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ABOUT THE STORE : EVENTS
Check the bottom of this page for our google calendar with all upcoming events.
GENERAL EVENTSThe DVD Close-out Sale, Saturday, March 6th to Friday, March 12th -
We've been selling DVDs for quite a while now and, though it's been fun
and some of our customers have really liked it, the section never has
really taken off. And so I've decided to stop selling them. Which
means that we're getting rid of every single one and I'm willing to
take a loss on them. The sale will start with a 25% discount on all
DVDs on Saturday. On Sunday the discount is 35%. Monday is 40% and it
goes up by 5% per day 'till Friday when the discount will be an
(unheard of, at least around here) 60% off. At least that's what the
discount will be if we have any left to sell. For you -- it's a bit
like playing a game of chicken -- you can wait and get a bigger
discount but that means the chance of the DVD you wanted selling is
bigger as well. You bet the odds and you take your chances.
Seanan McGuire, A LOCAL HABITATION (DAW, Mass Market, $7.99) Tuesday, March 9th at 5:00 pm -
Join us for another rollicking evening with Seanan McGuire, and check
out the second of the October Daye novels, an awesome and atypical
urban fantasy series set in the Bay Area! A LOCAL HABITATION finds
Toby (basically) recovered from her latest misadventures, and simply
called upon to locate a kinda-missing person. But nothing is that
simple for Toby, and she soon finds herself trapped in a building that
houses a Faery dot-com startup and has a flexible idea of consensual
reality and geometry, a teenage sidekick, and a whole bunch of
unpleasant murders of critters who should be immortal. It's darkly
funny and well worth reading. We'll basically have the whole traveling
circus on hand here, with music from all or part of Tricky Pixie,
raffle prizes, and general good-natured chaos! See you here!
Steampunk Film Night at the Variety Preview Room, 582 Market Street, Wednesday, March 10th at 6:00 pm -
This Steampunk Film Night is being held in conjunction with Nova
Albion, the Steampunk Exhibition Convention. "The Mysterious
Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello" - 30 mins. "Dr. Horrible's
Sing A Long Blog" - 43 mins."Perfect Creature" - 88 mins Come in
costume! A suggested $10 donation at the door goes to support the
convention; bar proceeds and tips support Variety Children's Charity.
Seating is limited; numbers will be given at the door to ensure that
first come, first seated; we'll try and fit everyone in! Reception and
cash bar opens at 6:00PM Movies begin at 7:00 PM - free popcorn!
Borderlands will be on hand to sell books.
Nova Albion Steampunk Convention, Friday, March 12th - Sunday March 14th -
Borderlands will have tables in the Dealers' Room at this awesome
new-ish convention! "The Nova Albion Steampunk Exhibition (in
Emeryville) takes the best elements of traditional science fiction and
fantasy conventions, combines them with the passion, ingenuity, and
hands-on workshops of Maker events, and places it all in a
steam-powered, neo-Victorian setting that spans the 1830s through the
early 1910s, from the cultured salons of gaslit London to the rugged
coast of San Francisco. Tickets and more info at <http://www.steampunkexhibition.com>. We'll look forward to seeing you there -- we know it's going to be tons of fun!
The Hardcover Weekend Sale, Saturday, March 13th and Sunday, March 14th -
All the hardcovers in the store will be 20% off for the whole weekend.
And . . . the discount extends to our collectable book section behind
the counter. In more than 12 years of running Borderlands, I've
_never_ offered more than a 10% discount on our rare 1st and limited
editions but I'm going to do it just this once. So, if there's
something that's been catching your eye, now's the time to grab it.
Chaz Brenchley and Daniel Fox, JADE MAN'S SKIN (Del Rey, Trade Paperback, $15.00), Saturday, March 13th at 3:00 pm -
We are delighted to welcome Chaz Brenchley and Daniel Fox to the store,
especially since they're the same person! Daniel's novel DRAGON IN
CHAINS was one of Borderlands' best-selling titles at the World Fantasy
Convention last year. Now he's back with the sequel. From his
website: "In this second volume of his soaring epic, Daniel Fox weaves
the ancient myths and legends of feudal China into a fantasy world of
brutal war and brittle passion, immortal gods and mystical creatures."
Don't miss the chance to meet Chaz/Daniel and check out these
incredible books.
