Interview with Charlie Huston
Fantasy Book Critic — ... Q: “Every Last Drop”, the fourth book in your Joe Pitt series, is coming out September 30, 2008 here in the US (Del Rey), and March 2009 in the UK ( ...

Winners of the Terry Brooks and Ian Cameron Esslemont Giveaways!!!
Fantasy Book Critic — ... also to Kim Huffman (Indiana), Pierre-Yves Asselin (Canada), and Marilyn Hill who were all randomly selected to win a SET (Hardcover) of Terry Brooks’ Genesis of Shannara trilogy, including copies of “Armageddon's Children”, “The Elves of Cintra” and “The Gypsy Morph” (Order HERE), all courtesy of Del Rey!!! ...

Giveaway Winners
SciFiChick.com — ... James Maxey Jennifer Rardin Jim C. Hines Kat Richardson Lee Goldberg Mel Odom Nathalie Mallet Shiloh Walker Stuart Clark Susan Grant Tobias Buckell Vicki Pettersson 4 - Favorite Sites Bond 22 News Buzzfocus.com Downtown Comics GAAK Online Comic Sarah Connor Chronicles Wiki Sci Fi Wire The Crux The TV Addict TVGuide.com 5 - Publishers Del Ray Eos Books Gold Eagle Books Orbit Books Penguin Books Pyr ...

GIVEAWAY: Win a SET of Matthew Stover's "Heroes Die" + "Caine Black Knife"!!!
Fantasy Book Critic — ... In support of the October 14, 2008 release of Matthew Stover’s “Caine Black Knife”, the third book in The Acts of Caine series after “Heroes Die” and the out-of-print “Blade of Tyshalle”—and the first book in the Act of Atonement sequence—Del Rey has agreed to give away THREE SETS of both “Heroes Die” and “Caine Black Knife”!!! So please read the rules below and completely fill out the form to enter! North American Residents Only. ...

Books in the Mail (W/E 09/21/2008)
Rob's Blog o' Stuff — ... years ago and thought they were entertaining at first, but after endless repeating of the Nikes and wardrobe Anita wore and the spiral into eroticism, I grew tired of the stories. These Meredith Gentry novels follow the titular faerie princess private investigator in a world where faeries are part of the populace and have profound impacts on history. Every Last Drop (Joe Pitt Casebook #4) by Charlie Huston (Del Rey Paperback 9/30/2008) – I read and really enjoyed the first Joe Pitt Casebook, ...

Books in the Mail W/E 09/28/2008
Rob's Blog o' Stuff — ... the border between them. Liga lives modestly in her own personal heaven, a world given to her in exchange for her earthly life. Her two daughters grow up in this soft place, protected from the violence that once harmed their mother. But the real world cannot be denied forever— magicked men and wild bears break down the borders of Liga’s refuge. Now, having known Heaven, how will these three women survive in a world where beauty and brutality lie side by side? The Steel Remains by Richard K. ...

Del Rey Manga Announces Publishing Partnership with Cartoon Network and New Manga Series & Guide for 2009
Fantasy Book Critic — ... DEL REY MANGA PARTNERSHIP WITH CARTOON NETWORK: Del Rey Manga, an imprint of Ballantine Books at the Random House Publishing Group, in collaboration with Cartoon Network Enterprises, announced on September 27, 2008 a new manga publishing partnership that will launch with original manga based on two of Cartoon Network’s most successful series: ...

SPOTLIGHT: Books of October 2008
Fantasy Book Critic — ... NOTE: “The Temporal Void” is the second volume in The Void Trilogy after “The Dreaming Void”, will be released in the US on March 24, 2009 via Del Rey. ...

Winners of the Brandon Sanderson & Matthew Stover Giveaways + Misc. News (The Talisman Comic Book Adaptation, the Pitch Black tour, etc.)
Fantasy Book Critic — ... “Heroes Die” and “Caine Black Knife” thanks to Del Rey!!! “Caine Black Knife”, the third book in The Acts of Caine series after “Heroes Die” and the out-of-print “Blade of Tyshalle”—and the first book in the Act of Atonement sequence—is also official out today. For more information on the series, please read Fantasy Book Critic’s reviews of ...

