Eclipse (Bedford novel)

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| name = Eclipse

| image = Bedford - Eclipse Coverart.png

| caption = Eclipse first edition cover.

| author = K. A. Bedford

| cover_artist = Geoff Taylor

| country = Canada

| language = English

| genre = Science fiction

| publisher = Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing

| pub_date = September 8, 2005

| media_type = Print (Paperback)

| pages = 309 (first edition)

| isbn = 978-1-894063-30-2

| oclc =

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Eclipse is a 2005 science fiction novel by K. A. Bedford. It follows the story of James Dunne, an officer of the Royal Interstellar Service Academy whose first assignment becomes a nightmare when he is drafted into the First Contact Team.{{cite web | url = http://www.edgewebsite.com/books/eclipse/ec-catalog.html | title = ECLIPSE | publisher = Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing | date = | accessdate = 2010-01-10}}

Background

Eclipse was first published in Canada on September 8, 2005 by Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing in trade paperback format.{{cite web | url = http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?183949 | title = Bibliography: Eclipse | publisher = ISFDB | date = | accessdate = 2010-01-10}} The story is loosely based on an old Royal Australian Navy recruiting campaign. It was released in the United States in March 2006.{{cite web | url = http://www.edgewebsite.com/books/eclipse/downloads/EC-Media-Kit.pdf | title = EC-Media-Kit | publisher = Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing | date = | accessdate = 2010-01-10}} Eclipse won the 2005 Aurealis Award for best science fiction novel.{{cite web |url=http://www.aurealisawards.com/downloads/history1995_2008.pdf.pdf |title=aurealis awards, previous years' results |publisher=Aurealis Awards |accessdate=2010-01-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224172144/http://www.aurealisawards.com/downloads/history1995_2008.pdf.pdf |archivedate=2010-12-24 }}

References

Category:2005 Australian novels

Category:2005 science fiction novels

Category:Aurealis Award–winning works

Category:Australian science fiction novels