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His Dark Materials on Stage
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Phillip Pullman's most successful series, returns to the National Theatre this winter, running from 22nd November 2004 to the 2nd April 2005.
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"It" on the Big Screen.
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No, nothing to do with Stephen King, rather E. Nesbitt's story of the grumpy Sand Fairy is coming to the movies this October.
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Tough Guide in Hardback
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This month Diana Wynne Jones's ToughGuide to Fantasy Land is released in hardback for the first time, following on from the success of other fantasy parodies.
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Thomas Covenant Returns
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Since their publication more than two decades ago, the initial six books in Stephen Donaldson's The Chronicals of Thomas Covenant have sold more than 6 million copies and have been published in ten countries around the world. The Runes of the Earth, (published October 14th 2004) is the first in a new quartet of novels that takes place ten years after the end of the sixth book.
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4th Book in Alliance Of Light Series Published
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Stormed Fortress, Janny Wurts' latest book has just been published. The fourth book in the alliance of light series shows the culmination of more than twenty years of carefully evolved ideas.
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Pratchet guests on BBC Book Club
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Terry Pratchett Is the July Guest on BBC Radio4's Book Club. The Book club is aired on the first Sunday in every month, this month they are looking at The Scold's Bridle by Minette Walters. The programme will be transmitted at 4pm on Sunday 4th July and repeated 4pm Thursday 8th July. This should be archived on the BBC's audio on demand radio player.
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Dramatised Discworld
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You can hear a dramatisation of Terry Pratchett's fourth Discworld novel, Mort on Radio Four over the next few weeks on their late night comedy slot.
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'TIme's Eye' released this week
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Read a review of , the new book by two masters of sci-fi Arthur C. CLarke and Stephen Baxter, which comes out on Thursday this week.
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The Gold Falcon Delayed!
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Katharine Kerr's latest book The Gold Falcon has had it's publication delayed by Illness. Katharine Kerr says on her official site that she was laid low with congestive heart failure. The good news is that she is now well, recovered and writing again. We all wish her continued good health and look forewad to the Gold Falcon when she is well enogh to finish it.
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New Look JK Rowling Website
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J K Rowling's official website has just been revamped and updated. It has been given a brand new look, lots of funky flash animation and contains lots of information for all Potter fans.
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Sci-Fi on the Radio - Today
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Today Radio Four's The Archive Hour asks the question 'Does Science Fiction Hold a mirror up to Progress?' The programme is presented by author Brian W Aldiss and can be heard on at 8pm.
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Sci-fi on the Radio
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This week Radio Four's The Archive Hour asks the question 'Does Science Fiction Hold a mirror up to Progress?' The programme is presented by author Brian W Aldiss and can be heard on Saturday 15th May at 8pm.
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ukfdb Preview of 'Time's Eye'
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Read a preview of , the new book by two masters of sci-fi Arthur C. CLarke and Stephen Baxter, due out June 2004.
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Pratchett Exhibition.
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A taster of the "The Colin Smythe Terry Pratchett Archive" will be on display at the University of London Library until 5th June 2004. Entry is free, the collection includes books in... Brazilian-Portuguese, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Jugoslav/Serbian, Korean, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovakian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, and Welsh.
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UKFDB Upgrade
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The UKFDB has just had another major software upgrade. This is another excelent development from Jumbo Design. The most obvious feature is the all new forum (See link on top right) This is a feature that has been requested by a number of visitors to the site and we are delighted to be able to now offer. Good luck and happy posting.
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WH Smith Book Awards
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Good Old Terry Pratchett has won yet another award for his diskworld books - This one was for The Wee Free Men which won the WH Smith Book Award 2004 for the Teen book catagory. Oh and the Fiction catagory was won by that Harry Potter book - Look guys the book's are good but there is nothing earth shatteringly original about them...
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Mickey Mouse in Narnia?
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We undersatand that Disney is going to be working with Walden Media on a film translation of The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe . Disney will be "assisting" with the production costs and will also have the distribution contract. If this is a success then they also have the rights to distribute the other 6 books in the Narnia. Andrew Adamson, the director of Shrek is currently lined up to direct this film which is scheduled for a release at Christmas in 2005. This is going to be filmed on location in New Zealand.
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JK Rowling talks about World Book Day
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JK Rowling spoke on CBBC's Newsround about World Book Day. She has been having a special webchat today. This is the second year the organisers have had a webchat. She didn't say what book 6 would be called or where it would be out. A Newsround asked her if she had taken polyjuice potion who would she be. JK Said it was a very intimate way of talking to a lot of people at onece. Oh and if you wondered she would be Tony Blair for an hour!
