Posts Tagged ‘Science Fiction’
It’s Saturday, it’s Eastercon, it’s Great!
Gollancz Team: Gillian - April 7th, 2012
Events, News
The Gollancz Gang is gathered for another great day at Olympus2012. Yesterday was packed with debate, games, filming and fun – and some of you lovely people even bought a book or two from us! Thank you! We even found a moment to stop by George R. R. Martin’s reading, and play Just A Minute! Today we’re planning more marvellous mayhem in panels, so here’s your quick daily guide to where we’ll all be, and when:
10.00 Sufficiently advanced Magic
‘Any sufficiently advanced technology … More
Tags: Eastercon 2012, Events, Fantasy, Science Fiction
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Eastercon Day One
Gollancz Team: Gillian - April 6th, 2012
Events, News
Here’s our quick guide to all of today’s Eastercon action:
Friday 6th April 2012
14.00 Pushing the Boundaries of Genre
What are the boundaries of genre? Where does one begin and another end? Does definition limit imagination, or give it something to feed on. Come along, for all this and more in discussion with: Robert V.S. Redick, SophiaMcDougall and Gillian Redfearn (as moderator!), alongside Guest of Honour Paul Cornell, and the marvellous Jon Courtenay Grimwood. Find us in Royal B&C.
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Tags: Eastercon 2012, Events, Fantasy, Science Fiction
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Why the world should be watching
Gollancz Team: Jen - March 22nd, 2012
Fantasy, Young Adult
I read a lot of YA. Perhaps too much YA. But, for me, The Hunger Games was a book ‘I’ll get around to eventually’.
Until I saw this:
That trailer had me hooked from the first scene to the creepy ending music. But, I had a hard time getting into The Hunger Games. Something about Katniss just put me off. I wanted to like the book. I wanted to read more. I had friends desperate to find out what I thought … More
Tags: Catching Fire, Dystopia, Fantasy, Film, Gale, Katniss Everdeen, Mockingjay, Peeta, Science Fiction, Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games Trilogy, Twilight, YA love triangles
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Books for Life (Happy World Book Day)
Gollancz Team: Jen - March 1st, 2012
Ben Aaronovitch, Competition, Fantasy, Kristin Cashore, Masterworks, Science Fiction, Young Adult
To celebrate World Book Day here at Gollancz Towers we’ve each come up with a book we wanted to share with you. A book for life.
And because it’s World Book Day we’re offering you a chance to win each of the books listed. To enter simply send an email to: competitions@orionbooks.co.uk with the subject line WORLD BOOK DAY by the 5th March. Happy Reading!
The Islanders (Chosen by Simon)
When Chris first described this book to me I couldn’t get … More
Tags: Arthur C. Clarke, Ben Aaronovitch, Christopher Priest, Fantasy, Holly Black, Ian McDonald, RENDEZVOUS WITH RAMA, Rivers of London, Science Fiction, The Dervish House, The Islanders, White Cat, World Book Day, Young Adult
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