Books in the Mail (W/E 11/01/2008)
Rob's Blog o' Stuff — ... Darkness: (Meredith Gentry Series #7) by Laurell K. Hamilton (Ballantine, Hardcover 11/04/2008) – This is the published book of what I received the last week of September. The Meredith Gentry novels follow the titular faerie princess private investigator in a world where faeries are part of the populace and have profound impacts on history. The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard ...

Todd McCaffrey on Dragonheart
Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games — The following was submitted by Todd McCaffrey on his experiences creating ...

Books in the Mail (W/E 11/29/2008)
Rob's Blog o' Stuff — ... (Del Rey Paperback November 2008) – Most people fear them, and a few people even hunt them, thinking they are horrible monsters to be destroyed at all costs. But young Hamachi wants to be friends with them! He sees them as mischievous creatures that could coexist peacefully with humans if only given a chance. ...

Books in the Mail (W/E 12/13/2008)
Rob's Blog o' Stuff — ... (Del Rey, Hardcover 12/30/2008) – This is the 13th entry in a Military Science Fiction saga set in the 25th Century. I received the ARC for this way back in September, and another StarFist novel a couple of years ago for review and neither book really compels me to read them. Sherman and Cragg have Military experience, so maybe that translates into the books. I haven’t seen much chatter about the books online or at ...

Books in the Mail (W/E 12/20/2008)
Rob's Blog o' Stuff — ... Airs of Night and Sea (The Horsemistress Saga #3 novel) by Toby Bishop (Ace, Mass Market Paperback 12/30/2008) – This is the third book in a trilogy about women who ride flying horses. Driven by insane jealousy, Duke William is determined to found his own flying school, where the valuable flying horses of Oc will learn to bond with well-born young men-instead of arrogant women. Now, Larkyn Hamley and her beloved Black Seraph must gather all of their allies from the air to ...

Winners of Alison Goodman’s “Eon: Dragoneye Reborn” Giveaway! Plus Del Rey Manga’s New Acquisition
Fantasy Book Critic — ... In news, Del Rey Manga recently announced the acquisition of the manga “Ninja Girls” by Hosana Tanaka: ...

Books in the Mail (W/E 1/10/2009)
Rob's Blog o' Stuff — ... sky, not only in giant airships but in small, ornithopter contraptions called dragonflies as well. Not everyone is happy to see mankind’s progress, however. For thousands of years, the mysterious and powerful race known as the Skylords have jealously guarded their heavenly domain. In all this time, an uneasy peace has existed between humans and Skylords, but Moth and Fiona are about to breach the magical boundary between the two worlds. The Steel Remains by Richard K. ...

Harris, Hemry, Howison & Gelb, and Moon deliver books
SFScope — ... turned in Oath of Fealty to original editor Liz Scheier and new editor Betsy Mitchell at Del Rey . The book is "the first in a new series of fantasies set immediately after the close of Moon's ...

Fantasy Book Critic’s 2008 Review/2009 Preview — Robert V.S. Redick
Fantasy Book Critic — ... “The Red Wolf Conspiracy”, Book One of the fantasy trilogy The Chathrand Voyage, will be published in the U.S. by Del Rey on April 29. I’ll be making appearances at Cons before and after the launch, including ...

Book Review: The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett
Grasping for the Wind — # Genre: Epic Fantasy # Hardcover: 432 pages # Publisher: Del Rey # Publication Date: March 10, 2009 # ISBN-10: 0345503805 # ISBN-13: 978-0345503800 # Author Website: Peter V. Brett # Author Blog: Peephole in my Skull Enter The Warded Man. Known as The Painted Man in the UK, this stunning new novel takes epic fantasy and adds new twists to a standardized subgenre. Debut author Peter V. Brett has written a tale about three young people and their quest to return humanity to its rightful place on ...

Books in the Mail (W/E 03/07/2009)
Rob's Blog o' Stuff — ... (Del Rey Trade Paperback March 2009) – This is the fourth volume in Del Rey’s terrific looking repackaging of Moorcock’s iconic Anti-hero, Elric. Each volume has had a different artist, this one’s cover and interior is by Justin Sweet. There’s also an introduction by Michael Chabon. I’ve read most of the Elric stories in various forms, either in the Science Fiction Book Club omnibuses or the ...

