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News Archive

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Keaen to be released

Keaen by Till Noever released in April, 2004.

Even The Stones to be released

Even The Stones by Marie Jakober will be released in May, 2004.

The Apparition Trail to be released

The Apparition Trail by Lisa Smedman will be released in June, 2004.

Monday Morning Update

Monday April 19th.
Registrations for the Spring into Spring event on the 30th are starting to roll in. Although it is not absolutely required, if you are planning to come to the event please send an email to let me know.

The details about the Spring into Spring Book Release Party are here.

Attention all Fantasy Fans

If you have not entered into the Ask Till Noever Almost Anything contest, please do so now. It is easy and fun, and you have a chance to win a beautiful hand crafted dagger, replica from Till Noever's forthcoming release Keaen.

Introducing Lisa Smedman and Marmaduke Grayburn

About our forthcoming book The Apparition Trail ... this book is sure to be a hit. Written by Wizards of the Coast gaming queen Lisa Smedman (for details about Lisa, click here)

The Apparition Trail takes you back in time to a Canada that might have been - a land filled with magic with everything from perpetual motion machines to an attempt by one of the characters to remove the settlers and increase the buffalo population in a most unique way. Nope, I am not telling you anything more about it - you will need to read the first chapter, get hooked and pre order your book! :-)

Put May 27th on your date book and plan to join us at the Memorial Park Library (1221 2 Street SW, Calgary)for the release party of Even the Stones, featuring Calgary's own Marie Jakober.

KA Bedford sends his greetings from Australia, and has asked me to say thank you. His ratings on amazon.com are increasing at a rapid rate due to you! Adrian will be in Canada and the U.S. later this summer - we are looking forward to giving him a warm welcome.

I just wanted to thank all of you who have been visiting this site, reading the MMU and bringing your friends to the site.

Have a stonking week as Adrian (Orbital Burn) would say (that translates roughly, to have an excellent week) and I will talk to you on Monday.

Monday Morning Update

Monday April 5th. This weekend in Toronto, Adam (the EDGE general manager) attended Ad Astra. He met many wonderful people. He reports that it was a great event. Details to follow next week. Ad Astra was the first of many cons that EDGE will be attending ... watch the upcoming events section to see the ever growing schedule.

We are getting pumped up for the Spring into Spring Event - to read the entire press release click here:


Now that you have read the press release, it's time to enter the Ask Till Noever Almost Anything contest. Here is how it works. First, read the chapter one of Keaen. Next, read the author's biography. Finally, enter the contest by filling in the entry form (you must ask Till a question to be eligible for this contest). Click the Submit your question button and you're entered.


Remember, the grand prize winner will receive a replica of Tahlia's dagger.

Norwescon 27 will be happening in Seattle this weekend (April 9-11). Rumour has it that Lisa Smedman, author of the adventurous alternate history, The Apparition Trail will be dropping in. Check back later this week for more details.

Thanks to Adrian (K. A. Bedford, Orbital Burn) for mentioning EDGE on his BLOG. Adrian has already started work on his fourth book. His second book, ECLIPSE is scheduled for release in the Spring of 2005.

By the way, for all Orbital Burn fans, K. A. Bedford's North American tour is currently being scheduled ... watch for details here.

That's all for this week. Check with us throughout the week for occasional MMU updates.

Monday Morning Update

Monday March 29th. Hi there! Welcome to the 3rd edition of the Monday Morning Update. Here is the news for this week.

Spring into Spring
Celebration

We are delighted to announce that our Spring into Spring Celebration will be held at the Calgary McNally Robinson Bookstore on April 30th at 6:30 PM. The evening will feature original music and readings from our 2004 new releases, either by the author themselves, as in the case of Marie Jakober for Even the Stones (being released in May) or by some of Alberta's most talented actors and media personalities.

The Ask Till Noever Anything Contest kicks off on April 5th, 2004. For more details see below.

More on the ForeWord Magazines Book of the Year Finalists...

DREAMS OF THE SEA author Elisabeth Vonarburg will be in Montreal this week at the Montreal Metropolis Bleu, (April 2-4) at the Hyatt Regency Montréal. Do you have your copy of Dreams of the Sea? Click here to discover the dreamscape saga that has won Ms Vonarburg many awards.

Lynda Williams will be teaching a writers workshop for aspiring and accomplished Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers in Prince George BC.

First Official Reading Group

We are delighted to report that Liz (Ticeronda e-zine reviewer) Grzyb and her Australian reading group has selected Orbital Burn for their April meeting. If your reading group would like to discuss one of our new (or past) titles, send us an email. We offer discounts on group orders. Just send a note to Brian to become registered.

Thanks for reading the MMU. If you enjoy the MMU please drop me a line and let me know. It is great to get to know each of our readers.

Monday Morning Update

(Monday March 22nd, 2004) Wow what a week! There certainly is some exciting news at EDGE and TESSERACT!

