The Wertzone Awards for SF&F Novels in 2008
thewertzone.blogspot.com 12/26/2008 — Due to coincidence, I read the same number of books released in 2008 as I did in 2007 : fourteen. Here are my thoughts on the genre books that I read this year: Best SF&F Novel Released in 2008 1. The Ten Thousand by Paul Kearney A ...

The News
clarkeaward.com 3/18/2009 — Ian R. MacLeod, Paul McAuley, Alastair Reynolds, Neal Stephenson, Sheri S. Tepper and Mark Wernham are the six authors shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award 2009,the UK’s premier prize for science fiction literature. The six shortlisted books ...

Arthur C. Clarke Awards Shortlist
threetreesstudios.com 3/18/2009 — I haven’t read any of these books yet so I can’t have much of an opinion, though I do have Anathem in the pile. Still looks like a good list. Song of Time: Ian R. MacLeod - PS Publishing The Quiet War: Paul McAuley - Gollancz House of Suns: Alastair Reynolds - Gollancz ...

Review of Anathem by Neal Stephenson
sffaudio.com 4/10/2009 — Anathem By Neal Stephenson; Read by Oliver Wyman, Tavia Gilbert, William Dufris, and Neal Stephenson Audible Download - 32 hours 30 minutes [UNABRIDGED] Publisher: Macmillan Audio Published: 2008 Themes: / alien invasion / philosophy / religion / alternate universe After nearly ...

Remember to vote in the SFX awards
blog.fph.co.uk 10/12/2008 — Yep, there's still time to vote in the annual SFX awards. There are 14 categories and voting couldn’t be easier. Simply click go to www.sfx.co.uk/vote and follow the instructions. We’ve even included a few handy hints to remind you what’s been ...

Anathem: what does it gain from not being our world?
tor.com 11/18/2008 — Tom Shippey, who isn’t an idiot, called Neal Stephenson’s Anathem “high fantasy” in the Times . So in my second reading of Anathem in the two months since it came out, I was trying to figure out what he meant when he used that term about a book ...

The Hotties: 2008 Year-End Awards
fantasyhotlist.blogspot.com 12/29/2008 — It's that time of year again! With 2008 coming to a close, it's time to unveil my year-end SFF awards!;-) The categories are more or less what you have come to expect over the years! In addition to my SFF Top 10 of the year, you also get the ten ...

Fantasy Book Critic’s 2008 Review/2009 Preview — Stephen Deas
fantasybookcritic.blogspot.com 1/8/2009 — 2008 FAVORITES: 2008 has been a really bad year for actually reading anything. The stand-out title has to be Joe Abercrombie’s “ The Blade Itself ”, and I'm so glad I waited until after I'd written “ The Adamantine Palace ” before I settled ...

The Arthur C Clarke Award - Official Website of the UK's Premier Prize for Science Fiction Literature
clarkeaward.com 4/30/2009 — 2009 Shortlist Announced - Ian R. MacLeod, Paul McAuley, Alastair Reynolds, Neal Stephenson, Sheri S. Tepper and Mark Wernham are the six authors shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award 2009,the UK’s premier prize for science fiction literature.

SF Tidbits for 12/9/08
sfsignal.com 12/10/2008 — May the Fish Be With You . Petco and PetSmart are both offering this R2D2 Aquarium on sale for about $80. Interviews & Profiles: @SciFi Scanner: Timecrimes Director Nacho Vigalondo . @Bibliophile Stalker: Gavin J. Grant , publisher and editor of ...