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THE AGE ATOMIC in The Financial Times, Reddit AMA, and Creative Industries Trafford panel discussion

by on April 15, 2013 in Events, The Age Atomic with No Comments Permanent Link to THE AGE ATOMIC in The Financial Times, Reddit AMA, and Creative Industries Trafford panel discussionPermalink

Lots of links this week!

  • Last Thursday I took part in an “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) over at Reddit. It was a lot of fun answering questions, and if you jump over to the thread you can find out some more about my writing, future projects, the comicbook character I most want to write for, and who my fantasy casting for Jennifer Jones and Evelyn McHale from The Age Atomic are… among other things!
  • The Age Atomic was reviewed in Saturday’s Financial Times - you can read the full review online here, or click here for a photo of how it appeared in the print newspaper on page 10 of the Life & Arts section - who said, with reference to the first book, Empire State:

The first novel revelled in 1930s noir movies and pulp fiction. This one – a worthy successor – touches on the Red Menace paranoia of the dawn of the nuclear era but has the same jazzy plotting and anything-goes attitude that made Empire State such an unalloyed pleasure.

  • Paper Mages gave The Age Atomic a rather enthusiastic review, saying that I have:

… joined a list in the back of my mind of authors who reliably deliver book on book with the same quality and power of the very first, I trust him with my future reading and I think you’ll find yourself doing the same.

  • Finally today, Ellie Ann has made a video review of the book, which pretty much blew me away. You can watch the review here, and you’ll also find some brief answers to a couple of questions she sent me.

Tomorrow evening I’m appearing as part of a panel discussion entitled The Future is Unwritten: E-books vs. Print (spot the obvious problem) hosted by Creative Industries Trafford. The event kicks off at 6.00pm at the Waterside Arts Centre, 1 Waterside Plaze, Sale, M33 7ZF. It’s free to attend, but you have to book a place – click here for more information and tickets.

Sci-Fi Weekender schedule

by on February 26, 2013 in Events with 2 Comments Permanent Link to Sci-Fi Weekender schedulePermalink

This coming weekend is the Sci-Fi Weekender, two days of science fiction, fantasy, games and media, this year being held at the Hafan Y Mor Holiday Park in North Wales – which is, I am reliably informed, a much nicer venue than the Pontins, home to the former SFX Weekender the past three years.

The organisers never got around to updating their website, it seems, but I’m a guest at the event, and will be on the following panel:

Saturday, 5.00 – 6.00 pm, Spaceport.

The Future is Bright: But what would Asimov make of it? A discussion on the changing face of science fiction writing.

with Guy Haley (mod), Adam Christopher, James Smythe, Simon Morden, Stacia Kane, Francis Knight

The Weekender should be fun, in that kind of crazy organised chaos that it has been in previous years. There are loads of cool people going – a full line-up can be found here. The full programme is also up here.

In addition, I’ll be signing at the Angry Robot table on Saturday from 11.30 am to 12.00 pm, and other than that, I’ll be around the place. Hope to see you there!

Launching THE AGE ATOMIC at Forbidden Planet! Limited edition hardcovers… including EMPIRE STATE!

by on January 25, 2013 in Empire State, Events, The Age Atomic with No Comments Permanent Link to Launching THE AGE ATOMIC at Forbidden Planet! Limited edition hardcovers… including EMPIRE STATE!Permalink

My forthcoming sequel to Empire State, The Age Atomic, is out on April 4th, and to mark the occassion we’re launching it at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore, where I’ll be doing a reading, having a little chat, and signing books. The event is on Thursday 4th April, 2013, 6.00 – 7.00pm. A Facebook event page will be up shortly.

I’m also pleased to announce that The Age Atomic will be available in a lovely limited edition hardback! These will be signed and numbered and there will only be 100, exclusive to Forbidden Planet.

And not only that… I’m beyond pleased and heading towards utterly chuffed when I can say that Empire State, my debut from January 2012, is getting a re-release at the event, also as a limited edition hardcover! Wrapped in a brand new cover by Will Staehle, and featuring some new bonus content, there are only going to be 100 of these too.

I’ll be posting more about this as we get closer to the launch – and revealing the new Empire State cover – but in the meantime, head over to Angry Robot for the low-down on this event and some other fabulous launches happening, and over to Forbidden Planet, where you’ll find the pre-order links for The Age Atomic (Empire State coming soon).

Roll on April :)

Events and appearances 2013

by on January 23, 2013 in Events, Guest blogs, Seven Wonders with 1 Comment Permanent Link to Events and appearances 2013Permalink

This is my 2013 so far:

I’m editing two books for two different publishers (Hang Wire for Angry Robot, and The Book Formerly Known As Shadow’s Call for Tor), both of which have more or less the same deadline. I’ve got a novel proposal to finish, and a new comic pitch due in early Feb, as well as the last two episodes of The Sentinel for VS Comics to script.

So yeah, busy. Busy but happy!

