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Watch: THE HEROES trailer!

Gollancz Author: - May 9th, 2012
Book Trailer, Fantasy, Joe Abercrombie

With THE HEROES out in paperback this week we wanted to take a minute to remind you of the epic book trailer! Don’t forget to visit the Gollancz blog tomorrow to read the first chapter of THE HEROES for free! Happy Wednesday!

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GOLLANCZ ACQUIRES ‘THE HUNGER GAMES’ PARODY

Gollancz Author: - May 9th, 2012
Fantasy, News, Science Fiction

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Gollancz has acquired a parody of the best-selling dystopian YA series The Hunger Games.

The Hunger but Mainly Death Games by John Bailey Owen and Aaron Geary has already been self-published by the authors and sold over 25,000 copies in both physical and eBook format in the US. Gollancz will release the book as an £4.99 eBook on Thursday, May 10th and as a £7.99 B-format hardback in mid-June.

Owen is a former editor of the Harvard … More

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Friday Reads: Bank Holiday Edition!

Gollancz Author: - May 4th, 2012
Adam Roberts, Alastair Reynolds, Fantasy, Friday Reads, Science Fiction, Stephen Baxter, Young Adult

Happy Friday Gollancz Blog readers and welcome back to our weekly #FridayReads wherein a member of Team Gollancz shares with you a book we can’t stop talking about. Whether it’s an upcoming new release, an old favourite or a hot genre title this is the place for to find your perfect weekend reading selection. This week we’ve asked Team Gollancz to share which books we’ll be reading over the Bank Holiday weekend.

Simon:  This weekend I will still be reading The … More

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MIDWINTERBLOOD – it’s amazing what you can miss…

Gollancz Author: - May 3rd, 2012
Dark Fantasy, Fantasy, Young Adult

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Marcus has been published by Orion’s childrens list for many years now, and though I’ve dabbled with his vampire series (My Swordhand is Singing and Kiss of Death), and dipped a toe into his brilliant Raven Mysteries, I have only ever had a passing acquaintance with his writing. My work limited my reading to Orion’s adult titles, and with time for reading for pleasure at a premium I had never really given his books … More

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Exclusive Sneak Peek Inside the world of THE GATHERING DARK

Gollancz Author: - May 3rd, 2012
Competition, Dark Fantasy, Fantasy, Leigh Bardugo, Young Adult

We’re very excited to be able to bring you an exclusive film of Leigh Bardugo reading an extract from THE GATHERING DARK! To celebrate we’re giving you a chance to enter to win 1 of 5 early reading copies? Watch the film and then send the answer to this question: What is the name of the tall Heartrender mentioned in this extract? to competitions@orionbooks.co.uk with the subject line: Gathering Dark by 11.59 on the 11th May. Good luck!

 

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