COMPETITION TIME: Tickets or Another Me airing at Frightfest - Film4

Hail Mighty Readers and Followers of the Calloused Thumbs, 
Our friends at Film4's Frightfest have asked us to run a competition where we can give away 2 X Pair of Tickets for "Another Me which is airing on Saturday 31st August.  The film whch will be available on HD release on the same day, will have plenty of scares and chills and lets face it, getting to see it on a big screen with other horror films will be magnificent.

Here's a link to the trailer:

If you want to be in with a chance, mail us at our usual address: drosdelnoch (at) hotmaildotcom (with the appropriate fixes and let us know who is the main sponsor of this years frightfest.

Due to the close date, competition closes tonight at midnight UK Time  Winners will be expected to make their own way to the venue and cover own expenses.

Al the best,


Gareth and Lady Eleanor

READER OPPORTUNITY: Mulholland Driver 2012

Hail Mighty Readers,
Our friends over at Mullholland Books have let us know about this opportunity for you to become a Mullholland Blogger and to get ahead on the published titles from them the details are as follows:

"Do you love suspense fiction? Crime novels, thrillers, police procedurals and supernatural suspense? If you love these books then Mulholland Books is the imprint for you, bringing exciting American thriller writers to the UK alongside British crime authors who deliver what thrill-hungry fans demand.

Mulholland Books UK are offering you the chance to become a MULHOLLAND DRIVER in 2012 – one of a team of bloggers who get the chance to read and review Mulholland Books ahead of the curve. We have developed an online community of crime and thriller readers and would love to offer you the chance to be a part of it.

We are looking for two new additions to the team, book lovers who can’t get enough of compelling, fast-paced, page-turning reads. If you would like to become a Mulholland Driver please send an email to lucy.zilberkweit@hodder.co.uk explaining why you’d like to join us, the name of your blog and your address. We will then post you a copy of the fantastic GUILT BY ASSOCIATION by Marcia Clark – email us your review for a chance to win spot on the team.

Looking forward to hearing from you all soon!"

COMPETITION: Rabid Readers Competition to win Two Top Authors Titles

Hail Mighty Readers,
Our friends over at Rabid Readers are holding a spectacular competition where you can win two, yes that's two top authors who are friends of us here at Falcata Times.

Here are the relative book blurbs for both the authors and their respective titles and all you have to do is enter is link directly to Rabid Readers competition on your own blog or FB page and leave a comment on the page.

Doc the Vampire Hunting Dog - Julie Campbell
Doc is a Border Collie who hunts vampires with his human, Kevin. In this adventure they face their first fight and their most dangerous foe. It’s man’s best friend vs. his worst enemy…


A Bitter Seed of Magic - Suzanne McLeod

On the surface, Genny's life seems ripple-free right now. Finn, her sexy boss and -- well, Genny's not sure what else she wants him to be -- has stopped pushing for a decision on their relationship. The seductive vampire Malik al-Khan has vanished back into the shadows. And the witches have declared her no longer a threat. But unless Genny can find a way to break the fertility curse afflicting London's fae, she knows this is just the lull before the magical storm.

Then a faeling -- a teenage girl -- is fished out of the River Thames, dead and bound with magic, and Genny is called into investigate. As she digs through the clues, her search takes a sinister and dangerous turn, exposing age-old secrets that might be better left buried. Then another faeling disappears, and Genny finds herself in a race against time to save the faeling and stop the curse from claiming its next victim -- herself!

So best of luck to everyone,


Gareth

NEWS: Competition

Hail Mighty Readers,
We are having a fiesta in celebration of the forthcoming Puss in Boots and as part of this, our friends at Random House/Bantam have let us have five copies of the four Dreamwork Puss in Book titles (Puss in Boots: The Novel, Puss in Boots: The Cat, The Legend, The Boots, Puss in Boots: 3D Movie Guide and Puss in Boots: Colouring and Activity Book) to give away to five lucky winners.

The competition will run from today (15/11/11 to 30/11/11) so that we can get the prizes out to our lucky winners in time for the opening of the film. So dig deep and answer the question to our usual email address, drosdelnoch (at) hotmail (dot) com:
Name the Dreamwork duo that Puss is most associated with:
A) The King and Queen
B) Dragon and Fiona
C) Shrek and Donkey

NEWS: Aba(n)ddon all hope unless ye be a 21st Century Knight

Hail Mighty Readers,
Verily you are summoned by our Lords at Abaddon Books to joust for the honour of Knighthood. Are you chivalrous enough to join thier ranks? Read on to see:


