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Apr
28
Andy Remic relaunches website with new look and new novel extract
Posted in: Press Room on 28th April 2008 by UKSFBN admin
Andy Remic, author of War Machine, Spiral, Quake and Warhead has dropped us a line to let us know about a bit of work he's been doing on his website.
"I've recently re-vamped my 'site to make it a) more pleasing to the eye, b) easier to navigate, and c) contain less crap and superfluous content.
Apr
23
Out Now: Issue eight of magical realism e-zine ‘Serendipity’
Posted in: Press Room on 23rd April 2008 by UKSFBN admin
A quick note from the editors of Serendipity:
"In a Herbie-like ball of fun, issue ocho has arrived. Serendipity 8 has some really great stories, notably 'Blue' by Elaine Walker and Stefan White's magical 'Five and a Half Feet of Julie'.
Apr
3
UKSFBN Quick Links Listing for 03.04.08
Posted in: Press Room on 3rd April 2008 by UKSFBN admin
Another hefty round-up of links to articles of interest elsewhere on T'Internet.
Apr
2
CG Society’s 2008 Grand Challenge inspired by David Brin’s ‘Uplift’ series
Posted in: Press Room on 2nd April 2008 by UKSFBN admin
SF author David Brin, whose work has been published in the UK by Orbit Books, has been in touch to tell us about an international competition that's currently being staged by the Computer Graphics Society.
David tells us "A year ago, the Computer Graphics Society ran a 'Grand Challenge', resulting in vivid images, animations, and even movie trailers, for Greg Bear's novel, Eon.
Mar
31
Raymond E Feist on ‘Wrath Of A Mad God’, ‘Darkwar’ Book Three
Posted in: UKSFBN Talks To on 31st March 2008 by Sandy Auden
Raymond E Feist's Darkwar trilogy has now concluded with the release of Wrath Of A Mad God.
Magician Pug has travelled with his son Magnus, the mysterious Nakor and a god-touched soldier called Bek to the world of the militaristic Dasati. The Dasati, misled by an insane God and driven by the evil magician Leso Varen, are preparing to invade the Tsurani planet.
Meanwhile, Pug's wife, Miranda, desperately tries to muster the troops on the home worlds but a clever and bloody first strike by the Dasati might have already tipped the invasion's outcome too far in the wrong direction...
Mar
25
Out Now: ‘Illuminations - the Flash Fiction Anthology’ [Odd Two Out]
Posted in: Press Room on 25th March 2008 by UKSFBN admin
From a press release posted on Paul Raven's Velcro City Tourist Board:
"Illuminations is a new anthology from small press Odd Two Out Publishing that showcases original, cutting edge short fiction from eight up-and-coming young British writers.
Mar
16
SFX Magazine invites you to vote for your favourite SF and Fantasy Authors
Posted in: Press Room on 16th March 2008 by Sandy Auden
SFX Magazine has just opened the voting for a major new poll in which you can vote for 'Your Favourite SF and Fantasy Authors of all time'. Voting is open to anybody who wants to join in, and each voter is invited to name their top five SF and Fantasy authors.
Polls and Awards are a regular occurrence in all aspects of media these days so we politely nailed down SFX Magazine's Dave Golder and asked why this poll was important.
Mar
13
UKSFBN Quick Links Listing for 13.03.08
Posted in: Press Room on 13th March 2008 by UKSFBN admin
Another quick round-up of links of interest elsewhere on T'Internets.
Feb
25
Climb aboard StarShipSofa.com for top genre podcasting from the UK
Posted in: Press Room on 25th February 2008 by UKSFBN admin
UK-based Podcaster Tony Smith has been in touch to introduce us to his long-running show StarShipSofa, which puts out a mix of author profiles, interviews and narrated short fiction from some of the very biggest and brightest stars in the genre firmament.
Tony told us: "For two years now I've been putting out a weekly show on SF literature. Each week I will take a SF author, either one of the new writers (Iain M. Banks, Charles Stross etc) or one of the golden greats (Heinlein, Moorcock, Vonnegut) and do a in depth show on that particular writer, looking at their lives and work.
