Stross at Google

The Orbit Team - November 30th, 2007

Back in October, Charles Stross gave a talk at Google during a west coast tour, during which he read from and discussed his new book Halting State, which Orbit UK is publishing in January. There’s now a…

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Vampires, Snowmen, Vampire Snowmen?

Alex Lencicki - November 29th, 2007

Over at SF World Mark Yon (clearly skeptical about any urban fantasy starring a Vampire) finds a lot to like in Jennifer Rardin’s Once Bitten, Twice Shy:

“This is one that should be read: one for me that stands with

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How do you eat an elephant?

The Orbit Team - November 27th, 2007

Karen Miller, the bestselling author of the Kingmaker, Kingbreaker duology, has just written a fantastic Quote of the Week piece over at The Book Swede.

“How do you eat an elephant? One mouthful at a time.”

I don’t

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Magic Kingdom Name for Sale – Sold!

The Orbit Team - November 14th, 2007

Have you ever wished you could appear in a book? Well now’s your chance! Terry Brooks is offering you the opportunity to immortalise your name in his next Magic Kingdom of Landover title. Right now, Terry is finishing the final…

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Fantastic Women

The Orbit Team - November 13th, 2007

Karen Miller, the UK’s bestselling debut fantasy writer of 2007, has posted the most recent of her ‘Fantastic Women’ series of interviews. The latest subject is another Orbit author, the internationally bestselling Trudi Canavan who, in a wide-ranging interview,…

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Midnight is in fact coming to Orbit!

Bella Pagan - November 13th, 2007

We are delighted to confirm Orbit UK’s acquisition of Marie Brennan’s Midnight Never Come and sequel – two dark and fantastical stories of the faerie court, the first book being set in Elizabethan England.

Midnight Never Come is a…

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Stross in Second Life

The Orbit Team - November 13th, 2007

Charles Stross
(photo: Charlie Hopkinson)

Charles Stross is being interviewed today in Second Life, courtesy of Information Week. The audio of the interview will also be available on the…

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The Free-willing Brian Ruckley

Alex Lencicki - November 9th, 2007

There’s a fascinating interview with Brian Ruckley over at Grasping for Wind that covers the role of fate in Winterbirth.

“…I (in my infinite wisdom) had a pet theory that there were too many fantasy stories

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More, more, more Dresden Files!

Bella Pagan - November 9th, 2007

Orbit UK are so keen on this fast-paced supernatural detective series that we have just acquired two more books. Currently so far in the future that they now have the catchy titles of Dresden Files Books 12 and 13, they…

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Ian Irvine’s quest for world domination . . .

Bella Pagan - November 9th, 2007

We’d just like to report that this particular quest might actually be over . . . We’ve just heard that Ian Irvine now has over a million books in print around the world, and would like to add our…

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