Are you chivalrous enough to be a Knight of the New Round Table – and win the chance to be a real knight for the day? To celebrate the release of the new Knights of Albion series of Arthurian adventure, Abaddon Books is on the hunt for ‘knights in shining armour’ to sit on a 21st Century King Arthur’s Round Table – and they could win the chance to be a real knight for a day. As part of the hunt, a real knight in shining armour ventured out onto the streets of London – and caused a few stares – as he searched for chivalrous candidates, even managing to do a little wooing of his own! Whether it’s rescuing a princess from a dragon or just opening doors for your beloved, wannabe Sir Galahads can tell us why they should earn a place at Arthur’s side by going to http://www.abaddonbooks.com/knight_for_a_day The most chivalrous are in with a chance to win an exclusive day of training from experts at a specialist jousting facility where they’ll undertake the essential training that no aspiring knight would be without – from swordplay to donning armour. The day will be crowned with a thrilling live demonstration of jousting. The Knights of Albion is an exciting new series based on the ‘rediscovered’ second book by Thomas Malory, author of the Le Morte d'Arthur. The first in the series, The Black Chalice, follows wannabe knight Alymere, who discovers the foul Devil’s Bible – said to have been written in one night by an insane hermit – which leads him to seek the unholy anti-Grail know as the Black Chalice.

NEWS: Competition from Transworld & Sir Terry Pratchett

Sir Terry Pratchett and Transworld Publishers are proud to launch a new award for aspiring debut novelists, The Terry Pratchett Anywhere But Here, Anywhen But Now Prize. Transworld will offer the winning author a publishing contract with a £20,000 advance.

The award will be judged by the esteemed Sir Terry Pratchett, the wise Tony Robinson, the savvy Mike Rowley from Waterstone’s and two members of the editorial team at Transworld Publishers.

Sir Terry Pratchett had this to say:

“Anywhere but here, anywhen but now. Which means we are after stories set on Earth, although it may be an Earth that might have been, or might yet be, one that has gone down a different leg of the famous trousers of time (see the illustration in almost every book about quantum theory).

We will be looking for books set at any time, perhaps today, perhaps in the Rome of today but in a world where 2000 years ago the crowd shouted for Jesus Christ to be spared, or where in 1962, John F Kennedy's game of chicken with the Russians went horribly wrong. It might be one day in the life of an ordinary person. It could be a love story, an old story, a war story, a story set in a world where Leonardo da Vinci turned out to be a lot better at Aeronautics. But it won’t be a story about being in an alternate Earth because the people in an alternate Earth don’t know that they are; after all, you don’t.

But this might just be the start. The wonderful Peter Dickinson once wrote a book that could convince you that flying dragons might have existed on Earth. Perhaps in the seething mass of alternate worlds humanity didn't survive, or never evolved -- but other things did, and they would have seen the world in a different way. The possibilities are literally endless, but remember, it’s all on Earth. Maybe the continents will be different and the climate unfamiliar, but the physics will be the same as ours. What goes up must come down, ants are ant-sized because if they were any bigger their legs wouldn't carry them. In short, the story must be theoretically possible on some version of the past, present or future of a planet Earth.”

The deadline for submissions will be 31 December 2010 and a shortlist of six entries will be announced on the 31 March 2011. The winner will be announced by the end May 2011.

Entrants must be over 18, have no previous published full-length works of fiction and live in the UK, Ireland or the Commonwealth. Submissions should be emailed to:

pratchettprize@transworld-publishers.co.uk

COMPETITION: WIN A COPY OF THE 10th ANNIVERSARY GARDENS OF THE MOON

Hail Mighty Readers,
Our friends and associate Bridgeburner Allies at Transworld have managed to smuggle 5 copies of the Tenth Anniversary Edition of Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson out for us.

To get your hands on a copy send us an email with your answer, name and address where you'd like the prize sent, to drosdelnoch(at)hotmail(dot)com:
Steven Erikson's Malazan Series culminates with which title:
1) Deadhouse Gates
2) Toll the Hounds
3) The Crippled God

Competition closes on the 27th November 2009 with winners receiving their prizes directly from the publisher.

NEWS and COMPETITION: Arthur and Guenevere Signing

Hail Mighty Readers,
The Knights of Random House have let us know that theres to be a special event over at London's Forbidden Planet on 31st October 2009.

Arthur and Guenevere have slain thier way through the forces of evil to transport through the Dragon paths at Stone Henge to the present to sign copies of the TV Tie in books that have been released by Random House.

Now back for a second series, Merlin which has seen audience figures in the UK of over 6.2 million, the time felt right for the complicated spell to bring this epic couple through from the past to meet the public of today.


For your chance to meet Bradley James and Angel Coulby get to the store between 3 and 4pm as a fun day will be had by all and a more perfect way to end half term cannot be had. Expect surprises, expect the unexpected and above all enjoy the books to keep that magical world alive in the imagination. For the magic is within.

Random House have also kindly given us a couple of books for a mini competition. However not only will one person win the ties ins but the choice of either the Annual or the Activity book. And if that wasn't good enough they'd also be placed into a winners barrel (with other winners from additional sites competitions) to win a signed copy. How cool is that? To enter please answer the following question:

Which actor voices the Dragon in the series Merlin?
A) Anthony Hopkins
B) John Hurt
C) Marion Michael Morrison

Send your answer to drosdelnoch (at) hotmail (dot) com with Merlin Competition in the subject line. Please enclose your answer and address. Competition closes on the 26th October with the winning name drawn at random from entries received.

