The nominations for the annual Scribe Award have been announced, and I'm very pleased to see Star Wars:The Force Unleashed II on the list. Presented by the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers, the awards acknowledge excellence in the field of licensed tie-ins--novels based on TV, movies and games--and I'm absolutely chuffed to have ( Read more... )

(Castle of the Zombies and Planet of the Cyborgs are out now. Curse of the Vampire and Invasion of the Freaks are due in the new year.)


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From a review of the most excellent 50 Voices of Disbelief: Why We Are Atheists:

"The whole project probably reaches its reductio ad absurdum when the science-fiction writer Sean Williams explains that he learned to reject supernaturalism in large part from having grown up watching Doctor Who."
 Personally, I take that as a compliment.

Also, I am sure ( Read more... )

The Grand Conjunction continues to be treated very kindly.

Not Free SF:
"Resexed rising redux. ... A complex and psychologically dense work. Some of Williams' space operatic counterparts could probably take a lesson or two in bloat trimming from this gentleman." (Ouch!)

HorrorScope:
"...a vast, many chambered volume that actually manages to surpass its ( Read more... )

Thank you, Simon A of Bookgeek, for this awesome line:

"breathless space combat and desperate gambits...a truly jaw-dropping piece of SF extrapolation and large-scale thinking"

But the review is a masterpiece in and of itself, and a touching lament to Imre Bergamasc. Farewell indeed. I'm going to miss the old gal.

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One quick thing before I go.  Gary of Concept Sci-fi has given me my second review of The Grand Conjunction, and it's as exciting as the first.  Not just for lines like "epic space scenes spanning portions of time that the mind can barely comprehend" and "the words just seem to flow so easily that you're halfway through the book before you even ( Read more... )

Congrats to everyone nominated for a Ditmar!  I'm honoured to be one of them, for Earth Ascendant in the Best Novel category.  If you're going to be in Adelaide for the natcon, you can expect a huge celebration.  That's what it's all about, isn't it?

Also, the first review of The Grand Conjunction has hit the screens, thanks to Liviu Suciu at ( Read more... )

Kim Wilkins wrote a very important paper last year* on the treatment of fantasy literature in mainstream media, which I'll be nominating for the Atheling this year. I urge you to do the same. If you haven't read it, click here for a PDF. Here's the summary:

"Australian fantasy fiction is a highly successful field of Australian writing both ( Read more... )

The UK cover of The Grand Conjunction has been out for a while, but for some reason I forgot to post it here. Not for any reason; I'm just forgetful. Here it is in all its glory:


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Gary Reynolds has revamped his already awesome Concept Sci-Fi site, in the process making Earth Ascendant the book of the month for December. He also reviewed it, saying nice things like: "Earth Ascendant is one of the best space opera releases of 2008. It is well-written, enjoyable and leaves you wanting to find out what happens next! Roll on ( Read more... )