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The Folio Society does it again!!

Check out the splendid collectors editions of A Song of Ice and Fire from @foliosociety, they are truly masterpieces of the bookmakers art. The second edition A Clash of Kings has just been released heres a look at some of the books stunning artwork by Jonathan Burton.

www.foliosociety.com/asongoficeandfire

 

Heres some more great attention these collectors editions are getting:

 

How The Folio Society designs its gorgeous collectors editions of Game of Thrones

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Khan Has Come (Again)

Marko Klooss new Wild Cards story, Berlin Is Never Berlin, went up this morning on Tor.com.

Khan is back, and kicking ass.   Check it out.   Its FREE.   Be sure to leave a comment.

Berlin Is Never Berlin

If you missed Khans first appearance, hunt up a copy of LOW CHICAGO.   Hes our cover guy.   Autographed copies are available from Beastly Books via mailorder.   https://jeancocteaucinema.com/product-category/signed-books/

I hope all of you reading this are safe and snug and socially distant....

Brad and H’ard

Hey, Wild Carders.  Theres a cool new interview up on the Wild Cards website, wherein Brad Denton, one of the newest members of the consortium, talks with Howard Waldrop, one of the originals author of the very first Wild Cards story, Thirty Minutes Over Broadway.

If youve ever wondered how Jetboys last adventure came to be, who actually wrote his final words, or how Hard pissed off Roger Zelazny, the worlds nicest man, this is the interview for you.

Of course, it is all done on the...

Wild Cards, Wild Cards, and Wild Cards

Something old, something new, and something else new are in the offing for all you Wild Cards fans out there.

April 28 was the official publication date for Tors trade paperback reissue of TEXAS HOLD EM, the third book in our America Triad.   Hop on the bus with the Amazing Bubbles, Rubberband, Rustbelt, and the Jokertown Mob and travel down to San Antonio for a high school jazz competition like none you have ever seen before!   Copies will be on sale at your local bookstore (which is...

Virtual Drafts and Computer Football

I had a few nice days watching the NFL Draft.   Both the Giants and Jets did quite well, I think.   Not many exciting skill players drafted for either team, admittedly, but they both picked up building blocks to fortify their offensive lines, which I think is key.  Games are won and lost in the trenches.  Of course, even though the talking heads have all been busy grading each teams picks, no one will really know anything for a year or two.   The history of the draft is littered with sexy can...

Hope Springs Eternal

in the National Football League.   Even for beleaguered Giants and Jets fans, like yours truly.

The annual NFL Draft starts tomorrow, and Ill be watching, as I do every year.   This will be a strangest draft since well, forever.   In the past decade or so, ESPN and the NFL network have made the draft a huge televised event, with thousands of fans in attendance and top college players being flown in from all over the country to enjoy their moment of glory when their names are called.    Not...

Come On Back to San Antone, Y’All

Did you miss TEXAS HOLD EM when it first came out in hardcover?

No problem.   Come APRIL 28, Tor will be releasing the book in trade paperback.   All the fun, for fewer dollars.

TEXAS HOLD EM is the twenty-seventh volume of the Wild Cards series, and the third in our America Triad but it stands alone just fine, and you do not have to have read any of the preceding volumes to enjoy it.   Its the story of a group of kids from Xavier Desmond High in Jokertown travelling to San Antonio for a...

This, That, and T’Other Thing

No big news here, but it has been a week or so since my last blog post, so I thought I would say hi.   I am still up in the mountains, doing the social distancing rag, and writing WINDS OF WINTER.   I have good days and bad days, but I am making progress.

Most of the world remains closed, including my theatre and bookshop, the Jean Cocteau Cinema and Beastly Books.   I had originally announced that we would re-examine the situation come April 15.   That date is now upon us, and it is obvious...

Please Don’t Bury Him

Just heard on the news that John Prine has died from the coronavirus.

Damn.  Damn.  Damn.   I loved his music.   He was discovered by Kris Kristofferson, another of my long time favorites.   Great songwriters, the both of them.

What a miserable day.  What a miserable month.  What a miserable year.

Take care of yourselves, friends.  This virus is no joke.

Meanwhile, enjoy one of my favorites from Prine.

Hugo Finalists Announced!!!

The final ballot for this years Hugo Awards was announced today, via Facebook and YouTube, by my friends at CoNZealand.

Congratulations to all the finalists and condolences to all those who did not make the ballot.   Take some consolation in the knowledge that much fine work gets overlooked every year.

The Hugo Award is the oldest and most prestigious award in science fiction and fantasy not only for writers, but also for artists, editors, and fans.  First given in 1953, it was the original...