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Clopening Hours for Christmas and New Year!

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:19:02 GMT

FRIDAY, December 25: CLOSED
SATURDAY, December 26: CLOSED
SUNDAY, December 27: CLOSED
MONDAY, December 28: CLOSED
TUESDAY, December 29: 10 am to 6 pm
WEDNESDAY, December 30: 10 am to 6 pm
THURSDAY, December 31: 10 am to 6 pm
FRIDAY, January 1: CLOSED
SATURDAY, January 2: 9.30 am to 5.30 pm
SUNDAY, January 3: CLOSED

We'll be closed on Sundays until further notice.

Just in!

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 06:00:52 GMT

At the Gates of Darkness, by Raymond E. Feist. $49.99 hc
Earth to Hell, by Kylie Chan. $22.99 pb
John Dies at the End, by David Wong. $32.99 tpb
The Vampire Diaries: Nightfall and The Return, by L. .J. Smith. $16.99 pb

Christmas trading hours

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:07:37 GMT

Monday December 21st: 10 am to 9 pm
Tuesday December 22nd: 10 am to 8 pm
Wednesday December 23rd: 10 am to 9 pm
Thursday December 24th: 10 am to 6 pm
Friday, December 25th: CLOSED
Saturday, December 26th: CLOSED

Also, we will be having our monthly get-together as usual, on Tuesday December 29th - meeting at the shop at 6pm, then drinks and dinner at Durty Nelly's. All welcome - hope we see you there!

Just in!

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:01:45 GMT

First Lord's Fury: Book Six of the Codex Alera, by Jim Butcher. $39.95 hc
The Child Thief, by Brom. $49.99 hc
Cyanide & Happiness, by Kris, Rob, Matt & Dave. $19.99 hc

New Stock!

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:46:01 GMT

Divine Misdemeanors, by Laurell K. Hamilton. tpb $32.95
Gardens of the Sun, by Paul McAuley. tpb $32.99 tpb
The Rats and the Ruling Sea, by Robert V. S. Redick. $35.00 tpb
Orcs: Bad Blood II - Army of Shadows, by Stan Nicholls. $32.99 tpb
Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition Player's Handbook Collection. $53.95 box set

Plus more zombies, vampires and steampunk!

New Books!

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:45:37 GMT

Mansfield Park and Mummies, by Jane Austen and Vera Nazarian. tpb $27.95
How to Draw and Fight Zombies, by Ben Dunn. pb $22.95

November's Bestsellers

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:30:50 GMT

1...The Gathering Storm, by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson.
2...Unseen Academicals, by Terry Pratchett.
3...The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks, by Max Brooks.
4...The Zombie Survival Guide, by Max Brooks.
5...Nightlight: a parody, by Harvard Lampoon.
6...Boneshaker, by Cherie Priest.
7...Nation, by Terry Pratchett.
8...The Devil's Eye, by Jack McDevitt
9...Orbus, by Neal Asher
10..X6, edited by Keith Stevenson

New Books!

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:25:19 GMT

Victory: Scientific Adventure Violence for Young Men & Literate Women, written and illustrated by Greg Broadmore. $26.99 hc
Swallowing Darkness, by Laurell K. Hamilton. $21.95 pb
City at the End of Time, by Greg Bear. $22.99 pb
Dr Grordbort's Contrapulatronic Dingus Directory, written and illustrated by Greg Broadmore. $19.99 hc
True Blood Omnibus, by Charlaine Harris. $35.00 tpb
Harmony, by C.F. Bentley. $12.95 pb

Plus Star Wars, Star Trek, Dexter, Warcraft, Lili St Crow, Elizabeth Bear, Philip K. Dick, Brandon Sanderson and more!

New Books!

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:25:57 GMT

Avatar: An Activist Survival Guide, by Maria Wilhelm & Dirk Mathison. $35.00 tpb
Basic Black: Tales of Appropriate Fear, by Terry Dowling. $35.00 tpb
Make Believe, by Terry Dowling. $35.00 tpb
Sixty-One Nails, by Mike Shevdon. $20.99 pb

Just in!

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:45:34 GMT

Magic in the Shadows, by Devon Monk. $22.99 pb
Songs of the Dying Earth: Stories in Honour of Jack Vance, edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois. $32.99 tpb
An Evil Guest, by Gene Wolfe. $24.99 tpb.
Pirate Latitudes, by Michael Crichton. $32.99 tpb
Eon, by Alison Goodman. $15.99 pb
The Hunchback Assignments, by Arthur Slade. $19.99 pb
Being of the Field, by Traci Harding. $32.99 tpb
Beyond the Wall of Time, by Russell Kirkpatrick. $22.99 pb

New Arrivals!

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:59:50 GMT

Mirror Space: Book 3 of the Sentinels of Orion, by Marianne de Pierres. $19.99 pb
Princeps' Fury: Book Five of the Codex Alera, by Jim Butcher. $19.95 pb
All the Windwracked Stars, by Elizabeth Bear. $16.99 pb
Never Slow Dance With a Zombie, by E. Van Lowe. $16.99 pb
Claws that Catch, by John Ringo and Travis S. Taylor. $19.95 pb
The Van Rijn Method, by Poul Anderson. $19.95 pb

Last Call

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:56:10 GMT

Just a reminder that our traditional last-Tuesday-of-the-month get-together at Fantastic Planet, followed by drinks and dinner, is happening again tomorrow night, Tuesday the 24th.

