Book signing: August 2007 Archives
The Dragons Keep Anniversary Celebration & Signing is a family-oriented event. This is our opportunity to say thank you to you the fans and our supporters! This will also be a great opportunity to interact with some of the comic industries most talented creators currently working in comic books. Great events all day long!
Our Guests This Year Include:
Howard Tayler: Schlock Mercenary - www.schlockmercenary.com
Ryan Ottley: Invincible, Superman/Batman - www.unclewya.com
Tyler Kirkham: Avengers/Transformers, X-Men, Spider-Man, Superman, Wolverine/The Darkness, Strykeforce, The Gift, & More! - www.tylerkirkham.com
Andrew Dabb: DemonWars: The Demon Awakens, Dragonlance: Chronicles: 'Dragons of Autumn Twilight', Dragonlance: Chronicles: 'Dragons of Winter Night', Forgotten Realms: Streams of Silver: 'The Legend of Drizzit Book V', Forgotten Realms: Sojourn, G.I. Joe Special Missions: Antarctica, & More! -www.andrewdabb.com
Dylan Johnson: Call Center Blues - www.1200n.net
There will also be gaming and game demos on site! Game demos occurring during our event include: HeroClix, Collectible Card Games, Star Wars & More! BYU Quarks Club on site to support the gaming activities!
40,000 comic books NEW to the floor! On Sale! Back stock comic books 10 CENTS! 25 CENTS! Up to 90% OFF! Buy 3 get 1 FREE on selected comics!
Meet owners that have been part of the Dragons Keep legacy for the past 20 YEARS! This is an event for all ages and not to be missed!
Dragons Keep is located at: 260 N. University Ave. Provo, Utah 84601 801-373-3482 For more details visit www.dragonskeep.com
Brandon Sanderson's pre-release party for the second Mistborn book, The Well of Ascension, at the Provo Waldenbooks was a great success. Everyone who came and purchased one of the new books had it signed and numbered by Sanderson. Waldenbooks also had copies of Elantris (in hardcover and paperback) and the first Mistborn book (Mistborn: The Final Empire, in paperback) on hand for anyone who wanted one.
The line stretched out the door, across the bridge, and around the corner, eventually holding 150-200 people (the line ended back by that Pepsi machine in the back of the picture by the palm tree).
After the signing, Sanderson answered several questions from the gathered fans about tips for getting published, finding an agent, and what to expect when trying to break into the writer's market. After the questions and answers, he drew out the winners of the raffle, the first prize being an edited copy of the third Mistborn novel (left) which isn't due out for another year. Four other lucky winners received gift cards from Waldenbooks. 
Also at the signing was Isaac Stewart (right), the illustrator for the maps and internal ornaments found in both Mistborn books. He also signed all of the books and spoke with people at the release party.
Eric James Stone (left, watching Sanderson sign books) was at the event and told me that he has a story ("Premature Emergence" according to his bibliography page) coming out in Jim Baen's Universe in February 2008, and that he just sold a story to Analog, though he doesn't yet know the issue in which the story will appear. Keep an eye on this blog for more information as I find out. Anime Banzai, Utah's first and only anime convention, is coming up August 31 - September 1, 2007. They currently have three main guests: Artbeat (a Japanese glam rock band), Michael Richard Dobson (a voice actor), and Ichidan (an anime-themed theatre troupe). They'll be at the Salt Lake City Centre Sheraton on 500 South in Salt Lake City.
Mountain-Con III is back with more sci-fi goodness September 21-23, 2007 at the University Park Marriott near the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. They have an emphasis on media-related topics, but also have authors, artists, events, and activities for most genre fans out there. Their current guest list includes actors Garrett Wang, David Prowse, BarBara Luna, Felix Silla, and Femi Taylor, and author Diana Pharaoh Francis.
Support our local fandom and come on out to these events.
