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Space exploration

So yesterday morning (in the UK), I woke up to the amazing news that the Mars rover Curiosity landed safely on the surface of another planet. It absolutely blew my mind. I’m sure I’m not alone when I say I dreamed of being an astronaut as a teenager (a terrible… Read More

Chasing Magic by Stacia Kane – A DEADLY HIGH

The fifth book in Stacia Kane’s gripping and gritty DOWNSIDE GHOSTS urban fantasy series, perfect for fans of Charlaine Harris, Laurell K. Hamilton and Kim Harrison. Magic-wielding Churchwitch and secret addict Chess Putnam knows better than anyone just how high a price people are willing to pay for a… Read More

King of Thorns by Mark Lawrence

The second book in the Broken Empire series, Lawrence takes his young anti-hero one step closer to his grand ambition. Like the facebook page to reveal chapters http://www.facebook.com/HarperVoyagerUK/app_319631768109792 To reach greatness you must step on bodies, and many brothers lie trodden in my wake. I’ve walked from pawn to… Read More

Sandman Slim has arrived in the UK

Here at Voyager UK we have just released our Sandman Slim hardback and will be releasing Kill the Dead and Aloha from Hell in the next few weeks.         To celebrate the release of this fantastic series over here in the UK… Read More

Amy McCulloch guest blogs on Book Chick City

HarperVoyager editor Amy McCulloch is guest blogging over on Book Chick City – a fabulous book review blog focused on urban fantasy, horror, and paranormal romance – as part of UK Publisher’s Month. Find out what a day in the life of a Voyager editor is like (hint:… Read More

Author blog – Robin Hobb on POV

That’s Point of View.  And one of the goals of any writer is to stay solidly within the Point of View of the character he is writing, without making the reader unnecessarily aware of it. To oversimplify a lot, there are three basic ways to approach POV. One is omniscient, in… Read More

City of Dragons Competition Winner

A while ago we ran a competition to win a signed edition of City of Dragons. Entrants had to send us in dragons that they had made! After an overwhelming response we have finally chosen our winner:   Congratulations to Weronika on this incredible creation! What a… Read More

Arthur C. Clarke Awards 2012

Last night was the 26th annual Arthur C. Clarke Awards, held at the Apollo Theatre near Piccadilly Circus in London. The award aims to find the best science fiction novel published in the UK. The Voyager UK team was very pleased that The End Specialist by debut novellist… Read More

New acquisition announced for HarperVoyager UK

We at HarperVoyager UK are very excited to announce a new acquisition, which went out live in The Bookseller today as one of the Big Deals of the London Book Fair (recently held at Earl’s Court Exhibition centre on April 16-18). The full press release details… Read More

David Gemmell Awards 2012

Four Voyager titles have been nominated in the David Gemmell Awards! Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence ( HarperUK & HarperAUS ) & Heir of Night by Helen Lowe ( HarperUS ) are up for the Morningstar Award ( Best debuts of 2011 ) & the covers for both Journey by Night by… Read More

Voyager UK hosts a party at the Tower of London

It’s certainly been a week to remember for HarperVoyager UK. Having the great George R.R. Martin in town means that we have been able to toast his great success and to celebrate all the other fantastic authors and team members that have made Voyager the UK’s number one science fiction… Read More