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Amazing Book Trailer – Aliette de Bodard’s “Servant of the Underworld”
Amazing Book Trailer – Aliette de Bodard’s “Servant of the Underworld”
angryrobotbooks.com — We’re big fans of the book trailer, especially when it’s done well. Angry Robot author Aliette de... Bodard has created one of the best book trailers we’ve seen in a long time. It’s atmospheric, it tantaslises enough to make you want to read the book, and it has been ... (more) Amazing Book Trailer – Aliette de Bodard’s “Servant of ...
A bunch of Angry Robot worldy wide webby links
A bunch of Angry Robot worldy wide webby links
angryrobotbooks.com — Here are a bunch of links related to Angry Robot stuff we’ve gathered over the last couple... of days. Grab a chocolate chip cookie and enjoy… SF Signal Mind Meld on memorable SF/F book covers (with Lee Harris plus assorted better company) Mike Shevdon tells us about the Knights ... (more) A bunch of Angry Robot worldy wide webby links
Angry Robot Poetry Competition – Results
angryrobotbooks.com — So, after literally minutes of deliberation, our friends over at My Favourite Book s have chosen the... winner of the first ever Angry Robot Poetry Competition ! The rules were: * You had to write a 4 line poem * It had to be about Angry Robot, our authors or our books * Entries ... (more) Angry Robot Poetry Competition – Results
Hub Special – Reviews and a Free Short Story
Hub Special – Reviews and a Free Short Story
angryrobotbooks.com — This week’s Hub Magazine (issue 104) is an Angry Robot Special, featuring reviews of all our books... to date, along with a short story from Angry Robot author, Colin Harvey . Hub is a weekly free-to-read electronic magazine published by yours truly, and the Angry Robot Special (along ... (more) Hub Special – Reviews and a Free Short Story
Moxyland – Two Essays
Moxyland – Two Essays
angryrobotbooks.com — I say “essays”, rather than “reviews”, as the authors of the two pieces of Moxyland literary criticism... have gone beyond the usual 350-word Summary/Synopsis/Verdict that we normally read. Short reviews are incredibly important to the reader – they help make ... (more) Moxyland – Two Essays
Clarification on Competition Rules
Clarification on Competition Rules
angryrobotbooks.com — Our friends over at My Favourite Books , who are running the Angry Robot poetry competition have... had a query about the rules: Are there limitations on who may enter? Any categories of people who are ineligible? (SFWA members, for example? Rhysling Award winners? Professional publication?) ... (more) Clarification on Competition Rules
Cover Pr0n
Cover Pr0n
angryrobotbooks.com — We like to have a laugh and a joke on here sometimes, because, well let’s face it:... we’re funny guys. Also devilishly handsome and great in the sack (and not at all slightly overweight, just slightly undertall). However, sometimes we just like to let the work speak for itself, so ... (more) Cover Pr0n
Andy Remic – the new David Gemmell?
Andy Remic – the new David Gemmell?
angryrobotbooks.com — A few reviews and things for your reading pleasure… First of all, Andy Remic’s Gemmellesque fantasy, Kell’s... Legend : when I read that Andy Remic, with his maiden fantasy novel Kell’s Legend, was coming to “claim the post-Gemmell world” I sat up and took ... (more) Andy Remic – the new David Gemmell?
Free Maurice Broaddus!
Free Maurice Broaddus!
angryrobotbooks.com — No, no, not from some kind of human bondage or incarceration in a dank and dismal prison... cell. Free as in “gratis”, for nowt, zilch, zero spondooliks. To get to the point, Apex are featuring a bloody fabulous short story by Maurice Broaddus , dashing and debonair author of King ... (more) Free Maurice Broaddus!
Competition – Win all our books!
angryrobotbooks.com — We’ve teamed up with the lovely people over at My Favourite Books to offer a once in... a lunchtime prize – win every copy of every Angry Robot book published in 2009! Have a look at that lovely list just to the right of this post. See all those gorgeous books? They could be yours!  ... (more) Competition – Win all our books!
