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Among Others is a Nebula Award Finalist for Best Novel

by Siobhan
Fiction + Science Fiction and Fantasy / February 23, 2012

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) have announced the finalists for this year's Nebula Awards, the Ray Bradbury Award, and the Andre Norton Award.

Congratulations to Tor Books' Jo Walton for being one of the finalists for Best Novel for her book, Among Others! The novel is already a big favourite among the staff here at Raincoast.

If you're in Toronto, you'll have a chance to meet Jo Walton at her event at Bakka Phoenix Books this Saturday, February 25th.

View the full list of Nebula Award finalists on Tor.com.

Sisterhood of Dune Vancouver Launch

by Dan
Events + Fiction + Science Fiction and Fantasy / January 09, 2012

Join author Brian Herbert at the launch of his new novel The Sisterhood of Dune — the latest book in the international bestselling Dune series — at 2pm on Sunday January 15th (THIS SUNDAY!!) at Chapters Metrotown in Burnaby. 

Brian Herbert, Sisterhood of Dune
January 15th at 2pm
Chapters Metrotown
Metropolis, Metrotown 4700 Kingsway
Burnaby, British Columbia
V5H 4M1
Tel: 604-431-0463
 

The Wrath of Con!

by Dan
Fiction + Humour / May 18, 2010

From Quirk Books, the people who brought you Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, and Dawn of the Dreadfuls, comes sci-fi/zombie/comedy/adventure Night of the Living Trekkies!

Following a group of rag-tag Trekkies getting together for the fifth annual GulfCon (billed as the “largest Starfleet Convention in the western Gulf Coast region”), our heroes (armed only with prop phasers) soon find themselves defending their hotel and convention centre against hordes of flesh-eating undead!

The book is packed with hundreds of gags referencing Star Trek, Star Wars, comic books, and fan conventions. According to our friends at Quirk, it reads like the strange lovechild of Galaxy Quest and Dawn of the Dead."

Oh yes.  

Night of the Living Trekkies will be available from Raincoast this fall. But in the meantime you can find out more information about the book on Facebook.

(Night of the Living Trekkies is an original work of parody and is not officially sponsored by, affiliated with, or endorsed by the owners of the Star Trek®) brand.)