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ABOUT THE STORE : EVENTS
Check the bottom of this page for our google calendar with all upcoming events.
GENERAL EVENTSChina Mieville, THE CITY AND THE CITY (Del Rey, Hardcover, $26.00), DROP-BY SIGNING ONLY, Monday, June 8th at 4:00 pm -
We are simply delighted to be able to welcome China Mieville to
Borderlands. This is a brief, informal signing, not a reading, but
still a great chance to meet this incredible author, get your books
signed, and learn about his brand-new novel THE CITY AND THE CITY,
which Mieville calls a sort-of "'triangulation' of eastern European
novels, hard-boiled crime fiction and fantasy." We can hardly wait!
Read some of China's thoughts about the book, from the Socialist Worker
UK here: <http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=17861>.
Seth Grahame-Smith, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES (Quirk Books, Trade Paperback, $12.95), Tuesday, June 9th at 7:00 pm -
The classic regency romance -- now with ultra-violent zombie action!
Borderlands is delighted to host Seth Grahame-Smith, who, in
cooperation with Jane Austen, presents this mash-up zombie masterpiece
for your perusal. Fiesty young Elizabeth Bennet is determined to wipe
out the zombie menace plaguing the quiet village of Meryton, but she's
soon distracted by the arrival of the haughty and arrogant Mr. Darcy.
Can Elizabeth vanquish the flesh-eating undead? And overcome the social
prejudices of the class-conscious landed gentry? Find out at
Borderlands on June 9th!
Free Movies from SF in SF at the Variety Preview Room in the
Hobart Building, 582 Market Street: "The Quiet Earth" and "On the
Beach", Wednesday, June 10th at 7:00 pm - It's Apocalypse
Night for SF in SF films! Free movies! Free popcorn! Cash bar! Bar
proceeds and tips benefits Variety Children's Charity. Doors at 6:30,
first movie starts at 7:00 pm
Marie Brennan, IN ASHES LIE (Orbit, Trade Paperback, $14.99), Saturday, June 13th at 1:00 pm -
We're pleased to welcome Marie Brennan to the store for a reading!
From Marie's site:"The year is 1666. The King and Parliament vie for
power, fighting one another with politics and armies alike. Below, the
faerie court has enemies of its own. The old ways are breaking down,
and no one knows what will rise in their place. But now, a greater
threat has come, one that could destroy everything. In the house of a
sleeping baker, a spark leaps free of the oven -- and ignites a blaze
that will burn London to the ground. While the humans struggle to halt
the conflagration that is devouring the city street by street, the fae
pit themselves against a less tangible foe: the spirit of the fire
itself, powerful enough to annihilate everything in its path. Mortal
and fae will have to lay aside the differences that divide them, and
fight together for the survival of London itself . . ." You can read an
excerpt from the novel here: <http://www.swantower.com/marie/novels/onyx/fire/prologue.html>
David J. WIlliams, BURNING SKIES (Bantam Spectra, Trade Paperback, $15.00), Saturday, June 13th at 3:00 pm -
David J. Williams' site offers us the following glimpse into his
personality: "Descended from Australian convicts, David J. Williams
nonetheless managed to be born in Hertfordshire, England, and
subsequently moved to Washington D.C. just in time for Nixon's
impeachment. Graduating from Yale with a degree in history some time
later, he narrowly escaped the life of a graduate student and ended up
doing time in Corporate America, which drove him so crazy he started
moonlighting on video games and (as he got even crazier) novels. THE
MIRRORED HEAVENS was written over six years, and sold to Bantam Spectra
in the summer of 2007, along with the rest of the Autumn Rain trilogy.
THE BURNING SKIES is the second book of that trilogy, but has been
designed to accommodate readers who (however inexplicably) missed the
prequel." Our last event with David was great fun; you won't want to
miss this one. Find out more about David's news of the MIRRORED
HEAVENS future here: <http://www.greateramericanews.com/>.