Feb
17
UKSFBN Quick Links Listing for 17.02.08
Posted in: Press Room on 17th February 2008 by UKSFBN admin
Another quick round-up of links of genre-fiction related interest gleaned from the RSS feeds and websites of the world...
Feb
13
Guy Adams on ‘Deadbeat: Makes You Stronger’ and ‘Deadbeat: Dogs of Waugh’
Posted in: UKSFBN Talks To on 13th February 2008 by Sandy Auden
As we mentioned yesterday, UK independent publisher Humdrumming are currently in the last couple of days of their website-relaunch sale. Two of the titles on offer are Guy Adams' zombie series Deadbeat, books one (Makes You Stronger) and two (The Dogs of Waugh).
Deadbeat: Makes You Stronger introduces freshly dead (and re-animated) zombie Max, a regular in the Deadbeat nightclub and a man with a sense of curiosity that can get him killed (again). Enlisting the help of his dead nightclub friends he sets off to discover why you would be taking a full coffin away from a graveyard and, more importantly, why is the occupant still breathing?
Feb
12
Two days left to grab yourself a Humdrumming bargain
Posted in: Press Room on 12th February 2008 by UKSFBN admin
Guy Adams of UK independent publisher Humdrumming has been in touch to let us know that there's still time (according to the count-down on their homepage) to grab yourself a bit of a bargain in the Humdrumming Sale.
Guy tells us: "Here at Humdrumming we've been steadily gathering a name for ourselves over the last three years, publishing attractive books by such respected authors as Mark Morris, Garry Kilworth, Gary Fry, Gary McMahon and James Cooper.
Feb
7
UKSFBN Quick Links Listing for 07.02.08
Posted in: Press Room on 7th February 2008 by UKSFBN admin
More links of genre-fiction related interest scoured from the Internet for your convenience and reading pleasure...
Feb
3
UK comics community IndieReview.co.uk adds new features for 2008
Posted in: Press Room on 3rd February 2008 by UKSFBN admin
Rachid Otsmane, editor-in-chief of UK independent comics publishers' portal and community website IndieReview.co.uk has been in touch to tell us the latest news from the site: "IndieReview.co.uk is a young Community helping push forward the awareness and recognition of independent UK Comics and Manga creators through reviewing and displaying relevant articles and works created in the UK.
"The site was established in 2007, has undergone some major refurbishment ready for 2008. The Community has worked towards their aim of bringing UK Indie Comics / Manga talent to the public through a selection of resources and reviews of small press releases, and the site has introduced of a number of new member incentives.
Feb
2
Iain M. Banks’ ‘Matter’ available for download on iTunes / Audible [+]
Posted in: Press Room on 2nd February 2008 by UKSFBN admin
There will also be an abridged audio CD edition [Amazon] available from February 7th, as well as the hardcover edition [Amazon], published by Orbit Books at £18.99, although the usual sort of online discounts may well apply to these latter two editions...
[+] Edit, 04.02.08 DaveH points out, via the comments (below) that there's also an unabridged version available via www.Audible.co.uk, priced £17.50, although that will involve downloading yet another bit of proprietary software...
More info: iTunes
Source: Orbit Books website
Jan
23
Stephen King on video: talking about new novel ‘Duma Key’
Posted in: Press Room on 23rd January 2008 by UKSFBN admin
Katie Davison of Stephen King's UK Publisher Hodder & Stoughton, has been in touch to tell us about a video interview with the master of modern horror fiction that they've recorded and posted on www.stephenking.co.uk.
Katie tells us that it's "a short film of Stephen King talking about writing. He is speaking about his brilliant new novel, Duma Key, which is published tomorrow, on Thursday 24th January, in hardback, cover price £18.99."
Jan
16
Online now: issue #5 of magic realism zine ‘Serendipity’
Posted in: Press Room on 16th January 2008 by UKSFBN admin
There's also a review by David Hebblethwaite of Vera Nazarian's The Clock King and the Queen of the Hourglass (PS Publishing), and a competition to win a copy of Apex Publications' horror anthology Gratia Placenti.
