Robot Round-Up, 18.05.12
By · CommentsHello, hello and welcome to the latest Robot Round-Up from your friendly, neighbourhood Robot Overlords at Angry Robot HQ. On with the links!
It’s been a Big, Big week for Chuck Wendig! A new two-book deal with our own selves here at Angry Robot, another new deal with the mighty Amazon and to ice that particular cake, we’ve caught up with a whole bunch more reviews of his current AR novel, Blackbirds, his week:
• Ed Grabianowski, writing for IO9, said: “In terms of style, Wendig reminds me most of Stephen King. There’s a way of using somewhat fevered, rugose prose to describe both the beauty and horror of the mundane, then switching to a plainer mode when describing the outer limits stuff, that brings to mind King’s 80s and 90s work.”
• Bane of Kings at The Founding Fields said: “Dark, page-turning and awesome, Blackbirds takes urban fantasy to a whole new level. This is one novel that you won’t want to miss.”
• Daniel at The Novel Blog said: “Blackbirds is a riveting and fantastic read that will keep you glued to the pages and longing for more. This is a MUST-HAVE on your summer reading list.”
• Larry at 42Webs said: “This book straddles the ‘psychic’ genera perfectly, embracing those that came before it, like Stephen King, while building something new for itself. This book is a wonderful read and an exciting story.”
• Kah at Not Just Nonsense said: “If you like intense books that ensnare you, leaving you unblinking and attentive until the ride is over, and then stick with you even after you’re done with it, then run and grab yourself a copy of this crazy good tale.” (and also, rather bizarrely, gives away the last line of the book…)
• LilyElement said: “I really loved it, and I highly recommend it if you are okay with books that have profanity, violence, death, etc.”
• Julia at All Things Urban Fantasy said: “As cinematic and violent as a Tarantino movie, Blackbirds and its heroine are just balls-to-the-wall tortured and dark.”
• Mary at EyeWryte said: “I should warn potential readers that the book would be rated for language, violence, and some mild sexual situations. But it should also be rated for intelligence, provoking thought, and just general goodness.”
• Josh at Blue Ink Alchemy said: “Blackbirds is an engrossing read, at times incredibly funny and at others something you won’t be able to get out of your head long after you put it down. It is dirty and morbid and vulgar and wonderful.”
• Damo, at Damo Says, said: “this is a book that puts a very strong arm around your shuddering shoulders, and escorts you down a dark alley without room for argument.”
• Last, but definitely not least, J.M. at Whirling Nerdish said: “God bless you, Wendig, for a rip-roaring good read. I’ll definitely snatch up Mockingbird when it comes out.” (and bonus points as well for the first review we’ve seen with cartoon accompaniments…)
Chuck has also been speaking to Gabrielle at The Contextual Life, where they discuss life, death, writing, Robert McCammon and waffles.
There are new reviews of Evil Dark by Justin Gustianis at Sara’s Urban Fantasy Blog where Sara says: “[Evil Dark is] non-stop Paranormal cop drama/action. From the very first page, I was sucked right back into the author’s gritty world”. There’s another review at Minding Spot – “Evil Dark is a thrill to the very last page – definitely pick this one up!” – and a third at Popcorn Reads as well (although you may get an Anti-Virus warning when you visit that link – something to do with the anti-copying scripts they’ve got running on there?)
Trent Jamieson has been interviewed by The Qwillery and spills the beans on the topic of about his soon-to-be-published Night’s Engines, the second and closing volume in his Nightbound Land duology. They’re running a comments-based giveaway for a copy of either Roil or Night’s Engines as well.
Jo Anderton‘s Debris has been reviewed by Lorraine at Australian Speculative Fiction in Focus – “On the whole, this was an outstanding novel. It was engrossing and original, and left me interested in reading the remaining novels in the trilogy. There was strong character establishment, and a tantalising mystery was dangled before the reader.” Part II of the Veiled Worlds, Suited will be published in July.
