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Flashforward TV Rights Sold to ABC

ABC has definitely committed to film a TV series pilot based on Robert J. Sawyer's novel Flashforward. David S. Goyer and Brannon Braga have written the script, which David will direct; Rob is serving as consultant.

Read all about this major deal in this entry in Rob's blog.

Rollback

ROLLBACK
The New Science Fiction Novel by
ROBERT J. SAWYER

NOW IN PAPERBACK
*** HUGO AWARD Finalist ***
*** Campbell Award Finalist***
Canadian National Bestseller!

"An elegantly told story; highly recommended." —Library Journal (starred review)
"One of the year's 10 Best SF Novels." —American Library Association

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Identity Theft and Other Stories

"At every opportunity, Sawyer forces his readers to think while holding their attention with ingenious premises and superlative craftsmanship." —Booklist
"A collection of great stories; highly entertaining and thought-provoking. This book has something for almost any science-fiction fan." —Quill & Quire

Now out from Red Deer Press! Robert J. Sawyer's second collection of short fiction, with an overall introduction by Robert Charles Wilson and RJS's own notes on each story.

Includes the Hugo finalist "Shed Skin," the Nebula finalist "Identity Theft," the Aurora winners "Biding Time" and "Ineluctable," and 13 others.

More about Identity Theft and Other Stories

Coming Next

Rob is currently in the middle of writing a new trilogy about the World Wide Web gaining consciousness, under a six-figure deal jointly with Ace Science Fiction (a division of Penguin USA) and Penguin Canada.

The three volumes have the working titles of Wake, Watch, and Wonder, and collectively will be known as the WWW trilogy. Read all about the deal in this entry in Rob's blog.

In April 2008, Rob delivered the final version of Wake to editors Ginjer Buchanan at Ace and Laura Shin at Penguin Canada; it'll be published in April 2009, following serialization in Analog magazine's November 2008, December 2008, double January-February 2009, and March 2009 issues. Unabridged audio books of all three volumes of the trilogy are forthcoming from Audible.com.

Here's the current draft of the dustjacket text:

Caitlin Decter is young, pretty, feisty, a genius at math — and blind. Still, she can surf the net with the best of them, following its complex paths clearly in her mind.
When a Japanese researcher develops a new signal-processing implant that might give her sight, she jumps at the chance, flying to Tokyo for the operation.
But Caitlin's brain long ago co-opted her primary visual cortex to help her navigate online. Once the implant is activated, instead of seeing reality, the landscape of the World Wide Web explodes into her consciousness, spreading out all around her in a riot of colors and shapes. While exploring this amazing realm, she discovers something — some other — lurking in the background. And it's getting smarter ...
"Unforgettable. Impossible to put down." —Jack McDevitt
"A superb work of day-after-tomorrow science fiction; I enjoyed every page." —Allen Steele
"Once again, Robert J. Sawyer explores the intersection between big ideas and real people. Here the subject is consciousness and perception — who we are and how we see one another, both literally and figuratively. Thoughtful and engaging, and a great beginning to a fascinating trilogy." —Robert Charles Wilson

Audio Books

Unabridged audiobooks of Robert J. Sawyer's science fiction novels Flashforward, The Terminal Experiment, Calculating God, Hominids, Humans, and Hybrids, plus the Hugo Award-nominated short story "Shed Skin," are all available through Audible.com.

Rob One of "The CanLit 30"

Quill & Quire, the Canadian publishing trade journal, recently released (as the cover story in its March 2008 issue) its first-ever list of "The CanLit 30: The most influential, innovative, and just plain powerful people in Canadian publishing." On the list: Robert J. Sawyer.

The write-up about Rob says:

"When Penguin Canada snatched up domestic rights to science fiction giant Robert J. Sawyer last year, it felt like the Canuck industry was finally waking up to an entire genre. Not that Sawyer really needed the nod: he already sells more than respectably and has a shelf full of major sci-fi prizes. As a generous mentor to other writers, the proprietor of his own eponymous imprint at Red Deer Press, and a frequent media pundit, Sawyer is the public face of Canadian sci-fi."

Only three authors made the 30-person list: Margaret Atwood, Douglas Coupland, and Robert J. Sawyer.

Others on the list include Heather Reisman, CEO of bookstore chain Chapters/Indigo; Martin Levin, book-review editor for The Globe and Mail; Geoffrey Taylor, the artistic director of the International Festival of Authors at Harbourfront; and David Kent, president of HarperCollins Canada.

