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Date Archive: December 2006
Dec
31
More Malazan stories coming in 2007
Posted in: UKSFBN Talks To on 31st December 2006 by Sandy Auden
Ian Cameron Esslemont has sold two fantasy books based in the World of the Malazan he created with friend and fellow author Steve Erikson. Bantam UK are already publishing Erikson's Malaz books and Esslemont will be augmenting those stories for them.
Dec
29
Author Update: Sarah Ash – new duology starts in 2007
Posted in: UKSFBN Talks To on 29th December 2006 by Sandy Auden
Sarah Ash has sold The Alchymist's Legacy fantasy duology to US publishers Bantam Spectra, a prequel/sequel to the wonderfully magical Tears of Artamon [Amazon] series.
Dec
27
The Jack Vance Treasury due out early 2007 from Subterranean Press
Posted in: UKSFBN Talks To on 27th December 2006 by Sandy Auden
Jack Vance has sold The Jack Vance Treasury [Amazon], a retrospective collection edited by Jonathan Strahan and Terry Dowling, to Subterranean Press.
We caught up with co-editor Jonathan Strahan and popped a few questions at him to find out more…
Dec
24
Hal Duncan’s Ink Competition – can you solve the riddle?
Posted in: Press Room on 24th December 2006 by Sandy Auden
Publishers Pan Macmillan are offering some exclusive signed Ink [Amazon] goodies and a year's supply of their Tor UK imprint novels to the first person to solve the riddle…
One last quick selection of shorter news items before we take our Xmas break:
Dec
22
Quicklinks round-up Dec 22nd 2006
Posted in: Press Room on 22nd December 2006 by UKSFBN admin
Another quick selection of links to interesting, quirky and / or amusing stuff we've found, or have been sent; not necessarily news, but hopefully entertaining and informative enough in their own way...
Dec
20
New comics & graphic novel reading group, Edinburgh, Jan ‘07
Posted in: What's On on 20th December 2006 by UKSFBN admin
Joe Gordon, Head blogging-honcho at Forbidden Planet announced this week that a new reading group would be launching in January.
Dec
17
Latest publication schedule news from PS Publishing
Posted in: Press Room on 17th December 2006 by UKSFBN admin
Multi award-winning British small press PS Publishing has just sent out its December e-bulletin, with confirmation of the next couple of batches of new titles, due either at the end of this year or first thing 2007.
Dec
16
Contemplation officially becomes Eastercon 2007
Posted in: What's On on 16th December 2006 by Sandy Auden
Bringing you up to date on the Eastercon reshuffle, after the cancellation of Convoy 2007. Turns out there's definitely going to be an event after all…
Another quick selection of shorter news items, with links out to sources of further information.
Dec
11
Savoy Books presents the history of their house, part III
Posted in: Press Room on 11th December 2006 by UKSFBN admin
Mike Butterworth, co-founding publisher of one of the UK's most notoriously iconoclastic publishing houses, Manchester-based Savoy Books, has been in touch to let us know about the latest title from Savoy: Sieg Heil Iconographers, by Jon Farmer.
Dec
10
Paul Kane talks Hellraiser and the legacy of the Cenobites
Posted in: UKSFBN Talks To on 10th December 2006 by UKSFBN admin
British horror writer Paul Kane is currently celebrating the publication of his latest book, an examination of the cult cinema phenomenon that is the Hellraiser series of movies, entitled The Hellraiser Films and Their Legacy.
Dec
8
Six new releases from Storm Constantine’s Immanion Press
Posted in: Press Room on 8th December 2006 by UKSFBN admin
There have been a raft of press releases coming out of the Immanion Press HQ in the past few weeks, announcing no fewer than six new additions to their range. Here's a quick summary:
Dec
7
Voyager UK acquires new novel by Martin, Dozois & Abraham
Posted in: Press Room on 7th December 2006 by UKSFBN admin
Voyager UK's Publishing Director, Jane Johnson has bought The Shadow Twin, a collaborative morality novel by genre legend George R.R. Martin, veteran editor Gardner Dozois and relative newcomer Daniel Abraham, via the Ralph Vicinanza agency in New York.
Dec
5
Solaris announces two new fantasy novel deals
Posted in: Press Room on 5th December 2006 by UKSFBN admin
The UK's newest publishing imprint, Solaris Books, has recently announced deals for two brand new fantasy novels for publication next year, one by veteran Dragonlance scribe Ed Greenwood, the second by hotshot newcomer James Maxey.
Dec
3
Books Received Nov 18th - Dec 2nd 2006
Posted in: Books Received on 3rd December 2006 by UKSFBN admin
UK SF Book News has received the following books towards the end of November 2006, including new titles from Mary Gentle, K.J. Parker and David Langford; paperback editions from Adam Roberts and Justina Robson; plus reissues from Dan Simmons, Joe Haldeman and Elizabeth Moon. As always, many thanks to the publishers concerned for bringing these titles to our attention.
Gareth Wilson, webmaster of Wolfshead, the David Gemmell website dropped us line to ask the world at large if anyone had any David Gemmell interviews on MP3 or audio CD…
Dec
1
Deborah J Miller joins Write Fantastic fantasy collective
Posted in: UKSFBN Talks To on 1st December 2006 by UKSFBN admin
Critically-acclaimed novelist Deborah J Miller has accepted an invitation to join UK fantasy writers' collective The Write Fantastic collective of UK fantasy authors.
Another quick selection of links to interesting, quirky and / or amusing stuff we've found, or have been sent; not necessarily news, but hopefully entertaining and informative enough in their own way...