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Apr
29
Ian R. MacLeod visiting the Birmingham SF Group, May 9th
Posted in: What's On on 29th April 2008 by UKSFBN admin
The Birmingham SF Group has been in touch to tell us about the next in their ongoing series of author talks:
"On Friday 9th May the Birmingham Science Fiction Group welcomes award-winning author Ian R. MacLeod, to talk about what he's been up to recently.
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
24
Eric Brown signing, FP London, May 10th
Posted in: What's On on 24th April 2008 by UKSFBN admin
From a Forbidden Planet press release:
"Forbidden Planet is pleased to announce a signing by Eric Brown. He will be signing his new book, Kéthani at the Forbidden Planet Megastore, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR, on Saturday 10th May from 1,00 to 2.00 p.m.
Apr
18
Titan Books announces two new ‘Supernatural’ novels, June 2008
Posted in: Press Room on 18th April 2008 by UKSFBN admin
From a Titan Books press release:
"Twenty-two years ago, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a demonic supernatural force. Growing up, they have learnt to hunt and kill the paranormal evil that lives in the dark corners and on the back roads of America…
Apr
18
Line-up confirmed for next weekend’s Alt.Fiction Festival, Derby
Posted in: What's On on 18th April 2008 by UKSFBN admin
From an Alt.Fiction news update:
"Derby City Council has confirmed the line-up for Alt.Fiction 2008, the third annual one-day festival of science fiction, fantasy and horror writing, which takes place on Saturday April 26th.
Apr
16
Steven Savile to pen Stargate SG-1 tie-in series, plus two original crime novels
Posted in: Press Room on 16th April 2008 by UKSFBN admin
Multi-genred author of horror, science fiction, TV and movie tie-ins and more, Steven Savile, dropped us a line to let us know about a couple of new book deals he's recently secured:
"First up, I've just signed up with Fandemonium / MGM to write a trilogy of novels set within the Stargate SG-1 universe, featuring all of our favourites from the series - Daniel Jackson, Teal'c, Sam Carter and of course Jack O'Neill.
Apr
3
Out Now: new Block, Evans and Zivkovic editions from PS Publishing
Posted in: Press Room on 3rd April 2008 by UKSFBN admin
Multi award-winning UK independent PS Publishing has announced the publication of three new titles this week - all of them full-length novels - by Lawrence Block, Christopher Evans and Zoran Zivkovic.
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.
Apr
2
Michael Scott Rohan visiting the Birmingham SF Group, April 11th
Posted in: What's On on 2nd April 2008 by UKSFBN admin
Vicky Cook, of the Birmingham Science Fiction Group, has been in touch to tell us about a their next scheduled guest appearance:
"The Birmingham Science Fiction Group is looking forward to welcoming Michael Scott Rohan, acclaimed author, and regular contributor to BBC Music magazine.
Apr
2
Out Now: ‘Fantasy Classics’, Graphic Classics vol #15 [Eureka Productions, US]
Posted in: Press Room on 2nd April 2008 by UKSFBN admin
From a Graphic Classics press release:
"Wizardry, dreamworlds and... Frankenstein! Eureka Productions is pleased to announce the publication of Fantasy Classics, the fifteenth volume in the Graphic Classics series of comics adaptations of great literature.
Apr
1
Doctor Who authors Richards, Tucker & Smith signing, FP London, April 12th
Posted in: What's On on 1st April 2008 by UKSFBN admin
From a Forbidden Planet press release:
"Forbidden Planet is delighted to announce a signing by Justin Richards, Mike Tucker and Dale Smith. They will be signing their new Doctor Who books at the Forbidden Planet Megastore, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2 H 8JR, on Saturday 12th April, from 11.00 a.m. to midday.
Mar
31
Books Received March 17th - 31st 2008
Posted in: Books Received on 31st March 2008 by UKSFBN admin
Our latest round-up of the books that have been sent in to UKSFBN in the past fortnight. As always, many thanks indeed to the publishers concerned for bringing these titles to our attention.
Click on any of the book covers for ordering information from either Amazon.co.uk or the book's publisher.
