Book Launches
Post date: 11-Sep-2010 14:46:46
LAUNCHES: Most are due to place on Saturday in the Main Bar unless stated.
Friday 20.00: Raven Dane (Wollaton Suite)
The Unwise Woman of Fuggis MireHosted by Endaxi PressA funny fantasy novel. It is irreverent, scurilous and definitely for adults. 10.00: Eibonvale Books (Dealer' s Room) will be releasing two brand new works at Fantasycon:
Blind Swimmer (introduction by Joel Lane), an anthology on the theme of creativity in the wilderness......Douglas Thompson’s second novel Sylvow, which the author will be reading from.11.00: Nightjar Press (Dealer's Room)
RB Russell’s ‘The Beautiful Room’ Mark Valentine’s ‘A Revelation of Cormorants’12.00: Angry Robot (Dealer's Room) Three new books launched from Angry Robot, with their respective authors on hand to sign copies.
The Road to Bedlamz - Mike Shevdon
Damage Time - Colin Harvey
Soul Stealers - Andy Remic
13.00: GOH Lisa Tuttle Ash-Tree launch (Dealer’s Room)
"Lisa Tuttle and Stephen Jones (who wrote the introduction) will be on hand to sign copies specially priced at £21.00 for the event (a reduction of eight pounds). Stock is extremely limited."Stranger in the House is the first volume of the Ash-Tree Press series which will gather together Lisa's own selection of stories, a number of which have not been previously collected. The stories have been arranged chronologically as they were written, rather than as they were published, and the first volume covers the period between 1972 and 1985.CONTENTS: A Nurturing of Nightmares: Introduction by Stephen Jones; Stranger in the House; Dollburger; Sangre; A Mother's Heart: A True Bear Story; Mrs T; Birds of the Moon; In the Arcade; The Horse Lord; A Piece of Rope; Community Property; The Hollow Man; Bug House; Sun City; The Other Room; The Other Mother; Where the Stones Grow; Need; Treading the Maze; The Bone Flute; A Friend in Need; The Memory of Wood; The Nest; Redcap; The Cure; No Regrets; Sources.13.00: Solaris Launch (Main Bar) End of the Line - Ed. Jonathan Oliver
Paul Meloy Bullroarer | John L. Probert The Girl in The Glass | Nicholas Royle The Lure | Rebecca Levene 23:46 Morden (via Bank) | Jasper Bark End of The Line | Simon Bestwick The Sons of The City | Al Ewing The Roses That Bloom Underground | Conrad Williams Exit Sounds | Pat Cadigan Funny Things | Adam L.G. Nevill On All London Underground Lines | Mark Morris Fallen Boys | Stephen Volk In The Colosseum | Ramsey Campbell The Rounds | Michael Marshall Smith Missed Connection | James Lovegrove Siding 13 | Gary McMahon Diving Deep | Natasha Rhodes Crazy Train | Joel Lane All Dead Years | Christopher Fowler Down14.00: BRYAN TALBOT SIGNING In the Dealer’s Room hosted by Forbidden Planet14.00: Gray Friar 'Never Again' (Main Bar) 17 authors currently scheduled to sign...
