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July 27, 2009
8 More Pyr Titles Arrive on the Kindle
A batch of eight more Pyr books has been Kindle-ized (though one is only listed as pre-order. Didn't know they'd do that with ebooks.)They are:
Justina Robson's Chasing the Dragon (Quantum Gravity, Book 4)
(Preorder)Sean Williams' The Crooked Letter: Books of the Cataclysm: One
Chris Roberson's End of the Century
Gardner Dozois' Galileo's Children: Tales Of Science VS. Superstition
Sean Williams' The Hanging Mountains
Alexis Glynn Latner's Hurricane Moon
Theodore Judson's The Martian General's Daughter
July 22, 2009
An Interview with Yost and Ferry
As a follow-up to
my review
of
Ender's Game: Battle School,
I got to talk to the brilliant writer and artist team behind the graphic novel, Christopher Yost, writer of such works as Killer of Demons, X-Force, and Red Robin, and Pasqual Ferry, the wonderful artist behind such titles as Ultimate Fantastic Four and Ultimate Iron Man.You can read "Peeling Back the Secrets on the Battle School: A Conversation with Christopher Yost and Pasqual Ferry" right here.
July 20, 2009
Damn Dirty Apes!
Some news of great interest:
The first-ever original novel based on the classic POTA film series, Conspiracy of the Planet of the Apes will hit both the direct market and major book and retail chains in spring 2010. BLAM! Ventures' Creative Director, Andrew E. C. Gaska, along with Editorial Coordinator Christian Berntsen and Developmental Director Erik Matthews, serve as the writing team for Conspiracy.
More than twenty artists are expected to offer their amazing talents to this project. The fi
July 16, 2009
Fierce and compelling: Ender's Shadow: Battle School
As a companion to my earlier piece, my review of Mike Carey and Sebastian Fiumara's Ender's Shadow: Battle School
is now up at Tor.com.I liked this one too!
Building a Comprehensive SF&F Collection
I'm giving a talk next month to an association of Texas librarians on how to build a good, comprehensive SF&F collection. I've given this talk before, restricting myself just to the science fiction genre, and am pretty confident with my list of works (both classic and contemporary) and what I have to say about it. Updating that speech with a few gems from the last year won't be hard. But this year, I'm giving two talks, one on science fiction and one just on fantasy.
So...
I'd really appreciate so
So...
I'd really appreciate so
July 14, 2009
Exciting and unsettling: Ender's Game: Battle School
My review of Ender's Game: Battle School,the comic adaptation from the creative team of writer Christopher Yost (Killer of Demons, X-Force, Red Robin) and artist Pasqual Ferry (Ultimate Fantastic Four, Ultimate Iron Man), is up at Tor.com.In short, I dug it.
Two Interviews with James Enge
Yesterday, two separate interviews went up with Blood of Ambrose
author James Enge. First, he guested on the newly-returned Adventures in SciFi Publishing podcast. Enge and host Shaun Farrell discuss "Leiber vs. Tolkien fantasy, massive fantasy epics, and his beef with H.G. Wells."Then, Stargate writer/producer Joseph Mallozzi posted the result of his book clubs's Q&A with Enge.
Both interviews are well-worth checking out (even if I am biased).
July 13, 2009
Stalked by a Bibliophile
The wonderful Charles Tan has posted an interview with Yours Truly on Bibliophile Stalker. I think it came off rather well, if I do say so myself. Here's a taste:
What are the qualities that you look for in a story?
This is broad. But I could narrow it down to two things.
One, there is a certain spark that either is or isn't there. If it's there, it's there from the first sentence and it runs to the end. If it isn't there at the start, it won't show up late in the game. People think that editors se
Charles N. Brown, 1937 - 2009
Very sad news.
MONDAY, JULY 13, 2009
Charles N. Brown, 1937-2009 - posted at 7/13/2009 09:46:00 AM PT
Locus publisher, editor, and co-founder Charles N. Brown, 72, died peacefully in his sleep July 12, 2009 on his way home from Readercon.
Charles Nikki Brown was born June 24, 1937 in Brooklyn NY, where he grew up. He attended the City College of New York, taking time off from 1956-59 to serve in the US Navy, and finished his degree (BS in physics and engineering) at night on the GI Bill while worki
MONDAY, JULY 13, 2009
Charles N. Brown, 1937-2009 - posted at 7/13/2009 09:46:00 AM PT
Locus publisher, editor, and co-founder Charles N. Brown, 72, died peacefully in his sleep July 12, 2009 on his way home from Readercon.
Charles Nikki Brown was born June 24, 1937 in Brooklyn NY, where he grew up. He attended the City College of New York, taking time off from 1956-59 to serve in the US Navy, and finished his degree (BS in physics and engineering) at night on the GI Bill while worki
