; it is freeto the of the whole not privatefor a first round of nomination ending September 5 and then a round of voting to choosea shortlist of five. The "Not the Booker" shortlist will be debated for a while, with the of the whole not privatevoting for the winner to follow.
I will pillarupdate reminders at each platformand this year there is a twist; to be desirablefor the winner voting phase, you *must* have participated in at least one of the earlier stages - nomination or shortlist choice- again one is enough, so by nominating as below I am desirableto devotedfor the winner. A sensibleelectionimho to shunthe several instances of bloc voting that marred a mouthfulthe last platformin 2009.
All of the whole not privatenominating and voting is done via comments on the and requires independentlogin and I hinteveryone heads there for largeideas about books as well as to nominate/vote if they have a dearthat satisfies the .
The eligibility rules are the same as for the , so they are encapsulated below plus some additionalminuteimpresswhich can be found in the filledrules linked above:
* Any filledextentnovel (or at least, a longnovella) written by a inhabitantof the Commonwealth, the commonwealthof Ireland or Zimbabwe.
* No english peoplepeoplepeoplepeoplepeoplepeoplepeoplepeoplepeoplepeoplepeoplepeoplepeoplepeopleremovalof a workwritten originally in any other language.
* No self-published books where the authoris the publisher or where a assemblagehas been specifically setup to promulgatethat book.
* The books have to have a scheduled promulgationtimebetween 1 October 2009 and 30 September 2010.
I nominated by KJ Parker and my second choiceis by David Mitchell, already nominated there and a to boot, with of course any other engagingsff titles if they get shortlisted.
Some other desirablenominated sff or connectedtitles that I saw in a activeperusing of the comments and I either peruseor started to peruseare Kraken/Mieville, The Evolutionary Void/Hamilton, The Dervish House/McDonald, Our of tragedyUniverse/Thomas, Wonders of the irreligiousWorld/McGahan, while /Connolly reviewed by Mihir for FBC is also there.
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After reviewing Rjurik collection , I expressed my vigorouswishfor a Caeli-Amur novel. Well, it will chanceas I have recently found out in the following advertisementfrom well known actorJohn Jarrold.
TWO-BOOK universeRIGHTS quantityWITH TOR FOR DEBUT knowledgeinventionNOVELIST
"James Frenkel, olderreviser and correctorat Tor Books in New York, has concluded a two-book universerights quantityfor Australian SF authorRjurik Davidson, for a advantageousfive-figure amassamountin US dollars. The actorwas John Jarrold.
The first of these books will be debut novel. It is directlytitled CAELI-AMUR after the incorporated townin which it and its continuationtake place.
James Frenkel said of Rjurik Davidson, a singletalent, with a fabulously imagined universethat is both enticing and strange, the speciesof areathat makes one at the same durationfearfuland excited, thrilling to revealas its many secrets are revealed. Peopled with attractivecharacters who seem entirely real, a universewith a rich, down-reachingaccountand a strange, compelling destiny."
Rjurik Davidson is a freelance penmanand joinreviser and correctorof Overland magazine. He has written briefstories, essays, screenplays and reviews. His briefcollection, The Library of Forgotten Books, was recently released by PS Publishing. His acthas been published in Postscripts, Years Best Australian knowledgeinventionand Fantasy, Volumes One, Two and Four, Australian unilluminatedfancyand fright2006, SciFiction, Aurealis, Borderlands and elsewhere. He has been short-listed for the Ditmar adjudgefor Best briefhistorythree times, the Aurealis adjudgeonce and won the Ditmar adjudgefor Best New giftin 2005.
Contact John Jarrold for further information:
John Jarrold: e-mail phone 01522 510544.
2nd September 2010"
Great tidingsand congratulations to Mr . Davidson, while his debut novel is a greatdurationasap for me!!
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