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downloaded was surprisingly dismissive of the fears surrounding piracy i don t think pirates are killing a single thing about the genre non fic might be different people who browse torrent sites to buy my book are off the record my publisher probably disagree wholeheartedly not people who would have spent money on the book anyway who cares i ve got another reader it s like when you lend your copy of a book to someone else for free i m not going to get all evil and kick yo ass on someone who reads my book for free i like readers they re kind of useful to authors maybe they ll spend money on my books in future who knows fucksake if people who download torrents are killing the genre then by that definition cory doctorow who makes available all his books for free in a variety of e formats would not have a career as i recall he s not doing badly however you regard the threat that piracy poses one thing is commonly agreed on authors and publishers work bloody hard to produce these books so to steal their products is seriously uncool not to mention being illegal for what it s worth in this digital age moving on to touch briefly on to the major shitstorm of the past week in case you ve somehow missed it amazon selling a book for paedophiles naturally this caused a tasty old uproar all over the internet raising the issue of censorship among other concerns my own feeling is simple there s censorship and there s censorship i don t like censorship in general but when it comes to a book that promotes something that is both disgusting and illegal it s totally irresponsible of amazon to offer it for sale originally amazon predictably stood their ground and tried to convince everyone that they weren t at fault and that the reader had a right to chose what products to purchase later even more predictably they removed the book from their website presumably after someone higher up the company s foodchain saw the online response and choked on their cornflakes it s been well documented how bad amazon are when it comes to regulating reviews they hardly bother in other words and so it shouldn t come as much surprise that they clearly don t bother either to really regulate the products that third parties are looking to sell through them or alternatively they do and decided that a book offering tips on how best to sexually abuse children was a good product to sell through their website bad bad form anyway moving back to the genre wert s been re visiting a genre classic with a review of h g well s the war of the worlds niall has reviewed alan campbell s upcoming sea of ghosts of which i have a copy that i stroke lovingly every few minutes i m hoping to start it soon since it sounds like it s made of awesome aidan s decided to re visit the wheel of time no small undertaking and has posted a review of the eye of the world i loved this novel when i was fifteen would be interested to re read it to see whether 12 years on it still has the same magic graeme has been busy as usual and among his many posts there s this review of the fall by guillermo del toro and chuck hogan towers of midnight has unsurprisingly generated a load of buzz recently and neth has posted his largely positive verdict larry by contrast wasn t that impressed right enough i think if your thirst for genre action hasn t been throughly quenched then check out the blogroll to the right and no doubt you ll find more tasty morsels to snack on as for blog content this coming week probably a few words on valhalla rising once i ve watched it possibly possibly a review of perdido street station i m still trying to rein in my thoughts on that one we ll see posted by james at 16 26 no comments labels lazy linkage wednesday 10 november 2010 new two book deal for adam nevill from agent john jarrold s blog julie crisp editorial director of pan macmillan in london has concluded a world rights deal for two further horror novels by british author adam nevill with agent john jarrold for a very good five figure sum adam nevill s novel apartment 16 was published very successfully by pan in may this year reprinting three times and spending many weeks as amazon co uk s bestselling horror title and the ritual will follow in 2011 the two new books are as yet untitled they will be published by macmillan in 2012 and 2013 adam nevill said since my early contact with books no other kind of fiction has captivated me or transported me in the same way as supernatural horror many years ago the idea of contributing to this great field of the weird tale became a dream to interpret my influences and to add something fresh became my main purpose as a writer the dream has been realised the purpose continues it s genuinely a wondrous thing to receive another opportunity to create original works of disquiet that will be given flight by the engines of a major publisher julie crisp said pan macmillan has a tradition of publishing great british horror and so we re thrilled to be working with adam on his next two books apartment 16 and the ritual were both terrifying and exciting adventures into the macabre and i can t wait to see what nightmare scenarios he comes up with next to chill his readers awesome on a stick i really liked apartment 16 and can t wait to read the ritual i m delighted for adam that he s signed a new deal as he s a top guy and a very good writer posted by james at 19 12 4 comments labels news sunday 7 november 2010 alt fiction other worlds report i had an excellent time yesterday at the alt fiction other worlds event which was held in conjunction with tor uk and was basically a small scale convention with a mixture of workshops panels and book signing action the four tor authors in attendance were peter f hamilton adrian tchaikovsky mark charan newton and tony ballantyne and the first panel of the day was one they all took part in above in which they touched on a variety of topics the differences between the fantasy and sf genres the changing nature and importance of cover art and the subject that is still rumbling on the supposed death of sf total rubbish was peter f hamilton s response to that but it was all very good natured and in fact it was enjoyable to see peter and mark sparring on the issue peter and tony engaged in book signing duties after a short break the crowd split into two some heading to the sf panel with peter and tony others to the fantasy panel with adrian and mark i attended the latter which proved to be an entertaining lively discussion on various aspects of the genre touching on various subjects such as the use of religion in fantasy and the merits and problems with magic systems following the panels everyone reconvened for a book signing session and a raffle the first prize of which was a year s supply of tor books not too shabby mark and adrian chatting to readers no convention is complete of course without after hours boozing so i joined the lovely tor ladies the four authors and some other like minded folk for a few drinks in a nearby bar beer and wine was consumed geek talk was had happy times this was then followed by a dash to the station upon which adrian tchaikovsky and myself realised we both had a bit of a wait until our trains so we relocated to a pub and talked books and video games until it was time for me to run for my train so a really fun day many thanks to chloe and julie from tor and the folks from alt fiction for pulling the whole thing together and to peter adrian mark