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Archive for Videos
CCTV:Have you been paying attention?
It’s all coming to a head on the Orbit YouTube channel.
CCTV
We’ve found some more evidence of urban magic . . .
Jeff Somers takes Comicon
Orbit’s Jeff Somers posted a hilarious video of his experiences as a Comicon newbie. Check it out!
Kevin J. Anderson on The Edge of The World!
Kevin J. Anderson’s The Edge of The World isn’t available until June next year — but he recorded the video above to give fans a sneak peek. You’ll be hearing a lot more about this book in the months to come, so stay tuned! ( via John, who is far faster than we are ;-) )
Tad Williams announces Otherland MMORPG
Tad Williams has officially announced that his massive and magnificent Otherland series is being developed as a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG).
In Tad’s words:
It’s being made by RealU in Singapore, published by dtp entertainment, and it’s a major project. The entire Singapore studio is devoted solely to the game, and they’re approaching eighty employees. More importantly, though, they’re doing a beautiful, fascinating job, not just duplicating or doing a pastiche of the books, but trying to take what is original and interesting in the work and opening it out into an entirely new realm, the MMORPG. Into the virtual world, that is, and what could be more appropriate for Otherland?
You can read the announcement in detail on Tad’s blog at www.tadwilliams.com and see him talk about the project in a video interview at www.mmorpg.com.
It sounds, from the interview in particular, as though Otherland the MMORPG will be a highly original take on the online roleplaying concept, one that puts the key element of interactive story-telling right at the heart of the gaming experience. Pre-order those virtual-reality goggles now…
The Digital Plague Trailer
Author Jeff Somers put together a great little trailer for his latest novel, THE DIGITAL PLAGUE.
If you’re in New York, make sure to save the date on August 20th to see Jeff at the Fantastic Fiction reading series.
YouTube Action: Orbit authors reading at Alt.Fiction
A number of Orbit’s UK-based authors put in an appearance at Derby’s 2008 Alt.Fiction day back in April (see our earlier report) and we promised you some video coverage from the day.
Here then, for your amusement, edification and general entertainment, are a selection of book readings by Orbit authors Philip Palmer, Brian Ruckley, Charles Stross and Mike Carey. Admittedly, the sound quality isn’t always the best – the rooms were a bit echoey and the microphone a little small – so you may have to turn the volume up a tad. And Sam requests that you don’t say anything mean about her camera-work; tables weren’t always available and knees don’t always make the best camera-mounts…
Meet the Author
2 mins and 18 secs is all it takes Philip Palmer to make me want to read Debatable Space (US/UK) again. See Philip talking about his stunning debut novel here:
Meet Charlie Huston’s Evil Twin
Via Charlie Huston‘s excellent website comes news that Charlie has been interviewed in Second Life – or, more correctly, his avatar has been interviewed on the Second Life Cable Network, SLCN.TV. As the man himself says:
“Carlos Suave is a Latin R&B Producer, the owner of a West Hollywood lounge, and a Promoter Extraordinaire, and, if you catch him on the right night, he will admit he knows a guy who can get you a little maryjane, comprende? Also, he writes bloody thrillers and horror novels. Trust us: This ese es loco!”
This will all make sense if you go here and here. Your third destination should probably be your local book shop to pick up a copy of Half the Blood of Brooklyn, published by Orbit in the UK just last month.