Paul S. Kemp‘s The Hammer and the Blade (July 2012) was reviewed by Larry at 42Webs, who declared it to be “wonderful, funny and exciting with a pinch of spine shivering evil added in for flavor.” We’re all about the flavour here at Angry Robot. And there’s a short but sweet review from Upcoming4Me: “next time you feel like reading a good adventure, give latest book from Paul S Kemp a try.”
Chris F. Holm has been talking at length to Mihai at Dark Wolf’s Fantasy Reviews about his writing career to-date (starting at age 6, no less) and the Collector series: Dead Harvest and The Wrong Goodbye.
Adam Christopher‘s Empire State was reviewed by Memory for her Stella Matutina Livejournal blog and she said: “I liked it very much, both as an allusive text and as a cracking story.”
Anne Lyle‘s The Alchemist of Souls has been reviewed by Paul at The Functional Nerds, who was particularly impressed with Anne’s world-building and story-structuring skills: “The author evokes the world well. The action and adventure, the beats of the story, hit very well in time, and there was more than one or two scenes that reminded me of techniques and tropes as old as The Bard himself.”
Kaaron Warren‘s Mistification has been reviewed (in Latvian) by Lasitaja at Lasītājas piezīmes who draws comparisons with James Joyce, no less.
Snippets from our Authors’ bloggings
Gary McMahon is one of the authors involved in a new horror chapbook publishing venture from This is Horror. He’s the co-author, with cheeky Mancunian chappie Simon Bestwick, of ‘Thin Men With Yellow Faces’, which will be available when published from the This is Horror shop or as part of their annual subscription package.
Matthew Hughes summarises his writing career so far: “No Surrender“.
Guy Haley talks about his Top 5 British TV SF Catastrophes and has posted a new short story: ‘She Said‘.
That’s your lot for this week. Have a good weekend, or we’ll be sending the robo-inquisitors round to find out why.
We’re absolutely delighted to announce that we’ve grabbed ourselves a fresh hunk of rising urban fantasy star Chuck Wendig, in the shape of a deal for two brand new novels:
The Blue Blazes – the first in a new urban fantasy series in which lovable thug Mookie Pearl must contend with the criminal underworld, the supernatural underworld, a new drug that makes the invisible visible, and a rebellious teen daughter who opposes him at every turn.
Cormorant – a new tale of Miriam Black! Yes, folks, we’re going to be publishing the third book in the series that begins with Blackbirds (out now!) and continues with Mockingbird (September 2012).
Of course, the first Miriam Black novel, Blackbirds only hit the bookstore shelves a few short weeks back, but the response to it has been incredible (thank you, thank you all!) and we knew we just had to get in there and make Chuck another offer.
By signing up with us for these two new books, Chuck becomes the latest Angry Robot author to join the Angry Robot Four Book Club (your laminated pass is in the mail, Chuck), joining Dan Abnett, Adam Christopher and Mike Shevdon in the club-house (suggestions as to just what the four of them get up to in the club-house, on a postcard to the usual address…)
We made Chuck say nice things about us for the press release and those nice things were: “I am lucky to once more be invited back into the clanking embrace of my favourite robot, who I have found far more lovable than angry (though that is perhaps because I have not made the metal creature mad just yet).
“Together we have already turned Blackbirds into an international bestseller, selling twice as many copies as 50 Shades Of The Girl Who Kicked Over The Hunger Games – I didn’t just hallucinate that, right? Whatever. Point is, I’m happy to be back in the author stable here at Angry Robot and look forward to another two books!”
Our Lee added: “Chuck is one of the hardest working – and most talented – writers working in urban fantasy. His books are lean, fast-paced and gritty, and we’re lucky to have him. Now, can you take that gun away from my head please, Chuck? Thank you.”
It’s been a pretty big week for Chuck, this week has, what with his other announcement on Monday; namely the selling of a significant slice of his whisky-sodden soul to Amazon Children’s Publishing in the form of a three-book YA series. So it looks like the future’s bright and distinctly Wendig-shaped all round.