First, some more catch-up links:

Finally, my 2013 event schedule is firming up. I’ll update the side panel shortly, but in the meantime I’ll be at:

So far that’s it for the year, but probably more than enough travel…

Quick update: Appearance at the Blog North Awards tonight!

by on October 17, 2012 in Events with No Comments Permanent Link to Quick update: Appearance at the Blog North Awards tonight!Permalink

Busy editing and planning and making huuuuuge lists of stuff. And writing comics. So it goes.

Just a quick reminder today: I am guest of honour/headliner at the Blog North Awards tonight, which kick off at 7.30pm at the Deaf Institute in Manchester. I’ll be reading from Seven Wonders, followed by an on-stage interview and audience Q&A. Tickets are £6 and there are door sales if you haven’t booked. Full details are here.

I’m looking forward to it, and if you can come along, do make sure you say hello!

Writerly update, Morley Lit Festival, and more SEVEN WONDERS reviews

by on October 2, 2012 in Empire State, Events, Seven Wonders, Shadow's Call, The Age Atomic with No Comments Permanent Link to Writerly update, Morley Lit Festival, and more SEVEN WONDERS reviewsPermalink

And I’m back from FantasyCon, which was three super-duper days hanging out with my favourite people talking about books. I apologise for the brevity of my convention report, but when you’re on a deadline like I am, such things tend to fall by the wayside. But it was good times, trust me.

I’m still on deadline for The Age Atomic, which means I’m back in the word bunker for this month. And then after that is handed in I need to work on Shadow’s Call for Tor… which means, I suspect, another lockdown. But it’s all worth it, in the end. It’s just a rather busy last quarter of the year.

A reminder for this coming Saturday, where I’ll be appearing on the Science Fiction and Superheroes panel as part of the Morley Literature Festival, alongside Samit Basu, David Hine, and Justina Robson. Steve Morris (perhaps better known as the drummer from Joy Division and New Order) is looking forward to seeing us, which I think deserves a What In The Actual Heck (Joy Division being a favourite band of mine), and event curator Mark Johnson gives us the big ups in the Give Me Comics Or Give Me Death podcast, which you can listen to here.

The panel is this Saturday at 2pm at the Morley town hall. Tickets are £4, and full details can be found here, and after the panel there will be a book signing. I hope to see you there!

Seven Wonders reviews continue to come in-

At The Founding Fields, Shadowhawk gives the book 9.5 out of 10 and says:

Adam Christopher has struck gold, again. If any SF novel this year deserves a sequel, it’s Seven Wonders!

The Fiction Stroker gives Seven Wonders four strokes out of five and says:

A love letter to comics… Seven Wonders is another thrilling roller-coaster ride from an author who is quickly becoming a master of multi-genre adventure.

Philip Norris says:

Seven Wonders ticks all the right boxes, it is a thrilling rollercoaster ride where the reader feels the wind in their hair, and their cape flapping behind them.

At I Will Read Books, Erik Lundqvist says:

…[T]he atmosphere, and the world building, is spot on… Adam Christopher has once again brought something new to a old genre.

And a little bonus, The Fiction Stroker also reviewed my debut novel, Empire State, giving it four strokes out of five and saying it is:

…An immersing, entertaining and atmospheric journey into another world.

Back to the editing, and see you on Saturday in Leeds!

Online lockdown and my FantasyCon 2012 schedule

by on September 26, 2012 in Events, The Age Atomic with 1 Comment Permanent Link to Online lockdown and my FantasyCon 2012 schedulePermalink

Phew. I’m editing. Editing, editing, editing. The Age Atomic, the sequel to Empire State, is due out in April 2013 (moved forward from May), and the draft manuscript is a monster. Which means I’m editing. Editing, editing, editing. I started at 153,000 words, and after two weeks I’m down to 138,000. My target is 100,000 – shorter than Empire State, shorter than Seven Wonders, but that’s not a bad thing. Of course I always say that, so no doubt this book will still be around 120,000, which seems my average so far.

I’m also working on another project (which I can’t talk about yet) which has a concurrent deadline. So… it’s busy. Which is why I’m pretty much on an internet lockdown until at least after FantasyCon. The Work has to come first, of course, because The Work is what matters.

Speaking of FantasyCon, the programme is now online. Here’s my own schedule:

Friday Sept 28,  Aug 30 1:00-2:00 pm
How important are blogs?
Room: Fitzherbert
With Marc Aplin, Lee Harris, Amanda Rutter and Danie Ware

A fairly broad topic – the title of this panel has changed a couple of times, but looking at the panellists I’m guessing we’re going to talk about blogs (author blogs and review blogs, I guess?) from the point of view of book bloggers/reviewers, authors, and publishers.

Friday Sept 28, 9:30-10:00 pm
Reading
Room: 134

A little bit of Seven Wonders, with time for questions. Incidentally, there might be a few limited edition hardcovers available for sale from the Forbidden Planet table during FantasyCon.

Saturday Sept 29, 4:00–4:30 pm
Angry Robot Book Launch
Room: Bar Rogue
With Mike Shevdon, David Tallerman and Gav Thorpe

Books and drinks. Reason enough to come, I think!

