Winners of the 2013 Aurealis Awards
Overlord
This past Weekend saw the award ceremony of the Aurealis Awards in Canberra, Australia. For those who haven’t heard of them before, the Aurealis Awards were established in 1995 by…
Overlord
Mark Alder Reads from His Highly Anticipated Son of the Morning
I first heard about Son of the Morning at a convention back in 2012. It was, as is so often the case, one of those moments where your instant reaction…
Tad Williams deal sees him return to Osten Ard!
DAW Books have finally talked New York Times bestselling author Tad Williams into returning to Osten Ard in a sequel trilogy currently labeled The Last King of Osten Ard. The…
Rothfuss’s Auri Novella Gets a Release Date!
Finally! We have a date for Patrick Rothfuss’s next book set in the world of the Kingkiller Chronicle!!! Oh, hang on, you thought we meant ‘that one’? Sorry, no, we…
The Art of Forgetting: Nomad – Cover Reveal
A lot of you from the United Kingdom will know of Joanne Hall – she is one of the main organisers of BristolCon and the Bristol Science Fiction & Fantasy…
Short Story Markets and Why They Are Important
There seems to be an opinion that, other than a few yearly anthologies, the SFF Short Story market died out in the 1960’s. However, although it is not as prevalent…
Zeno Agency Hires Former Headline Editor, John Wordsworth
In an exciting, and absolutely brilliant move for UK Fantasy & Science-Fiction, former commissioning editor John Wordsworth, is to join Zeno Agency Ltd as a literary agent. John previously headed…
Harry Potter Movie Spin-Off is a Trilogy!
Last year we reported that J.K. Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was being made into a film. Although we had expectations that it would be more than…
Fans Celebrate Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson has, since taking over from Robert Jordan, developed somewhat of a cult-following in the world of fantasy fandom. Peter V. Brett, Patrick Rothfuss and Mark Lawrence are all…
Half A King gets a UK Cover & Abercrombie fans get 12,000 words
OK, so I’m in the fortunate position that I’ve been able to talk Joe Abercrombie’s publishers into sending me a review copy of Half A King. However, I know that…
Game of Thrones Movie?
Last week we brought to your attention the fact that there was a battle of words and intentions going on between George R.R. Martin and HBO. To give you the…
Brandon Sanderson Stormlight Interview
A couple of weeks back our good friends at Gollancz got in contact and asked if we’d like to interview one of our favourite authors, Brandon Sanderson. Of course, we…