Books in the Mail (W/E 03/14/2009)
Rob's Blog o' Stuff — ... and Stella Gemmell (Del Rey Trade Paperback 03/24/2009) – Del Rey Sent me the Hardcover back in December 2007 and the version I received this past Monday is the Trade Paperback. Gemmell is one of this authors whose work I’ve barely read(embarrassingly), though I’ve got a decent amount of his stuff in boxes at home. This is his last published work: ...

THE WHISPER IN DARKNESS by H. P. Lovecraft
The Soulless Machine Review — ... Wilmarth “…fear[s] what the years will bring, especially since that new planet Pluto has been so curiously discovered” (184). I wonder what Lovecraft would have made of Pluto’s demotion from planet to the category of minor planet or Plutiod? Truly, “The Whisper in Darkness” is one of Lovecraft’s best works. Lovecraft, H. P., “The Whisper in Darkness.” The Best of H.P. Lovecraft: Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre. New York: Del Rey, 1982. p. 134 – 184 ...

DAGON by H. P. Lovecraft
The Soulless Machine Review — ... he perused all scientific and mythological explanations, the closet being “the ancient Philistine legend of Dagon, the Fish-God” (41). Nothing eased his mind. His paranoia and mental anguish increased exponentially and brought him to his point in the story. Having finished his accounting, he jumped from the open window to his death. A great story. Lovecraft, H. P., “Dagon.” The Transition of H. P. Lovecraft: The Road to Madness. New York: Del Rey, 1996, 37 – 41. ...

THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH by H. P. Lovecraft
The Soulless Machine Review — ... both seem intent on telling a different story, the story of our narrator’s grandfather’s disappearance, which receives minimal reference. In my opinion, there is still room for a true-to-the-story movie version of “The Shadow over Innsmouth.” I have high hopes for Dagon this week. I hope it does not disappoint. Lovecraft, H. P., “The Shadow over Innsmouth.” The Best of H.P. Lovecraft: Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre. New York: Del Rey, 1982. p. 246 – 295 ...

THE BOOK by H. P. Lovecraft
The Soulless Machine Review — ... is that he must be careful during his out of body quests and in his use of those grotesque incantations. If his is not careful, he may end up separated from his body forever. His consciousness free, without anchor, potential food for those alien denizens of the secret depths.        Read it here: The Book Lovecraft, H. P., “The Book.” The Transition of H. P. Lovecraft: The Road to Madness. New York: Del Rey, 1996, 34 – 36. ...

ARTHUR JERMYN by H. P. Lovecraft
The Soulless Machine Review — ... and opened, that caused him to run scream from his house, douse himself in gas, and set himself a blaze. His fragile artist’s mind could not reconcile the contents of the box with the details of his family’s genealogical tree. Great story! Read it here: Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family Lovecraft, H. P., “Arthur Jermyn.” The Transition of H. P. Lovecraft: The Road to  Madness. New York: Del Rey, 1996, 59 – 67. ...

NYARLATHOTEP by H. P. Lovecraft
The Soulless Machine Review — ... My curiosity about Nyarlathotep led me to pick up the one Lovecraft anthology published by Del Rey that I was missing. It also means that I have duplicate and even triplicate copies of some stories and still don’t have a complete collection. I’m going to pause for a second: Publishing world, what’s up. Why is there not a complete works of Lovecraft available? If you have to, to make a profit, break it into volumes, so that you can also include his poetry, please do. I will by each in both hardcover (for the collection) and in paperback (readers copies). Just do it, please! ...

THE HOUND by H. P. Lovecraft
The Soulless Machine Review — ... distraction to make their escape. However, the amulet was rescued and taken from the site. If you haven’t guessed, this story does not turn out well for the looters. They have awakened something dark and evil, and attracted to the amulet. Read it here: The Hound Listen to here: The Hound Lovecraft, H. P., “The Hound.” The Dream Cycle of H. P. Lovecraft: Dreams of Terror and Death. New York: Del Rey, 1995, 79 – 85. ...

PICKMAN’S MODEL by H. P. Lovecraft
The Soulless Machine Review — ... the model for Pickman’s mix of human features with those of a slick skinned canine. You can read it here: Pickman's Model Listen to it here: Pickman’s Model Note: The narrator mentions that he is familiar with the work of Clark Aston Smith, a contemporary horror writer and frequent correspondent of Lovecraft’s. Lovecraft, H. P. , “Pickman’s Model.” The Dream Cycle of H. P. Lovecraft: Dreams of Terror and Death . New York: Del Rey , 1995, 94 – 105 ...