There’s also a mass signing in Jenny’s Restaurant on the Friday, 8:00-9:30 pm, which I will pop into. Aside from that, I’ll be at the bar, so please come and say hello! I’ll be there from Friday lunchtime until Sunday night… FantasyCon, I mean. I’m not occupying the bar for two and a half days!

See you in Brighton!

Quick update: EMPIRE STATE Italian edition and Waterstones in-store appearance

by on September 13, 2012 in Empire State, Events, Seven Wonders with No Comments Permanent Link to Quick update: EMPIRE STATE Italian edition and Waterstones in-store appearancePermalink

Editing editing editing The Age Atomic. Phew!

I’m pleased to announce that La Ponga Edizione will be publishing the Italian edition of Empire State, my debut novel. I’m not sure what the title translates to exactly – something like Stato Imperio, perhaps – but I’ll post more information when I have it. The book will be released in Italy in November/December this year, and I’ve been helping the translator with a few bits and bobs. Exciting!

This Saturday I’ll be at the Macclesfield Waterstones, signing Seven Wonders and generally hanging around. It’s a small branch but close to Manchester (on the fast train too), and I’m looking forward to it as that used to be “my” store when I lived in Macclesfield. Both Empire State and Seven Wonders were written literally just down the road, and a couple of days a week I’d walk up into town to browse the store, then grab a coffee and go home to write. Little did I know that a couple of years later I’d be having my own event in that very store! The staff there are also hugely supportive – you can follow them on Twitter at @waterstonesmacc.

So, if you’re around, pop along and say hello. I’ll be there from 11am to 2pm. Details are up on the Waterstones website and at Angry Robot.

SEVEN WONDERS is “the coolest kid on the superhero block”, and Author-to-Author interview with Paul Tobin

by on August 27, 2012 in Events, Interview, Review, Seven Wonders with No Comments Permanent Link to SEVEN WONDERS is “the coolest kid on the superhero block”, and Author-to-Author interview with Paul TobinPermalink

One more sleep until Chicago. Eeep! I’m off to WorldCon tomorrow – it starts on Thursday, but I’ve got a free day in Chicago beforehand – the same day, coincidentally, that Seven Wonders comes out in the US and in ebook. Eeep, again! So now is the time to put the last pre-orders in – you can find most relavant links here. I’m also told that the limited edition hardcover from Forbidden Planet is selling fast – there are only 100 copies of this, so to make sure you don’t miss out, I’d advise heading over to this link now.

Over at SFBook, Seven Wonders gets four stars, and they say:

The plot itself is inventive and twisting, written in a literary arresting style that is about as close you could ever get to a graphic novel without the graphics. Seven Wonders is the coolest kid on the superhero block, it’s got bags of style, an incredibly rich atmosphere and a cracking story that keeps the reader on the edge of their seat for most of the journey.

Recently I was interviewed by novelist and comics scribe Paul Tobin, in which we talked about my books, writing in general, and comics. You can find the interview here, and I’ll be returning the favour on this blog in a couple of weeks. Paul’s new novel, Prepare to Die!, is out now from Night Shade Books, and I thoroughly recommend it (and my blurb is on the back, alongside Chris Roberson and Kurt Busiek!).

And now: packing for Chicago. Oh boy… while I’m doing that, you can check out my WorldCon schedule here.

Interview with I Should Be Writing, and Starburst magazine reviews SEVEN WONDERS

by on August 23, 2012 in Events, Interview, Review, Seven Wonders with No Comments Permanent Link to Interview with I Should Be Writing, and Starburst magazine reviews SEVEN WONDERSPermalink

It’s just one week to go until WorldCon officially starts in Chicago! I’m looking forward to it a lot, and I’ve got a couple of extra days to have a look around the city beforehand too – I can relax a little too, as I’ve just finished the first draft of The Age Atomic, the Empire State sequel. The draft came in at nearly 154,000 words and needs a hell of a rewrite, but I’m going to chill until I get back from Chicago.

On the Angry Robot side of things, there will be nineteen authors and three “staffers” going, which I think is the biggest gathering we’ve ever had – if you head over to the Angry Robot blog, you can see a full schedule of where you’ll find us. My own schedule (with some more detail) can be found here.

Veteran SF magazine Starburst posted their review of Seven Wonders the other day, giving it 8/10 and saying:

It’s compulsive reading at its best… the author’s glee-filled love of comic-books radiating from every page. [Adam Christopher] evokes classic comic book writers such as Busiek, Moore, Morrison and Gaiman, and yet retains a unique style and sense of a world.

Seven Wonders is out in the US next week (August 28th), and in the UK a week later (September 6th).

Finally, I was recently a guest on Mur Lafferty’s I Should Be Writing podcast, where I talked about Empire State, Seven Wonders, future projects (including The Age Atomic, Hang Wire and Shadow’s Call) and various bits and pieces about writing. You can listen to the episode here (or subscribe in iTunes). Being on I Should Be Writing is a pretty big deal for me, because it was this podcast that got me back into writing seriously, in 2006 – its importance to me as a writer cannot be understated. In fact, Mur and I talk about that in the interview – so check it out!

 

 

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