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New Artemis Fowl for WBD
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Eoin Colfer's fantastic series (some say it's the next Harry Potter. has a new book published for World Book Day 2004. This is priced at £1 as a special so people with the special Book Day vouchers can buy it.
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New Ursula Le Guin Book
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In January this year Ursula Le Guin (author of the hugely successful Earthsea stories) brought out a new stand alone novel called Changing Planes. Knowing the quality of Le Guin's work, ukfdb has no hesitation in recommending this one, also the cover art deserves a mentioning, for being eye catching yet subtle.
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Manned Mission To Mars?
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Speculation has risen that next week President Bush of the USA may anounce a plan for a manned mission to mars. This will almost certainly involve a permenant human presence on the moon as a trial base before the three year flight to the moon is undertaken.
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Site Updated
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UKFDB is a constantly evolving site, we change according to demand and opertunity. This latest major update to the site includes improved author / book listings and genre listings. We would love to hear your comments and sugestions for further improvements.
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TLOTR Wins Big Read
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The Lord of the Rings has won the BBC's search for the nation's best loved book.
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Thraxas Under Siege Published
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As a private investigator (and third rate sorcerer.) Thraxas has faced all sorts of impossible odds, It is therefore high time for a well earned rest. However, everyone knows there is no rest for the wicked!
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The Firebird's Vengeance Published
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Infused with folk lore magic and history, The Firebird's Vengeance is the stunning conclusion to the Isavalta trilogy, from major new fantasy author Sarah Zettel.
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Wheel Of Time - But Not Book 11!
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Basically Robert Jordan's next book in the increasingly eternal wheel of Time marathon epic is not the sequal to the previous but a prequel starting off way back at the time of the first book. Due to be Published 14 January 2004
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New Discworld
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Monstrous Regiment - the latest Discworld features Polly Perks in her brothers clothes.. Have you read it - can you send us a review? Tell us what you think. Is Terry back on the form he showed with Night Watch or is this another franchised flop.
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New Piers Anthony Published
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Cube Route, The twenty seventh book in the long running Xanth series has just been published on 1st October. The series started with the first book, A spell for Chameleon back in 1977
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NEW TV SERIES OF DR WHO
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In a statement released by the BBC, Lorraine Heggessey, Controller BBC1 has anounced that a new series of the Cult favourite has been commissioned, probably to air in 2005. Dr who already holds the record for the most spinoff books - and this news can only add to it's popularity.
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The Lord of Lies Published
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Book two in the Ea Cycle published 1st September. Valashu Elahad only regained the Lightstone in Argattha when he realized that his purpose was to guard the treasure of his ancestors. Now he has it, Morjin knows where it is, and he will use all his talents to get it back.
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Janny Wurts' New Website!
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Janny Wurts' website has just recieved a complete overhaul, along with a smooth new look there are now a number more extracts from Janny's published works...
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Earthlight Switched Off
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Earthlight, the Science Fiction/Fantasy arm of Simon & Schuster is to be abolished at the end of 2003 in a company shake up.
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New Eddings Released
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The first of at least four this, the new book from the highly popular Eddings couple, is about sweet child gods and is guaranteed to be a bestseller. However we wait to see if it is received any better than the dissappointment of Althaus
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Harry Potter 5 - The Reviews
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So, after all the hype what did you make fo the new Potter? Here are some reviews we put together. Don't forget you can send us your review of the book, and we will add it to the site.
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1000 Books in 10 weeks!
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In the 10 weeks since the site launch, we have now reached the 1000 books milestone, and are not stopping there! We also have details on over 200 authors, and a number of exclusive reviews.
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New Midkemia Collaboration
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Steve Stirling has collaborated with Raymond E. Feist to produce another book set in the Midkemia world. This is a prequel, telling the story of the boy thief of Korondor and how he ended helping others to save his own skin.
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Harry Potter Strikes Again!
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Harry Potter book five was finally released on 21st June. Eagerly anticipated by thousands of adults and children the pre-orders alone have already made it a guaranteed best seller.
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Aldiss Back Catalogue Added
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We have just added information on all of his books. Brian has been writing since 1956 and writes with such style and quality that it would be hard not to recommend any of his books.
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The War Of The Flowers
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Tad Williams has just released his latest book, The War of The Flowers. This is a single volume story, a departure from his multi volumed SF series Otherland and fantasy Memory Sorrow And Thorn
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