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Solaris Books
Solaris Books is an imprint which focuses on publishing science fiction, fantasy and dark fantasy novels and anthologies. The range includes titles by both established and new authors. The range is owned by Rebellion Developments and distributed to the UK and US booktrade via local divisions of Simon & Schuster. History Solaris Books was founded in February 2007 by BL Publishing, to trade alongside their existing licence-based imprint the Black Library, and the then-existing Black Flame imprint. When asked why BLP had started the new imprint, Consulting Editor George Mann stated that "...between... the major corporate publishers... and... the small and independent press... there seems to be little or no room left for the midlist," and that Solaris would provide a mass-market platform for up-and-coming writers, or established writers with smaller readerships. In September 2009, it was announced that Solaris Books had been bought by Rebellion Developments, who also publish c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Solaris is the Latin word for Sun, sun. It may refer to: Arts and entertainment Literature, television and film * Solaris (novel), ''Solaris'' (novel), a 1961 science fiction novel by Stanisław Lem ** Solaris (1968 film), ''Solaris'' (1968 film), directed by Boris Nirenburg ** Solaris (1972 film), ''Solaris'' (1972 film), directed by Andrei Tarkovsky ** Solaris (2002 film), ''Solaris'' (2002 film), directed by Steven Soderbergh ** Solaris (fictional planet), the planet around which the novel and its adaptations are set * Solaris, a ship in the animated series ''The Mysterious Cities of Gold'' * Solaris Knight, a character in the TV series ''Power Rangers: Mystic Force'' * Suzie Solaris, a character in the movie ''Murderers' Row (film), Murderers' Row'' * ''Birdman and the Galaxy Trio'', an animated series known as ''Solaris'' in France Music * ''Solaris'', an opera composed by Dai Fujikura, on a libretto by Saburo Teshigawara based on Stanislaw Lem's novel * Solaris (opera), ''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bitterwood (novel)
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Adam Roberts (British Writer)
Adam Charles Roberts (born 30 June 1965) is a British science fiction and fantasy novelist. In 2018 he was elected vice-president of the H. G. Wells Society. Career Roberts has a degree in English from the University of Aberdeen and a Ph.D. from Cambridge University on Robert Browning and the Classics. He teaches English literature and creative writing at Royal Holloway, University of London. Adam Roberts has been nominated three times for the Arthur C. Clarke Award: in 2001 for his debut novel, ''Salt'', in 2007 for '' Gradisil'' and in 2010 for ''Yellow Blue Tibia''. He won both the 2012 BSFA Award for Best Novel, and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, for ''Jack Glass''. It was further shortlisted for The Kitschies Red Tentacle award. His short story "Tollund" was nominated for the 2014 Sidewise Award. On his website, Roberts states that an ongoing project of his is to write a short story in every science fiction sub-genre. In May 2014, Roberts gave the seco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Splinter (novel)
''Splinter'' is a science fiction novel by the British writer Adam Roberts, published in 2007. It is based on an earlier story by the author, "Hector Servadac, fils", which was part of ''The Mammoth Book of Jules Verne Adventures''. It is a reworking of ''Off on a Comet'', an 1877 novel by Jules Verne. The hardcover edition of the novel is included in a slipcase with a hardcover edition of ''Off on a Comet''. Plot summary As in Verne's novel, the main character is Hector Servadac, however, instead of being stranded on the comet while serving in the French Algerian army, his father is a supporter of a doomsday cult and Servadac is stranded on a splinter of the shattered Earth when the planet is destroyed by a comet. Roberts described the central metaphor as "the trope that the world might end and that we might not even be sure it has happened. We surely wouldn't be wholly oblivious (this is the end of the world we're talking about, after all!) But we might not be wholly certain, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Set The Seas On Fire (novel)
Set, The Set, SET or SETS may refer to: Science, technology, and mathematics Mathematics *Set (mathematics), a collection of elements *Category of sets, the category whose objects and morphisms are sets and total functions, respectively Electronics and computing *Set (abstract data type), a data type in computer science that is a collection of unique values ** Set (C++), a set implementation in the C++ Standard Library * Set (command), a command for setting values of environment variables in Unix and Microsoft operating-systems * Secure Electronic Transaction, a standard protocol for securing credit card transactions over insecure networks * Single-electron transistor, a device to amplify currents in nanoelectronics * Single-ended triode, a type of electronic amplifier * Set!, a programming syntax in the scheme programming language Biology and psychology * Set (psychology), a set of expectations which shapes perception or thought *Set or sett, a badger's den *Set, a small tuber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ben Jeapes
Ben Jeapes (born 14 February 1965) is a British science fiction writer living in Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. Early life and education Jeapes was born in Belfast in 1965. He was educated at Hampton Dene Primary School, Hereford, Little Chalfont Primary School, Lorraine Primary School, Camberley, Dumpton Prep School, and Sherborne School, and studied Philosophy and Politics at the University of Warwick. Literary career Jeapes began writing science fiction at the age of 18. eapes, Ben He has published over 18 short stories, and 7 novels. His first full-length novel was ''His Majesty's Starship'', which concerns the actions of several Earth countries competing for the chance to start again on a new world. His fourth novel ''The New World Order'', is an alternate history novel set during the English Civil War in which technologically advanced Neanderthals come to England at the peak of the conflict. The leader of the invading forces attempts to avoid inflicting suffering u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Nick Gevers