Mar
31
Indy Magazine ‘Crikey!’ takes a close look at the British comics scene
Posted in: Press Room on 31st March 2008 by Sandy Auden
Did you grow up on British comics? Want to take a trip down Memory Lane and revisit some of your favourites? Remember TV21? Eagle? Sparky? Maybe Wham! Or Judy? Or the extremely spooky Misty?
If you're answering yes to any of the above then you should be getting the new Crikey! Magazine. Brought to us by Editor Brian M Clarke and Designer Glenn Fleming, Crikey! looks at a huge range of comics, their development, their artwork and their story content; and they even a look at how the comics influenced kids in France.
Mar
29
Titan Books to publish official ‘Iron Man’ movie novelisation, April 25th
Posted in: Press Room on 29th March 2008 by UKSFBN admin
From a Titan Books press release:
"Comics and movies collide with unrivalled anticipation in Marvel Studios' blockbuster movie to be released on 2nd May 2008 – Iron Man.
"Starring Oscar nominee Robert Downey Jr. (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Zodiac) as billionaire Tony Stark – and his eponymous Super Hero alter-ego – and directed by Jon Favreau (Swingers, Elf), this is the long-awaited film portrayal of one of Marvel's most popular comic book characters.
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
25
Alastair Reynolds signing, FP London, April 12th
Posted in: What's On on 25th March 2008 by UKSFBN admin
From a Forbidden Planet press release:
"Forbidden Planet is pleased to announce a signing by Alastair Reynolds. He will be signing his new book, House Of Suns at the Forbidden Planet Megastore, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR, on Saturday 12th April from 1.00 to 2.00 p.m.
Mar
24
UKSFBN Quick Links Listing for 24.03.08
Posted in: Press Room on 24th March 2008 by UKSFBN admin
Another bumper round-up of links of interest we've found elsewhere online.
Mar
24
Solaris Books signs debut steampunk novelist Tim Akers
Posted in: Press Room on 24th March 2008 by UKSFBN admin
From a Solaris Books press release:
"Solaris is delighted to announce a new acquisition from debut author Tim Akers. Heart of Veridon is the first book in the Burn Cycle. Jacob Burn is a disgraced airship pilot, and a man augmented by strange implants designed to keep him alive in combat conditions.
"An exiled son of nobility, he now makes his own way in the criminal underworld of Veridon, the City of Cog. But soon Jacob finds himself caught in a conspiracy of sabotage and murder between the government and the church, a mystery that stretches back into the roots of the city of Veridon itself."
Mar
24
Neal Asher signing, FP London, April 5th
Posted in: What's On on 24th March 2008 by UKSFBN admin
From a Forbidden Planet press release:
"Forbidden Planet is pleased to announce a signing by Neal Asher. He will be signing his new book, Line War, at the Forbidden Planet Megastore, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR, on Saturday 5th April from 1.00 to 2.00 p.m.
Mar
23
Ken MacLeod shortlisted for 2008 Prometheus Award
Posted in: What's On on 23rd March 2008 by UKSFBN admin
The Execution Channel by UK author Ken MacLeod has been nominated for this year's Prometheus Award, which will be given by the Libertarian Futurist Society for the best libertarian science fiction novel first published in 2007.
Mar
23
McDonald, MacLeod, Bigwood, Aldiss win 2007 British Science Fiction Awards
Posted in: What's On on 23rd March 2008 by UKSFBN admin
The winners of this year's British Science Fiction Awards, for work first published in the UK during 2007, were announced yesterday at the annual British Science Fiction Convention, Eastercon, in London.
Mar
22
Out Now: ‘Smallville: The Official Companion Season 6′ [Titan Books, UK]
Posted in: Press Room on 22nd March 2008 by UKSFBN admin
From a Titan Books press release:
"Smallville, the TV show featuring the early adult years of Clark Kent, the man who is Superman, continues to be one of the hottest shows on TV today, airing on Channel 4 and E4.
Mar
22
Coming Soon: ‘The Next Fix’ by Matt Wallace from Apex Publications
Posted in: Press Room on 22nd March 2008 by UKSFBN admin
From and Apex Publications press release:
"If there is a party at the end of the universe, Matt Wallace's The Next Fix will be the drug of choice. If you like a chaser of tech with your horror, humor with your darkness, and beauty with your grit, The Next Fix is your next high.