Foreword Magazine nominates Dreams of the Sea and Throne Price for the prestigious Books of the Year award.

Congratulations to Elisabeth Vonarburg, Lynda Williams and Alison Sinclair for the nominations from their books Dreams of the Sea (Elisabeth Vonarburg) and Throne Price (Lynda Williams and Alison Sinclair). Winners will be announced at the BookExpo in Chicago.

KA Bedford News Orbital Burn

Well there is lots of news for Adrian this week! As you remember from last week's MMU , Adrian had been asked to be on the panel at World Con in Boston. This week we are pleased to announce that he has been asked to be a special guest at Swancon 29 on the Easter Long Weekend in Perth, Australia To say in Adrian's words he is absolutely chuffed (delighted). Orbital Burn will be available for sale at the con, and Adrian will be doing signings.

NEW REVIEW for Dreams of the Sea

According to SFSite Reviewer, William Thompson Dreams of the Sea is "Easily one of the best books I'll read this year, written with singular vision, I look forward to the sequels with great anticipation,and strongly urge you to make the effort to seek this work out."

No worries, just click here to read more about the book and order your copy. :-)

Monday Morning Update

(03-15-2004) Hi! This is Janice from EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing / Tesseract Books. Welcome to the first official edition of MMU (pronounced mmmmoooo) - the Monday Morning Update.

Every Monday morning I will be updating this area with liittle bits of news, gossip, tidbits, trivia and announcements of author news, tours and general information. The news will be posted for the week and then placed in the MMU Archives

Here's the Monday Morning Update news of the day:

KA Bedford - author of the popular EDGE novel, Orbital Burn has been asked to be on a panel at the World Con in Boston. Adrian is very excited about this, and will be visiting the conference, travelling all the way from Australia with his lovely wife Michelle. Thoughts of a tour leading up to the con are in the works, so check back for details as they evolve!

Adam, our illustrious general manager has started packing the many books he will be taking with him to Ad Astra, April 2-4 in Toronto. If any of you know people in Toronto that will be at the con, please ask them to drop by and say hi to Adam as it will be his first time there.

Elisabeth Vonarburg, author of the new Tesseract release "Dreams of the Sea" will be in Montreal Metropolis Bleu, (April 2-4) at the Hyatt Regency Montréal.

Plans are in the works for an excellent contest for the book Keaen by New Zealand author, Till Noever.

Watch for details that should be coming out later this week.

And that's the news for now. See you on Monday!

:-) Janice

Orbital Burn now available

Orbital Burn by K. A. Bedford was released in North America on February 29th, 2004.

Dreams of the Sea now released

Dreams of the Sea by Elisabeth Vonarburg was released in North America on February 29th, 2004.

As NASA’s Martian explorer makes tracks, the nation turns to dreaming of a bright new future and renewed hope for discovery, exploration, and the possibility of the conquest of space. And why not? Human beings have always had the wonderful ability to dream beyond everyday life.

Dreams have shaped our view of the past, reshaped our thinking of the future, and lead to a better understanding of the world in which we live.

But:

What if the ability to dream extended beyond our reality?

What if Alien dreamers existed outside of our universe?
and

What if they were dreaming of us!

Three decades ago, French Canadian author, Élisabeth Vonarburg’s future was reshaped when she experienced what she refers to as “The Big Meaningful Dream” - a dream which caused her to ponder those very same questions for more than 35 years. Now, Ms. Vonarburg is ready to share her findings, the results of the explorations and realizations of her own innermost thoughts and dreams!

Translated from French, Ms. Vonarburg’s novel, DREAMS OF THE SEA, takes the reader on a journey - from Earth, into space, through time and beyond reality.

Set in the vibrant imagery of dreamtime, DREAMS OF THE SEA is a speculative fiction novel that vividly describes why Earth colonists travel to the planet Tyranaël, the perils and challenges which face them once they arrive, and how the seemingly insignificant events which surround them create unpredictable and devastating consequences.

These dreams appear to be familiar, like our own, but they are not! Vonarburg enables the readers to look, almost voyeuristically, into the dreams of the aliens who are dreaming of us! 

EDGE buys Tesseract Books

EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing, winner of both the Alberta Emerging Publisher of the Year Award and the Independent Publisher Book Award for first book, “The Black Chalice” by Marie Jakober, has announced its acquisition of Tesseract Books Ltd, Canada’s premiere publisher of speculative fiction. The Tesseract imprint has been in use since 1985, and now has more than 50 editions in print.

The acquisition of Tesseract Books from the Books Collective was hinted at during the 61st World Science Fiction Convention to Science Fiction and Fantasy aficionados from around the world, with great response from the SF community.

The official announcement was made at EDGE's Calgary, Alberta office. Brian Hades, president of EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing said, “It’s the complete opposite of the typical story. So often you hear of a bigger company acquiring a smaller one - it is quite the reverse in this case.”