Nick Gevers (born 1965) is a South African science fiction editor and critic, whose work has appeared in ''The Washington Post Book World'', '' Interzone'', SciFi.com, SF Site, ''The New York Review of Science Fiction'' and ''Nova Express''. He wrote two regular review columns for '' Locus'' magazine from 2001 to 2008, and is editor at the British independent press, PS Publishing; he also edits the quarterly genre fiction magazine, ''Postscripts''. Gevers was co-editor, with Keith Brooke, of the science fiction anthologies ''Infinity Plus One'' (2001) and ''Infinity Plus Two'' (2003) and in August 2007 released the combined ''Infinity Plus'' through Solaris Books. His first original anthology, '' Extraordinary Engines'', was published by Solaris Books in October 2008, and a second, '' Other Earths'' (co-edited with Jay Lake), by DAW Books in Spring 2009. Subsequent original anthologies are ''This is the Summer of Love'', ''Enemy of the Good'', and ''Edison's Frankenstein'' (al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Keith Brooke
Keith Brooke is a British science fiction author, Editing, editor, web publisher and anthologist from Suffolk, England. He is the founder and editor of the infinity plus webzine. He also writes children's fiction under the name Nick Gifford. Biography and publishing history Keith Brooke studied environmental science at university, and took a year out after graduating to write a novel. That novel, ''Keepers of the Peace'', was published by Gollancz in 1990. He remained a full-time writer for some eight years, before finding work in various multimedia, web development and editorial roles at the Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education (now the University of Gloucestershire) and the University of Essex; in 2014 he returned to full-time writing and editing. Brooke's first story was published in the British small press magazine ''Dream'' in 1989, but it was his first sale to ''Interzone (magazine), Interzone'', the story 'Adenotropic Man', which first brought him notice. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Infinity Plus (novel)
''Infinity Plus'' (sometimes stylized as ''infinity plus'' and ''infinityplus'') was a science fiction webzine active from 1997 to 2007,science fiction, fantasy and horror from infinity plus retrieved May 13, 2018 specializing in reviews, interviews, and professionally written fiction. It was founded by (who took a "deliberately elitist approach"); The story of infinity plus originally published in '' Interzo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Eric Brown (writer)
Eric Brown (24 May 1960 – 21 March 2023) was a British science fiction author and ''The Guardian'' critic. Biography Eric Brown was born in Haworth, Yorkshire, in May 1960, and began writing in 1975. In the 1980s he travelled extensively throughout Greece and Asia (some of his novels are set in India). His first publication was in 1982, when his play for children ''Noel's Ark'' appeared. His career took off in the late 1980s with a succession of short stories in the magazine ''Interzone'' and other publications. His story "The Time-Lapsed Man" won the ''Interzone'' readers' poll for the most admired story of 1988, and an Eastercon short text award in 1995. He was voted the Best New European SF writer of the Year in the early 1990s and subsequently won the BSFA Award twice (for the short stories "Hunting the Slarque" in 1999 and "Children of Winter" in 2001). Brown publicly admired the science fiction writing of Michael G. Coney, Robert Silverberg, Richard Paul Russo and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Helix (novel)
A helix (; ) is a shape like a cylindrical coil spring or the thread of a machine screw. It is a type of smooth space curve with tangent lines at a constant angle to a fixed axis. Helices are important in biology, as the DNA molecule is formed as two intertwined helices, and many proteins have helical substructures, known as alpha helices. The word ''helix'' comes from the Greek word , "twisted, curved". A "filled-in" helix – for example, a "spiral" (helical) ramp – is a surface called a ''helicoid''. Properties and types The pitch of a helix is the height of one complete helix turn, measured parallel to the axis of the helix. A double helix consists of two (typically congruent) helices with the same axis, differing by a translation along the axis. A circular helix (i.e. one with constant radius) has constant band curvature and constant torsion. The slope of a circular helix is commonly defined as the ratio of the circumference of the circular cylinder that it spirals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jeffrey Thomas (writer)
Jeffrey Thomas (born October 3, 1957) is a prolific writer of science fiction and horror, best known for his stories set in the nightmarish future city called Punktown, such as the novel ''Deadstock'' (Solaris Books) and the collection ''Punktown'' (Ministry of Whimsy Press), from which a story was reprinted in St. Martin's ''The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror #14''. His fiction has also been reprinted in Daw's ''The Year's Best Horror Stories XXII'', ''The Year's Best Fantastic Fiction'' and ''Quick Chills II: The Best Horror Fiction from the Specialty Press''. He has been a 2003 finalist for the Bram Stoker Award (Best First Novel) for ''Monstrocity'', and a 2008 finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for ''Deadstock''. Other books by Thomas include the novels ''Letters from Hades'' (Bedlam Press) and ''Monstrocity'' (Prime Books), and the novella ''Godhead Dying Downwards'' (Earthling Publications). The German edition of ''Punktown'' has cover art by H. R. Giger. Thomas is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
