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Prelude and Book Launch

Newtons Sleep will be officially launched at 1pm on Saturday 12 January, at the Toi Pōneke Gallery, Wellington Arts Centre, 61 Abel Smith Street, Wellington, New Zealand. The author will be attending the launch via video linkup, and works by cover artist Emma Weakley will be displayed.

Also, a short Prelude for Newtons Sleep is now online in pdf format. This serves as a teaser for the story, and will not be part of the actual book.

Newtons Sleep to ship in January - pre-orders open now

Newtons Sleep is now at the printers, and will ship during January 2008. The book weighs in at 288pp, with an RRP of NZ$29.95 in New Zealand. Shipping within New Zealand and Australia is free; international shipping is an extra NZ$10.

Newtons Sleep cover online

The cover for Newtons Sleep is now online. The book should be out before the end of the year; we hope to meet pre-Christmas international shipping deadlines, but can't make any guarantees on that count. Pre-orders will be opening soon.

Random Static to publish Faction Paradox novels

Random Static is pleased to announce that we have acquired the rights to publish novels set in Lawrence Miles' Faction Paradox universe. Each book in the series is a standalone science fiction novel taking place in the Spiral Politic - the parts of the history of the universe that matter. The Faction Paradox range tells the stories of those affected by the "War in Heaven", a conflict ranging across all of time and space challenging the hegemony of the Great Houses, the ancient architects of history itself.

Faction Paradox is a renegade voodoo cult that embraces the taboos of the Great Houses and consorts with the "lesser species". They're happy to take advantage of the War for their own ends, as long as they can avoid being wiped out in the crossfire, and assuming the universe can withstand the strain.

We'll be relaunching the Faction Paradox novel range with Newtons Sleep by Daniel O'Mahony. Daniel was a major contributor to Faction Paradox: The Book of the War, and his other works include the acclaimed novella Cabinet of Light. Newtons Sleep is scheduled for publication in late 2007; more details will be announced over the next few months. Copies will be available through this site and all really good bookstores (as defined recursively). Sign up for Random Static News to keep informed.

Previous books in the Faction Paradox range are available from Mad Norwegian Press. Faction Paradox audio dramas are available from Magic Bullet and BBV.