Sixty-One Nails down under
Sixty-One Nails down under
angryrobotbooks.com — No, I’m not talking about some extreme form of body piercing, but a review of Mike Shevdon... ’s hugely popular urban fantasy , by those lovely people at Aurealis – Australia’s premier genre magazine. They liked it! Here is the very best of urban fantasy…  ... (more) Sixty-One Nails down under
It’s Abnett, sire, just not how we know him…
It’s Abnett, sire, just not how we know him…
angryrobotbooks.com — As we predicted, the mighty Dan Abnett ’s first foray into the realms of original novels continues... to attract positive attention. Over at Civilian Reader (and we’ve *ahem* “borrowed” the title of this post from them), Stefan Fergus has his to say about Triumff: Her ... (more) It’s Abnett, sire, just not how we know him…
Pitch Perfect
Pitch Perfect
angryrobotbooks.com — So you’ve just finished writing your novel. Before I go any further, let me stand and applaud... you – I have the utmost respect for any writer, new or established, who goes the whole mile and finishes a manuscript of novel length. Even those books that are less than excellent deserve a ... (more) Pitch Perfect
Tie-In Books versus Original Novels
Tie-In Books versus Original Novels
angryrobotbooks.com — There’s a great conversation posted over at Jeff Vandermeer’s site between Dan Abnett and fantasy author Mark... Charan Newton. As you may know, Dan has published over three dozen novels, though his recent book from Angry Robot – Triumff: Her Majesty’s Hero – is ... (more) Tie-In Books versus Original Novels
Mike Shevdon’s London
Mike Shevdon’s London
angryrobotbooks.com — Covent Garden - Mike Shevdon in the Apple Market courtesy of Mark Lewis photography Over at his... blog, Mike Shevdon continues his tour of the London of Sixty-One Nails . This time it’s the turn of Covent Garden. Covent Garden is much older than people generally realise. The 4th ... (more) Mike Shevdon’s London
Novacon this weekend
Novacon this weekend
angryrobotbooks.com — Says it all, really. Except to add that: - Novacon is one of the UK’s most venerable... SF conventions. - For years it was held in a truly dismal venue in Walsall, one of the world’s great locations (for fans of urban blight). - This year it’s moved to Nottingham. To a ... (more) Novacon this weekend
A mini review round-up
A mini review round-up
angryrobotbooks.com — Just a couple this morning, but they’re fab. First of all, our latest title, Mike Shevdon ’s... hugely entertaining Sixty-One Nails is mentioned over at NotFreeSF . They start off by saying: What if Neil Gaiman’s urban fantasy novels were less dull? You might get something ... (more) A mini review round-up
Time for an “oooh” and an “aaaah”…
Time for an “oooh” and an “aaaah”…
angryrobotbooks.com — Back in April we brought you Vincent Chong ’s cover for Tim Waggoner ’s zombie P.I. novel... Nekropolis . We’ve just had the art through for the second book in the series, Dead Streets . Three-time British Fantasy Award-winner, Vinnie has excelled himself with his latest ... (more) Time for an “oooh” and an “aaaah”…
Love in the U.S. of A.
Love in the U.S. of A.
angryrobotbooks.com — (and Canada). Well, lookie here! Just a day after we announce our ambitions to take over the... Western World (see yesterdays post) we get sent links from all over Canada and the US, exclaiming just how happy people are! Here are a few of the best: Canadian Cream is a new book blog set up ... (more) Love in the U.S. of A.
Our 2010 Schedule – Including the US and Canada
angryrobotbooks.com — For the last few months 57% of the world’s population* has been eagerly awaiting the news –... when will Angry Robot launch in the US and Canada? Well, now we can exclusively reveal to you and everyone else who has an internet connection that our first books will be out in North ... (more) Our 2010 Schedule – Including the US and Canada
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