It is becoming more and more obvious that Ian McDonald’s Brasyl is one of the books that posterity will remember about 2007. Locus Magazine announced the finalists for this year’s Locus Awards yesterday, and Brasyl is one of the five nominees in the SF novel category. All fingers crossed, now!
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Brasyl up for the Locus Award
Posted in misc, tagged books, GoH on April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Pommern is Back
Posted in misc on April 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The museum ship Pommern has been away for maintenance, but has now returned to its normal place by the Nautical museum (very near the con site), so those who want can visit it during the con.
Brasyl Wins BSFA Award
Posted in misc on March 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Our Guest of Honour Ian McDonald’s excellent novel Brasyl has just won the BSFA Award. Congratulations!
Brasyl #2 on Amazon’s Best of 2007
Posted in misc on November 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Amazon.com has published its Best Books of 2007 list, and on second place is our GoH Ian McDonald’s novel Brasyl!
McDonald Wins Hugo
Posted in misc on September 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Our GoH Ian McDonald has won the Hugo award for his novelette The Djinn’s Wife, published in Asimov’s July 2006 issue. Åcon congratulates!
