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MIND MELD: The Most Memorable SF/F Book Covers

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:47:00 +0000

Fiction and fantasy book covers can be as awe-inspiring as the stories they are trying to sell. We asked this week's panelists: Q: Which are the most memorable book covers in science fiction and fantasy? (You can name up to 10.) Read on to see their favorites ...and not-so-favorites... ...

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Powers #1 by Bendis and Oeming – Preview

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:08:54 +0000

A little creator-owned action from Marvel Comics, via the powerhouse team of Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming! This is the preview of the return of Powers , back in stores on November 25th, 2009-- I really need to get caught up myself! Check it out after the jump... Related ...

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Guardians of the Galaxy #20 – Preview

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:37:04 +0000

Below is a preview of Guardians of the Galaxy#20 (check out my reviews of previous issues ) Marvel Comics and the team of Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, Brad Walker, and Alex Garner (cover). The issue hits racks on November 25th, 2009. Check it out after the jump... Related posts: Guardians of ...

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SFBRP: Luke Burrage in conversation with Jesse Willis

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:25:07 +0000

My friend Luke Burrage, of the Science Fiction Book Review Podcast , has placed a candid conversation that we had into his podcast feed! I’m shocked. Shocked! How dare he do such a thing?!? Admittedly, he did ask my permission (and did receive it) but still … the effrontery ...

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Moxyland – Two Essays

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:22:33 +0000

I say “essays”, rather than “reviews”, as the authors of the two pieces of Moxyland literary criticism have gone beyond the usual 350-word Summary/Synopsis/Verdict that we normally read. Short reviews are incredibly important to the reader – they help make ...

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Noodles, self-help groups and airplane parts: things to avoid when making up fantasy names

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:26:00 +0000

Emmet’s reading Acacia by this year’s John W. Campbell Award winner David Anthony Durham. It is labeled book one of “War with the Mein.” This led me to pondering that common pitfall of making up fantasy names: hitting on something that already means something else, and is thus inadvertently ...

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Notes From The Labyrinth: Unobtainium And Dragons' Bones

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:46:00 +0000

I have an announcement: my next book (working title, The Goblin Emperor) will be published by a new publisher under a different name. As You Know, O Internet-Bob, my sales with Ace were disappointing, which resulted in Ace deciding they did not want to publish me any longer. It also resulted ...

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What is it with coffee?

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:46:00 +0000

Even liking funny words, I have a problem with coffee in science fiction and fantasy. It’s clearly coffee, but nobody ever calls it coffee. There certainly are words that can throw a reader out of the world of the story, but is coffee really one of them? Coffee isn’t a word with specific ...

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A charming history of Science Fiction and Fandom: Frederik Pohl’s The Way the Future Was

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:08:00 +0000

I once got so wrapped up in Pohl’s story “The Gold at the Starbow’s End” that I didn’t hear the teacher asking a question and got given an order mark. I can still remember being wrenched from the line “the incident of next week” back to the classroom. Pohl wrote some other amazing short ...

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Cover Unveiled for The Ragged Man by Tom Lloyd (US)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:34:00 +0000

Tom Lloyd's fourth Twilight Reign novel again features strong art from Todd Lockwood, which is probably my favorite of the series thus far. The shading and coloration work well and it makes me itch to see what is behind the door. The Ragged Man is due from Pyr in August ...

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Video: Werewolves and Vampires With Author Kelley Armstrong

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:57:47 +0000

Urban fantasy writer Kelley Armstrong talks about the challenges of writing female science fiction characters.

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mythos medical

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:18:00 +0000

only the nurse knows the lineage of her child the birth will be hard

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Submission Guidelines

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:26:00 +0000

ChiZine Publications Submission Guidelines Submission Guidelines 1. We accept unsolicited novel and short story collection manuscripts of up to 100,000 words. (We do not accept poetry at this time, although we might make an exception for a novel-in-verse, like Dorothy Porterâs noirish The ...

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Anne Hathaway Wanted For ‘Spider-Man 4′ – Deadline.com

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:51:19 +0000

anne hathaway spidey Black_Cat EXCLUSIVE: You know I'm insecure about my geek bonafides which I've been trying to improve in recent years. (Heck, I grew up never reading a single comic book.) But I'm aware that the Internet has been afloat with Spider-Man 4 casting rumors in recent days. While ...

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LibriVox: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea by Jules Verne

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:01:54 +0000

This is the 4th in a series of post examining the LibriVox audiobooks that feature characters found in Alan Moore’s The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen . Moore suffused his pastiche of superhero superteams by stuffing his original narrative with dozens of literary characters. Here is ...

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Steven Spielberg to go Under the Dome with Stephen King

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:50:23 +0000

Stephen King himself mentioned earlier this month that his latest book, the gargantuan tome “Under the Dome” will be headed to the small screen, and now we know a little bit more about the project: besides King, the project will be coming to the small screen (probably on a cable ...

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John Scalzi - Education Is Not the Answer for Star Trek's Bad Science

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:26:00 +0000

Here's an interesting question, sent along in e-mail, which I've trimmed down to the bare bones: "Do you think science in science fiction movies would be better if science education were better in the United States?" This is of particular relevance to me since the home video release of ...

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Freelancer’s Survival Guide: Flexibility

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:26:00 +0000

Artwork donated by Pati Nagle . The Freelancer’s Survival Guide: Flexibility Kristine Kathryn Rusch Earlier this week, I sat down with my notes and figured out how much more I had to write on the Freelancer’s Guide. I have about seven weeks of material ...

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The Best of Pseudopod

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 23:57:00 +0000

Since July I've been plumbing the depths of Pseudopod's backlog and now I'm sad to say I've listened to everything they've offered to date. Now I only get one new Pseudopod a week like the rest of the world (released every Friday). But now that I've listened to all of Pseudopod's offerings, I ...

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Ray Bradbury on Fahrenheit 451 and Humanity’s Future

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:26:00 +0000

Today we offer the final installment in our series of interviews with Ray Bradbury. These videos follow closely on the heels of our serialization of Tim Hamilton’s graphic novel adaptation of Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 . Bradbury has discussed Hamilton’s vision of his famous novel, and ...

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