Showmasters Admin showmasters Posted April 27, 2011 Showmasters Admin Share Posted April 27, 2011 We are pleased to announce our latest guest for LFCC ROBERT RANKIN Rankins books are a mix of science fiction, fantasy, the occult, urban legends, running gags, metafiction, steampunk and outrageous characters. According to the (largely fictional) biography printed in some Corgi editions of his books, Rankin refers to his style as 'Far Fetched Fiction' in the hope that bookshops will let him have a section to himself. Many of Rankin's books are bestsellers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwarfbabe Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Excellent guest. Saw him at EMS in November and was lovely, really friendly and chatty. Will definitely be seeing him again if I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyd0nian Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Very happy about this, I saw him last year, but never talked to him. I've got really into Terry Pratchett over the last couple of years, and feel I would also Rankin's work. I was thinking about speaking to him and asking him to advise me where to start with his books, as the internet makes it look very confusing, and think it would be a fantastic way to get started. Thanks, Showmasters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina197 Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Wow! Thanks Showmasters, brilliant guest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBRBH Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Awesome!!! He hasn't done a Showmasters event since...the last one! And the one before that. And, come to think of it, the one before that. This is hardly a massive surprise, is what I'm saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DavidB Posted April 28, 2011 Moderators Share Posted April 28, 2011 Showmasters and Robert have a very good relationship, both at cons and outside of them. So he's always a welcome guest, and very popular with readers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisrus Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Awesome!!! He hasn't done a Showmasters event since...the last one! And the one before that. And, come to think of it, the one before that. This is hardly a massive surprise, is what I'm saying. Really? I only thought he'd been to one. London last november. Didn't think he'd been to any others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedwardson Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Robert Rankin is a fantastic guest, hes fun and easy to talk to. I've been fortunate to meet him twice and hes signed a whole load of stuff and sells fantastic prints of his art work. If your looking to get into his books then the brentford trilogy is a great place to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmallHam Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 He's one of my favourite authors, and I didn't realise he was coming! Lucky I checked on a whim the guests. May I ask, what's the deal with guests that you haven't been scheduled to have an op or an auto from - do they have tables/booths, or such? Sorry, I'm new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen_Sindel Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 He's one of my favourite authors, and I didn't realise he was coming! Lucky I checked on a whim the guests. May I ask, what's the deal with guests that you haven't been scheduled to have an op or an auto from - do they have tables/booths, or such? Sorry, I'm new. At previous events Robert had a booth or a table in the dealers area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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