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A Dribble of Ink: An Aside | Orbit signs Kim Stanley Robinson for three novels
io9: Kim Stanley Robinson Takes Us Back Out Into The Solar System, 300 Years From Now [Kim Stanley Robinson]
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More information available at http://www.orbitbooks.net/2009/11/24/orbit-welcomes-kim-stanley-robinson/ 12/3/2009 |
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RT @PaulGrahamRaven: Oh, what do you know - @orbitbooks signs up Kim Stanley Robinson! Sweet. http://tinyurl.com/yczsxo9 11/24/2009 |
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rt @sfsignal Orbit signs Kim Stanley Robinson for 3-book deal: http://bit.ly/5kxmeV #fb/Glad to see somebody still publishing sf.:) 11/24/2009 |
An Aside | Orbit signs Kim Stanley Robinson for three novels
A Dribble of Ink —
Though perhaps better known (at least in North America) for their Fantasy, Orbit Books made a splash in the Science Fiction scene this week by signing Kim Stanley Robinson, author of the Mars Trilogy to a three-book deal. Still, with authors like Charles Stross and Iain M. Banks already under their wing, Orbit Books consistently looks to make an impact on the Science Fiction genre as equally as the Fantasy genre.
From Orbit’s website: ...
Kim Stanley Robinson Takes Us Back Out Into The Solar System, 300 Years From Now [Kim Stanley Robinson]
io9 —
... future credible, no matter how incredible it might seem. 2312 will be set in our solar system three hundred years from now; a solar system in which mankind has left Earth and found new habitats. This will be a novel for anyone curious to see what our future looks like – a grand science-fictional adventure in every sense – and I'm thrilled that Orbit will be publishing it in both the US and the UK. Top image of the Gallilean satellites from NASA. [Orbit Books]
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SF Tidbits for 11/25/09
SF Signal —
... Workshop Announces Its 15th Summer Session. The Year's Best SF and Fantasy, Honorable Mentions, Part 1. Amazon Extends Battery Life of Newest Kindle by 85 Percent and Adds Native PDF Reader. Read an excerpt from Robert McCammon's manhunt masterpiece, Mister Slaughter. EDGE Forthcoming Releases. New Solaris deal for Erc Brown. Orbit signs Kim Stanley Robinson to multibook deal. The first visible-light video of ...
Kim Stanley Robinson news + Giveaway
Pat's Fantasy Hotlist —
... This from Orbit's website: We are very pleased to announce that Orbit has agreed to a three-book deal with internationally bestselling author Kim Stanley Robinson. The first novel, scheduled for publication in 2012, has the working title 2312. ...
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