Gauntlet Press has announced they’ll be publishing a new John Shirley novel (Welcome to Freedom) in the fall of 2009. Here is the author’s description: "After a disaster wrecks a long section of the California northern coast, the town of Freedom, which has attempted to live without federal interference as much as possible, finds it has a little too much chance to go it alone. Vicious human predators take advantage of the situation, waves of brutality roll through the area, and a young man new to town has a coming of age confrontation with what it takes to survive at any cost ... The town wants to maximize its freedom from outside help, influence and control. See what happens when you have real freedom day after day, and no rules? Is it heaven - or hell?" Gauntlet will begin taking orders in January.