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Canadian Robert J. Sawyer Wins China's Top SF Honour by Chadwick Ginther - Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 at 2:23pm Science fiction author, Robert J. Sawyer, has won China's top science fiction award, The Galaxy Prize, in the category "Most Popular Foreign Author of the Year".

Coverage of the the award has been extensive, the Globe and Mail interviewed Sawyer, as did CBC.

In addition to his fiction, Robert Sawyer also writes a popular "how-to-write" column for China's Science Fiction World magazine.

Sawyer, has long been a friend of McNally Robinson Booksellers, and we couldn't be happier for him. Congratulations Rob!

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Rollback - hardcover
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End of an Era - trade paperback
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Factoring Humanity - trade paperback
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Foreigner: Book Three of the Quintaglio Ascension - Trade Paperback
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Fossil Hunter: Book Two of the Quintaglio Ascension - trade paperback
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Flashforward - mass market paperback
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A scientific experiment begins, and as the button is pressed, the unexpected occurs: everyone in the world goes to sleep for a few moments while everyone's consciousness is catapulted mo...

 

Frameshift - trade paperback
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Hominids: The Neanderthal Parallax, Book One - mass market paperback
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Humans: The Neanderthal Parallax, Book Two - mass market paperback
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Hybrids: The Neanderthal Parallax, Book Three - mass market paperback
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