Posts Tagged ‘Ann Leckie’
- Will Hinton - April 13th, 2018
We couldn’t be more excited to reveal the cover of THE RAVEN TOWER. A triumph of the imagination and the first fantasy novel by Ann Leckie, New York Times bestselling author and winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke Awards.

Listen. A god is speaking.
My voice echoes through the stone of your master’s castle.
This castle where he finds his uncle on his father’s throne.
You want to help him. You cannot.
You are the only one who can hear me.
You will change the world.
Cover design by Lauren Panepinto
Image by Arcangel Images
by Will Hinton • Post a Comment • Posted in: Art, Covers, Orbit Australia, Orbit UK, Orbit US
- The Orbit Team - April 2nd, 2018
We are thrilled that four Orbit titles are finalists for the 2018 Hugo Award for Best Novel!
Best Novel
- The Collapsing Empire, by John Scalzi (Tor)
- New York 2140, by Kim Stanley Robinson (Orbit) [US | UK | ANZ]
- Provenance, by Ann Leckie (Orbit) [US | UK | ANZ]
- Raven Stratagem, by Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris)
- Six Wakes, by Mur Lafferty (Orbit) [US]
- The Stone Sky, by N.K. Jemisin (Orbit) [US | UK | ANZ]
See all the nominations here.

N.K. Jemisin has previously won two Hugo Awards for Best Novel, for THE FIFTH SEASON and THE OBELISK GATE. THE STONE SKY, this year’s finalist, completes her acclaimed Broken Earth Trilogy.
Ann Leckie previously won the Hugo Award for Best Novel for her debut, ANCILLARY JUSTICE, which also won the Nebula and Arthur C. Clarke Awards for Best Novel.
This marks Kim Stanley Robinson’s sixth nomination for this award, and Mur Lafferty’s first.
The Hugo Awards will be presented at Worldcon 76 in San Jose, CA, on August 19th. Congratulations to Kim Stanley Robinson, Ann Leckie, Mur Lafferty, N.K. Jemisin, and all the other Hugo Award nominees!
by The Orbit Team • Post a Comment • Posted in: Awards, Orbit UK, Orbit US
- Paola Crespo - February 7th, 2018
We’re thrilled to announce three Orbit audio books made it to the finals of the 2018 Audie Awards!
Best Female Narrator
THE STONE SKY by N.K. Jemisin (US), Read by Robin Miles
Science Fiction
PROVENANCE by Ann Leckie (US | UK), Read by Adjoa Andoh
THE STONE SKY by N.K. Jemisin (US), Read by Robin Miles
NEW YORK 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson (US | UK), Read by Suzanne Toren, Robin Miles, Peter Ganim, Jay Snyder, Caitlin Kelly, Michael Crouch, Ryan Vincent Anderson, Christopher Ryan Grant, and Robert Blumenfeld
The winners will be announced at the Audie Awards Gala on May 31st.
Congratulations to our authors, Hachette Audio, and the rest of the nominees!
Listen to samples of our nominated audiobooks:

Listen to THE STONE SKY here.

Listen to NEW YORK 2140 here.

Listen to PROVENANCE here.
by Paola Crespo • Comments Off on 2018 Audie Awards Finalists • Posted in: Audio, Awards, Covers, News, Orbit US
- Paola Crespo - November 7th, 2017
We’re excited to announce that all of the Orbit titles moved to the second round of nominations for the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards—including a new write-in! Want to see your favorite Orbit authors and books make it to the final round? Cast your vote!
Voting for the semifinal round ends November 12.
Fantasy – VOTE NOW
SINS OF EMPIRE by Brian McClellan (US | UK | AUS)
KINGS OF THE WYLD by Nicholas Eames (US | UK | AUS)
THE STONE SKY by N. K. Jemisin (US | UK | AUS)
SILENCE FALLEN by Patricia Briggs (UK | AUS)


Horror – VOTE NOW
THE BOY ON THE BRIDGE by M. R. Carey (US | UK | AUS)
THE DELIRIUM BRIEF by Charlie Stross (UK)

Science Fiction – VOTE NOW
PROVENANCE by Ann Leckie (US | UK | AUS)
BABYLON’S ASHES by James S. A. Corey (US | UK | AUS)
**SIX WAKES by Mur Lafferty (US) ** — New write-in!

Debut Goodreads Author – VOTE NOW
KINGS OF THE WYLD by Nicholas Eames (US | UK | AUS)

If your favorite Orbit title of 2017 isn’t listed, you can also enter a write-in vote at the bottom of each genre page.
by Paola Crespo • Comments Off on Goodreads Choice Awards 2017: Semifinal Round • Posted in: Awards, Orbit Australia, Orbit UK, Orbit US
- Paola Crespo - October 31st, 2017
Voting for the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards is now under way. We’re proud to announce that seven Orbit titles are in the first round of nominations! Want to see your favorite Orbit authors and books make it to the second round? Cast your vote!
Voting for opening round ends November 5.
Fantasy – VOTE NOW
SINS OF EMPIRE by Brian McClellan (US | UK | AUS)
KINGS OF THE WYLD by Nicholas Eames (US | UK | AUS)
THE STONE SKY by N. K. Jemisin (US | UK | AUS)

Horror – VOTE NOW
THE BOY ON THE BRIDGE by M. R. Carey (US | UK | AUS)
THE DELIRIUM BRIEF by Charlie Stross (UK)

