SF STL Events

Introducing SF STL, a new science fiction and fantasy author event series presented by Left Bank Books and Archon!

Wednesday, February 20, 7pm
Ethical Society of St. Louis

Left Bank Books and Archon present an SF STL event with bestselling author of the Thursday Next series Jasper Fforde, who will sign and discuss his new novel, Early Riser!

Every Winter, the human population hibernates. During those bitterly cold four months, the nation is a snow-draped landscape of desolate loneliness, devoid of human activity. Well, not quite. Your name is Charlie Worthing and it's your first season with the Winter Consuls, the committed but mildly unhinged group of misfits who are responsible for ensuring the hibernatory safe passage of the sleeping masses. You are investigating an outbreak of viral dreams which you dismiss as nonsense; nothing more than a quirky artefact borne of the sleeping mind. When the dreams start to kill people, it's unsettling. When you get the dreams too, it's weird. When they start to come true, you begin to doubt your sanity. But so long as you remember to wrap up warmly, you'll be fine.

"Charlie's journey . . . is so absorbing, and Fforde's wit so sharp, the reveal that the narrative is also a commentary on capitalism comes across as a brilliant twist . . . Whip-smart, tremendous fun, and an utter delight from start to finish." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

This event is free and open to the public, but proof of purchase of Early Riser from Left Bank Books will be required to enter the signing line.
Click here to pre-order your copy!

Past Events

Chandler Klang Smith – The Sky Is Yours in conversation with Ann Leckie Wednesday, April 19, 2018 Left Bank Books	Charles Soule – The Oracle Year in conversation with Van Allen Plexico Tuesday, May 8, 2018 St. Louis Public Library - Schlafly Branch
Tor #FearlessWomen: Tessa Gratton, Sue Burke, and K. Arsenault Rivera Thursday, May 10, 2018 St. Louis Publc Library - Schlafly Branch	Sabaa Tahir - A Reaper at the Gates in conversation with Setsu Uzumé Tuesday, June 19, 2018 Left Bank Books
Bryan Camp - The City of Lost Fortunes Thursday, July 26, 2018 Left Bank Books	Mary Robinette Kowal - The Fated Sky in conversation with Sheyna Gifford Monday, August 27, 2018 Left Bank Books
Scott Westerfeld - Impostors Tuesday, September 18, 2018 Left Bank Books	Marina Lostetter - Noumenon Infinity in conversation with Tom Carpenter Wednesday, October 24, 2018 Left Bank Books
Joseph Fink - Alice Isn't Dead in conversation with Chavisa Woods Saturday, November 17, 2018 Left Bank Books