Deathstroke's Book Notes Update Thread

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Here's the synopsis of the upcoming John Sandford novel Dead Watch. The Link

The new Harlan Coben book Promise Me will be out in hardcover on April 25th, 2006.


The fifth book in the Dhampir series by Barb and JC Hendee will be out in hardcover in January 2007. The title is set to be Rebel Fay.

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The noted science fiction writer Octavia Butler has died.

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The noted science fiction writer Octavia Butler has died.

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Here's another link:SFWA article:

http://www.sfwa.org/news/2006/obutler.htm and this one:http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/books/...robit26ww.html

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Cinescape magazine has folded.

Alternate magazines are being sent to fulfill subscriptions. I ended up getting Sci Fi magazine.

[Sabrina_Fried]

Deathstroke: Would you by chance have a link for the demise of Cinescape? I know some peoplel who use to write there who would love to hear that news.

Sabrina

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Deathstroke: Would you by chance have a link for the demise of Cinescape? I know some peoplel who use to write there who would love to hear that news.

Sabrina

I don't have a link, I just got a letter with the new magazine I got to replace my subscription to Cinescape. The website is still active, but I can't find any mention that the magazine has folded on it.

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Science Fiction writer Ronald Anthony Cross has died at the age of 68.
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Author John R. Gardiner has died at the age of 61.

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There is a report that there will be four different Black Sabbath biographies published this year.

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[Karl J. Barnes]

The science fiction writing community has joined with several publishing houses to create the Octavia Butler Memorial Scholarship Fund to honor the internationally acclaimed African American science fiction writer who died last month.

Three publishers, Warner Books, Seven Stories Press and Beacon Press along with the Science Fiction Hall of Fame and Museum have joined forces to establish the fund. The scholarships will allow a minority writer to attend one of the Clarion writers workshops where Butler got her start.

The first scholarship will be awarded in 2007. The fund will be administered by the Carl Brandon Society, an organization founded to support the representation of the issues of race, ethnicity and culture in the science fiction, horror and fantasy genres.

"Octavia Butler has been a beacon for thousands of us," said novelist Walter Mosley. "This award will continue her legacy making sure that others will find their way to harbor."

Tax deductible donations should be made payable to The Carl Brandon Society. Donations should note that they are for The Octavia E. Butler Memorial Scholarship Fund and can be sent to: The Carl Brandon Society; P.O. Box 23336, Seattle, WA, 98102


This article originally appeared in the March 23, 2006 issue of PW Daily.

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Amazing Stories and Undefeated magazines will be ceasing publishing.



NOW UPDATED with the link!

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The author of "Solaris", Stanislaw Lem, has died at the age of 84.
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Author David Feintuch, who wrote the Nicholas Seafort "Hope" series has died at the age of 61.

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I received the first four Hope novels as a Xmas gift a few years back from my uncle. I read them and found them to be quite enjoyable surprisingly enough.

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Irish author John McGahern died on March 30th at the age of 71 from cancer.

He wrote 6 novels, 4 short story collections, and the nonfiction "Memoir."

The Dark from 1965 was banned in Ireland and denounced as pornographic. McGahern ws forced to quit his job teaching due to the book.

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Jennifer Roberson (The Chronicles of the Cheysuli, the Tiger & Del novels) talks about her upcoming new fantasy series Karavans here.