Kage Baker SATURDAY at Borderlands

Saturday, July 14
Borderlands Books
866 Valencia Street
San Francisco
3 p.m.
Free

Kage Baker, SONS OF HEAVEN (Tor, Hardcover, $25.95)

"This is the Kage Baker novel everyone has been waiting for: the conclusion to the story of Mendoza and The Company. In THE SONS OF HEAVEN, the forces gathering to seize power finally move on the Company. The immortal Lewis wakes to find himself blinded, crippled, and left with no weapons but his voice, his memory, and the friendship of one extraordinary little girl. Edward Alton Bell-Fairfax, resurrected Victorian superman, plans for world domination. The immortal Mendoza makes a desperate bargain to delay him. Enforcer Budu, assisted by Joseph, enlists an unexpected ally in his plans to free his old warriors and bring judgment on his former masters. Executive Facilitator Suleyman uses his intelligence operation to uncover the secret of Alpha-Omega, vital to the mortals’ survival. The mortal masters of the Company, terrified of a coup, invest in a plan they believe will terminate their immortal servants. And they awaken a powerful AI whom they call Dr Zeus. This web of a story is filled with great climaxes, wonderful surprises, and gripping characters many readers have grown to love or hate. It's a triumph of SF!" You won't want to miss seeing Ms. Baker and being there as it all concludes!

Jeff Carlson signings in August

Local Writer Jeff Carlson will be signing his new book “Plague Year” at area bookstores in August.

Saturday, August 4
Barnes and Noble
1256 Galleria Blvd.
Roseville
2 p.m.

Thursday, August 9
Barnes and Noble
1149 S. Main Street
Walnut Creek
7:30 p.m.

Borderlands
866 Valencia Street
San Francisco
1 p.m.
Free

Meet Jeff Carlson and hear about his debut novel PLAGUE YEAR, which is set in post-apocalyptic California. From the book description: “ The nanotechnology was designed to fight cancer. Instead, it evolved into the Machine Plague, killing nearly five billion people and changing life on Earth forever.
The nanotech has one weakness: it self-destructs at altitudes above ten thousand feet. Those few who’ve managed to escape the plague struggle to stay alive on the highest mountains, but time is running out -- there is famine and war, and the environment is crashing worldwide. Humanity’s last hope lies with a top nanotech researcher aboard the International Space Station -- and with a small group of survivors in California who risk a daring journey below the death line. . .”

www.jverse.com/index.html

SCA Performing Arts Fete Saturday

Saturday, July 14
Performing Arts Fête
Society for Creative Anachronism Event
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
1957 Pruneridge Avenue
Santa Clara
www.westkingdom.org/calendar
Noon-10 p.m.
Free/donations accepted

A day of period music, dance, theatre, singing, and storytelling, with a potluck