Mar
22
M. John Harrison wins 2008 Philip K. Dick Award
Posted in: Press Room on 22nd March 2008 by UKSFBN admin
This year's Philip K. Dick Award for "the distinguished original science fiction paperback published for the first time during 2007 in the U.S.A." has gone to Nova Swing by M. John Harrison.
The results were announced on Friday evening at evening at Norwescon in SeaTac, Washington. Harrison was one of two UK authors on this year's shortlist, the other being Adam Roberts for Gradisil.
Mar
21
2008 Hugo Awards nominees announced; several UK authors shortlisted
Posted in: Press Room on 21st March 2008 by UKSFBN admin
The nominees for this year's Hugo Awards have been posted to the 2008 Worldcon website.
Mar
21
Two new anthos from Newcon Press - ‘Celebration’ and ‘Myth-Understandings’
Posted in: Press Room on 21st March 2008 by UKSFBN admin
Ian Whates, publisher and editor-in-chief of UK independent Newcon Press has been in touch to tell us about two titles that he'll be launching at this weekend's Eastercon at the Radisson Edwardian Hotel at London Heathrow.
Mar
21
Out Now: ‘Tank Girl: Armadillo and a Bushel of Other Stories’ [Titan, UK]
Posted in: Press Room on 21st March 2008 by UKSFBN admin
From a Titan Books press release:
"For Tank Girl's 20th Anniversary, co-creator Alan Martin has decided to give her something very special... her very first novel!
Mar
21
Out Now: Steven Savile’s ‘Primeval: Shadow of the Jaguar’ [Titan, UK]
Posted in: Press Room on 21st March 2008 by UKSFBN admin
From a Titan Books press release:
Mar
20
Out Now: ‘Demon Prince: Children of Gaia’ Vol #1 [Dimensional Manga, UK]
Posted in: Press Room on 20th March 2008 by UKSFBN admin
The end of February saw the launch of brand new Manga series Demon Prince: Children of Gaia from UK-based independent publisher Dimensional Manga. They sent us the following press release to introduce us to the series:
"New graphic novel publisher Dimensional Manga is proud to announce their first release Demon Prince: Children of Gaia, Volume #1. Dimensional Manga will release the entire series in 14 volumes with vols. #1 to #5 released this year.
Mar
20
Official ‘Star Wars: The Force Unleashed’ tie-ins due from Titan Books in June
Posted in: Press Room on 20th March 2008 by UKSFBN admin
From a Titan Books press release:
"The Star Wars Saga continues this summer in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Set between Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and Episode IV: A New Hope, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed delves into the previously unexplored period with Darth Vader at the height of his power.
The news was announced late last night of the passing of one of the great legends of British science fiction.
The BBC website made the announcement and has posted an obituary and has begun posting tributes to the writer of classics of the genre including Childhood's End, 2001: A Space Odyssey and Rendezvous With Rama.
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
16
Books Received March 2nd - 16th 2008
Posted in: Books Received on 16th March 2008 by UKSFBN admin
Another round-up of the books and magazines that have been sent in to UKSFBN in the past couple of weeks. As always, many thanks indeed to the publishers concerned for bringing these titles to our attention.
Click on any of the book covers for ordering information from either Amazon.co.uk or the book's publisher.
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.
Mar
12
SF Foundation’s Andy Sawyer visiting the Birmingham SF Group, March 14th
Posted in: What's On on 12th March 2008 by UKSFBN admin
The BSFG tells us: "In 1993 the Science Fiction Foundation Library found a home in Liverpool. Andy Sawyer will bring us up to date on what's happened since and explain why old paperbacks, lurid magazines, Hugo awards, fanzines and scribbled bits of paper are an essential part of a library of science fiction. Andy Sawyer is the librarian of the Science Fiction Foundation Collection at the University of Liverpool Library, and Course Director of the MA in Science Fiction Studies offered by the School of English as well as teaching an undergraduate module, 'Speculative Fictions'. He is also the Reviews Editor of Foundation: the International Review of Science Fiction."