More info: www.magicalrealism.co.uk
Source: Serendipity e-bulletin
Jan
15
Announcing the first issue of Jason Rennie’s ‘Sci Phi Journal’
Posted in: Press Room on 15th January 2008 by UKSFBN admin
Australian author Geoffrey Maloney - whose published work includes stories in Albedo One and the Pendragon Press anthology New Writings of the Fantastic, as well as a forthcoming Elastic Press mini-collection entitled Six Silly Stories - has been in touch to tell us about a new publication that he thinks will be of interest to UK readers and writers of F&SF.
Geoffrey tells us: "Editor Jason Rennie has just launched the Sci Phi Journal and Issue One is now available in a variety of formats, including audio book, with readings of the stories and articles professionally done by people such as Nathan Lowell (who is associated with www.podiobooks.com.
Jan
11
Iain M Banks proofs up for grabs thanks to Orbit
Posted in: Press Room on 11th January 2008 by UKSFBN admin
The closing date is midnight (GMT) on January 13th (this coming Sunday) so you'll need to get your skates on to be in with a chance...
More info: www.orbitbooks.net
Source: Sam Smith, Orbit Books
Dec
18
Paul Cornell Doctor Who short story to be printed in Telegraph, Dec 22nd
Posted in: Press Room on 18th December 2007 by UKSFBN admin
Paul is also running a competition via the Facebook event page [registration more than likely required to view, definitely to enter] that he's set up to spread the word about the story, in which you can win original artwork and signed copies of the story.
More Info: paulcornell.blogspot.com/
Source: Paul Cornell, via Facebook
Dec
18
TTA Press launches electronic edition of ‘Interzone’ via Fictionwise.com
Posted in: Press Room on 18th December 2007 by UKSFBN admin
The UK's TTA Press, publisher of the UK's longest-running original science fiction short story magazine Interzone, as well as Black Static, Crimewave and The Fix, have announced that as of yesterday, electronic issues of Interzone are available to download from e-book e-tailer Fictionwise.com.
In an announcement on the TTA Press website, Electronic Editions Editor Pete Bullock explains: "Beginning with Fictionwise's regular release of new titles on Monday, December 17th, 2007, readers will have the option of purchasing single issues or a one-year subscription.
Dec
13
2000AD to launch digital download service from December 19th
Posted in: Press Room on 13th December 2007 by UKSFBN admin
Each full issue will be available to download one week after its UK publication date, which means that Earthlets anywhere in the world will be able to grab a digital copy of every scrotnig new prog without having to wait for their subscriber copies to turn up in the snail-mail. Zarjaz!
More Info: www.200adonline.com
Source: Forbidden Planet Blog Log
Dec
7
Solaris to release ‘Deadstock’ by Jeffrey Thomas as free download in Jan ‘08
Posted in: Press Room on 7th December 2007 by UKSFBN admin
In March 2008, UK genre fiction imprint Solaris Books will be releasing the much-anticipated new Punktown novel from Massachusetts-based author Jeffrey Thomas. Blue War [Amazon] is a science fiction thriller set on a colony world in another dimension, with blue jungles and exotic cultures.
Private investigator Jeremy Stake is brought in by military leaders to investigate cloned human remains found in an otherwise empty city, and it leads him into a plot that could re-ignite an old war between two alien races.
To support the publication of Blue War Solaris will be offering a free download of our first Punktown novel, Deadstock [Amazon].
Dec
5
Changes at Little, Brown UK: promotions for key Orbit staffers
Posted in: Press Room on 5th December 2007 by UKSFBN admin
This just in from Little, Brown, UK, parent company of leading UK genre imprint Orbit Books: "The Little, Brown Book Group is pleased to announce that, with effect from January 1st 2008, its Hachette Audio imprint (formerly Time Warner Audio) will be rebranded Hachette Digital.
"Hachette Digital will be run jointly by David Shelley and George Walkley reporting to Ursula Mackenzie, Little, Brown CEO and Publisher. They will cover Little, Brown’s audio publishing and e-books, with responsibility for general digital strategy and on-line initiatives, in conjunction with the Little, Brown marketing team.
