Monthly Archives: February 2008

Well, guys, as you might know stories from Eclipse One are starting to show up on awards ballots.  Andy Duncan’s stunning anthology opener “Unique Chicken Goes in Reverse” is up for the Nebula, while Garth Nix’s very funny “Bad Luck, Trouble, Death and Vampire Sex” is on the final Ditmar ballot. So that everyone has … Continue reading »

Well, the final ballot for the Nebula Awards is out, and Andy Duncan’s “Unique Chicken Goes in Reverse” from Eclipse One is on it! I could not be happier. Stories from the book are being reprinted in year’s bests and are showing up on awards ballots.  It’s been a real success, and this is some … Continue reading »

Just before Christmas there’s a new James Blaylock novel AND Small Beer are doing a cool Joan Aiken collection. I was sitting at my desk in a real funk, and both of those pieces of news made me feel immeasurably better. It’s been 11 years, I think, since Blaylock’s last novel and now comes Knights … Continue reading »

…has not been a fun day. Stupid work problems combine with frustrating family ones. Jessica (age 7) was supposed to have an EEG today. She was kept up till 11pm last night, then kicked out of bed at 5am so that she would be sleepy enough to give a sleeping EEG to. She didn’t comply. … Continue reading »

The administrators for the 2008 Australian National Science Fiction Achievement ‘Ditmar’ Awards have released the final ballot for this year’s awards, and I’m delighted to say that I’ve been fortunate enough to be nominated in several categories. The New Space Opera has been nominated for Best Collected Work and the introduction has been nominated for … Continue reading »