John Everson, THE 13TH (Leisure, Mass Market, $7.99), and Alice
Henderson, VORACIOUS (Jove, Mass Market, $7.99), Saturday, March 13th
at 6:00 pm - Borderlands is happy to welcome two fabulous
horror authors to the store! John Everson is the Bram Stoker
Award-winning author of the novels COVENANT and SACRIFICE. His work
has appeared in more than 50 magazines, and in his copious spare time,
he's also an editor and a publisher. Alice Henderson is an author,
adventurer and translator of medieval Welsh. She's best known for her
Buffy the Vampire Slayer novels, but her newest novel VORACIOUS is
getting rave reviews. Don't miss the chance to meet and chat with
these two fascinating authors!
SF in SF presents authors Chaz Brenchley, Daniel Fox and
Malinda Lo at the Variety Preview Room, 582 Market Street, Saturday,
March 13th at 7:00 pm - We are very excited to help SF in SF
welcome these authors! Each author will read a selection from their
work, followed by Q&A from the audience moderated by author Terry
Bisson. Authors will schmooze & sign books after in the lounge.
Books available for sale courtesy of Borderlands Books. Seating is
limited, so first come, first seated. Bar proceeds benefit Variety
Childrens Charity - learn more at <http://www.varietync.org/>.
We REALLY encourage you to take BART into the City, or use MUNI to get
here - parking can be problematic in San Francisco, to say the least.
We are less than one block away from the Montgomery St. station. Trust
us - you don't want to be looking for parking and be late for the
event! Phone (night of event) 415-572-1015. Questions? Email
sfinsfevents@gmail.com.
The Trade Paperback Weekend Sale, Saturday, March 20th and Sunday, March 21st -
Same as the hardcovers last weekend, we'll be discounting our trade
paperbacks (i.e. the big, not-pocket-sized ones) by 20% for the
weekend. And, like last weekend, our rare book section is included in
the sale (but, only the trade paperbacks in that section, of course).
Steve Englehart, THE LONG MAN (Tor, Hardcover, $25.99), Saturday, March 20th at 3:00 pm -
Steve Englehart is best known for his years of amazing comics work, but
you should really check out his novel THE POINT MAN. . .originally
published in 1981, it has just been reprinted by Tor, along with the
brand-new sequel THE LONG MAN. Here's what Steve has to say about the
original book "Well, I went to Europe to write the Great American
Novel, and here's what I came back with. It was the summation of my
understanding of magick after years of writing 'Dr Strange,' and that
required a freer canvas than comics could provide. I asked for the
byline of "Stephen" Englehart because Stephen King used "Stephen" and I
thought that's what "real" authors did - and have regretted it ever
since. For better or for worse, I'm Steve, and the other has sounded
pretentious to me since the moment I first saw it in print. Robert
Anton Wilson got the front blurb because he was hot - and a writer
who'd inspired me on many levels, though he didn't know me from Adam -
but I was more moved to get a quote, used on the back cover, from
Theodore Sturgeon, a true visionary. Probably contacted while half
asleep, Sturgeon said, 'Full of reach and astonishment. . . .Few
working writers alive have his sense of sound and of scene.'" We're
delighted to welcome Steve to the store and hope you'll jump on this
chance to meet him.
Tracy Hickman, THE SECRET OF THE DRAGON (Tor, Hardcover, $24.99) Wednesday, March 24th at 7:00 pm -
Over twenty years, Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman have collaborated on
more than 30 novels, including the first novel in the Dragonlance
chronicles. Now they're working on the Dragonships of Vindras series,
and you'll have a chance to meet and chat with Tracy Hickman, and maybe
even learn the SECRET OF THE DRAGON!
Two-Fer-One Used Books, Saturday, March 27th to Wednesday, March 31st -
Buy _any_ used book (excluding our rare books) and get a second used
book for free. Go through the shelves, pick out pairs of books, pay
for only half of them. Simple. And such a nice way to stock up for
the last few weeks of the rainy season.
Blake Charlton, SPELLWRIGHT (Tor, Hardcover, $24.99) Saturday, March 27th at 3:00 pm -
We're pleased to welcome Blake Charlton for the debut of his first
novel, SPELLWRIGHT, which, as an editor, particularly strikes a chord
with me. From Blake's website: "Imagine a world in which you could
peel written words off a page and make them physically real. You might
pick your teeth with a sentence fragment, protect yourself with
defensive paragraphs, or thrust a sharply-worded sentence at an enemy's
throat. Such a world is home to Nicodemus Weal, an apprentice at the
wizardly academy of Starhaven. Because of how fast he can forge the
magical runes that create spells, Nicodemus was thought to be the
Halcyon, a powerful spellwright prophesied to prevent an event called
the War of Disjunction, which would destroy all human language. There
was only one problem: Nicodemus couldn't spell. Runes must be placed
in the correct order to create a spell. Deviation results in a
"misspell" - a flawed text that behaves in an erratic, sometimes
lethal, manner. And Nicodemus has a disability, called cacography, that
causes him to misspell texts simply by touching them. Now twenty-five,
Nicodemus lives in the aftermath of failing to fulfill prophecy. He
finds solace only in reading knightly romances and in the teachings of
Magister Shannon, an old blind wizard who's left academic politics to
care for Starhaven's disabled students. But when a powerful wizard is
murdered with a misspell, Shannon and Nicodemus becomes the primary
suspects. Proving their innocence becomes harder when the murderer
begins killing male cacographers one by one . . . and all evidence
suggests that Nicodemus will be next. Hunted by both investigators and
a hidden killer, Shannon and Nicodemus must race to discover the truth
about the murders, the nature of magic, and themselves."