Keep your eyes peeled for Cormorant and The Blue Blazes artwork, cover blurbs and all the rest in the weeks and months to come.
Now Recruiting – US-based Sales & Marketing Manager
By · CommentsPlease N.B. – We first posted this job advert back in March, but weren’t quite able to find the perfect person to hire, so we’re re-advertising now…
Angry Robot are expanding again, and as a result we are announcing a new and exciting vacancy. As part of our ongoing growth in the US and Canada, and the imminent arrival of our YA imprint Strange Chemistry and our Crime imprint Exhibit A, we are looking for a North American Sales & Marketing Manager.
This person will be a brand champion, liaising with the passionate souls that are the Angry Robot editors to ensure that the expert sales team at our distributors, the mighty Random House, have all they need to sell our books. Based in the US, they will use their experience of book sales and marketing channels to ensure that the delights of AR’s range are promoted to our distributors, wholesalers, stores and readers. They will in turn feed back on-the-spot information about the local market and as a key member of the Angry Robot gang help decide which books go into our ranges, with the express intention of making our books and their sales better than ever.
The role will be based on the East Coast – probably in the offices of our parent company, the Osprey Group, in Long Island City – but we may be able to be flexible for the right candidate.
If you are interested, please apply with your CV/resumé and salary expectations to Marc Gascoigne, care of incoming [at] angryrobotbooks.com or via our Contact page. No snailmail applications, please. Don’t delay – the closing date is noon GMT on 28th May 2012.
We’ve just heard – via the good folks at the Zeno Agency – that the marvellous mister Lavie Tidhar has been shortlisted for the prestigious John W. Campbell Memorial Award for the best science fiction novel of the year, for his novel Osama.
The novel was originally published by PS Publishing in signed hardcover, hardcover and ebook editions, and will be published in paperback by Solaris in October.
Here at AR we’re justifiably proud to have published his entire Bookman Histories series: The Bookman, Camera Obscura and The Great Game. So there’s plenty more Lavie Tidhar story-telling to get your teeth into once you’ve devoured Osama.
Congratulations again and the very best of luck to Lavie – who’s up against some extremely strong competition on that final list – and we’ll have our fingers firmly crossed for him when the winner is announced on July 8th.
Robot Round-Up, 11.05.12
By · CommentsHello, hello and welcome to the latest Robot Round-Up. We’re kicking off with a couple of pieces of coverage for one of our forthcoming titles, Madeline Ashby‘s debut novel vN, which we have more than a sneaking suspicion you’ll be hearing a lot more about this summer:
Charlie Jane Anders has reviewed vN for the mighty IO9.com and under the headline “The Most Messed Up Book About Robot Consciousness Ever” draws a few comparisons to Philip K. Dick, Amy Thomson and Battlestar Galactica, before concluding “So yeah, if you have been missing the kind of thought-provoking-yet-exciting stories about artificial creatures that only come along once in a while, vN is well worth grabbing … a strikingly fresh work of mind-expanding science fiction.” We’ve also heard from the one and only Cory Doctorow, whose full review will be going live on BoingBoing later in the year, but who has given us permission to post a snippet in the meantime: “Ashby’s debut is a fantastic adventure story that carries a sly philosophical payload about power and privilege, gender and race. It is often profound, and it is never boring.”
You can look forward to seeing vN on a bookshelf near you (virtual or otherwise) from August onwards.
Back to our current crop of top-notch new novels and we’ve seen a bunch of new reviews of Justin Gustainis‘ second Occult Crimes Investigation, Evil Dark, this week (enough for him to get his own bullet-list, no less):
• Ed at Starburst Magazine said: “Fans of TV shows like Supernatural and Grimm will find this worth a read, and it’s a lovely mix of real world nightmare and fantastic horror” and draws comparisons to Mike Mignola and Jim Butcher as well.