Liz Scheier leaves editing for iPhone app development
SFScope — Liz Scheier leaves editing for iPhone app development By Ian Randal Strock April 29, 2009 Liz Scheier tells SFScope that, "after a lovely run at Del Rey , I'm now doing publishing relations and production at ...

Mark Newton sells US rights to Nights of Villjamur to Del Rey
SFScope — ... has sold US rights to his first two fantasy novels to Chris Schluep at Del Rey . The deal, "for a good five-figure sum in US dollars", was a subsidiary rights deal managed by Margaret Halton, who is the Rights Director at Pan Macmillan (agent ...

Sci-Fi Book Releases for June 2009
Walker of Worlds — ... missing, his empire is collapsing, there are murderous riots in the capital and General Jaxx stands on the edge of ruin. All Sven has to do is nothing. But when has he ever done anything that sensible... The devil-may-care, not quite 100% human, mercenary soldier/killing machine known as Lieutenant Sven Tveskoeg and his like-minded team, the Aux, are back in a third explosive, non-stop action-filled adventure. Buy from: Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.com Death's Head Maximum Offense by David ...

Author David Eddings Dies
SFScope — [image] Del Rey Editor-in-Chief Betsy Mitchell was the first to alert us to the fact that fantasy author David Eddings died on 2 June 2009 at his home in Carson City, Nevada. Born in Spokane, Washington, on 7 July 1931, Del Rey was his main publisher. Eddings received his BA from Reed College in 1954, and his MA from the University of Washington in 1961, after which he was drafted into the US Army. After the Army, he was a college lecturer, but left the post due to a disagreement over his pay. He moved to Denver and began work on his first novel, High Hunt (1973). The book ...

Books in the Mail (06/13/2009)
Rob's Blog o' Stuff — ... a couple of years back. The whole of this collection includes: Missile Gap MAXOS Snowball's Chance The Colder War Trunk and Disorderly Rogue Farm Antibodies Palimpsest (Previously unpublished) Hitler's War by Harry Turtledove ( ...

Sci-Fi Book Releases for July
Walker of Worlds — ... the alien Gitai invade, Keiji Kiriya is just one of many recruits shoved into a suit of battle armor called a Jacket and sent out to kill. Keiji dies on the battlefield, only to be reborn each morning to fight and die again and again. On his 158th iteration, he gets a message from a mysterious ally--the female soldier known as the Full Metal Bitch. Is she the key to Keiji's escape or his final death? Buy from: Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.com Death's Head: Day of the Damned by David Gunn ...

Dirty Hands and Invisible Words: Speculative Fiction Book Editors Speak Out, Part 1 of 2 by Jeremy L. C. Jones
Clarkesworld Magazine — ... , among other publishers. Chris Schluep is a Senior Editor at Ballantine/Villard/Del Rey. Simon Spanton is the editorial director at ...

2009 Books I Need To Read
Walker of Worlds — ... a renegade Sidhe. Though they come from different worlds, Taro and Elarn's fates are linked, their lives apparently forfeit to other people's schemes. As their paths converge, it becomes clear that the lives of everyone in Khesh City, from the majestic, deadly Angels to the barely-human denizens of the Undertow, are at risk. And Taro and Elarn, a common prostitute and an uncommon singer, are Khesh City's only chance . . . Buy from Amazon.co.uk The Caryatids by Bruce Sterling ...

Del Rey to graphically adapt Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
SFScope — [image] Del Rey Books has announced a deal with Quirk Books for the former to publish the graphic novel adaptation of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies , the unexpected mash-up bestseller by Seth Grahame-Smith> working from Jane Austen's original. The deal was negotiated by Mutzumi Miyazaki (Del Rey's Director of Licensing and Acquisitions) with Marsha Armitage-Bristow (Dimensional Branding Group's Executive Vice President of Licensing) and Jessica Schmidt (Quirk's Director of Sales). Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Graphic Novel will be a 160-page ...

Sci-Fi Book Releases for August 2009
Walker of Worlds — ... his superiors, only to meet Ameline - a woman who seems to know everything about him, and an alarming amount about a conspiracy to overthrow the government. And on a back-water world during an economic crisis a worker called Tibus Heth leads a revolt against the corporation which earns him an unexpected and mysterious ally with astounding influence, and an inclination to aid his revolutionary ideas . . . Buy from: Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.com The Last Theorem by Arthur C. Clarke and Frederik Pohl ...

