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Arise, Sir Terry Pratchett!
Comedy fantasy author Terry Pratchett received a knighthood in the UK's New Year's honours list.
Colfer to write 'Hitchhiker's' sequel
Children's comedy/fantasy author Eoin Colfer has been chosen to write a sixth book in the cult favourite 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' series, by the late Douglas Adams.
Race and racism in fantasy fiction
This blog post from PW tackles the interesting topic of whether questions of race and racism are addressed in fantasy fiction, or hidden by 'speciesism' in sci-fi.
'Horror the new fantasy' at Bologna
Horror titles are a bit hit at this year's Bologna Children's Book Fair, the Bookseller reports
Free download doesn't satisfy fans
HarperCollins US has placed Neil Gaiman's classic fantasy novel American Gods online as a free download, but genre fans aren't happy with the format and think that HC 'just don't get e-books.'...
Ender's Game game on the cards
A computer game based on Orson Scott Card's bestselling sci-fi series 'Ender's Game' is reportedly in development.
Aurealis winners
The winners of the 2007 Aurealis Awards for speculative fiction have been announced. ‘The field was of a particularly high standard this year, indicative of the increasing quality of...
Pratchett has Alzheimer's
Bestselling fantasy/comedy writer Terry Pratchett has announced that he is suffering from a form of Alzheimer's Disease.
Orbit/QWC speculative fiction manuscript development program
Following last year's announcement that Hachette's speculative fiction imprint Orbit was setting up an Australian division, Orbit and the Queensland Writers' Centre have announced a manuscript develop...
Robert Jordan fantasy series to be completed
Brandon Sanderson has been chosen as the author who will complete the final book in the late Robert Jordan's epic fantasy series 'Wheels of Time'.
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