British author Barrington J. Bayley dies
British author Barrington J. Bayley (1937-2008) wrote more than 15 novels and dozens of shorter works, though he never garnered the public attention...
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Monthly Archives: October 2008
A review of Supernatural’s “Metamorphosis”
Does destiny rule, or can we choose who (or what) we will be? (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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Donald Maass’s The Career Novelist available for free
One of four important books for the would-be successful writer is now available as a free pdf...
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Breaking Up is Hard to Do—a review of Chuck’s “Chuck vs. The Breakup”
Chuck is growing, evolving, turning into a better character, but so are the background characters, and the whole series is getting better and better... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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Novelist Peter Vansittart Dies
Historical novelist Peter Vansittart, OBE, (1920-2008) mixed many tropes into his books, which took exceedingly long views of their subject matter...
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A review of Merlin’s “The Poisoned Chalice”
A pretty good episode which develops good character relationships, although some of the behind-the-scenes cost-cutting is showing... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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Barnes & Noble Review interviews Neal Stephenson and remembers Tom Disch
Barnes & Noble's online review 'zine, Review, features a long interview with the author of Anathem and Paul Di Filippo's first "Speculator" column, about Tom Disch...
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Orthopedic Horseshoes interviews William Tenn and Mary Turzillo
Monthly internet sf talk radio show Orthopedic Horseshoes—hosted by Herb Kauderer and Alan Katerinsky—this month interviews William Tenn, Mary Turzillo, and Ann Cecil, and focuses on conventions...
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Send in the Clones—a review of Eleventh Hour’s “Resurrection”
This may be an interesting new take on some aging themes, but the characters will keep me coming back... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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Jim C. Hines auctioning off an early copy of his forthcoming book for charity
An advance reading copy of Jim C. Hines The Stepsister Scheme—a cross between the Disney princesses and Charlie's Angels—is the prize for the most generous...
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Three Rings for the Elves?—a review of Sanctuary’s “Fata Morgana”
There are a lot of problems with the show, and they're disappointing because Sanctuary could be so much better... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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Character actor Kim Chan dies
Chinese-born US actor Kim Chan (aged 93 or 94) was on the large and small screen from 1957, but found fame in the 1980s and in Kung Fu: The Legend Continues...
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Contents of Mythic Delirium #19 set
The 19th issue of the speculative fiction poetry magazine will include work by M.M. Buckner, Amal El-Mohtar, Greer Gilman, Sonya Taaffe...
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Send in the Clowns—a review of Pushing Daisies’ “Circus, Circus”
When your best feature is surrealism, setting an episode in a surreal world is probably not a great idea... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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Spec the Halls sf writing contest
Winter-themed speculative fiction contest offers first prize of $42 and honorable mentions. Reprints are encouraged...
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