COMPETITION: Hush, Hush - Becca Fitzpatrick

Hail Mighty Readers,
Well you've swooned with Twilight and currently awaiting your next fix of Edward but what are you to do?

Well worry no longer, our friends over at bellaandedward.com are running a competition in conjunction with Simon and Schuster for readers to win one of three exclusively signed proof copies of Becca's debut which is the next YA love story to capture the readers imagination. Those of us who've had a sneak peak at the book have made a note to let our readers know about this tale so that they can get in on the phenom before it hits.

So for your chance to get your copy early, in order to read it, devour it and perhaps most of all fall in love with the next emo angst character to hit the shelves, then head on over to see Jenny, Shelly, Vi, Robin and Michelle at thier site for details.

Our review of the title will appear on the 29/10/09

COMPETITION: Win with Falcata Times

(COMP OPEN TO UK RESIDENTS ONLY)
You have the chance to win one of five copies of each of these books and to do so couldn't be easier. Plus there are two ways for you to enter.

The first and perhaps easiest method is for you to answer each question associated with the author of each novel, the second is to post the comp on your blog or a message board, letting people know about it and also to send in a link to us. Send all entries to the usually addy which is drosdelnoch (at) hotmail (dot) com with the subject heading of Highwayman Competition or Zoe's Tale Competition.

You can enter only once per question but as many times as you link to the comp in blogs or forums, provided you include a linky to us about where its appeared.

Onto the questions:

To win a copy of The Highwayman by RA Salvatore answer this question:
RA Salvatore is best known for which Character:
1) Branson Garibond
2) Drizzt Do'Urden
3) Cadderly


To win a copy of the new Scalzi book, Zoe's Tale, tell us what was the title of the novel for which he's best known?
1) Old Man's War
2) Metatropolis
3) Uncle John Presents Book of the Dumb

The closing date is June 30th, 2009.

COMPETITION: Suzanne McLeod

Friend of the blog Suzanne McLeod has asked us let people know about her current competition where you can win some pretty nifty prizes, a signed copy of the forthcoming "Cold Kiss of Death" (by suzanne) along with a copy of one of Carrie Vaughns Kitty series. That is one seriously cool prize. What do you have to do to enter? Tell her about your fav werewolf film. So visit her blog, here and let her know what you think.

COMPETITION AND AUTHOR PALOOZA: Tim Lebbon

Well, your probably wondering whats happening but we're part of the Tim Lebbon Blog tour, yep, the author equivalent of a cyber tour so that readers and fans can chase around the web to find out whats what about one of their fav authors along with a chance for new people to give him a go.

So here, as part of his tour, we're including not only some exclusive content but also make sure that you get the full short story by letting you know where else he's appearing.

Stop One: My Favourite Books
Stop Two: Allison and Busby (his UK Publisher)
Stop Three: Highlanders Book Blog
Stop Four: Our Linky
Stop Five: Speculative Horizons (This is Tim's Last part of his exclusive Blog story that will be appearing on May 20th.)

Other stops on the tour that don't include the short story are:
Stop Six: Fantasy Book Spot (23rd May)
Stop Seven: Graemes Fantasy Book Review (25th May)
Stop Eight: Mystery Blog as yet Unknown (27th May)
Stop Nine: SFX Blog (1st June)

READ THIS WHOLE PARAGRAPH BEFORE CLICKING ON THE LINKY CONTAINED WITHIN...
And last but by no means least, your chance to get a signed copy of Tim's brand spanking new novel, The Island. What you'll need to do is follow the link and include our secret password. What is it? Shhhh be vewy, vewy quiet we don't want everyone hearing this, its: RHIANA. Also if you go to the other links, they'll also have a password for you to enter so you might be able to get some additional entries for this beautiful prize, we covets it already.

NEWS: War of Words Competition

Tor and SciFiNow are delighted to announce War of the Words, the search for the next Tor author! We’ll be offering one lucky reader a publishing contract.

The competition kicks off in the May issue of SciFiNow; readers will be asked to submit a full synopsis together with the first three chapters by 20th August. A shortlist of six will then be drawn up before the winner is announced in November. Follow the search in each issue or catch up with exclusive news and updates on the Sci-Fi Now Website.

NEWS: Angry Robot Competition and Signings

Angry Robot, the new SF/F/WTF print from Harper Collins, have a couple of announcements, firstly that they've signed J Robert King (for two Metaphysical Suspense novels) and Falcata Times friend/author, Andy Remic (who's first book for AR, The Angel of Death will be released in September with the follow up, Death's Disciples released early next year.)

Secondly Angry Robot have also announced a competition where if you win, the grand prize is a copy of the first seven books released by them. What do you have do? Quite simply visit their site at:
http://angryrobotbooks.com/name-that-droid/
And name thier mascot/logo.