Science Fiction and Fantasy Events in Toronto, April 2011

These events are from the science fiction & fantasy calendar I've started.  If you have an event that's not listed, email me and I'll put it on the calendar.  While I try to get the details correct, always check the links to confirm event information. And I'll be updating this post as I learn of more events.

Sunday April 3

Kelley Armstrong Reading from her young adult novel The Gathering.
Where: Indigo Yorkdale, 3401 Dufferin, Toronto, chapters.indigo.ca
When: 2 pm
Admission: Free

Friday April 8

Meet Sci-Fi Author Glenn Grant
Where: Lillian H. Smith Library (239 College St), Merril Collection
When: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Canadian sci-fi writer Glenn Grant - who is also the co-editor of the Canadian science fiction anthology series Northern Stars - reads from his novel and answers questions about submitting work to anthologies.

Friday April 8 - Sunday April 10

Ad Astra Conference
Where: Toronto Don Valley Hotel and Suites (1250 Eglington Ave. East)
When: Friday 5 pm - 12 am, Saturday 10 am - 12 am, Sunday 10 am - 5 pm
Cost: $30/day Friday and Sunday, $50/day Saturday, $70 weekend + HST

Saturday April 9 - Sunday 10

Toronto ComiCon (Note, this is not the Wizard's World Comic Con, which was in March)
Where: Metro Toronto Convention Centre (North Building) 255 Front Street. West  (*Note: their site says North Building, the MTCC site says South Building)
When: Saturday 11 - 6 pm, Sunday 11 - 5 pm
Admission is FREE on both days. No coupons required! 

Monday April 11

TINARS PRESENTS CHIZINE'S BLACKJACK, LOST MYTHS AND OTHER FANTASIES LAUNCH
Where: The Gladstone Hotel Ballroom (1214 Queen Street West)
When: 7 - 10 pm (doors open at 7, event starts at 7:30)
Cost: $5 or Free with book purchase
Dark genre fiction authors Gemma Files, Claude Lalumière, Brent Hayward and David Nickle become dealers in a fans vs. authors Blackjack game to launch new ChiZine publications A Rope of Thorns, The Door to Lost Pages, The Fecund’s Melancholy Daughter, and Eutopia: A Novel of Terrible Optimism. Enjoy a performance of “Lost Myths” as Claude Lalumière reads against a soundscape composed and performed by Matthew Burton aka DJ Komodo accompanied by artwork by Rupert Bottenberg.

Tuesday April 12

Chiaroscuro Reading Series: The Robs Take Toronto (Robert Shearman, Robert-Paul Weston & Robert Priest)
Where: Augusta House (152 Augusta Avenue, Toronto)
When:8 - 11 pm

Thursday April 28 - Sunday May 1

Globe and Mail Open House Festival
Writers and thinkers including Izzeldin Abuelaish, Jim Bryson, Karen Armstrong and Jane Urquhart come together for readings and discussions.
Benefit for: Child Soldiers Initiative/Frontier College/Toronto Public Library
Where: multiple locations
When: varies by talk
Cost: $15/talk, $100 Salon Passes for all talks

Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels Coming in April 2011

Hardcover:

Elves: Rise of the Taigethan – James Barclay

Beyond the Frontier Dreadnaugh – Jack Campbell

Betrayer – C. J. Cherryh

A Kingdom Besieged – Raymond Feist
* 1636: The Saxon Uprising - Eric Flint

The Sookie Stackhouse Companion – Charlaine Harris
* The Amazon Legion - Tom Kratman

King Raven Omnibus – Stephen Lawhead

How to See Fairies – John Matthews

The Unremembered – Peter Orullian

Shadow Chaser – Aleksey Pehov

All the Lives He Led – Federick Pohl

After the Golden Age – Carrie Vaughn

Trade Paperback:

The Dragon's Path – Daniel Abraham
* Flandry's Legacy - Poul Anderson

The Technician – Neal Asher

White Luck Warrior – R. Scott Bakker

Blood and Iron – Tony Ballantyne

The Winds of Khalakovo – Bradley Beaulieu

The Company Man – Robert Jackson Bennett

Magnus of Stonewylde – Kit Berry

The Sword of Albion – Mark Chadbourn

A Matter of Time – Glen Cook 

Star Trek: New Frontier: Blind Man's Bluff – Peter David

Zendegi – Greg Egan

Worlds of Fantasy: The Best of Fantasy Magazine – Jeffery Ford, Ed.

Terralus 4 – Lee Giminez

Dead and Gone – Charlaine Harris

The Unincorporated War – Dani Kollin

The Falling Machine – Andrew Mayer

Soft Apocalypse – Wil McIntosh

The Whisper of Leaves – K. S. Nikakis

The Shining City – Fiona Patton

Alchemist in the Shadows - Pierre Pevel

Man Plus – Frederick Pohl

The River of Shadows – Robert V. S. Redick

City of Ruins – Kristine Rusch

Beware the Night – Ekaterina Sedia, Ed.

Haven - Joel Shepherd

He Walked Among Us – Norman Spinrad

The Sacred Path - Adrian Tchaikovski

Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti – Genevieve Valentine

Battle in the Dawn: The Complete Hok the Mighty – Manly Wade Wellman

Except the Queen – Jane Yolan

Mass Market Paperback:

Embedded – Dan Abnett

Shady Lady – Ann Aguirre

Climate of Change – Piers Anthony

Prescription For Chaos – Christopher Anvil

Phoenix Rising – Pip Ballantine

Gods and Monsters – Lyn Benedict

The Ambassador's Mission – Trudi Canavan
* Exodus: The Ark - Paul Chafe

Deceiver – C. J. Cherryh

Forgotten Realms: Sword of the Gods – Bruce Cordell

Uncertain Allies – Mark Del Franco

War Hammer 40K: Blood Reaver – Aaron Dembski-Bowden

Legions of Fire – David Drake

War Hammer 40K: The Age of Darkness – Christian Dunn

Tangled Threads – Jennifer Estep

Dead Space: Martyr – Brian Evenson

A Magic of Dawn – S. L. Farrell

Vegas Knights – Matt Forbeck

Star Wars: Allies – Christie Golden

The Stainless Steel Rat Returns – Harry Harrison

The Green Hills of Earth & The Menace From Earth – Robert Heinlein

The Hidden Goddess – M. K. Hobson

Among Thieves – Douglas Hulick

Burn Down the Sky – James Jaros

Infernal Devices – K. W. Jeter

Morlock Night – K. W. Jeter

Element Zero – James Knapp

Alien in the Family – Gini Koch

The Lotus Eaters – Tom Kratman
* Longeye - Sharon Lee & Steve Miller

Five Odd Honors – Jane Lindskold

Divine Misfortune – A. Lee Martinez

The Cold Kiss of Death – Suzanne McLeod

Heaven's Needle – Liane Merciel

The Hammer of Darkness – L. E. Modesitt, Jr.

Magic on the Hunt – Devon Monk

Equations of Life – Simon Morden
* The View From the Imperium - Jody Lynn Nye

Warhammer: Caledor – Gav Thorpe

Camera Obscura – Lavie Tidhar

Black Magic Woman – Christie Warren

City of Hope and Despair – Ian Whates

The Noise Revealed – Ian Whates

Magic the Gathering: Scars of Mirrodin – Robert Wintermute

*My apologies to the Baen authors with April releases.  For some reason several of them were missed on this list.  I went to Baen's site and have now added them in.