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March 5, 2009
Kindle Me This, Lou Man
Really geeked about the Kindle ap for the iPhone. I just bought the Kindle version of The Graveyard Book
as a way to check it out. Personally, I will probably still do most of my reading with Stanza, but that's because most of my reading is manuscripts - not finished books - and Stanza makes it really, really easy to upload Word documents. But if I were a big consumer of other publisher's books, Kindle for iPhone would probably be my preferred reader. Anyway, I'll report back when I've read a b
as a way to check it out. Personally, I will probably still do most of my reading with Stanza, but that's because most of my reading is manuscripts - not finished books - and Stanza makes it really, really easy to upload Word documents. But if I were a big consumer of other publisher's books, Kindle for iPhone would probably be my preferred reader. Anyway, I'll report back when I've read a b
March 3, 2009
Artwork: Age of Misrule One
Mark Chadbourn's World's End (Age of Misrule 1)
Cover illustration © John Picacio
Cover Design by Nicole Sommer-Lecht
Cover illustration © John Picacio
Cover Design by Nicole Sommer-Lecht
March 1, 2009
My Locus Interview is Up
The wonderful Nick Gevers interviews me for his new SF Quintessential column on Locus Online, where we talk about my anthology Fast Forward 2
and science fiction in general. Here's a clip:Anders: Well, first and foremost, science fiction has to be entertaining if it is to work at all. I recently read an anthology (won't say which) that I thought was just one sanctimonious lecture after another on how bad our contemporary lifestyle is and how we've all got it coming. And frankly, I had to slog th
February 28, 2009
Free Ebook: Sean Williams' The Crooked Letter
As you've probably already heard on Boing Boing or SF Signal or Bookspot Central, and as I've already Tweeted and Facebooked:For the first time ever, Pyr Books is making one of our novels available for free as an eBook. Sean Williams' The Crooked Letter: Books of the Cataclysm: One is available now, in its entirety, as a PDF.
When mirror twins Seth and Hadrian Castillo travel to Europe on holidays, they don’t expect the end of the world to follow them. Seth’s murder, however, puts exactly that i
February 27, 2009
Pyr's McDonald, Edelman & Roberson: Too Much to Keep Track of
You go out of town for a week, and look what happens:
Ian McDonald's Brasyl
has made the short list for the Nebula Awards!! Meanwhile over on Boing Boing, fellow-nominee Cory Doctorow (Little Brother) reviews Ian McDonald's Cyberabad Days:
Ian McDonald's Brasylhas made the short list for the Nebula Awards!! Meanwhile over on Boing Boing, fellow-nominee Cory Doctorow (Little Brother) reviews Ian McDonald's Cyberabad Days:"Ian McDonald is one of science fiction's finest working writers, and his latest short story collection Cyberabad Days, is the kind of book that showcases exactly what science fiction is for. ...Cyberabad Days has it all: spirituality, technology, humanity, love
February 25, 2009
February 23, 2009
The Myriad Worlds of Chris Roberson, Part One
My massive post covering all of Chris Roberson's Celestial Empire stories to date is up on Tor.com. And guess what? This is only part one of a two-part post.Check it out, ya' hear.
Coming next is my massive post covering all of his Bonaventure-Carmody universe work, as well as his media-tie in, stand-alone, and forthcoming comic book work. Took me friggin' forever.
February 19, 2009
Fast Forward 2: The Pulse of Sciece Fiction
I haven't seen the issue yet, but thanks to Shirt'n'Tie, I learned that Death Ray issue #17 has a very positive review of Fast Forward 2.The review, by Thom Hutchinson, apparently says:
“May the series continue – while other anthologies look to check the pulse of SF, Anders seems determined to be the pulse, and that alone demands celebration.”Works by me! And thanks to Shirt'n'Tie for pointing it out.
February 18, 2009
Two New Fantasy Novels Unleashed!
Two epic fantasy novels, Matthew Sturges' Midwinter
and Tom Lloyd's The Twilight Herald (Book Two of the Twilight Reign quintet)
are now shipping from Amazon and other online vendors. They should showing up in physical stores in a week or so as well.
Midwinter: Winter comes to the land only once in a hundred years. But the snow covers ancient secrets: secrets that could topple a kingdom. Mauritaine was a war hero. Then he was accused of treason and sentenced to life without parole at Crere Sulace
and Tom Lloyd's The Twilight Herald (Book Two of the Twilight Reign quintet) are now shipping from Amazon and other online vendors. They should showing up in physical stores in a week or so as well.
Midwinter: Winter comes to the land only once in a hundred years. But the snow covers ancient secrets: secrets that could topple a kingdom. Mauritaine was a war hero. Then he was accused of treason and sentenced to life without parole at Crere Sulace
February 17, 2009
Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3: Goodnight Oslo
I just picked up Goodnight Oslo, the latest from Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3, the Venus 3 being R.E.M.'s Peter Buck on guitar, Minus 5/Young Fresh Fellows/R.E.M'er Scott McCaughey on bass, and Ministry/R.E.M.'s Bill Rieflin on drums. It's a very interesting album, quintessentially Hitchcock and yet very different from his other work, even different from the previous Venus 3 album, Ole! Tarantula. If I had to describe it to those-who-will-understand, I'd say it's almost like the complete Groo
