Archive for June, 2008
The Orbit Team - June 27th, 2008
Welcome to our latest round-up of links of interest featuring Orbit authors that we’ve spotted (or have been sent in to us) this past week:
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Darren Turpin - June 27th, 2008
Over at Jennifer Rardin’s website, she’s posted the latest in her ongoing series of blog-interviews with fellow authors.
In her latest post, Jennifer talks to fellow Orbit author Brian Ruckley – to mark the occasion of the publication of…
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Darren Turpin - June 27th, 2008
August 2008 sees the UK publication of Ken MacLeod’s brand new novel, The Night Sessions.
With a near(-ish) future setting that will definitely appeal to fans of both Ken’s last novel, The Execution Channel and Charles Stross’ recent Orbit title,…
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The Orbit Team - June 25th, 2008
Brian Ruckley is over at A Dribble of Ink talking to Aidan about his new book Bloodheir:
Alright Brian, let’s get the easy question out of the way. Why should readers give a damn about your upcoming release Bloodheir?
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The Orbit Team - June 25th, 2008
Charles Stross’ upcoming Saturn’s Children makes i09.com’s list of the Twelve Books You Should Read at the Beach This Summer. Though we say why limit yourself to the beach? It’s just as good on the train to and…
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Darren Turpin - June 23rd, 2008
In a few weeks’ time, the one and only Iain [M] Banks will be participating in an email QandA session, which will be conducted via the official Iain Banks website at www.iain-banks.net. We’re therefore looking for a selection of…
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Darren Turpin - June 23rd, 2008
The sixth and final question in our Midnight Never Come themed prize quiz went live on Friday, on the Competition Gallery page over at www.midnightnevercome.com.
Correctly unravelling all six cryptic clues will grant you six entries to our email…
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The Orbit Team - June 20th, 2008
Welcome to our weekly round-up of links of interest featuring Orbit authors that we’ve spotted elsewhere on the WWW (or have been pointed out to us) in the past seven days:
- Over at Graeme’s Fantasy Book
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Darren Turpin - June 20th, 2008
The Edinburgh International Book Festival recently published its 2008 events schedule, which includes appearances by Orbit authors Iain M. Banks and Ken MacLeod.
Iain will be appearing on Wednesday August 13th, from 8.00 to 9.00 p.m. in a session…
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Bella Pagan - June 18th, 2008
When Pamela Freeman was in the UK recently, we had a fascinating conversation about technology in fantasy (I felt quite awed at her knowledge!). And Pamela promised to write down some of her thoughts on the subject for…
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