The British Fantasy Society Forum

[GLPowell]

Greetings.

I'm a regular contributor to Interzone. My stories have appeared all over the world and been translated into seven languages, and my story "Ack-Ack Macaque" won the Interzone Readers' Poll for 2007.

My first collection, The Last Reef, was published by Elastic Press in 2008, and Pendragon Press are publishing my first novel, Silversands, in April 2010 (see the Pendragon Press thread).

I live in the West Country with my wife and daughters, and can be found online at: www.garethlpowell.com

[Aliette de Bodard]

And you have a story in the Solaris anthology "Shine"
Hi Gareth *waves*

[Andrew Hook]

And for those who were unaware, The Last Reef is also available as an audio book: http://www.audible.co.uk/aduk/site/product.jsp?p=BK_ACTN_000003UK&BV_SessionID=@@@@2107488691.1268344717@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccckadejldhkfeecefecekjdfikdfij.0

Good to see you here Gareth, looking forward to reading Silversands.

[GLPowell]

Thanks Aliette and Andrew.

Of course, the big news at the moment is the release of my novel, Silversands. Copies of the hardback will be available from the TTA press stand at Odyssey, and there will be a launch event in Bristol on 24 April. Hop on over to my website for the full details.

[GLPowell]

Oh, and as well as a story in Shine, I also have one in Conflicts from Newcon Press, edited by Ian Whates.

Links:

• Shine - http://www.solarisbooks.com/titles/title_details/shine_an_anthology_of_optimistic_sf?PHPSESSID=88diou3757isqh3fj49vb7s2v4
• Conflicts - http://newconpress.co.uk/BookDetail/tabid/57/ProdID/17/RtnTab/70/PageIndex/1/CatID/-1/Default.aspx

[allybird]

Just starting a thread up for an American author who asked me to and saw you here. Welcome to the board 

[GLPowell]

Thanks Ally, glad to be here.

 

[ColinHarvey]

Hi Gareth,

Good to see you here.

Colin

[GLPowell]

Thanks Colin, good to see you here too.

[allybird]

SILVERSANDS



“In an age where interstellar travel is dangerous and unpredictable, and no-one knows exactly where they’ll end up, Avril Bradley is a Communications Officer aboard a ship sent to re-contact as many lost souls as possible. But a mysterious explosion strands her in a world of political intrigue, espionage and subterfuge; a world of retired cops, digital ghosts and corporate assassins – all fighting for possession of vital computer data that has lain hidden for almost a century. . .”

Cover image by: Vincent Chong

[Reamer]

Hi Gareth,

Looking forward to seeing you at Heathrow.

Sharon

[GLPowell]

Thanks Sharon, I'm looking forward to it too. It should be a good weekend.

[GLPowell]

The first hardbacked copies of my novel should be delivered from the printer tomorrow, and will be on sale at Eastercon in two weeks' time, available to buy from the TTA Press stall in the dealers' room.

Or you can always get it from Amazon, of course.

 

In other news: if you're on Twitter, you can find me here: http://twitter.com/garethlpowell

[ColinHarvey]

hardbacked? Oooooh.....

[GLPowell]

Final preparations underway for Eastercon.

At the moment, my schedule appears thus:

    * Friday 6pm -  Conflicts anthology book launch (NewCon Press)
    * Saturday 12pm – Autograph session
    * Saturday 6pm – Shine anthology book launch (Solaris)

I have stories in both the Conflicts and Shine anthologies, and at the autograph session (which will feature several authors besides myself), I will be signing copies of my short story collection The Last Reef and my new novel, Silversands.

If you're planning to attend this year, please come and say hello.