• Over at The Bibliophilic Book Blog, they said: “Rich and diverse, this gritty noir thriller will leave you thirsting for more!”
• Julia at All Things Urban Fantasy said: “The dry police banter, methodical exploration of crimes, and a story and world that were easy to jump into make this a great introduction to the series as well as a satisfying stand alone.”
• Mieneke at A Fantastical Librarian said: “Evil Dark was a terrifically entertaining read, which kept me invested in its characters from beginning to end.”
• Laura at Book Chick City reviewed series-opener Hard Spell and said: “Hard Spell was a nice sojourn from my usual urban fantasy style. Gritty, dark, with a mystery that kept you guessing … An enjoyable read for urban fantasy and police drama fans alike.”
Justin has guest-blogged at The Bibliophilic Book Blog as well, on the subject of James Bond… but not as we know him. And at All Things Urban Fantasy he muses on the topic of “What the Hell Is Urban Fantasy, Anyway?”
Blackbirds by Chuck Wendig has been on the receiving end of another round of glowing reviews in the past few days:
• Gef at Wag the Fox said: “I want to find fault with the novel somewhere, but nothing springs to mind. The damned thing is about as immaculately gritty and unrelenting, while avoiding nihilistic venom, as a guy like me could ask for. I have a feeling this one will be on a lot of summer reading lists this year.”
• Niall at The Speculative Scotsman said: “Chuck Wendig was one to watch beforehand, but with this twisted little treat he cements an already-estimable reputation. Blackbirds is dirty, filthy, nasty… fantastic. If you can stand the sight of some awfully ugly stuff, you’re exceedingly likely to love it.”
• Ros at Warpcore SF said: “I finished the book wanting to know more about Miriam’s world with all its peeling paintwork, fading bruises, and grotification. It’s the kind of story where no-one is getting out without a fair amount of staining, but the characters are more interesting as a result.”
• Bobby at This Writing Life, drawing a comparison between Chuck and The Beastie Boys c.1984, said: “Look in the dictionary under the word audacious. There’ll be a picture of Chuck Wendig.”
Chris F. Holm is the subject of a New Author Profile at SF Signal. He’s also a guest, along with Stina Leicht, on the 102nd episode of the Functional nerds Podcast. Meanwhile, Dead Harvest has been reviewed by Dan O’Shea, who said: “If you are an urban fantasy fan, than Dead Harvest is sure to be a new favorite. But even if you’re not, I encourage you to give it a shot.”
David Tallerman – author of Giant Thief and the forthcoming sequel Crown Thief (October 2012) – has been interviewed at length by Ryan at Fantasy Book Review, with discussion roaming over David’s writing habits, the background and inspiration for Giant Thief and his plans for the future.
Snippets from our Authors’ Blogs:
Guy Haley has been exploring the Mythology of Star Wars and has re-posted a 2010 interview with fellow AR author Dan Abnett as well.
Aliette de Bodard has been discussing SFF as metaphor: aliens, vampires, foreigners and immigrants, sparking off a lively debate in the comments thread in the process.
Gary McMahon has been getting to grips with Meme Horror and in the process has discovered the creepy delights of Marble Hornets, which by all accounts isn’t for the faint-hearted: “The whole thing is both epic and intimate, absurd and insightful, messy and often completeley fucking terrifying. I think it’s the first masterpiece of internet-based meme fiction.”
Chuck Wendig was both surprised and delighted to realise that he has fans. We weren’t. Surprised, that is. Delighted, definitely. But not surprised in the slightest.
Anne Lyle is giving away three copies of her swashbuckling, Elizabethan alt-history debut novel The Alchemist of Souls to readers from the UK/EU. Head on over to www.annelyle.com for entry details.
And finally…
Here’s a short animated film by Kibwe Tavares that was released last year and won a great deal of acclaim, as well as the RIBA Presidents’ Medal, but which we (or I anyway – DT) only saw for the first time this week thanks to a mention from Mark C Newton.