Nov
29
Chris Roberson’s ‘Three Unbroken’: Solaris online serialisation launches
Posted in: Press Room on 29th November 2007 by UKSFBN admin
Solaris Books' European Sales & Marketing manager George Mann explains how the serialisation will develop: "Chapters will now be posted twice a week, on a Wednesday and a Friday, accessible for free to anyone who stops by. The novel is the second book in Roberson's extraordinary Celestial Empire sequence, with the events described taking place at the same time as those in The Dragon's Nine Sons [Amazon], which will be published by Solaris in paperback in February 2008."
More Info: www.solarisbooks.com
Source: George Mann, Solaris Books
Nov
27
1,000 proof copies of Jane Johnson’s ‘Crossed Bones’ up for grabs
Posted in: Press Room on 27th November 2007 by UKSFBN admin
Publisher-turned-published-author Jane Johnson has written a total of ten novels to-date: three young adult fantasy tales under her own name, the Fool's Gold trilogy (as Jude Fisher) and - writing with M. John Harrison (as 'Gabriel King') - four volumes of feline-themed urban fantasy, as well as the official tie-in novelisations to Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movies (again, as 'Jude Fisher'). All this on top of being the editor of HarperCollins' Voyager imprint.
Her new novel, Crossed Bones [Amazon], is a saga of romance, action and adventure. The book tells the dual narrative that follows the lives of two women, one in the modern day who begins to be inexorably drawn into the story of the other; a young embroiderer who was kidnapped from her Cornish home by Barbary Pirates, back in the year 1625, and who keeps a secret journal that tells the story of her ordeal.
Nov
21
HarperCollins unveils £350 limited edition of Tolkien’s ‘Children of Hurin’
Posted in: Press Room on 21st November 2007 by UKSFBN admin
The £350.00 (currently $700.00 approx.) tome has a leather-bound, hand-sewn hardback cover, comes in an embossed custom leather clamshell case, is signed and numbered by Christopher Tolkien and artist Alan Lee, and contains all the specially commissioned paintings and drawings, together with the two-colour fold-out map drawn by Christopher Tolkien.
More Info: store.tolkien.co.uk
Source: HarperCollins UK
Nov
19
Alan Moore ‘Black Dossier’ interview on ComicBookResources.com
Posted in: Press Room on 19th November 2007 by UKSFBN admin
The full interview can be found over at the Comic Book Resources site [warning... contains Black Dossier spoilers...]
More Info: www.comicbookresources.com
Source: www.comicbookresources.com, via Joe Gordon
Nov
14
Caitlin Kiernan to be interviewed on Second Life for BBC2 Culture Show
Posted in: Press Room on 14th November 2007 by UKSFBN admin
This just in from Transworld UK: "Transworld novelist Caitlin Kiernan will become the first author to be interviewed via Second Life for a national television programme. This groundbreaking interview is a first for British television and heralds a new way for programmes to talk to stateside authors.
"On Saturday 17th November, BBC Two's The Culture Show will be broadcasting a unique interview with Caitlin Kiernan, whose novelisation of the new Robert Zemeckis’ film Beowulf, has recently been published by Transworld.
Nov
13
The Future Fire e-zine announces $500 Second Life short fiction comp
Posted in: What's On on 13th November 2007 by UKSFBN admin
Djibril, one of the editors of UK-based ezine The Future Fire, "a magazine of speculative and dark fiction (with an emphasis on the slipstream and socially responsible storytelling)" dropped us a line to let us know that their ninth issue is now available for free download in PDF format, and that they've just launched a $500 short fiction prize competition.
Djibril says: "The ninth issue of The Future Fire includes fiction from Neil Carstairs, Mark Harding and Terrance Jefferson, as well as a range of artwork, non-fiction and reviews.
Nov
12
Steph Swainston BSFA interview - video online
Posted in: Press Room on 12th November 2007 by UKSFBN admin
"I'm talking about my novel The Modern World, but also about the whole Castle world, how the ideas of immortality and Insects came about, and how the Castle world differs from other fantasy."
More info: www.stephswainston.co.uk
Source: Steph Swainston
Nov
12
Hub editor Lee Harris on the greatly-exaggerated death of short fiction
Posted in: Press Room on 12th November 2007 by UKSFBN admin
Lee Harris, editor of online short fiction 'zine Hub, has issued a press release in response to the current debate about the supposed 'death' of short fiction; highlighting his own publication's success as an example of how, with adaptation and imagination, there's no reason why even smaller short fiction markets cannot continue to thrive.