Science Fiction – VOTE NOW
PROVENANCE by Ann Leckie (US | UK | AUS)
BABYLON’S ASHES by James S. A. Corey (US | UK | AUS)

If your favorite Orbit title of 2017 isn’t listed, you can also enter a write-in vote at the bottom of each genre page.
by Paola Crespo • Comments Off on Goodreads Choice Awards 2017: Opening Round • Posted in: Awards, Orbit Australia, Orbit UK, Orbit US
- The Orbit Team - October 5th, 2017

Attention all NYCC attendees: come visit us this weekend at booth #2218! We have a ton of FREE goodies for you to take home and some terrific show specials happening all weekend long.
See the schedule below for a list of where you can find our others this weekend. See you at the show!
Thursday, October 5
2:45 PM: PANEL: Jon Hollins, “Here Lie Dragons & Eternal Beasties”
Friday, October 6
1:30 PM: PANEL: D. Nolan Clark, “The End of the World and Questionable Futures”
2:45 PM: PANEL: Jordanna Max Brodsky, “How Do I Put This on a Resume?”
Saturday, October 7
5:15 PM: PANEL: Ann Leckie and N.K. Jemisin, “The New Classics of SF/F”
Sunday, October 8
10:30 AM: SIGNING: Lila Bowen @ Orbit booth
by The Orbit Team • Comments Off on 2017 New York Comic Con Schedule! • Posted in: Events, Orbit US
- Ellen Wright - August 21st, 2016
Congratulations to N.K. Jemisin, whose THE FIFTH SEASON won the Hugo Award for Best Novel last night in Kansas City!
The sequel to THE FIFTH SEASON, THE OBELISK GATE (US | UK | ANZ), is now available as well. Early praise has called it “even more engrossing” (Amal El-Mohtar for NPR Books).
THE FIFTH SEASON was in good company, the other nominees for Best Novel including Ann Leckie’s ANCILLARY MERCY (US | UK | ANZ).
Congratulations to all the Hugo Award nominees and winners!
by Ellen Wright • Comments Off on THE FIFTH SEASON wins a Hugo Award! • Posted in: Awards, Orbit Australia, Orbit UK, Orbit US
- Jenni Hill - March 4th, 2016
Orbit have entered Awards Season in style this year! You’ve already heard that N. K. Jemisin and Ann Leckie have been nominated for the Nebula Awards, but here’s a round up of our books on other glittering awards lists . . .
Kim Stanley Robinson’s AURORA (UK|US|ANZ) and Ann Leckie’s ANCILLARY MERCY (UK|US|ANZ) are shortlisted in the Science Fiction category of this year’s Audie Awards for outstanding audiobooks, with N. K. Jemsin’s THE FIFTH SEASON (UK|US|ANZ) shortlisted in the Fantasy category too.
Glenda Larke is up for a slew of Australian awards with THE DAGGER’S PATH (UK|US|ANZ), sequel to THE LASCAR’S DAGGER, shortlisted for the Ditmar, the Aurealis and the Norma K. Hemming awards! Her Watergivers trilogy is also up for the Sarah Douglass Award for complete series.
On top of her Nebula and Audie nominations, N. K. Jemisin’s (literally) groundbreaking fantasy THE FIFTH SEASON has also been shortlisted for Best Novel by the judges of the Kitschies Awards! The Kitschies are awarded to ‘progressive, intelligent and entertaining’ works of SFF, and will be announced just next week, Monday 7th March.
by Jenni Hill • Comments Off on Awards Round Up • Posted in: Audio, Awards, Orbit Australia, Orbit UK, Orbit US
- Ellen Wright - February 22nd, 2016
The 2015 Nebula Awards nominations were announced this weekend, and include a number of excellent books — including two from Orbit!
Best Novel Nominees
- Raising Caine, Charles E. Gannon (Baen)
- The Fifth Season, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit) [US | UK | AUS]
- Ancillary Mercy, Ann Leckie (Orbit) [US | UK | AUS]
- The Grace of Kings, Ken Liu (Saga)
- Uprooted, Naomi Novik (Del Rey)
- Barsk: The Elephants’ Graveyard, Lawrence M. Schoen (Tor)
- Updraft, Fran Wilde (Tor)

This is the third Best Novel nomination for both N.K. Jemisin and Ann Leckie (whose ANCILLARY JUSTICE [US | UK | AUS] won the Nebula Award two years ago).
The nominees for the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy also include an Orbit author: COURT OF FIVES was nominated, by Kate Elliott, author of last fall’s BLACK WOLVES (US | UK | AUS).
Congratulations to Ann Leckie, N.K. Jemisin, Kate Elliott, and the rest of the nominees!
by Ellen Wright • Comments Off on 2015 Nebula Award Nominations • Posted in: Awards, Orbit Australia, Orbit UK, Orbit US
- Ellen Wright - April 17th, 2015
We’ve announced the acquisition of two new science fiction books from Ann Leckie, the author of the award-winning ANCILLARY JUSTICE and ANCILLARY SWORD (US | UK | ANZ). One of them will take place in the same universe as the Ancillary books, while the other will be a brand-new science fiction novel. Both books will be published in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Check out the coverage at io9 and the B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog.
by Ellen Wright • 1 Comment • Posted in: Deals and Deliveries, Orbit UK, Orbit US