It's been a while since I've had a science fiction or fantasy specific event which I've been able to bring to your attention and then two come along at once (more on the second one when the details are ironed out - but its a doozy!).
First off is a signing with award winning Richard Morgan, signing in store on October 19th at 12.30pm:
Remember The Steel Remains? We read it wa-ay back in October 2009 so I don't blame you if you're a bit hazy, indeed many of you weren't even with us so long ago. Anyway, go read it if you haven't already - it's a brilliantly dark, gritty fantasy that sits on the boundary between science fiction and fantasy inspired by stuff like Moorcock's Elric and the Howard Conan stories (not the naff film...).
Richard made a name for himself with hard hitting, excitingly dark science fiction such as the Takeshi Kovacs books (Altered Carbon, Broken Angels, and Woken Furies) and his Arthur C. Clarke award winning Black Man, before moving over to Fantasy and writing the utterly superb and gritty The Steel Remains in 2008.
His new novel, The Cold Commands continues the adventures begun in The Steel Remains and is a hotly anticipated addition to the genre. If you're a fan of George R. R. Martin's brand of fantasy, or Joe Abercrombie, then you'll absolutely love these books.
Richard has also written graphic novels, such as Black Widow: Homecoming, and was lead writer for the blockbuster videogame Crysis 2.
So don't miss this opportunity to meet one of the top names in science fiction and fantasy, come along and get some books signed!
See also - the official Richard Morgan website
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If you can't make the signing please contact the store and we can arrange for a reservation to be made and your book to be signed in absentia.
Official Facebook event <-- invite your friends!
GREAT post & wish I could come! I'll definitely check your club out if & when I make it back to Earth. Cheers, huzzah & stay salty my friend!
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