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Shadowrise

Shadowrise Tad Williams

"A sublime piece of storytelling."—SFX
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The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms N.K. Jemisin

"In this reviewer’s opinion, this is the must-read fantasy of the year."
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Archive for June, 2008

Laurell K Hamilton’s ‘Blood Noir’ storms UK book charts

Blood Noir by Laurell K HamiltonThis week’s official stats are in and we’re delighted to announce that Blood Noir [UK], the latest instalment in Laurell K. Hamilton’s legendary Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series, has just spent its third week at the top of the…

Brian Ruckley Facebook comp winner #2

The dice-of-randomness have spoken again and we’ve drawn weekly winner #2 in our Brian Ruckley Facebook competition. This week’s lucky winner is – Jan Ove B from Norway – who will be receiving a signed, personalised copy of Brian’s…

Orbit Links for June 13 2008

Here’s another quick round-up of links of interest featuring Orbit authors that we’ve spotted (or have been pointed in the direction of) online this week:

MNC poses questions three…

Marie Brennan - Midnight Never Come (UK)The third of six cryptic clues linked to the world of Marie Brennan’s Midnight Never Come [UK/US] has been revealed today, over at the Competition Gallery page of www.midnightnevercome.com.

Remember, correctly answering all three questions gives you a…

Interview from Hell

Over at Jackie Kessler’s blog the faerie Lune from Midnight Never Come answered questions from Jezebel, a former demon. It’s surprisingly civil, all things considered. Check it out here.

In Their Own Words: Sean Williams on ‘Saturn Returns’

Sean says:

Saturn Returns by Sean WilliamsI’ve always conceived Astropolis as three fairly different books. Saturn Returns is a complicated psychological piece (with lots of explosions) in which Imre Bergamasc puts his mind back together and decides that he’s going to do the same

In Their Own Words: Brian Ruckley on ‘Bloodheir’

Brian says:

Bloodheir by Brian RuckleyMy new book – Bloodheir – is book two in my Godless World trilogy. It’s been entertaining to write, and will hopefully be entertaining to read, in part because it tracks the rise to power of the main

In Their Own Words: Fiona McIntosh on ‘Goddess’

Fiona says:

Goddess by Fiona McIntoshGoddess is the final ‘movement’ to the Percheron symphony. And if I continue with the orchestral reference then this is the book where the drums are rolling, the cymbals clashing and every musician is blowing, or strumming, or

In Their Own Words: Pamela Freeman on ‘Blood Ties’

Pamela says:

Blood Ties by Pamela FreemanBlood Ties is the first volume of an epic fantasy about dispossession, trust, enchantment, revenge and the unreliability of history. It’s also about the Eleven Domains – created by invasion, ruled by warlords – where it is possible

New OrbitBooks.net feature: ‘In Their Own Words’

We’re delighted to announce the launch of a new feature series for OrbitBooks.net – ‘In Their Own Words’ – in which we’ll be presenting a selection of short guest blog pieces by Orbit authors, introducing their brand new Orbit titles…

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