Robots of Brixton… welcome to your robo-future, meat-sacks:
(Hmmm. A tale of dark, dystopian robotics? That’s a meme we like the sound of. Wonder where we can get us some more of that sort of thing..?)
Chris F. Holm, author of the extremely well-received Dead Harvest and its forthcoming sequel The Wrong Goodbye, will be reading from and signing copies of the former at Flights of Fantasy Books and Games in around a month’s time.
Where: Flights of Fantasy, 381 Sand Creek Rd. Albany NY 12205
When: Sunday, June 10th 2.00 pm
Doesn’t look like any sort of ticketing is involved, but we’re sure Flights of Fantasy would appreciate a heads-up if you’re going to attend so they can keep an eye on numbers.
Here’s your handy Google Map of the venue:
Robot Round-Up, 04.05.12
By · CommentsHello, hello and welcome to our regular Robot Round-Up! We’ve got a treasure-trove of tasty links for you to peruse this week; the usual selection of reviews, interviews, guest posts and more, all involving our awesome Angry Robot Authors, plus one or two members of the AR crew.
So, without futher ado or kerfuffle:
We’ve seen lots and lots more love for Chuck Wendig‘s Blackbirds (out now! out now!) this past week:
• “[Blackbirds is] one dark book. Think Six Feet Under co-written by Stephen King and Chuck Palahniuk … Wendig’s surefooted prose means that this ride is well worth sticking your thumb out for.” 4 **** said SFX Magazine.
• “I genuinely can’t recommend this novel highly enough. I may contact Amazon and ask if they’ll create a sixth star just for this. Miriam Black is a fascinating creation and I look forward to meeting her again.” said Pablocheesecake at The Eloquent Page.
• “It’s a high octane ride through the dark recesses of humanity, a smashing blend of noir and the supernatural that combines the best of classic crime novels with downright genuine creepiness.” said Keith at Adventures Fantastic.
• “Miriam’s narrative voice is infectious. Wendig evokes a palpable mood of gritty redneck Americana; if you’ve ever stayed in a horrible roadside motel or eaten at a greasy spoon, you know this world. The villains will make your skin crawl. The plot moves quickly and builds to a satisfying end with plenty of emotional oomph.” said Kelly at FantasyLiterature.com.
• “Full of violence, sex, drinking swearing and awesome, Blackbirds is compulsory reading for anyone who loves urban fantasy, or even just a damn good book.”
• “Blackbirds is a hauntingly macabre book … The prose is visceral and brutally beautiful.” said Kiara at Waiting for Fairies.
• “Blackbirds, a rough, unflinching suspense tale from Chuck Wendig, introduces us to Miriam and the torture of knowing how people die, yet being powerless to stop it.” said Cupcake at Cupcake’s (Book) Cupboard.
• “Forcefully paced and darkly humorous, Chuck Wendig doesn’t just establish himself as the new voice of horror, but jumps on top of the genre and does a little dance to prove his point.” said The Guilded Earlobe, of the Brilliance Audio edition of Blackbirds.
• “…a piece of dark and gritty urban fantasy, where ‘magic’ is a gift granted through trauma, where fate appears to hold power over people.” said Laura at Roots Half Hidden.
• “This is a must read for fans of paranormal books on the much darker and grittier side of things. I was hooked a few short pages in and could barely put Blackbirds down until I was finished.” said Tabitha at My Shelf Confessions.
