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Paul McAuley

Paul McAuley won the Philip K. Dick Award for his first novel and has gone on to win the Arthur C. Clarke, British Fantasy, Sidewise and John W. Campbell Awards. He gave up his position as a research biologist to write full-time. He lives in London.

You can find his blog at: http://www.unlikelyworlds.blogspot.com


It’s Saturday, It’s Eastercon

The Gollancz Gang is gathered for another great day at EightSquared. Yesterday was packed with book launches, readings, deep discussions about characteriastion and plenty of fun – and some of you lovely people even said hello to us! Thank you! We even found a moment to stop by the Good Technology panel, and discover Underground London! Today we’re planning more marvelous mayhem in panels, so here’s your quick daily guide to where we’ll all be, and when:

 

11.00     Sensory Overload.

Why stop … More

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Eastercon Day One

Here’s our quick guide to all of today’s Eastercon action:

 

17.00     Author Readings: Cory Doctorow and Jaine Fenn.

Join Jaine Fenn, and Cory Doctorow, as they read from their recent work. Jaine says: ‘I’m sharing with Cory Doctorow. I’ll let him decide who goes first, and probably read one of the stories from Downside Girls.’ Be there, in the Hwathorn room, and don’t miss out!

 

17.00     PS Publishing Launch Event.

Yorkshire’s very own specialist publisher will get Eastercon underway with an event to launch … More

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Easter is here, which can only mean . . .

Eastercon! The Gollancz Gang is going to be hanging out, attending panels, heckling panelists, browsing in the dealer’s room, in the bar and more at the Cedar Court Hotel, Bradford, throughout Easter . . . so here’s our quick guide to all the Eastercon action. Check back daily to be sure you know what’s on and what’s up for Gollancz!

 

Friday 29 March

17.00     Author Readings: Cory Doctorow and Jaine Fenn.

Join Jaine Fenn, and Cory Doctorow, as they read from … More

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Paul McAuley’s short stories, part two

Today we have the second of our Paul McAuley short stories, more of which you can find on Paul’s blog. Set in the world of the Quiet War, these are a great addition to the series. 

Evening’s Empires: A Short Story

The Trues had conquered Ceres, the Koronis Emirates, and half a hundred lesser kingdoms and republics, and as they began to probe the defences of Mars the Czarina dispatched twenty of her paladins to search for the … More

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Paul McAuley’s short stories

Award-winning author Paul McAuley has been busy writing some brilliant short stories since finishing Evening’s Empires, the fourth book in the Quiet War series, out in July. We will be sharing a couple with you here this week and there are more available over on Paul’s blog.

After finishing Evening’s Empires, I find I’m not quite done with the Quiet War universe, or future history, or whatever you want to call it. Evening’s Empires is … More

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