2008
Michael GoH at Picocon
10/12/08 11:58 Filed in: Appearance News
Michael will be one of the GoHs at next year’s Picocon, a small and informal convention held in London:
28 Feb 09
PICOCON 26
Imperial College Union, London. 10am-7/8pm.
£10 adult reg, £8 students -- payment at the door only.
Contact ICSF, Beit Quad, Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2BB.
Further information about past conventions can be found here, though there doesn’t seem to be any information about the 2009 convention there yet... the other confirmed GoH for 2009 is Robert Rankin.
28 Feb 09
PICOCON 26
Imperial College Union, London. 10am-7/8pm.
£10 adult reg, £8 students -- payment at the door only.
Contact ICSF, Beit Quad, Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2BB.
Further information about past conventions can be found here, though there doesn’t seem to be any information about the 2009 convention there yet... the other confirmed GoH for 2009 is Robert Rankin.
Introduction to THE REACH OF CHILDREN
26/11/08 17:07 Filed in: Non-fiction
Michael has provided the introduction to Tim Lebbon’s novella THE REACH OF CHILDREN, out now from Humdrumming Press... Unfortunately the publisher has gone out of business, so you’ll need to explore other avenues if you’d like to read this excellent novella...
Upcoming Publications
19/11/08 15:55 Filed in: Book News
There’s a lot of new editions - and a new novel - coming over the next few months, and so the New and Forthcoming page has been updated with dates for...
The US paperback of THE INTRUDERS
The UK paperback of THE SERVANTS
The UK and US hardcovers of the new novel, BAD THINGS...
And there are covers for most of these now up in the cover gallery. We’ve also added the cover of the second issue of the comic adaptation of THE STRAW MEN.
The US paperback of THE INTRUDERS
The UK paperback of THE SERVANTS
The UK and US hardcovers of the new novel, BAD THINGS...
And there are covers for most of these now up in the cover gallery. We’ve also added the cover of the second issue of the comic adaptation of THE STRAW MEN.
Full bibliography updated
07/11/08 17:33 Filed in: Book News
We’ve updated the full bibliography with a few things, primarily a few new foreign language editions of BLOOD OF ANGELS.
Nicholas Royle's THE APPETITE
21/10/08 17:04 Filed in: Other News
Michael has provided the introduction for Nicholas Royle’s excellent novella THE APPETITE, out now from Grey Friar Press.
Harper US microsites
10/09/08 19:38
Just to let you know that Michael’s US publishers - William Morrow, a division of Harper US - are busy setting up microsites for their authors. Of course this official site will always be your main port of call for in-depth and up-to-the-minute information on Michael, but they do have a few bits and pieces there that might be worth checking out...
Michael has two sites, naturally:
Michael Marshall
Michael Marshall Smith
Links to these have also been added to the Links page in Resources.
Michael has two sites, naturally:
Michael Marshall
Michael Marshall Smith
Links to these have also been added to the Links page in Resources.
US edition of THE SERVANTS
10/09/08 19:26 Filed in: Book News
The William Morrow (Eos) edition of THE SERVANTS is out now.
Addition to the cover gallery
28/08/08 17:31 Filed in: Site News
Courtesy of Anat Sambol, an image of the Hebrew edition of THE INTRUDERS has been added to the gallery...
Award Nominations
07/08/08 14:42 Filed in: Award News
We’re delighted to announce that Michael has just received three award nominations:
THE INTRUDERS is nominated for the British Fantasy Award for Best Novel
THE SERVANTS is nominated for both the British and World Fantasy Awards, again for Best Novel... under the names M. M. Smith and Michael Marshall Smith respectively.
That’s two different books nominated under three different names, which may be some kind of record...
THE INTRUDERS is nominated for the British Fantasy Award for Best Novel
THE SERVANTS is nominated for both the British and World Fantasy Awards, again for Best Novel... under the names M. M. Smith and Michael Marshall Smith respectively.
That’s two different books nominated under three different names, which may be some kind of record...
The Straw Men are here...
24/07/08 18:05 Filed in: Comic News
Newsarama have run an review of Issue #1 here.
A larger version of the cover image has been added to the Cover Gallery...
Additions to cover gallery
17/06/08 09:53 Filed in: Site News
Courtesy of Mel Harper, two more covers have been added to the gallery - French editions of the new paperback of SPARES, and THE INTRUDERS...
French MORE TOMORROW coming soon...
20/05/08 15:04 Filed in: Book News
Bragelonne will also be publishing THE SERVANTS, as part of their new mass market line, Milady. We'll announce publication dates for that when we know them...
Full bibliography tweaked...
02/05/08 19:46 Filed in: Site News
In response to user feedback, we've changed the look of the full bibliography. Hopefully not only does it look better, but its default size should be easier on the eyes too.
Cover Gallery updated...
01/05/08 15:12 Filed in: Site News
Courtesy of Mel - thanks, Mel! - we've added seven new or greatly improved covers scans to the gallery, including several Japanese editions...
Site Map added
30/04/08 20:14 Filed in: Site News
The better to find what's here on the site and to hop back and forth between sections, we've added a site map, here.
UKSFBooks posts article on THE SERVANTS
30/04/08 11:50 Filed in: Appearance News
Sandy Auden's article on the UK edition of THE SERVANTS, including a brief interview with Michael, is here.
Cover Gallery
24/04/08 16:22 Filed in: Site News
This is only a selection of all the different editions out there, and some of the scans are either small or not great. If you have better scans, or pictures of books that we don't have, then do please send them on so we can make the gallery as comprehensive as possible...
