The author of more than thirty books, including Fahrenheit 451, The Illustrated Man, The Martian Chronicles and Something Wicked This Way Comes, Bradbury is best known for his ‘soft’ SF – works with a strong nostalgic and humanistic element which broke the mold as far as genre writing was concerned. He influenced many writers and has certainly left his fans a truly great literary legacy.
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Schedule Confirmed for Brand New Science-Fiction Convention(0)The FUTURA science-fiction convention takes place at Wolverhampton’s Light House on the 15th June, with a superb line-up of publishers and speakers taking part. The schedule has now been confirmed for this exciting and packed day of events, with something for all fans, readers and aspiring writers in the field. The event will begin with |
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World Weaver Press Announces Trade Paperback Release of “Shards of History”(0)World Weaver Press (Eileen Wiedbrauk, Editor-in-Chief) has announced the trade paperback release of Shards of History by Rebecca Roland, out now. Shards of History is available in paperback and ebook via Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, Kobo.com, and other online retailers. You can also find Shards of History on Goodreads. Only she knows the truth that can save her people. Like all Taakwa, Malia fears the fierce winged creatures known |
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Dystopian spy thriller Autumn in Europe joins Solaris’s 2014 schedule(0)A fractured Europe, a cook-turned-spy, a mighty web of espionage – but what happens when conspiracy threatens to overwhelm even reality itself? Solaris is pleased to announce is has acquired Europe in Autumn by author and journalist Dave Hutchinson. The dystopian SF espionage thriller will be published in February 2014. Rudi is a cook in a Kraków |
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The Kitschies Open for Submissions(0)The Kitschies, sponsored by The Kraken Rum, are pleased to announce that they are open for submissions for 2013 titles. The prize looks for the most “progressive, intelligent and entertaining books that contain elements of the speculative or fantastic”. A total of £2,000 in prize money is distributed amongst winners in three different categories, plus |
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Tartarus Press News – Night Voices by Robert Aickman(0)Tartarus Press are delighted to announce that their next publication will be Night Voices by Robert Aickman. Reprinting this eighth volume of Aickman’s short stories means that all of his short fiction is now in print, and they hope to keep it that way, especially as 2014 will be Aickman’s centenary year. The short stories contained in |
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