One Signing, Five Authors...

When Gollancz set their authors loose in Forbidden Planet there’s only one way it can go down for this blogger. The reason this is being posted in the afternoon is because I’ve just recovered from a monstrous hangover (chicken and chips followed by a Snickers Ice Cream is a great hangover cure by the way) and am now able to look at my computer screen without wincing! It was worth it though, even though I know what the next Gollancz signing means for my poor head I will do it all over again...

Last night saw Justine Robson signing copies of her latest book, ‘Chasing the Dragon’, at Forbidden Planet. If Royal Mail had got its act together then I would have got my copy signed. As it was, I only picked it up this morning... Next time!
Gollancz don’t tend to do things by halves though and gave the public extra added David Devereux, Adam Roberts, Chris Wooding and Paul McAuley for their money (although it didn’t actually cost anything but you know what I mean... I’m still hungover!)

I’d really enjoyed ‘I am Scrooge’ so made sure that I got my copy signed by Adam Roberts, here’s the photographic evidence...



I didn’t get anything else signed, instead choosing to have a wander and take pictures when people weren’t looking :o) Apologies for the poor camera phone pics...



David Devereux decided to interview someone interviewing him interviewing someone interviewing him interviewing... (You get the idea). I got caught by the camera and have been threatened with an appearance on YouTube (it won’t be the first time!)



Chris Wooding talks an unsuspecting bystander into buying some of his books. (There were loads of them to choose from, how can someone so young looking have written so many books? Makes me wonder what I’ve been doing with my life...)



Justine Robson looks like she might be taking tips on how Paul McAuley holds court with nothing but a pile of books and a winning smile.

Not only were there authors all over the place but I also got to hang out with Saxon Bullock (who’s great), Liz from My Favourite Books and Gav from NextRead (goes without saying that he’s great too).
With the signing done, it was onto the Phoenix Bar for plenty of drinks and talking about books (I am not ashamed of the Brian Lumley book that was in my bag!) There was a lot of ‘falling off the wagon’ going on, you had to be there...

Another great night out and I’m hoping for another one very soon...