MMS on MSN
18/04/08 18:11 Filed in: Appearance News
Minor Site Updates
18/04/08 17:58 Filed in: Site News
Some minor updates have been made to the site, primarily updating the Biography section.
New forum up and running
03/04/08 17:14 Filed in: Site News
Just go here...
UK edition of THE SERVANTS published...
31/03/08 23:20 Filed in: Book News
The first of April is the official publication date of the HarperCollins edition of THE SERVANTS.
To order it from Amazon UK - where it seems to be falling foul of a weird search engine issue preventing it from appearing as a result of searches - click here.
To order it from Amazon UK - where it seems to be falling foul of a weird search engine issue preventing it from appearing as a result of searches - click here.
Full bibliography updated
19/03/08 11:00 Filed in: Book News
The full bibliography has been updated with the ISBN for the upcoming UK edition of THE SERVANTS, and scant information for a Russian publication of THE LONELY DEAD.
[By the way, we're aware that links from the RSS feed don't work as expected, and are trying to find a fix. EDIT: seems to be fixed now...]
[By the way, we're aware that links from the RSS feed don't work as expected, and are trying to find a fix. EDIT: seems to be fixed now...]
Further Site Update
14/03/08 12:45 Filed in: Site News
The site's undergone another sprucing - mainly to make the Welcome page more useful. It now shows the most recent news items, allows direct access to the news archives and the tag cloud, features quick links to new and upcoming projects, and should hopefully now be the best way to enter the site and keep updated on new information. To check it out, go here.
Site Update
12/03/08 12:26 Filed in: Site News
The site has been updated with the following:
1. THE SERVANTS has been added to the Michael Marshall Smith novels page. It has also been added as the first entry under a new M. M. Smith page, as that's the name under which it will be published in the UK in April. There are covers for both that edition and the upcoming American mass market edition, which is shown there despite the fact will be published in the US under Michael Marshall Smith, as these are both mass market publications. We hope that's sufficiently confusing.
2. A tag cloud has been added to the Breaking News page...
3. General sprucing up...
1. THE SERVANTS has been added to the Michael Marshall Smith novels page. It has also been added as the first entry under a new M. M. Smith page, as that's the name under which it will be published in the UK in April. There are covers for both that edition and the upcoming American mass market edition, which is shown there despite the fact will be published in the US under Michael Marshall Smith, as these are both mass market publications. We hope that's sufficiently confusing.
2. A tag cloud has been added to the Breaking News page...
3. General sprucing up...
Crime Squad puts INTRUDERS in their Top 10 for 2007
15/02/08 16:23 Filed in: Book News
Influential crime website Crime Squad has just rated THE INTRUDERS in their Top 10 novels for 2007...
Sneak preview of THE INTRUDERS paperback cover...
29/01/08 17:47 Filed in: Book News
Due for publication on February 4th in the UK, we're pleased to present a sneak preview of the cover... here.
THE INTRUDERS nominated on the the ALA Reading List 2008
29/01/08 17:43 Filed in: Book News
Established in 2007, the American Library Association's Reading List is put together by a Council of ten experts in readers' advisory and collection development, who select books in eight categories that they feel merit special attention by adult readers and the librarians who work with them.
We're delighted to report that THE INTRUDERS is one of only eighteen books published in 2007 to be nominated for the 'Adrenaline' list for suspense, thrillers and action adventure...
We're delighted to report that THE INTRUDERS is one of only eighteen books published in 2007 to be nominated for the 'Adrenaline' list for suspense, thrillers and action adventure...
The Straw Men Are Coming Back... to Comics!
17/01/08 15:28 Filed in: Book News
This just in from Zenescope Entertainment:
"Michael has teamed up with Zenescope Entertainment, the company behind the critically acclaimed graphic novel SE7EN (based off the film of the same name) to adapt Marshall’s best-seller, The Straw Men, into a comic book and graphic novel format.
"We are extremely excited to be working with Michael on this project, his book was one of the best and most thrilling reads I've had in a very long time and I always thought it would make for an incredible comic.” said Zenescope president Joe Brusha, “There are so many things we can do visually with this adaptation, I think fans of the novel are going to love what we have in store.” Zenescope is working very closely with Marshall on this adaptation in order to deliver a series that will stay true to his chilling story while also adding an incredible visual element to it.
Eisner award nominee Brett Weldele (Southland Tales: Prequel Saga; Silent Ghost) is providing artwork for the series with cover art by David Seidman (SE7EN)."
Look for The Straw Men to return this June - and keep an eye on the website in the meantime, as we hope to have some graphics tasters of the series very soon!
"Michael has teamed up with Zenescope Entertainment, the company behind the critically acclaimed graphic novel SE7EN (based off the film of the same name) to adapt Marshall’s best-seller, The Straw Men, into a comic book and graphic novel format.
"We are extremely excited to be working with Michael on this project, his book was one of the best and most thrilling reads I've had in a very long time and I always thought it would make for an incredible comic.” said Zenescope president Joe Brusha, “There are so many things we can do visually with this adaptation, I think fans of the novel are going to love what we have in store.” Zenescope is working very closely with Marshall on this adaptation in order to deliver a series that will stay true to his chilling story while also adding an incredible visual element to it.
Eisner award nominee Brett Weldele (Southland Tales: Prequel Saga; Silent Ghost) is providing artwork for the series with cover art by David Seidman (SE7EN)."
Look for The Straw Men to return this June - and keep an eye on the website in the meantime, as we hope to have some graphics tasters of the series very soon!