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Mythopoeic Awards: 2009 Winners Announced

Details: Published on Tuesday, 21 July 2009 3:00 am; Written by Seregil of Rhiminee

The Mythopoeic Society has announced the winners for the 2009 Mythopoeic Awards.

The winners of the fantasy awards are:

Adult Literature:

Carol Berg: Flesh and Spirit and Breath and Bone (Roc)

Children's Literature:

Kristin Cashore: Graceling (Harcourt Children’s Books)

Source: Mythopoeic Society

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Urban Fantasy Book Cover Parade

Details: Published on Sunday, 19 July 2009 3:00 am; Written by Thialfi

Have you seen the cover of a paranormal or urban fantasy novel lately? Do they all seem similar? Here is a book cover parade to illustrate.

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Jack Vance: The Genre Artist

Details: Published on Sunday, 19 July 2009 3:00 am; Written by Thialfi

An article about Jack Vance in New York Times.

Dan Simmons, the best-selling writer of horror and fantasy, described discovering Vance as “a revelation for me, like coming to Proust or Henry James. Suddenly you’re in the deep end of the pool. He gives you glimpses of entire worlds with just perfectly turned language. If he’d been born south of the border, he’d be up for a Nobel Prize.”

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