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Posted by Chris on December 18, 2008 at 21:07
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… a term which I've seen sprinkled across the interweb (notably on Gary Greenwood's blog and PS's new-site) I've just realised that the BFS are inviting recommendations for the award's long-list next year – from now until end of January 2009. Such recommendations are open, but only members of the society and/or FantasyCon can actually vote.
Therefore, in an attempt at self-promotion, the following Pendragon titles are eligible for recommendation:
Best Novel (the August Derleth Award)
The Reef by Mark Charan Newton
Best Short Fiction
Late Runners by Gary McMahon
Nothing is Forever by Stuart Young
Best Novella
Gingerbread by Paul Finch and Brian Finch
The Mill by Mark West
Heads by Gary McMahon
Bliss by Stuart Young
The Narrows by Simon Bestwick
The Pumping Station by Paul Finch
Best Anthology
We Fade to Grey ed. Gary McMahon
Gingerbread: The Fantasy2008 Pendragon Sampler ed. Christopher C Teague
Best Artist
Darius Hicks
Mark West
Best Small Press
*cough*
Looking at this list, it does seem like I'm a fully paid-up member of the Finch/McMahon/Young fan-club but hey! I can't help but use writers I like. :)
Anyway, I'd be pretty damn ecstatic if The Reef and We Fade to Grey win their respective awards… but the field is pretty damn open this year…
In other news, visited the Big Smoke earlier this month for the BFS Christmas Open Night and had a blast – as usual; took a couple of shots, though not a lot since I neglected to bring any spare batteries:
Also met a few bods from the SFX Forum which was an unexpected surprise.
Anyway, enough for now… have a splendid festivities – regardless of your indoctrination – and I shall see you back you in January with Triquorum all rearing to go…
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Rick Wright :(
Posted by Chris on September 15, 2008 at 20:23
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Rick Wright (1943-2008)
Nothing to do with Pendragon Press, but being a major Pink Floyd fan this is a truly sad day.
Seeing him, David Gilmour and Nick Mason live in Earls Court 1993 remains a genuinely remarkable experience – and I just hope he and Syd Barrett are not so much resting in peace but jamming along in the Greatest Gig in the Sky, with support from Keith Moon on drums and Jimi Hendix on guitar.
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In other news…
Posted by Chris on July 19, 2008 at 11:25
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… there could be change with Triquorum; more details to follow once a consultation with my authors have been made.
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New Cover – Silversands
Posted by Chris on July 6, 2008 at 7:36
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Vincent Chong has – yet again – produced an absolutely spellbinding cover me, and in particular for Gareth L Powell's debut sf novel, Silversands (due at Eastercon 2009).
The blurb is as follows:
In an age where interstellar travel is dangerous and unpredictable, and no-one knows exactly where they’ll end up, Avril Bradley is a Communications Officer aboard a ship sent to re-contact as many lost souls as possible.
But a mysterious explosion strands her in a world of political intrigue, espionage and subterfuge; a world of retired cops, digital ghosts and corporate assassins – all fighting for possession of vital computer data that has lain hidden for almost a century. . .
Gareth is rapidly becoming a name to watch, and I forsee good things being said about this novel… which means when it eventually comes available to pre-order then you'd better be quick to snap it up (think of it as part of your retirement fund :) )
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Possible Upheaval
Posted by Chris on May 11, 2008 at 20:42
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Pendragon Towers is in the process of moving, though admittedly not too far from the current abode…
This basically means that web/e-mail access will be erratic, though hopefully I shouldn't be too long without either – no more than a week, hopefully. :)
(Anyone know if there are any tabs I can buy to ward off any of the shakes…?)
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We Fade to Grey
Posted by Chris on May 11, 2008 at 20:37
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Not only did editor-extrodinare Nicholas Royle have lovely things to say about this forthcoming Gary McMahon edited-anthology:
Gary McMahon signally fails to keep the unpleasant and horrifying tendencies of his contributors in check in this maelstrom of evil curses, sickening violence, inevitable death, bereavement and the end of the world.
But now, also Stephen Gallagher has proved it worthy of a quote:
I picked up WE FADE TO GREY last night and was kept reading way beyond any reasonable hour. As strong a collection of solid horror tales as I've read in a long time, and a great reminder of the unique qualities that British writers can bring to the field.
Being a huge fan of Oktober, not to mention his short-story collection Out of His Mind, his praise made me smile. :)
And you should all toddle off and buy a copy. Go on; that PPC-hardback edition is selling pretty strongly…
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