Mark Teppo, LIGHTBREAKER (Night Shade Books, Mass Market, $7.99), Tuesday, June 16th at 7:00 pm -
We're delighted to host an event with Mark Teppo, who we know is going
to be a sensation! From NightShade Books: "Markham has returned to
Seattle, searching for Katarina, the girl who, a decade ago, touched
his soul, literally tearing it from his body. But what he discovers
upon arriving is dark magick . . . of a most ancient and destructive
kind. An encounter with a desperate spirit, leaping destructively from
host to host, sets Markham on the trail of secretive cabal of magicians
seeking to punch a hole through heaven, extinguishing forever the
divine spark. Armed with the Chorus, a phantasmal chain of human souls
he wields as a weapon of will, Markham must engage in a magickal battle
with earth-shattering stakes. Markham must delve deep into his past,
calling on every aspect of his occult training for there to be any hope
of a future. But delve he must, for Markham is a veneficus, a spirit
thief, the Lightbreaker . . . . From newcomer Mark Teppo comes
LIGHTBREAKER, an explosive, action-packed occult thriller combining
Western magick, Hermetic traditions, and shamanism. Beyond good . . .
beyond evil . . . LIGHTBREAKER."
SF in SF hosts The Brazen Hussies: Lisa Goldstein, Pat Murphy
and Michaela Roessner at the Variety Preview Room, 582 Market Street,
Saturday, June 20th at 7:00 pm - Thanks to Rina at SF in SF
for the following write-up: "Who are the Brazen Hussies? Three AMAZING
award-winning writers of fantasy and science fiction. In an effort to
acquaint more readers with their work, they've overcome their natural
tendency to be modest by promoting their work shamelessly, like the
brazen hussies they truly want to be. In addition, the Brazen Hussies
want to let people know that today's science fiction and fantasy isn't
just for kids, spreading the word that sophisticated, subtle,
fascinating, compelling, and topical literature for adults is being
published as science fiction. Speculative fiction (aka SF, science
fiction, fantasy, and sci-fi, and "what the heck is that you are
reading?") is more than just elves. and dwarves, robots and space ships
- so much more. If you read science fiction and fantasy when you were a
kid, come back and Revisit the amazing worlds you used to love. And
good news . . . there are many more of them now." Cash bar and doors
open at 6:00 pm, with bar proceeds benefiting Variety Children's
Charity. Readings begin at 7:00 pm, followed by Q & A from the
audience; Rick Kleffel (author of the blog and podcast "The Agony
Column" <http://www.bookotron.com/agony/index.html>) will be lending a hand as moderator. Books will be available for sale courtesy of Borderlands.
Jacqueline Carey, NAAMAH'S KISS (Grand Central, Hardcover, $26.99), Saturday, June 27th at 3:00 pm -
We are delighted to welcome Jacqueline Carey back to Borderlands!
NAAMAH's KISS starts a brand-new trilogy set in the Kushiel's world.
Here's a sneak peek from the book jacket: "Once there were great
magicians born to the Maghuin Dhonn; the folk of the Brown Bear, the
oldest tribe in Alba. But generations ago, the greatest of them all
broke a sacred oath sworn in the name of all his people. Now, only
small gifts remain to them. Through her lineage, Moirin possesses such
gifts - the ability to summon the twilight and conceal herself, and the
skill to coax plants to grow. Moirin has a secret, too. From
childhood onward, she senses the presence of unfamiliar gods in her
life; the bright lady, and the man with a seedling cupped in his palm.
Raised in the wilderness by her reclusive mother, it isn't until she
comes of age that Moirin learns how illustrious, if mixed, her heritage
is. The great granddaughter of Alais the Wise, child of the Maghuin
Donn, and a cousin of the Cruarch of Alba, Moirin learns her father was
a D'Angeline priest dedicated to serving Naamah, goddess of desire.
After Moirin undergoes the rites of adulthood, she finds divine
acceptance. . .on the condition that she fulfill an unknown destiny
that lies somewhere beyond the ocean. Or perhaps oceans. Beyond Terre
d'Ange where she finds her father, in the far reaches of distant Ch'in,
Moirin's skills are a true gift when facing the vengeful plans of an
ambitious mage, a noble warrior princess desperate to save her father's
throne, and the spirit of a celestial dragon."