• “I tore through Blackbirds and couldn’t stop reading. I may not have fallen in love with her at first sight, but Miriam made for a riveting lead character and I had to find out how it would work out, because in the end I did come to care for her.” said Mieneke at A Fantastical Librarian
Chuck also told John Scalzi’s Whatever all about the Big Idea behind Miriam Black’s story last week. And urges writers to “Own the Crazy” at writerunboxed.com. And at Boomtrom’s Criminal Complex he explains why ‘Genre is a Moving Target’. He also crops up on the 100th episode of the Functional Nerds podcast and episode #129 of Vodka O’Clock. He’s been guest-blogging at StephenBlackmoore.com. He’s been interviewed by LitStack. In traditional Terrible Minds ’25 Things’ mode he reveals the 25 Things I Learned While Writing Blackbirds. And you can win one of three copies of Blackbirds by following @scifibulletin on Twitter and then tweeting them with the answer to a competition question plus the appropriate hashtag. See SciFiBulletin.com for the question you’ll need to answer, plus full entry details. (Open to UK residents only. Closing date: Thursday May 10th.) Damn, that’s a lot of Wendig. More, please!
Evil Dark (also out now!) by Justin Gustainis was reviewed by Lightsaber Rattling, where Peter saud: “If you are a fan of police procedural stories and also enjoy horror, this is an interesting mixture of the two genres.” And Amber, of Amberkatze’s Book Blog, said: “I thought the debut in the series, Hard Spell, was amazing but this sequel ROCKED!” And at Falcata Times they said: “…great prose, a wonderful twist of fate that keeps you guessing and of course a whole host of colourful supporting cast members and all in all it’s a book that satisfies on so many levels.”
Meanwhile, Justin has been talking to The Once and Future Podcast about his Occult Investigations series and his Quincy Morris books. He’s also been busily guest blogging at Paperback Dolls, where he’s been telling them all about his Personal Demons and at Cherry Mischevous, where he introduces a few of Scranton’s supernatural residents.
Anne Lyle‘s The Alchemist of Souls was the subject of a New Author Spotlight at Sci-Fi Fan Letter. And Anne has revealed the cover of her second novel, The Merchant of Dreams!
Guy Haley – author of the Richards and Klein novels Reality 36 and Omega Point – has started posting a new batch of short stories on his blog, starting with ‘Outside’.
The third instalment in Mike Shevdon‘s Courts of the Feyre series, Strangeness and Charm is out next month and was reviewed this week at SF Book reviews where Antony called it: “one of the stand out novels and series of recent times, simply magical.”
Likewise out next month: Night’s Engines, the second and concluding part of Trent Jamieson‘s Nightbound Land series, reviewed most favourably this week by Upcoming4me, where their reviewer said: “Night’s Engines ultimately provides a satisfactory ending to the duology. But to be completely honest, I would be quite happy if Trent eventually changed his mind and made this a trilogy or even quadrology because I would be more than glad to take another trip to Shale.”
Paul S. Kemp‘s The Hammer and The Blade has received its first Russian-language review (that we know of) at Fantlab.ru. 8/10 stars and (according to Google Translate), reviewer Aleks called it: “A wonderful tribute to the classics of the genre, ‘Might and Magic’ [we're pretty sure they mean 'Sword and Sorcery' rather than the computer game franchise - AR] with all its attendant advantages, disadvantages and limitations … All fans of Robert E. Howard and Fritz Leiber [are] urged to pay attention to [The Hammer and The Blade] when it goes on sale in June this year.” And there’s another, glowing review at The Troubled Scribe, where Liam concluded: “I found myself wanting more – many, many more – Nix and Egil adventures. With this fierce and untamed fantasy world Paul Kemp has created, I see no reason why there won’t be a vast number of them in the foreseeable future.” You can read a fresh extract from The Hammer and the Blade over at paulskemp.com as well.
vN (August 2012) author Madeline Ashby has been talking to Stefan at Civilian Reader about robots, Japanese anime, cyborg theory, writing and more.
Reviewer David Marshall took at look at Matt Forbeck‘s Carpathia for the Sacramento / San Francisco Book Review and said: “This is a beautifully constructed horror novel with the tension ratcheting up inexorably as night falls on the Atlantic.”
There’s a review of David Tallerman‘s Giant Thief in Theaker’s Quarterly Review issue #40, where the eponymous Mr Theaker says: “the book is as much fun as you’d expect the story of a thief who steals a giant to be”.
