award.
Ceres by L. Neil Smith was published by Phoenix Pick in 2010 and was a finalist for the Prometheus Award.
Other publications include Alexei and Cory Panshin's Hugo-Award-winning study on science fiction, The World Beyond the Hill and the Phoenix Science Fiction Classics series. The series publishes a number of annotated classic texts (with commentary) specifically geared toward college students. PSF Classics is edited by Paul Cook, and authors represented in this series include H. G. Wells and Jules Verne.
In July 2011 Phoenix Pick announced The Stellar Guild series. The series pairs best-selling science fiction and fantasy authors with lesser-known authors to help give them greater visibility. Five-time Hugo Award winner Mike Resnick is the series editor.
Bestselling authors Kevin J. Anderson, Mercedes Lackey, Eric Flint, Robert Silverberg, Harry Turtledove and Larry Niven have all agreed to participate in the project.
Both Phoenix Pick and the parent company, Arc Manor, are managed by Shahid Mahmud.
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