SFX Poll Open
And speaking of polls, you can vote for your favourite SF and Fantasy authors of all time over at SFX. There’s no suggested list, though we could think of a few (or many!) Orbit authors that fit the bill…
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2008 Locus Poll open for voting
We’ve been checking out the 2008 Locus Poll & Survey in the office this week. This is the final voting poll, and you don’t actually have to be a Locus subscriber to register your vote.
In each of the categories there are a number of suggested titles, sourced from the 2007 Locus Recommended Reading List, or you can add your own titles via the write-in boxes on the form.
We’re particularly happy to see a number of Orbit’s lead publications for last year included in the recommendation shortlists, including:
- The Execution Channel by Ken MacLeod (Best SF Novel)
- Halting State by Charles Stross (Best SF Novel)
- Devices and Desires, Evil for Evil and The Escapement from The Engineer Trilogy, all of which we published in the US in 2007 by K.J. Parker (Best SF Novel… interestingly)
- A Betrayal in Winter, which we published as part two of The Long Price in the UK, by Daniel Abraham (Best Fantasy Novel)
Ken MacLeod and Charles Stross also have long-listed pieces in the Best Novella, Best Novelette and Best Short Story lists. And what’s that you say? Orbit are long-listed under Best Publisher? Well, yes, but we’re all far too polite to mention it…
Orbit Autumn Catalogue Online
Twice a year, Little, Brown Book Group, Orbit UK’s parent company, produces a catalogue presenting our upcoming titles.
As you can imagine, we’ve always been limited by just how many physical copies there were. But not anymore! For the first time the catalogue is online. So if you’re interested in what Orbit UK will be publishing this autumn you can check it out here.
Dark Wraith of Shannara
Dark Wraith of Shannara, Terry Brooks’ brand new graphic novel and Orbit’s first foray into the genre, has been getting some great reviews:
‘Kept me entertained …This is one piece of fan service that Shannara fans won’t want to miss’ – A Dribble of Ink
‘A great way of attracting newcomers to Fantasy (and Terry’s work), of persuading some readers to look at a graphic novel for the first time and also keeping the Brooks’ faithful happy. Sounds difficult, but I think it manages it’ – Mark Yon, SFFWorld
‘A good read to get stuck into with a cast of characters that veterans of the series will instantly recognise but who also serve as a good introductory point for the casual reader. . .Fans of Terry Brooks will love this to pieces!’ – Graeme’s Fantasy Book Review
Interested in picking up a copy for yourself? It’s available at all good booksellers now. And you can check out some of Edwin David’s fantastic art below (click on images to enlarge).
Robert Buettner Interview
Over at Adventures in Scifi Publishing, Shaun and Sam chat with Robert Buettner about his Jason Wander series, which continues this month with book three, Orphan’s Journey. Look for Orphan’s Journey, along with the reissues of books one and two, out now from Orbit. And visit Robert online at robertbuettner.wordpress.com/.
Karen Miller Interviewed
Karen Miller, the bestselling author of The Innocent Mage, talks about Empress, her writing and kitty litter over at The Book Swede:
Could you tell us a little about Empress? (I like to be original in my opening questions)…
Well, Empress is the first book in the Godspeaker trilogy (my first trilogy, yikes!). Actually, I tend to think of my stories in acts, like plays, so it’s Act 1 in a 3 act play.
It’s the story of a young girl from an exceedingly harsh background, who discovers the power that lies within her and rises to greatness against enormous odds. It’s the story of a young man, who’s also been touched by power and greatness. It’s about his relationship with her, and her relationship with the god they worship … which isn’t at all a kind or benevolent deity.
Starred Review for Midnight Never Come
Publishers Weekly gives Marie Brennan’s Midnight Never Come a starred review in this week’s issue:
“Stunningly conceived and exquisitely achieved… Brennan’s myriad fantastical creations ring as true as her ear for Elizabethan and faerie dialogue.”
You can read the whole review here (with a bit of scrolling)
Blood Ties
Over at Fantasy Book Critic, Robert reviews Blood Ties, book one in the Castings Trilogy and concludes:
“… Pamela Freeman’s “Blood Ties” will probably be one of my favorite fantasy novels of the year and I absolutely can’t wait to finish reading the trilogy…”
Read the whole review here. You can catch an interview with the author over at Grasping the Wind, and visit the author’s site at www.castingstrilogy.com.
Jaz Parks on Scifi.com
Jennifer Rardin stops in at Scifi wire to talk about the latest in her Jaz Parks series, Biting the Bullet. Next up in the series is Bitten to Death, out in August, and One More Bite, out in January 2009.
2010 and All That
Further to Bella’s post, below, on the 2008 Eastercon, I thought it worth mentioning that Eastercon returns to the Radisson Edwardian at Heathrow (amusingly nicknamed the “Radisson Non-Euclidean” by convention wags), in two years time. Even more exciting for us at Orbit Towers is that the convention committee have shown the great good taste to invite Mike Carey as one of their Guests of Honour.
First Charles Stross, now Mike Carey – they can hold Eastercons at Heathrow every year, as far as we’re concerned!