Lavie Tidhar‘s The Great Game was warmly reviewed in the latest issue of Locus Magazine: “Achieves moments of surprising depth and beauty, with real insights into human history and psychology as well as the immense and varied wealth of writing in the last half of the 19th century. It’s a virtuoso performance.” And at AllwaysUnmended as well, where Jessica said: “Spies, monsters, machines, and mad scientists fill every page, and the action never stops … Twists and turns await around every corner, constantly leaving readers wonder what will happen next.” And Android Dreamer took a look at series-opener The Bookman by and declared it to be: “brilliantly written, strong characters, wonderful world, and an engaging story make for a novel that is absolutely a must-read”.
And finally, Mighty Mur Lafferty, Angry Robot podcaster extraordinaire, is the subject of a 20 minute focus at roundtablepodcast.com. And our Lee has been describing his working day to Book Chick City, where you can also win a prize pack of three of our terrific titles.
That’ll do for this week. If you’re quick, you can still get 50% off any of our ebook titles at The Robot Trading Company… hurry now, offer ends Noon BST on Saturday May 5th.
Today is the International Day Against DRM.
Here at Angry Robot we’ve never inflicted DRM on our eBooks, preferring to trust our customers and readers instead – and we must say it’s most gratifying to see folks like Tor / Forge and co. catching up at long last… ;)
Anyhow, to mark the occasion, here’s a bit of a special offer for you: if you buy any of our DRM-free ePub-format eBooks from the Robot Trading Company in the next 24 hours you can get a mahoosive 50% discount.
Here’s how:
First, add lots of eBooks to your basket, then:
1. Enter the coupon code ‘DRMFREE’ in the (coupon / voucher) box
2. Click the ‘Update Basket’ button
3. Checkout, download and enjoy!
The Rules:
1. Offer expires at Noon, BST on Saturday May 5th 2012 (or whenever one of us remembers to log in and switch the coupon code off again – if you’re reading this on early Saturday afternoon then give it a go – you never know…)
2. Offer applies to all Angry Robot eBook novels and omnibus editions currently available via the Robot Trading Company website.
3. Offer does not apply to subscription packages (which are insanely good value all on their ownsome) or short stories (which are pretty darn cheap already, at 10 for £3.49).
What are you waiting for? GO, fill your eBoots with eBooks! Go NOW!
Cover art reveal – Crown Thief
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Some days a new piece of fantasy art comes in that is so lush, so lovely, so chock full of detail that we just have to look, and look, and look. We get a wistful, faraway look in our eyes, and occasionally a small gobbet of happy drool will emerge from our admiring mouths.
Such is the case here, a wonderful illustration by Angelo Rinaldi for David Tallerman‘s upcoming Easie Damasco novel, Crown Thief (October 2012). Look upon its manifold wonders and marvel. Also, click to get a better look at that insane detail. Then click again for even more.
Now if you’ll excuse, we need to go and make ourselves presentable again.
Listen to the latest Angry Robot audiobooks!
By · CommentsCourtesy of those fine folk at Brilliance Audio, we have some snippets of some of the quite brilliant audiobooks they have produced of some recent Angry Robot titles.
Last month’s titles: Omega Point and Blackbirds
This month’s titles: Empire State, Giant Thief and Dead Harvest.
Click on each of the links (below) to hear about 5 minutes of each, or to download to your computer for your offline listening pleasure (by right-clicking and saving, or doing what you usually do with these things #techie).
These titles can be ordered as downloads or on CD from Audible (UK / US) or Amazon (UK / US).
Blackbirds – Warning: Contains Chuck Wendig!
Narrated by Emily Beresford
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Omega Point by Guy Haley
Narrated by Michael Page
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Empire State by Adam Christopher
Narrated by Phil Gigante
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Giant Thief by David Tallerman
Narrated by James Langton
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Dead Harvest by Chris F Holm
Narrated by Brian Vander Ark
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