ORC'S - BAD BLOOD 1 : WEAPONS OF MAGICAL DESTRUCTION - STAN NICHOLLS

[drosdelnoch]

Whew, a long title but the new book by author Stan Nicholls. Here's the place to chat about his books as well as this, the book for which he has been nominated. So are the Orc's top of the pile for you? Get your grunt on and tell everyone why?

[Stan Nicholls]

I'm enormously grateful to my publisher, Gollancz, for nominating me. But ... having accepted the position of Chair for the DGLA, I don't think it's proper to be in the running. So I'm withdrawing Orcs: Bad Blood 1 from the longlist. Don't get me wrong; I'd love to even be considered for something as prestigious as this award, but everything we do has to be completely above board and transparent. We want the DGLA to be as open and democratic as possible, and being part of the steering committee doesn't sit well with allowing my nomination to go forward.
But once I've given up the Chairmanship after next year's ceremony, and we have a proper election for my successor ... well, if anybody wants to nominate me then I'd be ecstatic!

[Swainson]

Hey Stan,

Sounds like you have a code. DG would approve.

See you on the nominee board next year then.

[Stan Nicholls]

Swainson said:

Hey Stan,

Sounds like you have a code. DG would approve.

See you on the nominee board next year then.

That Dave Gemmell would approve is the best compliment I could have - thank you. Our guiding principle at every stage of this thing is, "What would Dave think?"

[ediFanoB]

Hello Stan,

to be honest I'm really impressed by your decision.

I raise my hat to you.

I appreciate your fairness.

And as Swainson wrote: See you on the nominee board next year then.

[Broken Serenity]

oh wow i didnt realise there was a new orc's book out! gonna have to place an order at my local bookshop tmw (bestsellers in buxton) i have the first trilogy and read them pretty much once a year so i cant wait to read the latest adventures of those orc's :)

[Peter Elliott]

The Orcs books are fantastic , many thanks Stan. I have the new one on order and i cant wait for it.

[Johann Pollard]

I have read the first orcs book, was very interesting! Can't wait to get the next one. Haven't seen it around here though...