The Latest Teacup Tempest by Hal Duncan
Back to the BSC collection of essays, articles, and manifestos! Over the last couple of years one of the great sources of all three has been author Hal Duncan. Duncan’s novels include Vellum and Ink, the first earning Arthur C. Clarke, British Fantasy Society and Locus Award nominations. More recently, his novella, Escape From Hell!, was published by MonkeyBrain books. You can also check out the Hal Duncan file at BSC full of applicable interviews and reviews. We’d like to thank Hal for letting us hold this down!
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The Electric Mayhem: Imaginary Man
My latest column covers some fantasies that I’ve read recently: Escape From Hell! by Hal Duncan, The Knights of the Cornerstone by James P. Blaylock and Valley of Day-Glo by Nick DiChario.
Contest – Escape From Hell! by Hal Duncan (5 copies!)
After reading the Hell-log at the BookSpot Beat with Hal Duncan – how can you not want to get in on this contest? Today the BSC has 5 copies of Escape From Hell! up for grabs! This was published by MonkeyBrain Books this month! Remember, we have the prologue for you to read! Synopsis: A [...]
The BSC Beat – Hell Cant with Hal Duncan
Back with another edition of the BookSpot Beat, the BookSpot Central 10-question, topic specific interview! Today we join forces with Hal Duncan to give you Hell! Duncan is the author of two novels: Vellum and Ink. Vellum was nominated for the World Fantasy Award and BFS Award for Best Novel honors as well as getting [...]
Exclusive – Escape From Hell! by Hal Duncan (prologue)
Back with more exclusive content to give readers a sneak peek at some work by some of the best and/or newest talents! Today, BookSpot Central exclusively brings you the prologue from the latest coming from Hal Duncan. Duncan is the author of the Vellum and and Ink. Vellum was nominated for the World Fantasy Award and BFS Award for Best Novel honors as well as getting nominated for the Locus and and Crawford awards for Best Debut Novel/Author.
What I have for you is the prologue from Duncan’s Escape From Hell! being published by MonkeyBrain Books and hitting shelves next month!
Synopsis:
A hitman, a hooker, a homosexual kid, and a hobo suicide make the ultimate prison break…escape from Hell itself! But when news of their attempted escape gets out, the souls of the damned are transformed into a rioting mob, and all Hell truly does break loose. It’s Escape from New York meets Jacob’s Ladder, by one of fantasy’s rising stars.
Escape from Hell! is the second in their series of tradepaperback original novellas, following last year’s Cenotaxis by Sean Williams. Next up is 2009′s Death of a Starship by Jay Lake. You can stay up to date on Hal Duncan’s work at Notes From the Geek Show.
BookSpot Central would like to thank MonkeyBrain Books and Hal Duncan for allowing us to host the following excerpt to our readers!
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Contest – win Ink singed by Hal Duncan
Vellum was one of my favorite books in the last couple years so it’s only right that FBS brings the second and closing chapter to Hal Duncan’s Book of all Hours, Ink. I have interviewed Hal on two occasions, most recently here, and when Vellum debuted here. Synopsis: Once, in the depths of prehistory, they [...]
On the Spot at BSC – Hal Duncan interview (2006
The author featured in this installment of On The Spot is our first returning guest. We last spoke to him last year when his debut, Vellum was released in the UK. This time – our interview feature extended since then – we speak to him shortly after its U.S. release. Vellum is on the Locus [...]
Contest – Win: Vellum autographed by Hal Duncan
The second of 2 contests I’m announcing today, this contest is an opportunity to win the best book of 2005 (which I told you all about last June). I reviewed Vellum last year when it was released in the UK, and it’s coming to the U.S. this month! Scottish author Duncan’s challenging SF debut, the [...]
On the Spot at BSC – Hal Duncan interview (2005)
This week’s guest on Fantasybookspot.com’s On the Spot Feature is the author of a major release, that marks the debut of a new voice in speculative fiction. Vellum will be kicked off with the up coming World Con weekend, the first installment in a duology named The Book of All Hours, whose sequel Ink will [...]
Book Review – Vellum
Author: Hal Duncan Cover Artist: Chris Shamwana, Neil Lang Publisher: Macmillan Binding: Paperback Publication Date: August 2005 Like any other year, 2005 was going to be a heavy book-buying year for me, and like every other year there are those dozen or so books I anticipated even more so than the rest of the worthy [...]