Lee explains: "Since the recent release of Gardner Dozois' excellent Mammoth Book of Best New SF #20 [Amazon], and its discussion of the state of the short fiction form, there has been much high profile online debate about the readership numbers of contemporary genre magazines. It appears that reader numbers are dwindling in all such offline markets.
Nov
11
Hallowe’en issue of Estronomicon e-zine available to download
Posted in: Press Room on 11th November 2007 by UKSFBN admin
The latest issue includes fiction from Amy Grech, Garry Charles, Bob Lock, Barry J. House, Cathy & Neil Davies, Gary McMahon, Allyson Bird, Rachel Kendall, Mark Howard Jones and Peter Tennant, along with artwork by Michel Bohbot, David A. Hardy, Paul Mudie, Michael Calandra, Les Edwards, Jason Beam and more.
More info: www.screamingdreams.com
Source: Screaming Dreams press
Nov
11
Solaris Books’ online promotion for Chris Roberson’s ‘Three Unbroken’
Posted in: Press Room on 11th November 2007 by UKSFBN admin
From a Solaris press release: "BL Publishing imprint Solaris Books is very excited to announce an exciting new project with Chris Roberson, author of Set the Seas on Fire [Amazon] and The Dragon's Nine Sons [Amazon].
"Three Unbroken is the next epic novel in the Celestial Empire sequence and details the explosive war between the Chinese and Aztec empires as they battle for control of the red planet, Fire Star.
Oct
27
TheWorksofTimPowers.com - official Tim Powers fan-site relaunches
Posted in: Press Room on 27th October 2007 by UKSFBN admin
The site is already packed full of an astonishing amount of information on all of Powers' work to-date. The bibliography section is an incredibly detailed complete history of all Powers' published work, complete with dozens of cover images. There's also a lengthy and fascinating exclusive interview with Powers that includes sections of the original audio recordings, and information on Berlyne's forthcoming Secret Histories mega-retrospective, due to be published by the UK's PS Publishing in April 2009, to coincide with Powers' first visit to the UK as Guest of Honour at the 2009 Eastercon.
More Info: www.theworksoftimpowers.com
Source: John Berlyne
Oct
25
Subterranean Press to publish limited edition of ‘Altered Carbon’
Posted in: Press Room on 25th October 2007 by UKSFBN admin
In other Richard Morgan news, the new version of his official website www.richardkmorgan.com has just gone live, featuring a full bibliography, and a News & Views blog section that Richard promises to update as frequently as he can...
More info: www.subterraneanpress.com / www.richardkmorgan.com.
Source: Subterranean Press news feed
Oct
25
Andy Remic interviewed on SFX website
Posted in: Press Room on 25th October 2007 by UKSFBN admin
More info: www.andyremic.talktalk.net
Source: Andy Remic
Oct
16
Out Now: Issue #2 of free online ‘zine Serendipity
Posted in: Press Room on 16th October 2007 by UKSFBN admin
Issue two is sponsored by Aesthetica magazine and features stories from Patrick Samphire, Brendan Connell, Steve Redwood, Michael A Kechula and Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm. There's also an interview with Joanne Harris, reviews of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's latest and Indra Sinha's Booker shortlisted Animal's People, along with a suggested reading list for the coming All Hallow's Eve.
More info: www.magicalrealism.co.uk
Source: Neil, Ben and Rebecca, Serendipity magazine
Oct
15
The Fix - short fiction website launches today!
Posted in: Press Room on 15th October 2007 by Sandy Auden
The brand new online version of The Fix magazine has launched today under the capable guidance of head honcho Eugie Foster.
Dedicated to short fiction (in its numerous forms), the new website is bringing a long overdue focus with reviews, interviews, news and articles on short things from around the globe.
Oct
9
UK fantasy writer Graham Edwards’ website relaunches
Posted in: Press Room on 9th October 2007 by UKSFBN admin
"I've included commentaries on all my fantasy novels, and on a batch of recently published short stories. There are even free extracts from the novels ready and eager to be downloaded. And a news section that will - I've promised myself - be updated more regularly than the old one!"
