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Quercus is to launch new fiction imprint in January

Gollancz associate publisher Jo Fletcher will be joining Quercus to set up a new imprint in January of next year. At Gollancz (the fantasy and science fiction imprint of the Orion Publishing Group), Fletcher was an associate publisher whose authors included Sir Terry Pratchett, Charlaine Harris, Stephen Donaldson, Ursula Le Guin and Andrzej Sapkowski. "I [...]

Sapkowski wins David Gemmell Legend Award

Blood of Elves, by Polish fantasy author Andrzej Sapkowski, has received The David Gemmell Legend Award for establishing honour and lending dignity to the fantasy genre. Sapkowski’s UK editor, Jo Fletcher, collected the award in front of an audience of publishing professionals, authors, media and fans at the Magic Circle headquarters in Euston, London. The [...]

The short-list for The David Gemmell Award announced

At the beginning of 2009 the final long-list for the David Gemmell Legend Award [complete list of nominations] was announced. Comprising of 78 titles the list was in obvious need of pruning and this weekend came the announcement of the lucky 5 titles that had made it onto the short-list. The short-list is: Last Argument [...]

The final 2008 longlist for the David Gemmell Legends Award

The David Gemmell Legend Award will be presented for the very first time in 2009 for the best Fantasy novel of 2008. The award will be given to a work written in the ‘spirit’ of the late, great David Gemmell, a true Master of Heroic Fantasy. Voting opens at midnight on 26th December – but [...]

The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf will be released in the autumn of 2009

Atari has announced that it will release The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf in the autumn of 2009. Coming to both 360 and PS3, the game will be developed by CD Projekt RED and will be based on the PC role-playing game, The Witcher. The game will be an RPG and promises to bring [...]

Fantasy Book Review: The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski

For over four years, Andrzej Sapkowski has been one of those authors that has been dangled in front of me, mentioned in passing by Polish readers here and elsewhere, along with an occasional mention on a couple of non-English-language sites that I frequent on occasion. Maciek (Vanin) in particular has been one who has been [...]

October 2008 issue of Locus Magazine

The Locus Magazine covers the Science Fiction & Fantasy genres and the October 2008 issue is now available. This issue will feature: Interviews with Ursula Le Guin and Tobias S. Buckell Reports from Denvention 3, this year’s World Science Fiction Convention A new review column by Gardner Dozois, plus reviews by Gary K. Wolfe, Faren [...]

Books of the Month: May 2013

Four books - old and new alike - that were a joy to read are selected each month. See past winners.