Giveaway (Updated!): The Entire Ancient Blades Trilogy by David Chandler
I don’t do giveaways often, so this is a super special post for all you reader types. Update: I now have three sets of the first two books in the trilogy for three lucky entrants! This means that two people will receive the first two books and one person will receive all three! Tell your friends! I’ve got one copy of Honor Among Thieves by David Chandler (book three in the Ancient Blades Trilogy) up for grabs for one luck U.S. reader. Entry is easy: Leave a comment or email me at arconna[at]yahoo[dot]com tell me one thing you like about fantasy novels. Your response need not be long (though more discussion is always welcome). Winners will be chosen at random at 12 PM EST on Dec. 9th, 2011 (that way the publisher can hopefully get the book to you before the end of the month). Here’s a little about the book to get your brain juices flowing: When allies become enemies, to whom can a clever thief turn? Armed with one of seven Ancient Blades, Malden was chosen by Fate to act as savior . . . and failed dismally. And now there is no stopping the barbarian hordes from invading and pillaging the kingdom of Skrae. Suddenly friends and former supporters alike covet the young hero’s magic while seeking his destruction—from the treacherous King and leaders of the City of Ness to the rogue knight Croy, who owes Malden his life. It will take more than Malden’s makeshift army of harlots and cutpurses to preserve a realm. Luckily the sorceress Cythera fights at his side, along with the ingenious, irascible dwarf Slag. And the wily thief still has a desperate and daring plan or two up his larcenous sleeve . . . The first two books in the series are in mass market paperback (available just about anywhere). If you don’t have the first two, you should get them for the holidays and enter anyway!
SandF Episode 6.3 (Torture Literature Meets Modelland by Tyra Banks) is Live!
Listen at your own risk. Discussing Modelland may cause inner ear infections, brain cancer, or leprosy. You have been warned… I don’t think I need to say anything more than this: the new episode involves my friend and I talking about one of the worst books ever released by a traditional publisher. That is all.
Zoo City by Lauren Beukes Sells Film Rights
I just broke the news over at The Skiffy and Fanty Show, but I figure you all should know about it too! Lauren Beukes, South African author of Moxyland and Zoo City, has sold the film rights to her Arthur C. Clarke winning novel, Zoo City to Helena Spring, a renowned South African filmmaker. Here’s an excerpt from the press release: Helena Spring, widely regarded as one of South Africa’s most accomplished motion picture producers, has just been awarded the highly sought-after film rights to Zoo City, the Sci-Fi thriller penned by South African author Lauren Beukes – who garnered the 2011 Arthur C. Clarke Award for best Science Fiction novel. In the wake of whopping sales figures, multiple awards and critical acclaim Beukes’ book generated fierce interest from numerous bidders in the entertainment industry, putting Spring alongside major US and UK producers eager to tell Beukes’ unique tale. And: Spring’s career in the entertainment industry spans nearly three decades, during which time she has produced over twenty motion pictures – including the first ever South African film to receive recognition at the Academy Awards®: Darrell Roodt’s Yesterday earned a Best Foreign Picture nomination in 2004. Spring, who has worked with some of the foremost filmmakers in the world – such as Paul Greengrass who helmed the box office smash hits The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum, and Academy Award® winner, Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech), will soon be putting the project out to a select party of directors, while Beukes has first look as screenwriter to adapt her novel for the screen. “Lauren is perfectly placed to do this. The characters are alive inside her,” says Spring. This is huge news! Congrats, Lauren! You can read my review of Zoo City here and the Skiffy and Fanty interview with Lauren here.