Novacon this weekend

Says it all, really. Except to add that:
- Novacon is one of the UK’s most venerable SF conventions.

- For years it was held in a truly dismal venue in Walsall, one of the world’s great locations (for fans of urban blight).

- This year it’s moved to Nottingham. To a hotel maybe 400 feet from the Angry Robot offices. Across the road from the official Angry Robot local pub. Our manor, basically.

- (Yes, the rumours are true: we did try to persuade the landlord of the Grosvenor to change hisname to the Angry Robot for the weekend. No dice, worse luck. We’d trash the place, but hell, it’s the nearest pub to the office, y’know.)

- There’ll be all manner of fabulous science fictional types around. As well as fragrant guest of honour Justina Robson, meet and greet with Angry Robot types Mike Shevdon and Ian Whates, and at least one of the AR multitude. OK, me.