This will be the last get-together for 2009, so please, come along! All are welcome!

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:45:19 GMT

So, what do you all think?

View Poll: November Gathering

New Stock!

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:30:56 GMT

Heart's Bard by Juliet Marillier
Ark and Flood by Stephen Baxter
Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z by Max Brooks
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austin and Seth Grahame-Smith

Plus a massive re stock of all your favourite authors such as Larry Niven, Robert A. Heinlein, Piers Anthony, Jim Butcher, Robin McKinley, Lois McMaster Bujold, Laurell K. Hamilton, Tamora Pierce, Terry Goodkind, Garth Nix, Frank Miller and many more!

October's Bestsellers

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:14:21 GMT

1...Unseen Academicals, by Terry Pratchett
2...Nation, by Terry Pratchett
3...The Gathering Storm, by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
4...The Zombie Survival Guide, by Max Brooks
5...World War Z, by Max Brooks
6...Ark, by Stephen Baxter
7...Flood, by Stephen Baxter
8...Orbus, by Neal Asher
9...Transition, by Iain Banks
10..Dracula the Un-Dead, by Dacre Stoker with Ian Holt

New Arrivals!

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:27:18 GMT

Nightlight: a parody, by The Harvard Lampoon. $14.99 pb
101 Sci-Fi Movies You Must See Before You Die, by Stephen Jay Schneider. $24.99 hc
101 Horror Movies You Must See Before You Die, by Stephen Jay Schneider. $24.99 hc
The Cobra Trilogy, by Timothy Zahn. $22.95 tpb
The Youngest Templar, by Michael P. Spradlin. $14.99 pb

Just in!

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:50:57 GMT

The Gathering Storm: Book Twelve of The Wheel of Time, by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson. tpb $35.00
A Touch of Dead: The Complete Sookie Stackhouse stories, by Charlaine Harris. tpb $29.99
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume One, edited by Ellen Datlow. tpb $24.95
The Umbrella Academy 2: Dallas, by Gerard Way & Gabriel Ba. tpb $27.95

Plus Transmetropolitan, Hellboy, Dan Dare, D&D, David Drake, Laurell K. Hamilton, Ben Bova, Neil Gaiman and more!

It's that time again...

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:50:45 GMT

Just a reminder that our traditional last-Tuesday-of-the-month get-together at Fantastic Planet, followed by drinks and dinner, is happening again on Tuesday the 27th. All are welcome, and we can promise good company, soft drinks, and an excellent choice of sf and fantasy books!

New Books!

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:06:38 GMT

Leviathan, by Scott Westerfeld. $29.95 hc
And Another Thing: Book 6 of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Trilogy, by Eoin Colfer. $39.95 hc

New stock!

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:31:40 GMT

The Devil's Eye, by Jack McDevitt. $19.95 pb
Triumff, by Dan Abnett. $20.99 pb
The Tau Ceti Agenda, by Travis T. Taylor. $19.95 pb

Plus DMZ, Angel, Buffy, The Spirit, Dungeons & Dragons, Bettie Page, Clive Barker, John Ringo, vampires, zombies and more!

Sunday hours

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:42:51 GMT

Fantastic Planet will be open on Sunday afternoons (12 noon to 5 pm) from now until Christmas.

Just in!

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:26:59 GMT

Orbus, by Neal Asher. $34.99 tpb
Zombie Blondes, by Brian James. $16.99 pb

New Books!

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:48:59 GMT

The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks, by Max Brooks. $29.95 graphic novel
Fire, by Kristin Cashore. $32.99 tpb
The Folklore of Discworld, by Terry Pratchett. $24.95 pb

Plus Fables, Batman, Superman, and more copies of Unseen Academicals for anyone who missed out!

September's Bestsellers

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:06:53 GMT

1. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
2. The Zombie Survival Guide, by Max Brooks
3. Rides a Dread Legion, by Raymond E. Feist
4. The Steel Remains, by Richard Morgan
5. Blood of Elves, by Andrzej Sapkowski
6. The Last Stormlord, by Glenda Larke
7. Wrath of a Mad God, by Raymond E. Feist
8. The Dragon Keeper, by Robin Hobb
9. Nekropolis, by Tim Waggoner
10. Kell's Legend, by Andy Remic
10. The New Space Opera 2, edited by Gardner Dozois and Jonathan Strahan

New Arrivals!

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:05:48 GMT

Nation, by Terry Pratchett. $19.95 pb
X6: novellas by Lanagan, Dowling, Haines, Sparks, Jamieson and Katz, edited by Keith Stevenson. $34.95 tpb
Worlds of Weber, by David Weber. $19.95 pb
A War of Gifts: An Ender Story, by Orson Scott Card. $15.95 pb

Plus Astro Boy, Penny Arcade, John Varley, Mercedes Lackey, Piers Anthony, vampires, zombies and more!