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Orbit Links for May 02 2008

The Orbit Team
May 2, 2008

Welcome to another quick round-up of links of interest featuring Orbit authors:

Daniel Abraham‘s Hugo-nominated short story, ‘The Cambist and Lord Iron’ has been made available to read online at issuu.com.
Marie Brennan is working on a very useful-looking glossary of [publishing] business terms and is inviting contributions from anyone who can think of anything she’s missed so far. Marie has also posted a few thoughts on magic and its use in fantasy fiction over on her Livejournal page, and has been interviewed by The Book Swede.
J.V. Jones has posted part one of a new epic fantasy quiz (just for fun, no prizes, no write-ins required) over on her blog at JVJ.com.
Glenda Larke has posted the interview that was originally published as a ‘DVD extra’ in her latest Orbit title, Song of the Shiver Barrens, in three parts over on her ‘Tropic Temper’ blog: one, two and three.
Time Magazine asks whether Stephenie Meyer is indeed a new J.K. Rowling? “Meyer has, like one of her vampires, turned into something rare and more than merely human: a literary phenomenon. How?”
Philip Palmer has been out and about recently and has shared his experiences of Alt.Fiction in Derby last Saturday and the Arthur C. Clarke Awards in London on Wednesday.
Brian Ruckley has likewise posted his impressions of a day out at Alt.Fiction.
Lilith Saintcrow really liked Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

If you see any online articles, reviews or interviews that feature an Orbit author, please feel free to drop us a line and let us know!

Another online giveaway to tell you about: this time, we’ve teamed up with Graeme’s Fantasy Book Review to give away a pair of Mike Carey novels – his first two ‘Felix Castor’ titles, The Devil You Know and Vicious Circle, to be precise – and all you have to do to enter the sweepstake is send an email to Graeme by May 6th.

For details, see the competition post at www.graemesfantasybookreview.com.

Marie Brennan talks to The Book Swede

The Orbit Team
May 1, 2008

Over at The Book Swede’s blog, Chris talks to Orbit author Marie Brennan about her forthcoming novel of Elizabethan faerie intrigue, Midnight Never Come, which we’re delighted to say is out now in the UK and will be published next month in the US.

Marie talks about her Shakespearean inspiration, the detailed historical research that went into every aspect of the novel’s background and back-story, her favourite folk tales and much more.

Read the full interview over at thebookswede.blogspot.com and catch up with Marie’s blog at her LiveJournal page.

Orbit Editor Wanted!

The Orbit Team
April 28, 2008

Orbit in the US is seeking an editor to join its fabulous publishing team, based in New York. All details are here.

Father Knows Best

Alex Lencicki
April 28, 2008

Over at Wired’s GeekDad blog John Baichtal reviews Matter and writes:

“Of all the books I’ve read of ultrapowerful galactic civilizations, this one does it best. Incredible tech and a huge scope, yet telling a very human story that stands out among the vastness.”

Check out the whole review here.

The Digital Plague – Reviewed!

The Orbit Team
April 25, 2008

Graeme’s Fantasy Book Review has a great piece on Jeff Somers’ The Digital Plague (UK/US) today, where he calls it:

Last year I was lucky enough to get hold of a copy of Jeff Somers’ debut ‘The Electric Church’, a gritty ‘dystopian future’ thriller that (while by no means perfect) I had a lot of fun with and left me eagerly waiting for the sequel. Well, it’s ‘sequel time’! :o) Actually, it isn’t ‘sequel time’, it’s ‘great sequel time’…Highly recommended to anyone who likes their sci-fi mean, streetwise and drenched in bullets!

You can read the full review here.

Orbit Links for April 25 2008

The Orbit Team
April 25, 2008

Here’s a quick round-up of links of interest featuring Orbit authors, that we’ve found – or have been brought to our attention – this week:

The new Iain M Banks Culture novel, Matter, has been thoroughly discussed by four of the UK’s top genre bloggers this week.
Jim Butcher has been posting a series of articles on the art and craft of writing over at his Livejournal. The latest installment offers a few tips on organising your writing.
Marianne de Pierres was delighted by R.J. Burgess’ insightful review of her current Orbit novel, Dark Space, on StrangeHorizons.com.
Tom Holt‘s official website has been updated with information about his brand new novel The Better Mousetrap.
Via Tanya Huff‘s Livejournal, we learn that the Canadian TV adaptation based on her Vicki Nelson books has been nominated for a Constellation Award.
J.V. Jones has posted a short extract from A Sword From Red Ice, part three of her current fantasy series Sword of Shadows, over at the journal page of her website, JVJ.com.
Movie news site Slashfilm.com has a profile of the forthcoming movie adaptation of Twilight, which is based on the mega-selling series of novels by Stephenie Meyer, published in the UK by Orbit’s sister imprint, Atom, and in the US by Little, Brown Young Readers. And MSN movies has posted not one, not two, but three set-visit feature items.
Jeff Somers shares a few observations on the economics of writing for a living and writing as a lifestyle choice, over at his blog, Said Cunning Old Fury.
Tricia Sullivan talks to editor Jonathan Strahan about her short story ‘Post-Ironic Stress Syndrome’, which appears in the new anthology The Starry Rift.
Orbit & Atom author Scott Westerfeld has been interviewed by Iain Emsley at Yatterings.com on the subject of his Midnighters series.
And Scott Westerfeld has posted a piece on his blog about a recent research trip that involved taking a zeppelin ride in Germany.

If you spot an interesting online article featuring an Orbit author, please feel free to drop us a line and let us know!

Win a copy of ‘The Digital Plague’ with Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist

The Orbit Team
April 23, 2008

We’re publishing The Digital Plague by Jeff Somers in both the UK and US next month, but in the meantime we’ve teamed up once again with Pat St Denis of Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist to give away two copies of the book in an email sweepstake.

Simply visit the Hotlist and follow the instructions to email in your entry. Good luck!

What Do the Stones Have in Store For You?

Alex Lencicki
April 22, 2008

To celebrate the launch of Pamela Freeman’s Blood Ties, we’ve put together a stonecasting widget that may just know what the future holds in store for you! (and yes, if you cast more than once you may get a different fortune, but we have it on a stonecaster’s authority that only the first throw counts) You can read an extract from Blood Ties here.

Bloodheir at the Hotlist

Alex Lencicki
April 22, 2008

Over at Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist Patrick posts one of the first reviews of Bloodheir, book two in Brian Ruckley’s Godless World Trilogy, and concludes: “Without the shadow of a doubt, it should be one of the fantasy books to read in 2008.”

U.S. readers can find the mass market edition of book one, Winterbirth, in stores next week. Bloodheir will be out in both the US and the UK in June.

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