Neanderthal Parallax

"Charming and provocative — some of the most outrageous, stimulating speculation since Robert A. Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land questioned our tired, timid conventions." —Publishers Weekly

The bestselling Neanderthal Parallax trilogy explores a version of Earth in which Neanderthals survived to the present and we did not — and a portal that opens up bridging our world with theirs. The volumes (in reading order) are:

China's Top SF Award

Robert J. Sawyer recently won the Galaxy Award — China's top SF award — in the category of Most Popular Foreign Author.

Rob is now the only author in history to win the top science-fiction awards in China, France, Japan, Spain, and the United States.

Read all about it in Rob's blog.

Honorary Doctorate

On Saturday, June 2, 2007, Robert J. Sawyer received an honorary doctorate (Doctor of Letters, honoris causa) from Laurentian University, in Sudbury, Ontario; Rob also gave the convocation address to graduating arts students that day. The doctorate was given in recognition of Rob's international success as a Science Fiction writer.

Read all about it in Rob's blog.

Rob Wins Library Award

North America's largest library system recently gave Rob a major award. On February 15, 2007, Rob received the $2,500 Toronto Public Library Celebrates Reading Award at the second annual Book Lover's Ball, a sold-out $350-a-plate black-tie dinner.

Margaret Atwood, last year's winner, joined in the festivities, as well.

Read all about it.

Mindscan wins Campbell

On July 7, 2006, Mindscan, the sixteenth novel by Science Fiction writer Robert J. Sawyer, won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel of the Year — the world's top juried prize for Science Fiction.

A novel about uploaded human consciousness, Mindscan is now out in paperback after a successful run in hardcover.

"Mindscan is truly a work of literary art. In Sawyer's capable grasp the story positively sings with humor, insight, and depth." —SF Site

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Who is Robert J. Sawyer?

Robert J. Sawyer is one of only seven writers in history — and the only Canadian — to win all three of the world's top Science Fiction awards for best novel of the year: the Hugo, the Nebula, and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award (the full list of such winners: David Brin, Arthur C. Clarke, Joe Haldeman, Frederik Pohl, Kim Stanley Robinson, Robert J. Sawyer, and Connie Willis).

In March 2008, Quill & Quire, the Canadian publishing trade journal, named Rob one of "The CanLit 30: The most influential, innovative, and just plain powerful people in Canadian publishing." Only three authors were included among the thirty names: Margaret Atwood, Douglas Coupland, and Robert J. Sawyer.

Read: Quill & Quire profile
Listen: Sounds Like Canada radio interview (MP3)

"Robert J. Sawyer is just about the best science fiction writer out there these days." —Denver Rocky Mountain News
"Robert J. Sawyer is a writer of boundless confidence and bold scientific extrapolation." —The New York Times
"Robert J. Sawyer is the dean of Canadian science fiction." —The Ottawa Citizen
"Robert J. Sawyer is a highly successful and accomplished novelist, a gentle giant of a writer." —The New York Review of Science Fiction
"Robert J. Sawyer is Canada's leading SF author; at every opportunity, he forces his readers to think while holding their attention with ingenious premises and superlative craftsmanship." —Booklist
"Robert J. Sawyer is on a par with giants like Asimov and Heinlein — and, perhaps more than any other science fiction writer working today, he understands that it's a genre about ideas." —Mystery News
"Robert J. Sawyer is Canada's premier science fiction writer." —Quill and Quire
"Robert J. Sawyer is the science fiction genre's northern star — in fact, one of the hottest SF writers anywhere. By any reckoning Sawyer is among the most successful Canadian authors ever." —Maclean's: Canada's Weekly Newsmagazine
"Robert J. Sawyer is one of the foremost science fiction writers of our generation." —SF Site
"Robert J. Sawyer is Canada's best speculative fiction writer, by far." —About Books
"Robert J. Sawyer is the leader of SF's next-generation pack." —Barnes and Noble

Quintaglio Ascension

"Fresh, exhilarating. A dynamic and inspiring trilogy. Highly recommended." —The Toronto Star

Tor has reissued all three volumes of Robert J. Sawyer's classic Quintaglio Ascension in handsome new trade paperback editions. The volumes of this trilogy (in reading order) are:

Far-Seer (starred review in Kliatt!)
Fossil Hunter (starred review in Quill & Quire!)
Foreigner (Hugo Award honorable mention!)

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