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Sedgwick and the Doctor

Gollancz Team: - March 5th, 2013
News, Science Fiction

The celebrations for the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who have been joined by Penguin who are running a year-long series of ebook shorts, each focusing on a different Doctor Who incarnation, written by contemporary authors in children’s and YA fiction.

I love this idea, and hope that Doctor Who fans will find new authors to read, and readers will discover Doctor Who, if they haven’t before. As a relatively new fan of the Doctor myself, I really will be excited to explore the … More

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Cover Reveal for Mitch Benn’s Terra

Gollancz Team: - March 4th, 2013
Cover Art, Cover Reveal, Science Fiction

We’re delighted to be able to give you a sneak preview of the cover for Mitch Benn’s wonderful debut novel TERRA.

Designed by the ever brilliant Laura Brett in our art department (with added ‘blue’ at the suggestion of Clara Benn) this arrived quite late in the day as the perfect solution to a cover-brief that had ‘gone round the houses a bit’ (technical term).

We all kind of knew what we wanted but it was quite difficult to nail … More

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Friday Reads: Terra by Mitch Benn

Gollancz Team: - March 1st, 2013
Friday Reads, Science Fiction, Social Networking

I follow Mitch Benn on Twitter. As you do, in these days of, what I believe the young people call, ‘social media’. One day, a couple of years ago he tweeted that he was in London and had a few hours to kill – did anyone have any suggestions as to what he could do?

‘Come to our offices and tell me about the SF novel you’re going to write for us’, I tweeted, half seriously, half jokingly. Of … More

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What I’ve Been Playing: FTL

Gollancz Team: - February 27th, 2013
Editorial Posts, Science Fiction

I’m not that much of a gamer. At least, that’s what I like to tell myself. And my family and friends. But I’ve come to realise that actually, I play more computer games than I think. I was given an xbox for Christmas last year, and I shudder to think how many hours I’ve spent playing Skyrim. And The Witcher 2. And Portal 2. And Lego Lord of the Rings. And I’ve got Angry Birds on my iPhone, of course, … More

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Crysis: Escalation – A Free Short Story by Gavin Smith

Gollancz Team: - February 22nd, 2013
Extract, Gavin G. Smith, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Short Story

Today sees the release of the hugely-anticipated game Crysis 3, and also of our tie-in book. Gavin Smith has written a collection of linked short stories that fill in the gaps between the Crysis 2 and the new game, provide a stirring introduction to the world of Crysis, and feature lots of explosions and swearing. Here, as a taster, is the opening story. Be warned – there is swearing, blood and a little bit … More

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