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Book Giveaway! The Sword Falls by A. J. Smith
Hey, look! A book giveaway! It’s been awhile hasn’t it? Well, as long as we’re bringing it back we might as well make it a good one.
This contest comes courtesy of Head of Zeus to promote the May 1st publication of The Sword Falls, book 2 of A. J. Smith’s Form & Void series. Of course it can sometimes be hard promoting the second book in a series so we’re giving away book 1 as well. Five copies of both books!
To enter, all you have to do is re-tweet this tweet:
Retweet for your chance to win! For details click https://t.co/fTfI9cKgOw. USA entries only. @Smith23AJ, @HoZ_Books, pic.twitter.com/yeLJT7MS84
— WorldsWithoutEnd (@WWEnd) April 30, 2021
…or comment here in the blog. Do both and double your chances! It’s about as easy as we can make it. We’ll have a random drawing from our re-tweeter pool and announce the winners next Friday, May 7, so tweet away and don’t forget to check back to see if you’ve won! Please note: This is a USA only contest. Unfortunately, we cannot mail the prizes internationally.
The Glass Breaks
by A. J. Smith
Seventeen-year-old Duncan Greenfire is alive.
Three hours ago, he was chained to the rocks and submerged as the incoming tide washed over his head. Now the waters are receding and Duncan’s continued survival has completed his initiation as a Sea Wolf.
It is the 167th year of the Dark Age. The Sea Wolves and their Eastron kin can break the glass and step into the void, slipping from the real world and reappearing wherever they wish. Wielding their power, they conquered the native Pure Ones and established their own Kingdom.
The Sea Wolves glory in piracy and slaughter. Their rule is absolute, but young Duncan Greenfire and duelist Adeline Brand will discover a conspiracy to end their dominion, a conspiracy to shatter the glass that separates the worlds of Form and Void and unleash a primeval chaos across the world.
The Sword Falls
by A. J. Smith
A MAN OF THE DAWN CLAW WILL BE THE ALWAYS KING.
It will ever be so. They will always rule… but they will not always lead.
Prince Oliver Dawn Claw, heir to the Kingdom of the Four Claws, is thrust into a world he doesn’t understand as he waits for his father to die. Away from home, with few allies – and too many enemies – he faces a new and otherworldly threat from beneath the sea. Alliances break and masks fall, as the Dark Brethren reveal their true master.
Meanwhile, Adeline Brand – called the Alpha Wolf – refuses to wait, and becomes the edge of the sword that swings back at the Dreaming God. Assembling allies and crushing resistance, she enters a fight she doesn’t know if she can win, as the sea begins to rise.
What people are saying:
“Best described as George R.R. Martin meets H.P. Lovecraft, The Glass Breaks is a fine example of British fantasy writing at its most entertaining” — Guardian
“An epic feat of world-building from one of British fantasy’s most innovative voices” — Bookseller
“Interesting and enticing, deftly sidesteps fantasy cliché and thrusts you towards the next installment” — SFX
George R. R. Martin meets H. P. Lovecraft? Sounds like a winner to me. What do you think?
2021 Hugo Award Finalists
The 2021 Hugo Award finalists have been announced. The noms in the Best Novel category are:
- Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (Bloomsbury US; Bloomsbury UK)
- The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
- The Relentless Moon by Mary Robinette Kowal (Tor; Solaris)
- Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (Tor.com)
- Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse (Saga; Solaris)
- Network Effect by Martha Wells (Tor.com)
See the full list of noms in all categories on the Locus website.
Our congrats to all the finalists. What do you think of this crop of books? Any favorites in the list?
2020 Aurealis Awards Finalists
The finalists for the 2020 Aurealis Awards have been announced. The nominees in the SF, Fantasy, and Horror novel categories are:
- Ghost Species by James Bradley (Penguin Random House)
- Aurora Burning by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff (Allen & Unwin)
- Fauna by Donna Mazza (Allen & Unwin)
- The Animals in That Country by Laura Jean McKay (Scribe)
- The Mother Fault by Kate Mildenhall (Simon & Schuster Australia)
- Repo Virtual by Corey J. White (Tordotcom)
- Hollow Empire by Sam Hawke (Transworld)
- Monstrous Heart by Claire McKenna (HarperCollins)
- The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix (Allen & Unwin)
- The Vanishing Deep by Astrid Scholte (Allen & Unwin)
- Conquist by Dirk Strasser (Chimaera)
- The Ninth Sorceress by Bonnie Wynne (Talem)
- Soul Survivor by Daniel de Lorne (Scarlo)
- An Enigma in Silver by Simon Haynes (Bowman)
- None Shall Sleep by Ellie Marney (Allen & Unwin)
- Monstrous Heart by Claire McKenna (Harper Voyager)
- Gutterbreed by Marty Young (Eclectic Trio)
See the official press release for the all the nominees in all categories.
Winners will be announced at the Aurealis Awards ceremony in Melbourne or perhaps online.
2020 BSFA Award Winner
The British Science Fiction Association has announced the winners of the BSFA Awards for works published in 2019.
In the Best Novel category the winner is The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin (Orbit). Our congrats to N.K. Jemisin and all the nominees:
- Threading the Labyrinth by Tiffani Angus (Unsung Stories)
- Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (Bloomsbury)
- The Sunken Land Begins to Rise Again by M. John Harrison (Gollancz)
- Light of Impossible Stars by Gareth L. Powell (Titan Books)
- The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson (Orbit)
- Club Ded by Nikhil Singh (Luna Press)
- The Doors of Eden by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Tor)
- Comet Weather by Liz Williams (Newcon Press)
- Water Must Fall by Nick Wood (Newcon Press)
See the lists for all categories over on Locus. What do you think of this result?
2021 Philip K. Dick Award Winner
The winner of the 2021 Philip K. Dick Award for distinguished original science fiction paperback published for the first time during 2020 in the U.S.A. is:
Road Out Of Winter by Alison Stine
Special Citation was awarded to The Book Of Koli by M. R. Carey
The PKD Award was presented in an online ceremony on April 2, 2021 at Norwescon 43. Our congrats to the winners and all the nominees.
- Bone Silence by Alastair Reynolds
- Dance On Saturday by Elwin Cotman
- The Doors Of Eden by Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Failed State by Christopher Brown