More Info: www.grahamedwardsonline.co.uk
Source: Graham Edwards
Oct
9
Michael Moorcock Podcast interview from Singularity Audio
Posted in: Press Room on 9th October 2007 by UKSFBN admin
More Info: adventuresinscifipublishing.blogspot.com
Source: Heads-up via Ed Ashby.
Oct
7
Ebook edition of Crimewave #9 available at Fictionwise.com
Posted in: Press Room on 7th October 2007 by UKSFBN admin
Roy Gray of TTA Press tells us: "Crimewave #9 is available as a 'MultiFormat' ebook which means it is unencrypted and available in a variety of formats for handheld devices and computers. At present the e-edition is not available direct from the TTAPress website."
More info: www.fictionwise.com / www.ttapress.com
Source: Roy Gray, TTA Press
Oct
1
TTA’s The Fix to relaunch in online-only format
Posted in: Press Room on 1st October 2007 by UKSFBN admin
Andy said: "The Fix website will contain everything that the print magazine contained, only a lot more of it and a lot more often."
More info: www.ttapress.com
Source: TTA Press blog
Sep
18
New online fantasy & magical realism fiction zine Serendipity launches
Posted in: Press Room on 18th September 2007 by Sandy Auden
"Issue one contains stories by Jeffrey Ford, Aliya Whiteley, Rhys Hughes, Catherynne M Valente and some fellow named Charles Dickens. There's also David Mitchell in conversation with Ian Hocking, book reviews, a competition, a call-to-arms editorial and an essay on anthropomorphism in fiction. What more could a man, woman or talking cat want? 'Nothing' I hear you answer. How right you are."
More info: www.magicalrealism.co.uk
Source: Neil Ayres
Sep
14
Mike Carey talks to Orbit Books about his Felix Castor novels
Posted in: Press Room on 14th September 2007 by UKSFBN admin
Visit the Orbit Books website to see all three interview clips.
More Info: www.mikecarey.net / www.orbitbooks.net
Source: Orbit Books blog
Sep
6
Free Tim Lebbon short story available from Horror Literature Quarterly
Posted in: UKSFBN Talks To on 6th September 2007 by UKSFBN admin
In the blog post announcing the news, Tim says of the story: "It's one I'm very proud of indeed ... one of the best I've written for a while."
More Info: www.timlebbon.net / Horror Fiction Quarterly
Source: Tim Lebbon
Aug
23
Website launch: Science Fiction Awards Watch
Posted in: Press Room on 23rd August 2007 by UKSFBN admin
Morgan and Standlee hope that in time the site will grow into an information resource along the lines of the long-running Locus SF Awards Index and provide commentary, criticism and a forum for public debate. They also hope to expand the content of the site beyond the scope of book-based sf, fantasy and horror awards into other media, including film, TV and comics.
More Info: www.sfawardswatch.com/
Source: Cheryl Morgan, Science Fiction Awards Watch
Aug
22
Michael Marshall (Smith) guest blogging at Powells.com
Posted in: Press Room on 22nd August 2007 by UKSFBN admin
More Info: www.powells.com / www.michaelmarshallsmith.com
Source: Michael Marshall Smith, via Ed Ashby
Aug
21
New Hugo Awards website launched at www.thehugoawards.org
Posted in: Press Room on 21st August 2007 by UKSFBN admin
"Past winners of Hugo Awards include authors such as Isaac Asimov, Sir Arthur C. Clarke, Robert A. Heinlein, Philip K. Dick, Anne McCaffrey, William Gibson and Neil Gaiman. Hugo Awards have also been given to movies such as Star Wars, Blade Runner and The Lord of the Rings, and TV shows such as Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica and Doctor Who.
"The 2007 Hugo Awards will be presented on September 1, 2007, in Yokohama, Japan, at the 65th World Science Fiction Convention, also known as 'Nippon 2007'. The Hugo Awards website currently lists this year's nominees and will list the winners shortly after the conclusion of this year's Hugo Awards Ceremony."
More Info: www.thehugoawards.org
Source: The Hugo Awards