Arthur C Clarke Giveaway
- April 30th, 2008
Tonight the winner of the 2008 Arthur C Clarke awards will be announced and, while we know who we’re rooting for, we thought what better way to celebrate than to give away a book by the great man…
Archive for April, 2008
Orbit Authors at Alt.Fiction 2008
- April 29th, 2008
This Saturday’s annual Alt.Fiction event in Derby was a fantastic example of just how vibrant and lively the UK genre scene currently is. A panel-packed day offered readings from some of the UK’s top genre talent – including Orbit’s…
Orbit Editor Wanted!
- April 28th, 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
- April 28th, 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
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‘Halting State’ on 2008 Locus Award shortlist
- April 25th, 2008
Here at Orbit Towers we’re all absolutely delighted that Halting State [UK] by Charles Stross has been shortlisted in the ‘SF Novel’ category of this year’s Locus Awards.
In addition, Mr Stross has also been shortlisted in…
The Digital Plague – Reviewed!
- April 25th, 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
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Orbit Links for April 25 2008
- April 25th, 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
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Win a copy of ‘The Digital Plague’ with Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist
- April 23rd, 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…
Orbit Authors at Alt.Fiction
- April 23rd, 2008
This Saturday, April 26th, the cream of the UK genre fiction crop will be heading to Derby’s Assembly Rooms for the third annual Alt.Fiction Festival.
Alt.Fiction is a one-day convention that brings together sf/f/h authors, readers and publishers for…
What Do the Stones Have in Store For You?
- April 22nd, 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…