Archive for the ‘Fiction’ Category
Happy Birthday Bill!
Gollancz Team: Darren - April 23rd, 2012
Events, Fiction
Today, April 23rd, is a day of utmost importance to the nation of England. No, not Saint George’s Day – everyone knows he was Turkish[i] – I’m talking about Shakespeare’s birthday[ii].
I think I can say, without much fear of contradiction, that William Shakespeare isEngland’s greatest literary figure. The volume and quality of plays and sonnets he produced is quite staggering, and I think there’s no doubt that, were he alive and writing today, he would be … More
Tags: Happy Birthday Shakespeare, Shakespeare
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Introducing REAL MURDERS (A Thirsty for Thursday exclusive!)
Gollancz Team: Jen - April 19th, 2012
Charlaine Harris, Competition, Extract, Fiction
For those of you who follow our Gollancz Dark Fantasy page on Facebook you’ll know that every Thursday we introduce you to a new series or book that we think you’ll be Thirsty for. To celebrate the upcoming publication of Deadlocked we wanted to focus on some of Charlaine Harris’ other books, because we know once you sink your teeth into them you won’t be able to stop reading . . .
This week’s Thirsty for Thursday … More
Tags: aurora teagarden, aurora teagarden series, Charlaine Harris, Competition, real murders
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‘Empire of the Saviours’ – competition winners
Gollancz Team: Marcus - March 9th, 2012
AJ Dalton, Competition, Cover Art, Editorial Posts, Fantasy, Fiction, News
Coming in May 2012!
Well, that worked. The most comments we’ve had on the blog so far! We’ll look into doing some more cover reveals in the near future, and perhaps some more articles on the ‘hidden’ bits of publishing. Oh, let’s face it, it was popular because we were giving away books, wasn’t it? But, without further ado, here are the winners of a proof copy of A J Dalton’s Empire of the Saviours
Sarah, for: … More
Tags: AJ Dalton, Competition, Cover Reveal, Empire of the Saviours, Fantasy, News
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Stephen Deas 60 Second Interview (1)
Gollancz Team: Simon - January 19th, 2012
Fiction, Interview, Stephen Deas
In celebration of the David Gemmell Award long-lists being published, Gollancz is thrilled to be running a series of interviews-in-sixty-seconds with as many long-listed authors as we can get our hands on. Today we’re delighted to talk to Stephen Deas, author of two brilliant series, about his Memory of Flame novels. The series began with The Adamantine Palace, followed by The King of the Crags and More
Tags: David Gemmell Longlist, Fantasy, Interveiw, Stephen Deas, The Order of the Scales
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On the third day of Christmas…
Gollancz Team: Gillian - December 27th, 2011
Adam Roberts, Editorial Posts, Fiction, Horror, Seasonal Posts
We three kings of Orient are,
One in a taxi, one in a car,
One on a scooter, beeping his hooter,
Smoking a fat cigar . . .
Carol singing is such a Christmas tradition and – if you’re me, at least – so is standing at the back of the choir singing the alternative version as loudly as possible. It’s not a proper concert unless the audience can hear both sets of lyrics, and it’s a great deal more fun!
Nor (as the … More
Tags: Adam Roberts, Christmas, Horror
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