Ray Garton, BESTIAL (Leisure, Mass Market, $7.99), Saturday, July 11 at 3:00 pm -
(Please note: This event was originally scheduled for earlier in the
year; July 11th is now the accurate date of the event.) Join us to
meet Ray Garton and check out this sequel to RAVENOUS! From Leisure's
website: "Something very strange is happening in the coastal California
town of Big Rock. Several residents have died in unexplained,
particularly brutal ways, many torn apart in animal attacks. And
there's always that eerie howling late at night. . . . You might think
there's a werewolf in town. But you'd be wrong. It's not just one
werewolf, but the whole town that's gradually transforming. Bit by bit,
as the infection spreads, the werewolves are becoming more and more
powerful. In fact, humans may soon be the minority, mere prey for their
hungry neighbors. Is it too late for the humans to fight back? Did they
ever have a chance from the start?"
Jay Lake, GREEN (Tor, Hardcover, $26.95), Saturday, July 18th at 3:00 pm -
From the book jacket: "She was born in poverty, in a dusty village
under the equatorial sun. She does not remember her mother, she does
not remember her own name-her earliest clear memory is of the day her
father sold her to the tall pale man. In the Court of the Pomegranate
Tree, where she was taught the ways of a courtesan…and the skills of an
assassin…she was named Emerald, the precious jewel of the Undying
Duke's collection of beauties. She calls herself Green. The world she
inhabits is one of political power and magic, where Gods meddle in the
affairs of mortals. At the center of it is the immortal Duke's city of
Copper Downs, which controls all the trade on the Storm Sea. Green has
made many enemies, and some secret friends, and she has become a very
dangerous woman indeed. Acclaimed author Jay Lake has created a
remarkable character in Green, and evokes a remarkable world in this
novel. Green and her struggle to survive and find her own past will
live in the reader's mind for a long time after closing the book."
We're delighted to welcome Jay back to the store and present his new
novel -- my favorite of his so far -- GREEN. Follow the link (and
scroll down to "Special Feature") to read customer Chris Hsiang's take
on GREEN: <http://www.borderlands-books.com/about_newsletter_05-09.html>.
Erin Cashier, Jay Lake, Heather McDougal, and Cliff Winnig,
FOOTPRINTS (Hadley Rille, Trade Paperback, $15.95), Saturday, July 18th
at 6:00 pm - "Long after our species and all its works have
turned to dust, the Moon landing sites will still show evidence of our
time here on Earth. Imagine future explorers from among the stars
interpreting that. The astronauts' footprints should last longer than
the fossils in the Olduvai Gorge have."
--Jay Lake, ca. July 2008. Join us to meet three contributors to, (and
one of the editors of,) this "groundbreaking" anthology from the
distinguished small press Hadley Rille!
Borderlands event policy - all events are free of charge. You are
welcome to bring copies of an author's books purchased elsewhere to be
autographed (but we do appreciate it if you purchase something while at
the event). For most events you are welcome to bring as many books as
you wish for autographs. If you are unable to attend the event we will
be happy to have a copy of any of the author's available books signed
or inscribed for you. We can then either hold it until you can come in
to pick it up or we can ship it to you. Just give us a call or drop us
an email. If you live out of town, you can also ship us books from
your collection to be signed. Call or email for details.
BOOK CLUB EVENTS
The Gay
Men's Book Club will meet on Sunday, June 14th, at 5 pm to discuss
WORLD WAR Z by Max Brooks. Please contact the group leader,
Christopher Rodriguez, at cobalt555@earthlink.net, for more
information.
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Club will meet on Sunday, June
21st, at 6 pm to discuss BAD MONKEYS by Matt Ruff. The book for
July 19th is A DEEPNESS IN THE SKY by Vernor Vinge. Please
contact Jude at jfeldman@borderlands-books.com for more information.
GOOGLE CALENDAR
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