The Hugo Awards, presented annually since 1955 and voted upon by the members of the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), are the most prestigious awards in the science fiction and fantasy fields.
This year's ballot includes many familiar faces. Pre-eminent among them must be . Martin has been nominated for the previous two volumes of his series A Song of Ice and Fire, and with the popularity of the HBO series based upon his work, this could be his year to win.
But it will be hard to discount , who won the Hugo for his novel The City and the City in 2010 or , a nominee in 2011 for Feed. Both Miéville's Embassytown and Among Others have previously been shortlisted for the SFWA's Nebula Award for best novel. Jo Walton is the sole Canadian on the novel shortlist. This is her first Hugo Award nomination.
Best Novel
- Among Others by
- A Dance With Dragons by
- Deadline by
- Embassytown by
- Leviathan Wakes by
A complete list of nominees in all categories may be found here.
Categories: Awards, SciFi & Fantasy
Even before I was a bookseller, a new novel meant one thing: "read on sight". It never mattered to me what the plot or premise was, as I was confident that Moore's madcap writing would leave me both satisfied with my current read and complaining bitterly about having to wait for his next literary romp.
Well, the wait is over. Sacré Bleu is here.
Who was the the crooked little "color man" Vincent Van Gogh had claimed was stalking him across France? Why had the painter become deathly afraid of certain shade of blue? Van Gogh's friends, baker-turned-painter Lucien Lessard and bon vivant Henri Toulouse-Lautrec vow to discover the truth of the artist's untimely death.
If there's anyone I would trust to lead me on a surreal, brothel-crawl deep into the art world of nineteenth century Paris it's the author of Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal.
Categories: Staff Pick, SciFi & Fantasy, Literature, Book of the Day
Want to know a secret?
Winnipeg is home to one of the Urban Fantasy genre's rising stars: . Recently profiled on CBC's Manitoba Scene, Dean's debut novel features bounty hunter Secret McQueen; half werewolf, half vampire and all trouble.
With its enticing warning: This book contains a sarcastic, kick-ass bounty hunter; a metaphysical love triangle with two sexy werewolves; a demanding vampire council; and a spicy seasoning of sex and violence Secret McQueen won't stay secret for long.
Join Sierra Dean to celebrate the launch of Something Secret This Way Comes, tonight at Grant Park, April 3rd at 7pm.
Categories: Staff Pick, SciFi & Fantasy, New Releases, Book of the Day
ChiZine Publications was kind enough to donate five signed copies of their chapbook The Seven Djinni by , and , the authors of The Steel Seraglio.
In The Steel Seraglio, the Seven Djinni are described as "the axle on which the world turns" and can alter reality for their supplicants (though never in the way one might think). In my interview with the Careys, I asked the authors what they might ask of the Djinni. If you'd like to be entered to win a copy of The Seven Djinni leave us a comment, a tweet or email me (chadwick [at]grant.mcnallyrobinson.ca) with what you'd ask of the Djinni and at which of our two locations you'd like to claim your prize.
(No purchase necessary. One entry per customer. In-store pickup only. Only Canadian residents eligible to enter.) Categories: SciFi & Fantasy, Contests and Giveaways
Yesterday, it finally happened - the day we've all been waiting for. The Hunger Games, the first theatrical instalment of best-selling trilogy, is now playing at a theatre near you.
The Hunger Games is one of those books that grabs you by the collar and won't let you go until you reach the end (I spent most of an afternoon in my pyjamas in my bed, unwilling to get dressed because I NEEDED to know how it ended; see my original review here). Yes, it's violent - and Collins has few qualms killing off characters - but what is so important about these novels is that they deal with the consequences of this violence - and the consequences of the things you do in order to survive.
I've been selling this series since it first came out, and I'm thrilled that it's become so big.
I leave you with the trailer:
May the odds be ever in your favour.
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