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Ian Watson RIP: another one of the greats gone (author news).
The science fiction world has dimmed a little this week with the passing of Ian Watson, a writer whose work never quite behaved…
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Jon Courtenay Grimwood heads back into fantasy with John Jarrold in tow (publishing news).
Some books arrive neatly pressed, polished and ready for market. Others spend twenty years rattling chains in the attic, refusing to die until…
February 2026
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Aces High: A Wild Cards Collection (book 31) edited by George RR Martin.
Another ‘Wild Cards’ book from TOR, when the Wild Cards Trust has moved to Random House Worlds? Under their Reactor Internet imprint, eleven…
December 2025
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Chemical Reaction in Space: Fiona Erskine Fires Up the John Jarrold Agency’s Engines (book news).
Right, gather round the plasma hearth, comrades of the speculative frontier. A new engineer has clanked onto the starship roster at John Jarrold…
September 2025
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Mia Dalia joins John Jarrold’s agency, bringing madness, islands, and perforated skies with her (book news).
Mia Dalia, the internationally published author with a taste for the fantastic, the thrilling, the scary, and the downright odd, has signed with…
March 2025
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A Canticle For Leibowitz: still radiating genius? (video).
If there’s one thing humanity loves almost as much as blowing itself up, it’s forgetting we ever did it and gleefully preparing for…
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TwoMorrows Publishing faces financial struggles following Diamond collapse (news).
TwoMorrows Publishing, the company behind a range of magazines and books dedicated to comics history, pop culture, and LEGO fandom, is facing significant…
January 2025
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Larry Niven: Ringworlds, Puppeteers, and the joy of indestructible Monomolecular Wires (interview).
There are few authors in science fiction who have managed to blend hard science with outright insanity quite as well as Larry Niven,…
December 2024
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A Truth Beyond Full – Book Launching: an article by Rosie Oliver.
The Novel Being Published! My novel, ‘A Truth Beyond Full,’ had been written, accepted by Elsewhen Press, edited, cover designed by Alex Storer,…
March 2024
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A Fire Upon the Depths of Imagination: RIP SF author Vernor Vinge (obituary).
In the tranquil realms of science fiction, where galaxies spin and ideas blaze brighter than stars, the departure of Vernor Vinge marks an…
February 2024
NewsScifi
Remembering Steve Miller: the author behind the Liaden Universe (news).
We’re all feeling a deep sense of loss in the science fiction community as we come to terms with the passing of Steve…
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Christopher Priest, author of 18 novels and science fiction stalwart, passes (news).
Christopher Priest, a British novelist celebrated for his profound contributions to the science fiction genre, has passed away at the age of 80.…