…esee I’ll be spending a lot of time asking vocabulary questions from the audience… I will also have the shiny business cards above on me: The House of Binding Thorns ones have got a random quote from the book, so if you want a peek at the book, do get one (The House of Shattered Wings ones have got a choice of covers plus glowing review quotes :)). (do bear in mind I’ll be with the librarian though, so if I look like I’m running somewhere that’ll…

The Thousand Hand Guanyin (Qian Shou Guan Yin): it would be impressive for any kind of dancers, but consider that all 21 performers of this are all deaf-mute deaf… Just imagining the sheer amount of rehearshals involved boggles the mind. (on other videos, you can see that they have white-dressed coordinators standing to the side, and they can of course refer to each other for the moves, but still… that remains one of the most impressive feats of…

…’d like to pre-order: Where to Buy Hardback (US) Penguin Random House US indie stores Amazon US Barnes and Noble The Book Depository Trade Ppb (UK) UK indie stores Waterstone’s Amazon UK Blackwell’s WH Smith The Book Depository Ebook/audio Amazon US (Kindle) Amazon UK (Kindle) Mass Market Ppb (UK) Amazon UK Foyles Waterstones WHSmith The Book Depository Buy now (like last time, pre-order and/or buy in the first week after release and you’ll get so…

…e House of Binding Thorns: ruined and decadent Paris, Fallen angels, alchemists, a dragon kingdom under invasion, and backstabbing aplenty! Open anywhere in the world–I’d of course much appreciate it if you could review the book on goodreads, for instance, (it does help the author *sheepish grin*). I’ll close it next Thursday, and probably post some highlights of the food question as well. Here are the promo cards: (the HOUSE OF BINDING THORNS one…

…I will be attending the worldcon in Helsinki, Finland. More details as I have them….

…So… going on a bit of a holiday (hahaha I wish, two young kids at home plus deadlines don’t make for a restful holiday season). Merry Christmas to everyone who celebrates, and I hope everyone has a happy holiday season and a happy new year….

…was the first of the mindship sequence (AIs incubated in human wombs and becoming part of human families). Bit of nostalgia for this one: it won me my first major award (British Science Fiction Association Award for Best Short Fiction), and was also the first story I wrote that had actual Vietnamese characters (more accurately, Vietnamese immigrants in a Chinese-dominated society. But still). Also, my longer Xuya novelette, “Pearl”, a retelling of…

…ing I’ve done for my career is to make it less important than my family. –List of nominees for Prix Imaginales 2009 (category Translated Works) -Steve Cockayne, Wanderers and Islanders -David Anthony Durham, Acacia -Hélène (Ellen) Kushner, Swordspoint -Ian McDonald, King of Morning, Queen of Day -Terry Pratchett, Going Postal (lots of good stuff, including fellow Campbell nominee David Anthony Durham, well on his way to conquer the world–but speci…

…(and I share a TOC with Sarah L. Edward, alias snickelish on LJ) EDIT: this is a sneak preview, the magazine isn’t out until May 14th….

…ion and while it can hurt to read it and worry about the characters you’ve come to love over several hundred pages, there’s also hope to be had. The House of Binding Thorns is an incredible book in a series that I can’t get enough of. If you enjoyed works like Susan Ee’s Penryn and the End of Days series or Kaori Yuki’s Angel Sanctuary, this book will be right up your alley. Trust me. K Hart at longandfullemptywithwords: The relationships between…