Borderlands' First Ever Garage Sale, Saturday, April 3rd and Sunday, April 4th -
Well, it's not _really_ a garage sale. More a sidewalk, cafe,
bookstore and basement sale. Over the years we've accumulated all
sorts of stuff around the store ranging from spare tools from the
innumerable remodels and furniture projects, to shelves and fixtures
that don't fit anywhere anymore, to odd bits and pieces like a replica
of a 15th century Scottish broadsword, a manual typewriter (which still
works quite well), and other weird stuff. For two days we're going to
put it all on tables in the store, the cafe, the sidewalk and perhaps
the basement (depending on how much space we need). Come by and get
not only good deals on stuff but also a piece of Borderlands history.
Dan Wells, I AM NOT A SERIAL KILLER (Tor, Hardcover, $21.99) Friday, April 9th at 7:00 pm -
We're pleased to welcome Dan Wells to the store, and even happier now
that he's calmed us with reassuring lapel buttons that say "I am not a
serial killer". His novel has been described as "like Dexter as a
teenager," and it's getting great reviews. Come meet Dan and have a
nice, unthreatening chat with him in the cafe, as well as hearing him
read an excerpt from the book -- we promise to hide all the knives.
From Tor, about the novel: "John Wayne Cleaver is a troubled teenager
with psychopathic tendencies who works in a mortuary. When his
identification with serial killers allows him to recognize that one is
now active in his town, he decides it's up to him to catch the killer,
who turns out to be a creature masquerading as a human, a monster John
can only call 'a demon.'"
Gail Carriger, CHANGELESS, (Orbit, Mass Market, $7.99) Saturday, April 10th at 3:00 pm -
We are simply giddy to host the return of Gail Carriger and her
marvelously incorrigible character Alexia! From the book: "Alexia
Tarabotti, the Lady Woolsey, awakens in the wee hours of the
mid-afternoon to find her husband, who should be decently asleep like
any normal werewolf, yelling at the top of his lungs. Then he
disappears - leaving her to deal with a regiment of supernatural
soldiers encamped on her doorstep, a plethora of exorcised ghosts, and
an angry Queen Victoria. But Alexia is armed with her trusty parasol,
the latest fashions, and an arsenal of biting civility. Even when her
investigations take her to Scotland, the backwater of ugly waistcoats,
she is prepared: upending werewolf pack dynamics as only the soulless
can. She might even find time to track down her wayward husband, if she
feels like it." We know you'll love this second book of The Parasol
Protectorate just as much as the first.
Borderlands event policy - all events are free of charge. You are
welcome to bring copies of an author's books purchased elsewhere to be
autographed (but we do appreciate it if you purchase something while at
the event). For most events you are welcome to bring as many books as
you wish for autographs. If you are unable to attend the event we will
be happy to have a copy of any of the author's available books signed
or inscribed for you. We can then either hold it until you can come in
to pick it up or we can ship it to you. Just give us a call or drop us
an email. If you live out of town, you can also ship us books from
your collection to be signed. Call or email for details.
BOOK CLUB EVENTS The QSF&F Book Club will meet on Sunday, March 14th, at 5 pm to
discuss ELANTRIS by Brandon Sanderson. Please contact the group
leader, Christopher Rodriguez, at cobalt555@earthlink.net, for more
information.
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Club will meet on Sunday, March
21st, at 6 pm to discuss HOMINIDS by Robert Sawyer. The book for April
is ENDER'S GAME by Orson Scott Card. Please contact
bookclub@borderlands-books.com for more information.GOOGLE CALENDAR
For the tech savvy out there, our iCal address at Google is
http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/npk1mrm4d98gta1bcgfki9ka4g%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics
and our XML address is
http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/npk1mrm4d98gta1bcgfki9ka4g%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic
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