Category Archives: Books

Book Launch: Sacrifice

Posted on May 11, 2011 by red6

Tonight I went to a book launch for Sacrifice by Joanna Orwin. The launch was held at the University Book Shop. They put on a good spread, with generous amounts of food and drink. About 30 people gathered to hear … Continue reading →

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Book Launch: A Different Hunger

Posted on October 31, 2010 by red6

Ripley and I went to a book launch for fellow SpecFicNZer Lila Richards. Her book is called A Different Hunger, and is about vampires arriving in NZ in the 1860s. The launch was held in a nice old homestead, Risingholme, … Continue reading →

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Book Launch! The Heir of Night by Helen Lowe

Posted on September 28, 2010 by red6

Join the blog party going on over on Helen’s blog!

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AussieCon4

Posted on September 10, 2010 by red6

Here is my report on my experiences of AussieCon4. And here is the full gallery of images.

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Au Contraire!

Posted on August 30, 2010 by red6

I have spent the last few days at Au Contraire!, the 2010 New Zealand National SF Convention. I had a fantastic time. You can read my reports here, and see my gallery of images here.

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An Hour with Elizabeth Knox

Posted on June 25, 2010 by red6

I went along to the latest in Women On Air‘s series of conversations with writers on Wednesday night. This time it was with Elizabeth Knox, most famous for her book The Vintner’s Luck. I have not read any of her … Continue reading →

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An Evening with John Connolly

Posted on June 2, 2010 by red6

I went tonight to see a talk by John Connolly, the Irish crime novelist. These events usually take the form of a “conversation” between the writer and an MC, but in this case, once the MC introduced Connolly, he was … Continue reading →

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Armageddon

Posted on March 27, 2010 by red6

I went to Armageddon over the weekend. You can read my report here.

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An Evening with Andrea Levy

Posted on March 26, 2010 by red6

Last night I went to see Andrea Levy, noted UK novelist, who was in Christchurch to support her new book, The Long Song. The format of the talk was a conversation between Levy and Christchurch writer Helen Lowe. The two … Continue reading →

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New(?) Game=>Book Trend

Posted on January 20, 2010 by red6

While perusing the SF&F section at UBS today I noticed two examples of a new (to me anyway) development: novels based on computer games. These were Assassin’s Creed: Renaissance, based on Assassin’s Creed 2, and Eve: The Empyrean Age, based … Continue reading →

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