Robert J. Sawyer

Hugo, Nebula and John W. Campbell Memorial Award winner Robert J. Sawyer has been called the Dean of Science Fiction. Robert is one of only eight writers, and the only Canadian writer, to win all three of these awards. Robert has also won twelve Aurora Awards and the Arthur Ellis Award. His novel Flash Forward was turned into a short lived television series. Subtitled “Murder on the Mean Streets of Mars,” Red Planet Blues is a noir crime novel that takes place in the fantastic world introduced in previous award-winning short works.

Location: Street: 2810 Artesia Boulevard City: Redondo Beach, Province: California Postal Code: 90278 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

A program for adults, Wednesday April 3, 7:00 pm-8:30 pm, Free
Alma VanDusen & Peter Kaye Rooms, Lower Level

Robert J. Sawyer reads from his latest book, Red Planet Blues. A noir mystery expanded from his Hugo and Nebula Award-nominated novella Identity Theft and his Aurora Award-winning short story Biding Time, Red Planet Blues is set on a lawless Mars in a future where everything is cheap, and life is even cheaper.

Alex Lomax is a P.I. working the mean streets of New Klondike, the domed Martian city that sprang to life in the wake of the booming fossil market. Roughly forty years ago, Simon Weingarten and Denny OReilly discovered evidence of ancient life on Mars, and these fossils quickly became valuable sought-after antiquities for collectors on Earth. Wannabe treasure hunters swarmed in, suffering from fossil fever, to take part in the Great Martian Fossil Rush, hoping to strike it rich. Then Alex Lomas uncovers clues to solving the decades-old murders of Weingarten and OReilly, along with a journal that may lead to their legendary mother lode of Martian fossilsGod only knows what hell dig up...

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Join Hugo and Nebula Award-winner Robert J. Sawyer as he launches his noir detective novel set on Mars -- RED PLANET BLUES.

In addition to his science-fiction writing awards, Sawyer has won the Arthur Ellis Award given by the Crime Writers of Canada.

"Red Planet Blues is a perfectly executed gem of a book. The premise is well considered and the execution confident and daring. Sawyer sets a classic work of noir against a Buck Rogers backdrop without ever hitting a sour note. Red Planet Blues is a gorgeous and engaging read."
-- Mystery writer Linda L. Richards, bestselling author of Death was the Other Woman (tardis)… (more)

Robert J. Sawyer -- Book Launch

Tuesday Mar 26 2013 7:00 pm - Grant Park in the Atrium, Winnipeg
Launch of Red Planet Blues (Penguin Group Canada).

Robert J. Sawyer, the author of such “revelatory and thought-provoking” novels as Triggers and The WWW Trilogy, presents a noir mystery expanded from his Hugo and Nebula Award-nominated novella “Identity Theft” and his Aurora Award-winning short story “Biding Time,” and set on a lawless Mars in a future where everything is cheap, and life is even cheaper...

Robert J. Sawyer was born in Ottawa and lives in Mississauga with his wife, poet Carolyn Clink. He has won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards for best novel, as well as the Crime Writers of Canada’s Arthur Ellis Award for mystery fiction. The ABC TV series FlashForward was based on his novel of the same name. (starfishian)… (more)

One of only eight writers in the world to win all three of Science Fictions top honors awards for best novel of the year, Robert J. Sawyer has received the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award. The TV series “FlashForward” was based on Sawyer’s book by the same name. Triggers, Sawyer’s latest science fiction novel, is equal parts terror, political intrigue and thrill ride.

Location: Street: 2810 Artesia Blvd. City: Redondo Beach, Province: California Postal Code: 90278 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Robert J. Sawyer reads from WWW: Wonder.

This is a free event. Join Rob as he celebrates the launch of WONDER, the final book in the WWW trilogy about the World Wide Web gaining consciousness. Rob will be reading from WONDER -- his brand new hardcover book. The first two books, WAKE and WATCH, will be available as premium-sized mass-market paperbacks. Remember that autographed books make great gifts! This event is brought to you by Penguin Group Canada and Audreys Books. (tardis)… (more)

Robert J. Sawyer reads from WWW: Watch.

Book Launch and Reading for WATCH by Robert J. Sawyer Book Two in the WWW Trilogy Join Rob as he celebrates the launch of WATCH, book two of the WWW trilogy about the World Wide Web gaining consciousness. This is a brand-new hardcover book. If you missed the first volume, you should also be able to purchase paperback copies of WAKE at this launch. Remember, Mother's Day is the day after this event -- and books make great gifts! WAKE and WATCH are published by Penguin Group Canada. (tardis)… (more)