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Win a copy of The Doors of Stone by Patrick Rothfuss

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Published on Monday, 06 August 2012 5:43 pm

Written by Darkki

Waiting to get to read the next The King Killer Chronicle book? Risingshadow is throwing a contest where three lucky members will win a copy of The Doors of Stone by Patrick Rothfuss! All you need to do is to log in to our site and add The Doors of Stone book to your reading list. All members who have added this book on reading list have a chance to win a hard cover version of book when it's going to be published. Risingshadow will pre-order three books for a winners when it's possible.

Log in to our site is really easy! You can use example your Facebook or Twitter account to log in to our page immediately on left side menu. Of course you can also register to our site as old fashion way by filling the registration form.

Contest will last until the book is available to pre-order from Amazon. We will announce the winners on our site.

^{Risingshadow does not assume any responsibility or liability for the book publication delays, changes or cancellation.}

Ray Bradbury has passed away

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Published on Thursday, 07 June 2012 10:41 am

Written by Seregil of Rhiminee

Author Ray Bradbury has died in Los Angeles at the age of 91.

Bradbury wrote hundreds of novels, short stories, plays and television and film scripts in a career dating back to the 1940s.

His most famous novels include Fahrenheit 451 and Something Wicked This Way Comes.

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2011 Nebula Awards Nominees Announced

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Published on Saturday, 17 March 2012 10:26 am

Written by Seregil of Rhiminee

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America has announced the nominees for the 2011 Nebula Awards.

Novel

• God’s War, Kameron Hurley (Night Shade)
• The Kingdom of Gods, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
• Firebird, Jack McDevitt (Ace)
• Embassytown, China Miéville (Del Rey)
• Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti, Genevieve Valentine (Prime)
• Among Others, Jo Walton (Tor)

Novella

• ‘‘With Unclean Hands’’, Adam-Troy Castro (Analog 11/11)
• ‘‘The Ice Owl’’, Carolyn Ives Gilman (F&SF 11-12/11)
• ‘‘The Man Who Bridged the Mist’’, Kij Johnson (Asimov’s 10-11/11)
• ‘‘Kiss Me Twice’’, Mary Robinette Kowal (Asimov’s 6/11)
• ‘‘The Man Who Ended History: A Documentary’’, Ken Liu (Panverse Three)
• Silently and Very Fast, Catherynne M. Valente (WSFA)

Novelette

• ‘‘Six Months, Three Days’’, Charlie Jane Anders (Tor.com 6/8/11)
• ‘‘The Old Equations’’, Jake Kerr (Lightspeed 7/11)
• ‘‘What We Found’’, Geoff Ryman (F&SF 9-10/11)
• ‘‘The Migratory Pattern of Dancers’’, Katherine Sparrow (GigaNotoSaurus 7/11)
• ‘‘Sauerkraut Station’’, Ferrett Steinmetz (GigaNotoSaurus 11/11)
• ‘‘Fields of Gold’’, Rachel Swirsky (Eclipse 4)
• ‘‘Ray of Light’’, Brad R. Torgersen (Analog 12/11)

Short Story

• ‘‘Her Husband’s Hands’’, Adam-Troy Castro (Lightspeed 10/11)
• ‘‘Mama, We Are Zhenya, Your Son’’, Tom Crosshill (Lightspeed 4/11)
• ‘‘Shipbirth’’, Aliette de Bodard (Asimov’s 2/11)
• ‘‘Movement’’, Nancy Fulda (Asimov’s 3/11)
• ‘‘The Axiom of Choice’’, David W. Goldman (New Haven Review Winter ’11)
• ‘‘The Paper Menagerie’’, Ken Liu (F&SF 3-4/11)
• ‘‘The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees’’, E. Lily Yu (Clarkesworld 4/11)

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