| 
Stephen Hunt to guest star at SFX Weekender
British fans gearing up for the Weekender (the UK equivalent of the Comic-Con), have been given the news that Stephen Hunt will now be appearing with genre stars such as John Barrowman (Torchwood), James Marsters (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Smallville), Lis Sladen (Doctor Who) and a number of the world’s best-selling science fiction authors and comic-book creators.
Stephen’s novel, The Court Of The Air (2007), commenced his international best-selling Jackelian fantasy series, and was the first of his works to be published by JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis‘s publishers, HarperCollins.
The Court Of The Air was also one of the ten books selected by the organisers of the Berlinale Film Festival for presentation to US and European film producers, and was the only fantasy novel in the line-up. HarperCollins pitched The Court Of The Air as "Charles Dickens meets Blade Runner", instantly earning the book a place on SFX’s shelves.
In November 2008, his second book in the Jackelian series, ‘The Kingdom Beyond the Waves’, was nominated for the long-list of the David Gemmell Legend Award for Fantasy. The third book in the series, ‘The Rise of the Iron Moon’, was published in the UK in February 2009, and the fourth book, ‘Secrets of the Fire Sea’, will be published February 6th 2010.
Other luminaries of the science fiction and fantasy scene attending the Weekender include Robert Rankin, China Mieville, Mark Millar, Peter F Hamilton, Richard Morgan, and Joe Abercrombie.
Posted: October 30th, 2009
Author: Lee
Categories: Joe Abercrombie, Latest News
Do you have something to add to this post? Please leave a comment
 |
 |
 |
 |
|||
| Book of the Month | Interviews | Books you must read... | Competition | |||
| Once Walked with Gods James Barclay James Barclay's ELVES trilogy will tell the whole story of his immortal elven race, and will appeal to all fans of Tolkien and fantasy - this is a uniquely entertaining take on a fantasy staple perfect to bring new readers to Barclay. |
|
Alden Bell Allison Brennan Paul Kearney Karen Brooks JR Mitchell NK Jemisin Holly Black Chris Dolley Alex Bell Alison Goodman |
The Amulet of Samarkand The Spook's Apprentice Gardens of the Moon A Game of Thrones A Wizard of Earthsea Ship of Magic Assassin's Apprentice The Colour of Magic Duncton Wood Tigana |
September 2, 2010 will see the publication of Steve Augarde's wonderful X-Isle in paperback. To mark the occasion Random House have very kindly given us three copies to give away as prizes in our latest competition. | ||
| Previous winners | Interview archive | Josh's top 8 fantasy list | Click here to enter! |
Follow us on Twitter