Bookface.com to Fulfill Readers' Fantasies.Entertainment/Business Editors and Technology Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--July 31, 2000 Bookface.com Launches "Fantasy Genre"; Allows Fantasy Aficionados to Read Quality, Previously Unavailable Books, Scripts and Short Stories Online for Free Bookface, the premiere solution for displaying valuable content on the Internet securely, announced the launch of its new Fantasy collection available starting today at www.Bookface.com. Online users can now read a variety of Fantasy titles directly on the Internet, free of charge. Featured within the new Fantasy genre will be Hugo award-winner Michael Swanwick's "The Iron Dragon's Daughter," named a New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times "Notable" book in 1994; "The Midnight Committee" by Babylon 5 and Crusade writer Fiona Avery; as well as 24 tales excerpted from the just released thirteenth installment in the critically acclaimed and two-time World Fantasy Award-winning anthology series An anthology series is a radio or television series that has a different story and a different set of characters in every episode. Typically, the only constant is the host, who introduces and concludes each program. , "The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Year's Best Fantasy and Horror is a respected reprint anthology published annually by St. Martin's Press. In addition to the short stories, supplemented by a list of honorable mentions, each edition includes a number of retrospective essays by the editors and others. ," edited by Ellen Datlow Ellen Datlow (born 1949) is an American speculative fiction editor and anthologist. Biography Datlow was the fiction editor of Omni magazine and Omni Online from 1981 through 1998, and edited the ten associated Omni anthologies. and Terri Windling. The anthology is widely considered to offer the best reference and reading for the Fantasy and Horror genres. From the collection of stories, culled from an exhaustive review of the top writers in the field, Bookface.com will feature a spectacular selection of fiction and poetry from the likes of National Book and Hugo award winner Ursula K. LeGuin, World Fantasy award The World Fantasy Awards are annual, international awards given to authors and artists who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the field of fantasy. Since 1975, when they were first awarded, they have been handed out at the World Fantasy Convention. winner Neil Gaiman, World Fantasy and Nebula award winner Gene Wolfe, Kim Newman, Steve Rasnic Tem Steve Rasnic Tem (1950 - ) Steve Rasnic Tem was born in Jonesville, Virginia, which is in the heart of Appalachia. He went to college at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and also at Virginia Commonwealth. He got a B.A. in English education. , Douglas E. Winter Douglas E. Winter is an American writer, critic and lawyer. He was born 30 October, 1950 in St Louis, Missouri and grew up in Granite City, Illinois. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1975 and became a lawyer in Washington, DC, currently working as partner at law firm , Ian R. McLeod, and many others. Capping off the superb Fantasy offerings at Bookface.com, the genre will feature original and backlist back·list n. A publisher's list of older titles kept in print. tr.v. back·list·ed, back·list·ing, back·lists To place (a title) on a backlist. short stories from four leading Fantasy authors: Vera Nazarian, Laura J. Underwood, Erin Cashier Denton, and Tippi N. Blevin. All four writers were previously significant contributors to the Marion Zimmer Bradley Marion Eleanor Zimmer Bradley (June 3, 1930 – September 25, 1999) was an American author of fantasy novels such as The Mists of Avalon and the Darkover series, often with a feminist outlook. Fantasy magazine. The website will also showcase touching homages to the late "Queen of Fantasy" from the authors who considered Bradley a valued mentor and friend. In addition to its new Fantasy offerings, Bookface.com also offers direct online access to a range of Science Fiction selections including previously unavailable Crusade scripts from J. Michael Straczynski and Fiona Avery, and selections from the recently released "The Year's Best Science Fiction: 17th Annual Collection," edited by Gardner Dozois. "Bookface.com is a reading site that uses very unique streaming encryption technology. It cannot be compared to any other electronic company out there right now. I find their technology advanced and fascinating, and as a Science Fiction and Fantasy writer, this to me is as cutting edge as you can get," said Nazarian. Bookface welcomes readers to read, browse, explore, and buy these titles starting today at www.Bookface.com. About Bookface.com At Bookface.com, readers have unprecedented access to full-length book content, short stories, scripts, and excerpts. Bookface's streaming text technology allows online users to read simply and directly from their Internet web browsers with no special software or hardware. Readers can sit down at any computer and read -- just like one can sit at a bookstore and freely read, browse, and buy books. Bookface technology also gives readers the opportunity to use powerful Internet tools to create new and enhanced reading experiences. Make personal book notes to keep track of your thoughts while reading; use a book note as a bookmark A stored location for quick retrieval at a later date. Web browsers provide bookmarks that contain the addresses (URLs) of favorite sites. Most electronic references, large text databases and help systems provide bookmarks that mark a location users want to revisit in the future. after putting a book down for the evening; or search Iron Dragon's Daughter for all mentions of a certain character. Bookface can be found at http://www.Bookface.com. |
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