Sci-Fi Book Releases for September
Walker of Worlds — ... Patricia Kelly Elizabeth Strickland—otherwise known as Podkayne—has joined the Music, Arts, and Drama Division of the Martian Navy, passing the audition with a little help from some higher-ups. And now she’s going to Europa, one of Jupiter’s many moons, to be an entertainer. But she’s about to learn that there can be plenty of danger to go around in the Martian Navy, even if you’ve just signed on to sing. Buy from: Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.com Grand Junction by Maurice G. Dantec (Del Rey) | Sept ...

Books in the Mail (W/E 09/20/2009)
Rob's Blog o' Stuff — ... do we go there armed with answers or too many questions? Unfortunately it is heavily the latter. The first and most interesting answer (it ISN’T a spoiler don’t worry) is that Dust of Dreams is in fact the end. It seems that so large is the final chapter of Erikson’s masterpiece, which he explains in the foreword, that it needed to be split into two. My Dead Body (Joe Pitt Casebook #5) by Charlie Huston (Del Rey Paperback 10/13/2009) – I read and really enjoyed the first Joe Pitt Casebook, ...

SFF Book Releases for October 2009
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Del Rey to publish Tolkien's The Children of Hurin in paperback
SFScope — Senior Editor Betsy Mitchell at Del Rey has licensed mass market paperback rights to J.R.R. Tolkien's The Children of H rin from Deborah Engel at ...

New agent sells new author's fantasy trilogy for six figures
SFScope — New author Kevin Hearne sold his debut urban fantasy trilogy to Del Rey , via relatively new agent Evan Goldfried at Jill Grinberg Literary Management . The tentative title for the series is the American Druid series, featuring Atticus O'Sullivan, a 2,000 year old Druid who is the last of his kind. The first three books in the series are titled Hounded , Hexed , and Hammered . Del Rey expects to start publishing them in 2011. Goldfried says the books sold in "a four publisher auction for six-figures." Del Rey bought North American rights. Goldfried also ...

Books in the Mail (W/E 10/24/2009)
Rob's Blog o' Stuff — ... Elric in the Dream Realms (Chronicles of the Last Emperor of Melniboné: Volume 5) by ...

Books in the Mail (W/E 11/1/2009)
Rob's Blog o' Stuff — ... (Del Rey, Hardcover 12/29/2009) – These guys are consistent, if nothing else. They provide a new book for their fans almost every year. ...

Book Review: Star Wars: Death Troopers by Joe Schreiber
Grasping for the Wind — ... # Genre: Horror, Thriller, Space Opera, Shared World, Adventure # Hardcover: 288 pages # Publisher: Lucas Books; 1 edition (Del Rey/Ballantine) # Publication Date: October 13, 2009 # ISBN-10: 0345509625 # ISBN-13: 978-0345509628 # Author Blog: Joe Schreiber In a cross between Alien and Night of the Living Dead, Star Wars: Death Troopers is unlike any Star Wars novel to date. Horror author Joe Schreiber transplants his suspenseful storytelling into a much-loved universe with (mostly) ...

Books in the Mail (W/E 11/08/2009)
Rob's Blog o' Stuff — ... (Del Rey, Trade Paperpack 11/24/2009) – I like Greg Keyes’s writing very much and from what I know, the setting in which this series takes place is rich. ...

Del Rey to serialize Stephen King & Peter Straub's The Talisman as a comic book
SFScope — [image] Del Rey Books is, sort of, getting into comic book publishing. Under the new Del Rey Comics imprint, they're publishing a comic adaptation of The Talisman by ...

Del Rey reissuing first three Temeraires as a hardcover with a new story
SFScope — [image] Del Rey is reissuing Naomi Novik 's first three Temeraire novels in one hardcover omnibus edition with "an exclusive original Temeraire short story." The books were mass market originals; the fifth book in the series, last year's Victory of Eagles , was the first to be published as a hardcover. In the books—originally published as His Majesty's Dragon , Throne of Jade , and Black Powder War , all in 2006—"Capt. Will Laurence is serving with honor in the British Navy when his ship captures a French frigate harboring most a unusual cargo—an ...