...Ramsey Campbell | Lisa Tuttle | Stephen Volk | Rob Shearman | Rosanne Rabinowitz | David Sutton | Simon Kurt Unsworth | Carole Johnstone | Thana Niveau | Andrew Hook | Alison Littlewood | Simon Bestwick | Gary McMahon | Ray Russell | Joel Lane | Allyson Bird...Table of Contents: Nina Allan Feet of Clay | R.J. Krijnen-Kemp Volk | Lisa Tuttle In the Arcade | John Howard A Flowering Wound | Tony Richards Sense | Alison Littlewood In On the Tide | R.B. Russell Decision | Mat Joiner South of Autumn | Rosanne Rabinowitz Survivor’s Guilt | Rhys Hughes Rediffusion | Simon Kurt Unsworth A Place For Feeding | Joe R. Lansdale The Night They Missed the Horror Show | Kaaron Warren Ghost Jail | Steve Duffy The Torturer | Gary McMahon Methods of Confinement | Rob Shearman Damned If You Don’t | Carole Johnstone Machine | Stephen Volk After the Ape | David Sutton Zulu’s War | Thana Niveau Death of Dreams | Andrew Hook Beyond Each Blue Horizon | Ramsey Campbell The Depths | Simon Bestwick Malachi...‘The proceeds for Never Again will go to The Sophie Lancaster Foundation, Amnesty International and PEN - an international organisation set up to promote literature and human rights, encouraging translation and campaigning against political censorship.’15:00: Stephen Jones “A MAMMOTH SIGNING” (Main Bar) presented by Robinson Publishing:
Come along and join editor STEPHEN JONES and numerous contributors for the launch of the new anthologies ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE! A “mosaic novel” set in the near-future, when a desperate and ever-more controlling UK government decides to restore a sense of national pride with a New Festival of Britain. However, controversial plans to build on the site of an old church in South London releases a centuries-old plague that turns its victims into flesh-hungry ghouls whose bite or scratch passes the contagion on to others. Even worse, the virus may also have a supernatural origin with the power to revive the dead.THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF BEST NEW HORROR #21The latest volume in this award wining horror anthology series featuring the year's best work from the world's leading horror writersTHE BEST OF BEST NEW HORROR. Participating authors include RAMSEY CAMPBELL, PETER CROWTHER, PAUL FINCH, JO FLETCHER, TIM LEBBON, REGGIE OLIVER, ROSALIE PARKER, JOHN L. PROBERT, SARAH PINBOROUGH, NICHOLAS ROYLE, ROBERT SHEARMAN, MANDY SLATER, LISA TUTTLE, SIMON KURT UNSWORTH, MARK VALENTINE and STEPHEN VOLK, along with cover artist VINCENT CHONG. *A Free Glass of Wine with every book purchased!*But come early, stocks are strictly limited.16.00: PS Publishing (Main Bar)
CATASTROPHIA- an anthology of new stories about the end of the world, edited by Allen Ashley (£20)
THE SEVEN DAYS OF CAIN - a novel by Ramsey Campbell (£20)
THE COMPANY HE KEEPS - the latest Postscripts anthology, 155,000 words edited by Crowther & Gevers (£30)
THE HOUSE OF CANTED STEPS - a specially priced novel from Gary Fry (£15)
TALES FROM THE FRAGRANT HARBOUR - a collection from FantasyCon GOH Garry Kilworth (£20)
CINEMA FUTURA - an anthology of essays on favourite SF movies, edited by Mark Morris (£25)
END TIMES - a novel by Rio Youers (£20)
Just to recap - signings will take place throughout the afternoon at these launches, confirmed so far:
*FantasyCon GOH's Garry Kilworth, Bryan Talbot & Lisa Tuttle are joined by fellow authors (in no particular order) - Rio Youers, Allen Ashley, Joel Lane, Gary McMahon, Nicholas Royle, Paul Meloy, Mark Morris, Ramsey Campbell, Stephen Volk, Adam Nevill, Conrad Williams, Peter Crowther, Paul Finch, Jo Fletcher, Tim Lebbon, Reggie Oliver, Rosalie Parker, John L. Probert, Sarah Pinborough, Nick Royle, Rob Shearman, Mandy Slater, Simon Kurt Unsworth, Mark Valentine, Stephen Volk, Rosanne Rabinowitz, David Sutton, Simon Kurt Unsworth, Carole Johnstone, Thana Niveau, Andrew Hook, Alison Littlewood, Simon Bestwick, Ray Russell, Allyson Bird, Mike Shevdon, Colin Harvey, Andy Remic, and Guy Adams.
Artists signed up for FantasyCon 2010 include Les Edwards and Vincent Chong.
*Subject to unforseen circumstances as per usual.
18:00: Sam Stone
FantasyCon launch of 'Demon Dance' - Book 3 of The Vampire Gene Series. The House of Murky Depths will be launching Demon Dance' - Book 3 in the Bar near the Dealer's Room. Let's have a pre-banquet drink. The wine will be flowing ...
Midnight: Macmillan 1st Pan Book of Horror
As you may know Macmillan are re-publishing the first Pan Book of Horror (with a view to reprinting the whole series should it prove profitable).
It's a facsimile edition with the original cover and brand new introduction from Johnny Mains about the legacy of the series.
FantasyCon will be launching the book several weeks ahead of its publication date as a convention exclusive.
John Probert will be reading 'His Beautiful Hands' by Oscar Cook at 11.15 as a precursor to the book being launched afterwards.
Sunday 13.00: Peter F. Hamilton Special Guest Signing
Hosted by Forbidden Planet (Dealer’s Room)
