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of the Woodwork 127. Locus reports that Fantasy writer Madeleine L'Engle, born 1918, died on September 6, 2007, at the age of 88. Her most famous book was Newbery Medal winner A Wrinkle in Time (1962), a fantasy about two children battling evil while searching for their missing father; it had four sequels, including American Book Award winner A Swiftly Tilting Planet (1978) and An Acceptable Time (1989). New York Times obituary Locus reports that Fantasy writer
Robert Jordan, born 1948, died, September 16, 2007, at the age of
58. Robert suffered from a serious illness for a long time. Jordan
was the pen-name of James Oliver Rigney, Jr. He was author of the
bestselling Wheel of Time series that began in 1990 with The Eye
of the World and continued 11 volumes through Knife of Dreams in
2005, plus prequel volume New Spring (2004). A twelfth volume, A
Memory of Light, remains uncomplete. Before that series Jordan wrote
the Michael Fallon historical romance trilogy and seven Conan novels,
from Conan the Invincible (1982) through Conan the Victorious (1984).
BBC
News Last newsletter prompted this from Amy Harlib: A particularly good one. The links to the Harry Potter material
were especially enjoyable.
The seventh and final Harry Potter novel, Deathly Hallows, has been named the fans' favourite just one month after it was released. JK Rowling's novel, which broke sales records on both sides of the Atlantic, came top of a poll of 45,000 fans conducted by MSN Entertainment. FAVOURITE HARRY POTTER BOOK Prix Aurora Award for Canadian SF & Fantasy: The finalists include Dave Duncan and Tanya Huff as well as Robert J Sawyer. The awards will be presented at VCON32 between Oct 19th and Oct 21st in british Colombia. Full details Doctor Who to take gap year shock!
David Tennant's appearance in the fifth series of Doctor Who looks
uncertain after it was revealed there will be no new series in 2009.
Chesley Award Winners The 2007 Chesley Awards presented by the Association of Science Fiction & Fantasy Artists: (SFWA) Best Cover Illustration - Hardback: Stefan Martiniere Scores ill in Peru 'meteor crash' People who visited the scene have been complaining of headaches, vomiting and nausea after inhaling gases. Full BBC story Third Narnia film shooting delayed: The release date of the third Narnia film, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, has been put back a year to 2010. A Disney spokeswoman blamed the delay on "the challenging schedules for our young actors" and said production will begin next summer, instead of January. BBC Story http://www.fantasticliterature.com We also buy books and travel around the country to purchase, we will pay a finders fee to anyone who puts us in touch with a collection we later purchase. Instant ordering on our web site in
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