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Subterranean Editions of Naomi Novik's Temeraire Books
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Subterranean has detailed its plans for publishing limited editions of Naomi Novik's Temeraire books. The signed edition will have four full-color illustrations; the lettered edition...

First Fandom, Golden Duck, and Sidewise award winners
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Archon/TuckerCon/NASFiC played host to several award cermonies, including the First Fandom Awards, the Golden Duck Awards for children's sf, and the Sidewise Awards for alternate history. The winners were...

Gardner Dozois's Year's Best SF
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A brief analysis of Gardner Dozois's 24th Year's Best Science Fiction anthology, along with the list of stories making the cut...

Many, many Potters
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Scholastic announced some awe-inspiring sales numbers for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and we fiddled with them just a little...

Limited edition Coraline and pupet from Subterranean
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Subterranean Press is producing limited editions of Neil Gaiman's Coraline. They're also offering a special give-away to pre-ordering customers...

Realms to collect the best of Clarkesworld Magazine
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Wyrm Publishing will publish Realms: The First Year of Clarkesworld Magazine in November. Edited by Nick Mamatas and Sean Wallce, the book is available as a pre-order for a 30% discount...

Snow Crash to be Subterranean Limited Edition
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Subterranean Press will publish limited and lettered editions of Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash this Autumn, although they expect to sell out before publication...

Subterranean Announces Three New Books: Ashbless, Kiernan, and Silverberg
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Subterranean Press is now taking pre-orders for three new titles: Pilot Light by "William Ashbless," Tales of Pain and Wonder by Caitlin R. Kiernan, and Something Wild is Loose by Robert Silverberg...

Dark Horse is bring back John Norman's Gor
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Dark Horse books is bringing back John Norman's long out-of-print science fiction/adventure/sex series Gor. The first three-volume omnibus will appear this November...

Neil Gaiman's M is for Magic coming from Subterranean
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Subterranean Press is publishing 1000 copies of the numbered edition—and 26 copies of the lettered edition—of Neil Gaiman's M is for Magic, illustrated by Gahan Wilson...

More Potter Numbers
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows sold more than 2.5 million copies in its first day in the UK, an increase of...

Deathly Hallows sells more than 5000 copies a minute
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J.K. Rowling's seventh and final Harry Potter novel, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, sold more than 8 million copies in its first 24 hours on the stands...

Contents for Hadley Rille's Ruins: Terra Announced
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Editor Eric T. Reynolds has announced the list of contents for Hadley Rille Books's forthcoming Ruins: Terra, which is expected to be released later this year. Contributors include Brendan Connell, Angelina Hawkes, Lyn McConchie, Ann Walters...

Harry Potter Place opens with festivities and fun
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Harry Potter Place is now open in New York City, on Mercer Street between Prince and Spring Streets. The festivities there will run through tonight's midnight release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows...

Temeraire Updates
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Naomi Novik provides news on the forthcoming fourth and fifth volumes of her Temeraire series, along with some about translations and awards for earlier books, and a promise...

Non-English Science Fiction Flourishes, But Languages Make Strong Borders
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James and Kathryn Morrow's The SFWA European Hall of Fame shows English-speakers that science fiction does exist in other languages, but it also emphasizes just how difficult it is to appreciate fiction in many different languages...

Michael Moorcock's The Metatemporal Detetective Coming in October
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Pyr will publish Michael Moorcock's collection of eleven stories of Sir Seaton Begg vs. Count Zodiac, entitled The Metatemporal Detective, this October. The book follows...

John Scalzi offers The Android's Dream free to US troops overseas
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John Scalzi is offering an electronic copy of his latest novel, The Android's Dream, for free to US troops currently serving overseas...

Sebastian Faulks Writes Newest James Bond Novel
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Sebastian Faulks, author of Engleby, joins a growing list of authors writing James Bond novels. His, Devil May Care, will be published to coincide with what would have been creator Ian Fleming's 100th birthday...

Harry Potter sales: they're not just for books and movies
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The Nielsen Company has compiled a large report on the Harry Potter series's impact on the entertainment industry, breaking it down by category and country. We've excerpted the 11-page report here, and provide a link to the complete document...

More than 600,000 Deathly Hallows audiobooks in first printing
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Listening Library is printing 635,000 copies of the unabridged audiobook of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, most CDs but some cassettes. The suggested retail price is $79.95, but its already available for pre-order for $49.97...

New author David Bilsborough in his own words
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Amusing excerpts from a publicity interview with new author David Bilsborough, discussing the genesis of his novel, The Wanderer's Tale, and his opinion of the internet.

Fantasy Half of Year's Best Fantasy and Horror
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The fantasy half of the contents of The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 2007: 20th Annual Collection has been announced. Authors include Jeffrey Ford, Ellen Kushner, Tim Pratt, Geoff Ryman, Delia Sherman...

Author Karl Schroeder Seeking "Virga" RPGers
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Author Karl Schroeder is looking for role-playing gamers who are creating scenarios based on his world "Virga." Not to stop them, but because he wants to play...

Subterranean Finalizes Details of Philip Jose Farmer's Venus on the Half-Shell
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Subterranean Press has finalized their plans for their edition of Philip José Farmer's Venus on the Half-Shell and Others (with a cover by Bob Eggleton). It will be the first collection of "the best of the best from Philip José Farmer's scintillating 'fictional-author period.'"
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Mansfield Park and Mummies
by Jane Austen and Vera Nazarian
Unlike the other monster mash-ups, this witty, scintillating, insane and surprisingly romantic Jane Austen parody is written by a Lady.
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