and tony for being good sports and putting up with us fans it was terrific to catch up with plenty of folk from the online genre scene too adrian faulkner steve aryan mark yon and mark chitty as if that all wasn t enough i found a copy of mieville s king rat in my swag bag and a teaser book full of excerpts from tor books including mieville s embassytown win posted by james at 10 12 no comments labels events thursday 4 november 2010 more amazon review nonsense i ve blogged before about some of the ridiculous reviews on amazon despite some changes being made you now only seem able to post reviews once a book has been released thus stopping people from giving 1 star reviews as a protest at the delay with a book s publication there are still major issues with reviews on amazon pat has highlighted the most recent issue for some unfathomable reason disgruntled e book readers have had a stroke of genius and now leave 1 star reviews on various amazon sites if the title in question is not yet available in electronic format it s by no means the first novel to suffer from such attacks but robert jordan and brandon sanderson s towers of midnight has been the target of a slew of 1 star reviews solely due to the fact that the e book edition won t be released till february 2011 now i m not proclaiming that every e book reader out there is a moron but those idiots leaving 1 star reviews to make their displeasure known certainly deserve the title if the shoe fits and all that crap say what you want about amazon reviews the sad truth is that they are a tool used by hundreds of readers shopping for books and other products granted towers of midnight won t suffer much from this treatment but a less popular midlist author could see his or her sales go down the crapper based on the fact that his overall average is down to two or three stars simply due to the fact that assholes are bitching about this or that novel not being available in e book format not every customer will take the time to read every single review to realize to their consternation that a bunch of idiots left 1 star reviews without having read the work i couldn t agree more the quality or lack thereof of amazon reviews is well known within the publishing industry but the simple fact is that thousands of people rely on them when deciding which book to purchase it therefore follows that a load of negative reviews are going to make people less likely to buy a book not that there s anything wrong with that if the reviews are genuine but when they re the result of some disgruntled reader who has not even read the book in question yet there s a real problem there sure readers that actually bother to read the 1 star reviews will quickly realise if those reviews are not genuine but a lot of people probably just look at the average star rating without reading individual reviews and so may not realise if many of the negative reviews are totally false i really do hope for the benefit of everyone readers authors and publishers that amazon eradicate this sort of nonsense you d think they d do something given that it doesn t exactly make their own business look that great if they re happy to publish reviews that are not at all authentic i m sure that it s not just a case of someone snapping their fingers and magically everything is resolved but there must be some sort of safeguard that can be introduced posted by james at 13 24 5 comments labels comment opinion authors for autistica i like to support charitable causes where i can so here s a quick heads up on authors for autistica which is basically an auction involving a slew of various authors where you can bid for either a your name to be included in an author s upcoming book or b some professional feedback on your own manuscript authors taking part include peter f hamilton ken follet and darren shan the website can be found here if you re interested posted by james at 13 23 no comments labels news wednesday 3 november 2010 dark fiction magazine launches dark fiction magazine is a brand new uk webzine specialising in um dark fiction despite being early days the magazine has got some great authors lined up for future issues here s the press release dark fiction magazine launch london midlands and manchester uk 26 oct 2010 dark fiction magazine www darkfictionmagazine co uk is pleased to announce the launch of a new service for fans of genre fiction beginning oct 31st halloween dark fiction magazine will be launching a monthly magazine of audio short stories this is a free service designed to promote genre short fiction to an audience of podcast and radio listeners a cross between an audio book an anthology and a podcast dark fiction magazine is designed to take the enjoyment of short genre fiction in a new and exciting direction dark fiction magazine publishes at least four short stories a month a mix of award winning shorts and brand new stories from both established genre authors and emerging writers each episode will have a monthly theme and feature complementary tales from the three main genres science fiction fantasy and horror co founder del lakin smith said i love reading short stories and with the increased uptake of mobile and portable devices this really is a growth area but like many i find i don t have as much time as i would like to read so i tend to listen to many podcasts on the go the idea of replacing my podcasts with high quality well performed audio short stories is something i find highly appealing so sharon and i set about making that a reality sharon ring co founder of dark fiction magazine said from technophobe to technophile in less than two years i spend a great deal of time working online to while away those hours i like to listen to podcasts and drink copious amounts of strong coffee now while i don t recommend you drink as much coffee as i i do recommend you check out what del and i have created we love podcasts we love genre fiction we built a site to bring the two together the theme of dark fiction magazine s first episode is the darkness descends and will feature four fantastical stories maybe then i ll fade away by joseph d lacey exclusive to dark fiction magazine pumpkin night by gary mcmahon do you see by sarah pinborough awarded the 2009 british fantasy society short story award perhaps the last by conrad williams lined up for future episodes are pat cadigan cory doctorow jon courtenay grimwood ramsey campbell rob shearman kim lakin smith ian whates lauren beukes mark morris adam nevill gareth l powell jeremy c shipp adam christopher and jennifer williams among others with a team of dedicated and passionate narrators a central recording facility and a love of genre dark fiction magazine delivers a truly outstanding aural experience dark fiction magazine will also be producing special editions with seasonal stories and topical issues competitions flash fiction episodes and novel excerpts each episode aims to shock and delight to horrify and confound as dark fiction magazine takes its listeners on an aural tour through the world of genre fiction dark fiction magazine is a collaborative project created and developed by del lakin smith and sharon ring for further information contact del or sharon at editorial darkfictionmagazine co uk posted by james at 19 25 no comments labels news tuesday 2 november 2010 conjour a new uk sff event uk genre fans are spoilt when it comes to conventions yet here s another event to add to the calendar a new one day convention called conj...