David Devereux and friends take over Forbidden Planet
Mark and I attended the large author signing event at Forbidden Planet London last night with our friend Karen Mahoney. We got to chat to all the authors in attendance, there was a surprise guest appearance by the inimitable Robert Rankin (who did the most amazing sketch for me in my new autograph book) and everyone seemed to have an amazing time.
Authors in attendance were:
Mark Chadbourn (left) and David Devereux (right) signing stock as the evening moved towards its end. I like to think it was the halo-like effect of the light above them that drew our Mr. Devereux's pensive side. Or maybe he was just contemplating a pint...
Suzanne McLeod got Mark, Karen and I invited to David Devereux after party at the Phoenix Club as part of the launch of his new novel, Eagle Rising. We had a brilliant time and got to chat with several of the authors and we were introduced to a new rising star at Gollancz, Stephen Deas whose upcoming novel, The Adamantine Palace, is to be published in March 2009.
Can't quite begin to describe the "high" you get rubbing shoulders with the greats like this and realising that they are in fact lovely, normal people who not just like what they do for a living, but who love talking about it, as much as their fans do.
Back to the mundane world today. I do however hope the photos gave some kind of idea how much fun everyone had.
Forbidden Planet did an amazing job of pulling this off, so thanks to Danie Ware and her team for entertaining all of us. We all had a brilliant time.
Forbidden Planet did an amazing job of pulling this off, so thanks to Danie Ware and her team for entertaining all of us. We all had a brilliant time.