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Kort & Krachtig!

April 29, 2009 in Interviews, Reviews, Short Stories, Translations by Brian | No comments

I happen to know that a handful (albeit the kind of handful that might be contained in a Lilliputian hand) of Dutch folk have been known to pay an occasional visit to this blog. Hello Netherlanders! Because we’re all about total service at this establishment, here’s something just for you – and, I suppose, for anyone else with truly l33t language skillz – a Q&A (or K&K as it’s apparently called over there) I did for a big Dutch book website: Ezzulia.

A whole load of other interesting people have also been interviewed there - at least I know some of them are usually interesting; whether they’re interesting or not in this particular case, I can’t be sure, since I don’t read Dutch. Heck, I can’t even be sure I was interesting, but there I am, chatting merrily away in a foreign language.

And in case anyone missed it in the comments on the previous post, first review has showed up for the previously mentioned Rage of the Behemoth anthology, over at the jolly good Grasping for the Wind blog. Modesty prevents me from pointing out which of the stories gets the biggest thumbs up. No, really. It does. Big bully, that modesty stuff.

Interview with the Wolf

December 1, 2008 in Interviews by Brian | No comments

I’ve been doing that interview thing again, this time over at Dark Wolf’s Fantasy Reviews.

Three Quick Things

September 11, 2008 in Interviews, Movies, Podcasts, TV by Brian | No comments

World’s briefest interview! In terms of the number of questions asked, at least; not in terms of my answer. While you’re at that site, check out the huge library of links to online reviews of fantasy novels in the sidebar. Very handy if you’re wondering what to buy next.

I’ve got to admit I’m not a big fan of Torchwood. Not even a small fan, really, though I kept watching the occasional episode in the vain hope of falling in love with it. But I quite like this idea: a special radio episode to mark the switching on of CERN’s now famous Large Hadron Collider. You can download the mp3 of it here, but only for the next five days or so. It’s not remotely enough to turn me into a fan, but it does make me wonder: might I actually have liked it more if Torchwood was a radio series instead of on TV? On this evidence, I think there are ways it benefits – or could benefit – from the different constraints and opportunities of the audio medium. And from having to comply with the requirements of a pre-watershed broadcast slot, for that matter.

And this is my idea of a top quality movie trailer: Quantum of Solace. I’m looking forward to this more than I’ve looked forward to a Bond movie in … well, ever. Although there were a few doubting voices when he was first cast, Daniel Craig now looks – to me, anyway – as though he was born to play the role. The tuxedo fits.

Bookgeeked

August 25, 2008 in Interviews by Brian | No comments

A variation on the standard interview: the Bookgeeks put me, Alastair Reynolds, Jeff Somers and Jaine Fenn together in a virtual room, asked us questions and then cruelly forced us to comment on each other’s answers. The topics under discussion are maps, cover art, illustration, that kind of thing. The results can be seen here.

Interview Encore

June 27, 2008 in Interviews by Brian | No comments

It’s a double dose of interview action this week, as I have also been answering questions over at the website of fellow Orbit author Jennifer Rardin (author of the Jaz Parks series, which involves the CIA, assassins, vampires, demons, witches and – in a future instalment – Scotland. Excellent location choice there, Jen.) It’s a fun little number, covering such never-before discussed topics as why I think Aeglyss might enjoy talking to dogs, and which planet I’d like to visit.

1x Interview, 1x Giveaway

June 25, 2008 in Facebook, Interviews, Signing by Brian | No comments

I’ve been interviewed at mighty length over at A Dribble of Ink. Go have a look, if you like.

Plus, we’re now in the final week of the great big Bloodheir giveaway on Facebook. Three lucky winners have already been picked out of the hat (actually, rumour has it they’re being selected using an old set of D&D dice, but I don’t know how credible such rumours are …). One more chance to win, this Friday, so if you like the idea of getting your hands on a signed, dedicated hardback of Bloodheir, go sign up as a fan at the Winterbirth page on Facebook. You’ve got to be in it to win it. Or something like that.

Interview with the Maniac and Other Stuff

May 2, 2008 in Interviews, Reviews, Winterbirth by Brian | No comments

In honour of the release of Winterbirth as a US mass market paperback, I have been interviewed over at mania.com. There’s also a review up over there, which is generous enough in its praise to make me blush (you can’t see me, but I’m blushing. Really).

Seems a bit self-indulgent to take up blog space just for that (I know, someone with a blog suddenly starts worrying about being self-indulgent. Imagine that. Next up: a politician admitting they have no clue whatsoever how to solve a problem). Anyway, since I’m here, a handful of other webby things:

The Abominable Charles Christopher. A web comic by Karl Kerschl. I enjoy it. Nicely drawn.

The Orbit Page on Facebook. You can now become a fan of an entire publishing imprint. It has cover galleries of upcoming books, news on author events etc. etc.

Golden Age Comic Book Stories. Is a torrential cornucopia of great art, not remotely limited to comic books. I was going to try and pick some favourites to link to, but it’s pretty much all good.

British Fantasy Society Short Story Competition. For the aspiring authors out there, a chance to flex your genre muscles.

Another Spin of the Interview-Go-Round

November 10, 2007 in Interviews by Brian | No comments

I’ve been interviewed over at the Grasping for the Wind blog. Includes some mutterings about free will and prophecy in fantasy, an explanation of why Taim Narran is one of my favourite characters in the trilogy, and some vague hints about what’s to come in Bloodheir.

Multi-Author Interview Action plus a German Book

October 31, 2007 in Interviews, Translations by Brian | No comments

Jeff VanderMeer, author of some rather fine books himself, interviewed a whole bunch (well, four anyway) of more or less new fantasy authors for the Amazon book blog: me, Joe Abercrombie, Karen Miller and Brandon Sanderson. So that’s four sets of answers for the price of one. Part One of the interview, and Part Two. Plus, as an added extra, the out-takes.

In other news, it looks like the German edition of Winterbirth is gradually emerging into the daylight: if a certain well-known online translation engine can be relied upon, Amazon.de seems to be saying it’s in stock, at least. That doesn’t necessarily mean it’s out there in Germany’s bookstores just yet (although it might be – any info from German informants very gratefully received!), but it should be imminent.

One Interview, Two Reviews, Six Free Books

September 12, 2007 in Interviews, Reviews by Brian | No comments

It never occurred to me, when idly dreaming of one day being a writer, that it would entail answering questions about haggis and Edinburgh pubs. Funny how things turn out.

Mister Roy, the very same marketing professional I mentioned in the last post, has been talking about Winterbirth again, only this time it’s a plain old review rather than a dissection of the ‘to buy or not to buy’ decision-making process.

The rather fine Fantasy Book Critic blog also has a review of Winterbirth up. Earth-crumblingly important and fascinating as that is, even I’m prepared to admit that another item on the blog might be of even more interest: an outrageously generous book giveaway where you (so long as you’re a North American resident) can win no less than six books from the Orbit US launch line-up.

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