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29/08/07 - '07 campaign with promotion in borders
Abaddon Books kicks off its '07 campaign with a stunning new poster and a
promotion in Borders book stores. Get down to your local Borders to see the
wide-range of titles on offer.
Jonathan Oliver
Editor
18/07/07 - Abaddon books open for submission
Abaddon books are now open for submissions for their new fantasy series,
Twilight of Kerberos which is to launch in 2008.
For submission guidelines and the World Bible please e-mail
or write to Jonathan Oliver, Abaddon Books,
Rebellion, The Studio, Brewer Street, Oxford, OX1 1QN, UK.
We will close to submissions on 20th September '07.
Jonathan Oliver
Editor
02/07/07 - Newsletter System
Abaddon Books now has a new newsletter system in place. As a default everyone who has signed up for the newsletter has been added with HTML (Ability to see pictures and layouts) newsletters enabled. Some free web mail accounts have problems displaying these and so you might want to change your preference to TEXT newsletters. If that's the case, you can use the link at the bottom of any future newsletter to change your preferences online.
Julian Hall
Webmaster
05/06/07 - Submissions.
Abaddon Books are now closed to submissions
Jonathan Oliver
Editor
22/04/07 - THE LATEST FROM ABADDON...
Hello!
A few items of note for you. Firstly, I am extending the submissions deadline for the current reading period to the end of April. So that’s the 30th April. After this date we will be closed to submissions and any subs sent after the end of April will not be read.
Secondly, we are now closed to submissions for the Pax Britannia and Dreams of Inan series.
The reason for this is actually quite exciting news. Jonathan Green, creator of Pax Britannia, is taking over the reigns fully for the series for the time being to enthral us with more Ulysses Quicksilver adventures. Two new Quicksilver books are planned for 2008 so watch this space.
Also, where Dreams of Inan comes to an end with The Worm That Wasn’t, this December from Mike Maddox, a brand-new fantasy series will be launched in 2008 with Twilight of Kerberos: Shadowmage by Matthew Sprange. Fans of sword and sorcery will not be disappointed by this exciting new release. More news soon.
In other news, The Afterblight Chronicles: Kill or Cure is currently at press and should be hitting shops in a couple of weeks. This is an excellent addition to the Afterblight universe and is packed full of the usual irreverence you have come to expect from Abaddon.
Also, Rebecca Levene (author of The Afterblight Chronicles: Kill or Cure) and Jonathan Green (author of Pax Britannia: Unnatural History) will be at the Alt-Fiction event in Derby on the 28th of April. My good-self will also be in attendance. We will be launching Kill or Cure and Jonathan Green will be chatting about Pax Britannia and what’s on the horizon for Ulysses Quicksilver. Copies of Unnatural History and Kill or Cure will be available on the day for £5 each. We will also be selling copies of all the other available titles from Abaddon.
Details on the Alt-Fiction event can be found here:
http://www.derby.gov.uk/LeisureCulture/...
For submission guideless and World Bibles please e-mail authors@rebellion.co.uk or write to: Jonathan Oliver, Abaddon Books, Rebellion, The Studio, Brewer Street, Oxford, OX1 1QN, UK.
Jonathan Oliver
Editor
07/02/07 - ABADDON OPEN TO SUBMISSIONS
Abaddon Books are now open to submissions. Between the 6th of February 2007 and the 9th of April 2007 we will be reading for the series Pax Britannia, Tomes of The Dead and The Afterblight Chronicles. Please e-mail this address for more details or write to us at the address on the contacts page. Please note that we will not read any submissions sent to us after the closing date.
Jonathan Oliver
Editor
26/01/07 - NEW RELEASE
This month sees the release of Dreams if Inan: Stealing Life by Antony Johnston, now available from all good UK bookstores. This title will be available in the US from April. For more news register for our regular e-newsletter by clicking the link on the left.
Jonathan Oliver
Editor
08-08-2006 - Abaddon books available!
The Abaddon shop is now live! You can order all current releases through the Abaddon site. Also, if you reside in the UK, if you order all of our first four releases delivery is free! So take a browse and see what you fancy. As new titles are released they will be added to the shop.
Happy Shopping!
Jonathan Oliver
Editor
ABADDON POSTER CAMPAIGN FOR AUGUST!
Just thought that you might like to see a preview of this. This is the Abaddon promotional poster that will be doing the rounds of railway stations, airports and bookshops from mid-August.
Also, if you’d like a chance to win all four Abaddon novels then pop over to Paul Kane’s Shadow Writer website to enter the Abaddon competition:
http://www.shadow-writer.co.uk/
That’s all for now.
Jonathan Oliver
Editor
June 14, 2006: *Special Offer*: Live in the UK? Order all 4 Abaddon titles in our shop and you'll get free delivery!
Julian Hall
Webmaster
June 05, 2006: Abaddon's online shop has now had an update. You'll find it easier to make your way around and get some useful information while you're there. Remember, you can now pre-order any of the books listed here, under the main Abaddon Books Website!
Julian Hall
Webmaster
May 25, 2006: Hello all! Just a few things to keep you in the loop of what is happening here at Abaddon. At the moment I'm doing the final edits on the first four releases and these should be going to press very shortly. Meanwhile, our big bit of news publicity wise is that the Abaddon sampler, featuring a chapter from each of the first four novels, will be available free with issue 145 of SFX magazine, on sale early June in the UK. So look out for that. Also, London, York and Edinburgh Dungeons will be distributing our sampler to ticket holders over the next couple of months. So if you do visit one of those venues be sure to keep an eye out. Plans for 2007 continue to be made and I can announce that I have now commissioned the 2nd novel in the Pax Britannia series. This is being written by the very talented Al Ewing and currently has the working title: Vengeance for a Dead Caballero. Further details will be added to the website shortly. That's it for now. Keep checking back for more updates!
Jonathan Oliver
Editor
May 02, 2006: Abaddon Books are now accepting pre-orders! Click here to head over to our shop for more information!
April 13, 2006: If you would like to sign up to the Abaddon Newsletter, please use the Newsletter link to the left of the page or click here.
April 12, 2006: Welcome to Abaddon! Our first four titles have all now been delivered to me by our very talented authors and we shall soon be getting the books off to press. The first wave of releases takes place in August in the UK and September in the USA, so watch out for that. Meanwhile the publicity engine is starting to kick up a few gears and soon there will be some great Abaddon freebies doing the rounds.
In the UK, the Abaddon sampler, featuring a chapter from each of our first four titles, will be bagged up with issue 145 of SFX magazine, due to hit the shelves on the 7th June. The sampler will also be given out at the Bristol Expo (13-14th May, The Ramada Plaza Hotel) and I shall also be in attendance to wave the Abaddon flag. Those of you in the USA need not fear missing out because our very funky bookmarks are being dished out at WorldCon in San Francisco and Abaddon will be in attendance waving at San Diego Comicon in July. Lots more publicity is planned so watch this space for more news.
Meanwhile, planning for our 2007 titles is well underway with three books already commissioned and an exciting new series launching with Pax Britannia. So keep checking back here for news and more updates.
Jonathan Oliver
Editor