More info: Birmingham SF Group
Source: Vicky Cook, Birmingham SF Group
Mar
12
Line-up for Derby’s 2008 Alt.Fiction day confirmed
Posted in: What's On on 12th March 2008 by UKSFBN admin
This year's line-up features a host of top UK genre authors, including the likes of Brian Lumley, Michael Marshall Smith, Mike Carey, Charles Stross, Graham Joyce, Ramsey Campbell and Justina Robson and many, many more. Tickets for the day cost £20 (£16 concessions) and can be booked from the Assembly Rooms Box Office on 01332 255800. Doors open at 11am for a 12.00 p.m. start, with a 9.00 p.m. close. The programme of events for the day is available on the Alt.Fiction blog.
More info: altfictionday.blogspot.com
Source: Alex Davis, Alt.Fiction organiser
Mar
10
BSFA Award-nominated short fiction podcast at StarShipSofa.com
Posted in: Press Room on 10th March 2008 by UKSFBN admin
"Starting Monday 10th March - and therefore in plenty of time for you to listen to all five stories well in advance of voting at Eastercon - StarShipSofa will upload one of the narrated stories each day. First off will be Chaz Brenchley narrating his own nominated story, 'Terminal'."
More info: www.starshipsofa.com
Source: Tony Smith, StarShipSofa.com
Mar
10
2008 Arthur C. Clarke Award Shortlist announced
Posted in: Press Room on 10th March 2008 by UKSFBN admin
The shortlist for this year's Arthur C. Clarke Award was officially announced today.
Mar
1
Books Received February 17th - March 1st 2008
Posted in: Books Received on 1st March 2008 by UKSFBN admin
Another quick round-up of the books that have been sent in to UKSFBN in the past couple of weeks. As always, many thanks indeed to the publishers concerned for bringing these titles to our attention.
Click on any of the book covers for ordering information from either Amazon.co.uk or the book's publisher.
Feb
26
Solaris announces deal for Keith Brooke’s new sf thriller: ‘The Accord’
Posted in: Press Room on 26th February 2008 by UKSFBN admin
Mark Newton of Solaris Books tells us about the brand new science fiction novel, by British writer Keith Brooke: "The Accord, a virtual utopia where the soul lives on after death and your perceptions are bound only by your imagination. This is the setting for a tale of love, murder and revenge that crosses the boundaries between the real world and this virtual reality.
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
25
BSFA marks 50th anniversary year with £500 short story competition
Posted in: What's On on 25th February 2008 by UKSFBN admin
2008 is the 50th anniversary year of the British Science Fiction Association and as part of their year-long celebrations, they've announced the launch of a short story competition for writers from the UK and Ireland, with a £500 first prize for the bets example, as decided by their illustrious panel of judges.
The BSFA's Martin McGrath has been in touch with the pertinent details: "To mark the anniversary we're publishing Celebrations: an original anthology of British SF featuring some of the biggest names in the genre. We've also got the 50th Anniversary BSFA Awards at Eastercon - as well as a range of panels looking back over the last 50 years of fandom at the Con - picking this year's best novel and a 'retro' award for 50 years ago.
"Then there's the new BSFA website, our AGM will feature a panel of fans who were around at the founding of the BSFA, we're having a birthday party in November and we're running a 50th Anniversary short story competition.
Feb
24
Out Now: Three new graphic novel titles from Titan UK
Posted in: Press Room on 24th February 2008 by UKSFBN admin
The UK's largest graphic novel publisher, Titan Books UK, have announced the publication of three new titles at the end of last week: Pride of Baghdad, Criminal: Lawless and Jeff Hawke: Overlord. Read on for the low-down on all three.
Feb
22
Out Now: ‘Black Static’ issue #3, from TTA Press
Posted in: Press Room on 22nd February 2008 by UKSFBN admin
The third issue of Black Static: Transmissions from Beyond - the magazine of dark, edgy short fiction from TTA Press - is out now and available from the TTA website and all good bookstores and magazine outlets.
TTA's Roy Gray dropped us a line to tell us about the line-up for this latest issue: "Black Static is for readers who enjoy horror that's a little more obscure and mysterious than usual. And we have a great line-up of seven short stories from a good mix of familiar names and rising stars.