Since 1985, the Tesseract Books imprint has focused on the best work Canadian speculative fiction authors have to offer. Tesseract Books publishes short story anthologies, novels and translations of French Canadian works.

“The commitment to maintaining and expanding the Tesseract imprint as the premiere voice of Canadian speculative fiction remains unchanged,” says Hades. “The purchase of Tesseract Books Ltd. enables us to continue the production of quality speculative fiction with a ‘Canadian twist’. Our EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing imprint will focus on the introduction of full length works by North American and international authors such as Australia’s K. A. Bedford and New Zealand's Till Noever. It’s the best of all worlds for authors and readers alike.”

“I knew from the beginning that both Tesseract and EDGE share an absolute commitment to publishing excellence. We are on the same page. That’s one of the reasons why this acquisition works,” says Hades.

Award winning authors Candas Jane Dorsey and Timothy J. Anderson will continue to be involved with the Tesseract imprint as authors and editors. They join EDGE’s energetic management team of professionals who are dedicated to “encouraging, publishing, and promoting thought-provoking science fiction and fantasy literature”.

EDGE and TESSERACT are imprints of Hades Publications Inc.

Throne Price released

Throne Price by Lynda Williams and Alison Sinclair was released in North America on March 15, 2003.

Marie Jakober appearance

Marie Jakober will be appearing at Mount Royal College (Calgary) on February 13, 2003. She will be reading from her latest novel, "Only Call Us Faithful", at noon, and giving a talk on "The Figure of the Witch in Speculative Fiction" at 3:30 p.m. During the afternoon talk she will be reading from "The Black Chalice". Both books will be available at the MRC Bookstore.

French Language edition of The Black Chalice

Following 2002's successful licensing arrangements with Penguin Putnam (for paperback editions) and the Science Fiction Book Club (for book club editions), EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing has licensed the French language edition of Marie Jakober's “The Black Chalice” to Editions Alire. Alire publishes French language versions of works by Élisabeth Vonarburg, Guy Gavriel Kay and others. We anticipate that their edition of “The Black Chalice” will be released in 2005.

The Black Chalice is a Bestseller

The Black Chalice makes the BESTSELLERS LIST on the Adventures in Crime and Space website.

Lynda and Alison go to the Cons

Lynda Williams and Alison Sinclair will be attending Norwescon April 17-20 2003, Con-Version XX August 15-17, 2003 and TorCon 3 August 28 - September 1, 2003.

Lynda and Alison at RustyCon

Lynda Williams and Alison Sinclair were kept very busy at Rustycon.

Free media kit

A free media kit is now available for Throne Price (ISBN 1-894063-06-6) by Linda Williams and Alison Sinclair. ( to request a kit by email).

The kit contains a synopsis of the novel, photographs of the authors, author biographies, a mini-book reproduction of Chapter One, catalog information, reader testimonials and a sample of the all metal cover (illustrated by Sandrine Gestin). Early reviews and marketing information included.

Book buyers, distributors and SF&F reviewers should request this free kit by contacting EDGE.

Models received

KLYLA COLLIER

Kyla Collier recently delivered three figurines; Paul, Raven, and Karelian (based on the characters in Marie Jakober's novel, The Black Chalice). They are extremely detailed one-of-a-kind models created by a very talented artist who was inspired by Marie's historical fantasy novel. We are proud to have received them.

Sub-rights available

Translation rights are now available for The Black Chalice by Marie Jakober. Contact for more information.

Reviews

Lyskarion: The Song of The Wind by J.A. Cullum, was recently reviewed in The Midwest Book Review, Booklist, Library Journal, Fabulous Fantasy, Amazon.com, BayArea.com, and Yet Another Book Review Site.

Cover art

David Day has been commissions to create the cover art for KEAEN by Till Noever.

Changes in house

Kimberly Gammon is EDGE's new in-house sales representative. Her duties include order processing, contacting book buyers, and staying in touch with as many people as possible to let them know about new books and EDGE events.

Kimberly's experience in retail sales and public relations compliments the current EDGE marketing and sales program. Her personal interests include literature, music, independent film and, of course, science fiction and fantasy.

Amanda Miazga(mvr) celebrated her first year anniversary with EDGE as our number one volunteer reader. Congratulations Amanda!

Adam Volk recently hooked up with EDGE to become our second new volunteer reader. He is currently slogging through the slush pile as your read this. Welcome Adam.

Website

The EDGE web site has been updated! You will notice some new headings, areas, and a general reorganization of information. Please take a moment to explore and familiarize yourself with the new layout. Or check the site map for the "big picture".

Here's a quick breakdown of the reorganized News area:

• Home page: Be sure to check here for updates on books that we have already released!
• Future Titles: Exciting information on forthcoming books, authors, and contracts.
• News - General: (this page) An update of events and news from EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing.

We update this website as often as humanly possible. This time around, besides the new layout, some files were re-named and we've incorporated a number of your Guestbook suggestions to make it easy to navigate and interesting to surf. Keep those cards and letter coming in!

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