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The Hardest Part: Daniel Rabuzzi on The Indigo Pheasant
Posted on 2012-10-03 at 18:33 by montsamu
New York City author Daniel A. Rabuzzi's debut novel The Choir Boats was published by ChiZine Publications in 2009 as part one of a two-volume fantasy series, Longing for Yount, described by reviewers as “Gulliver's Travels crossed with The Golden Compass and a dollop of Pride and Prejudice,” and “a muscular, Napoleonic-era fantasy that, like Philip Pullman's Dark Materials series, will appeal to both adult and young adult readers.” Just published in September, The Indigo Pheasant concludes Rabuzzi's series
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October newsletter: Michael Chabon, Hope Larson, Kij Johnson, Christopher Paolini, and more
Posted on 2012-10-01 at 18:36 by montsamu
Vol 2. No 7. October 1, 2012:
September was quite a month for things to do, with an immensely successful inaugural Escapist Expo, great author events with Scott Sigler, Andy Duncan, Neil Gaiman, Junot Diaz, Brent Weeks, and Steven Erikson, and the grand re-opening of Sci-Fi Genre Comics and Games under its new name and at its new Westgate Drive location as Atomic Empire. October is just about as packed, starting with Michael Chabon TONIGHT at Quail Ridge Books and continuing throughout the month. There are
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The Hardest Part: David Drake on Night & Demons
Posted on 2012-09-26 at 14:00 by montsamu
Pittsboro author David Drake has had a long and prolific writing career, and when I saw his recent newsletter mention the word count of new introductions for his new collection Night & Demons (Baen, October 2), I thought I knew what I would get when I asked him what the hardest part of putting together the new collection was: "The story introductions total around 12,000 words and are as much autobiography as you’re likely to get from me." However, it turns out it wasn't the words themselves or their number,
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The Negative Zone #002: The Drowned Cities by Paolo Bacigalupi
Posted on 2012-09-21 at 17:53 by montsamu
THE NEGATIVE ZONE #002: THE DROWNED CITIES by PAOLO BACIGALUPI
by Andrew Neal
When I was younger, I never would have thought I’d get tired of post-apocalyptic and dystopian fiction, but the rest of the world caught up with my tastes and now it’s all over the place. Turn over a rock and out comes a zombie. Roll over a log and discover a plucky, heroic young girl surviving the harsh future against all odds. Dredge the flooded streets of an ancient ruined American city and find an almost indestructible man
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The Hardest Part: Nick Mamatas on Bullettime
Posted on 2012-09-19 at 17:14 by montsamu
[Editor's note: this debuts a new weekly Wednesday feature, "The Hardest Part", where creators talk about the hardest part of putting together their most recent book or other work.]
Nick Mamatas is the Hugo-nominated editor of Haikasoru, an imprint of VIZ Media which brings Japanese science fiction and fantasy to "America and beyond". He's also the co-editor with Masumi Washington of the May-released anthology The Future is Japanese, the co-editor with Ellen Datlow of the 2010-released, Bram Stoker Award
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Sunday quick update: events today, Wednesday, Thursday, ...
Posted on 2012-09-09 at 14:10 by montsamu
Two events today (Sunday, September 9):
- 4 pm — Screening of the short local horror film “Foodie” as part of the Carrboro Arts Center’s Second Sunday film series along with three other short films. Ticketed event: $5. More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/247295845391580/
- 6:30 pm to 9 pm — NerdMusik! at Tir Na Nog with Greenville’s Danny Birt among those performing. More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/255087191277612/
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The Negative Zone #001: Sorry Please Thank You by Charles Yu
Posted on 2012-09-07 at 15:03 by montsamu
THE NEGATIVE ZONE #001: SORRY PLEASE THANK YOU by CHARLES YU
Hey there. My name is Andrew. I sell comic books and graphic novels for a living. I also draw and write. The Negative Zone is my new review column for Bull Spec. My friend Carr D’Angelo suggested the title, and I thought it was funny. My qualifications for writing this column are that I read a lot, and I suffer the delusion that everyone is interested in my opinion. It’s nice to meet you! Here’s my first column:
Last year I read and enjoyed
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Breaking event news: Quail Ridge Books to host Brandon Sanderson for A Memory of Light
Posted on 2012-09-06 at 21:20 by montsamu
UPDATE: This event has been re-scheduled to February, though the final date has not yet been determined.
The long-awaited conclusion to The Wheel of Time series, A Memory of Light, is set to be published in January 2013. And, as he did in September 2010, author Brandon Sanderson will be coming to Raleigh's Quail Ridge Books. The event will be Sunday, January 13, at 3 PM -- note the afternoon start time!
Facebook event link to invite friends: https://www.facebook.com/events/117403835073651/
And one
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September newsletter: Scott Sigler, Andy Duncan, Neil Gaiman, and Teen Writing Contest details
Posted on 2012-09-03 at 13:29 by montsamu
Vol 2. No 6. September 3, 2012:
Welcome to September, which is so packed with speculative fiction events that I'm thinking of calling it "Spec-tember". Any objections? Before I get too far here, there are two big-name ticketed events coming up that, like the charity screening of Serenity did earlier this summer, might sell out:
- Neil Gaiman at The Varsity Theater in Chapel Hill, as part of the Unchained Tour on Thursday September 20; tickets are $20 online and at Flyleaf Books, with two events in South
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Announcement: Second Bull Spec Teen Writing Contest, judged by Sharyn November
Posted on 2012-09-01 at 02:26 by montsamu
DURHAM, NC: August 31, 2012
WHAT: Bull Spec, a Durham-based speculative fiction magazine established in 2009, is pleased to announce its second Teen Writing contest, to be judged by Sharyn November, Viking Children's Books Senior Editor and Editorial Director of Firebird.
WHY: To foster the next generation of speculative writing in the Carolinas and celebrate the region’s most promising young writers.
WHEN: Submissions may be sent between September 1 at 12:00 AM to December 1 at 11:55 PM, Eastern Time (US).
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