Author Archives: Ian Randal Strock

ChiZine publishing Douglas Smith’s collection and Nicholas Kaufmann’s novel

Nicholas Kaufmann's novel follows St. George's last known descendant as she continues to battle his dragon, while Douglas Smith's collection includes Aurora winner... Read more [...]

ChiZine issue #44 now available

The April-June issue of ChiZine or Chiaroscuro has content by Claire Barbetti, Andrea Blythe, Penelope Cottier, Carrie Laben, Heath Lowrance, An Owomoyela, Sonya Taaffe... Read more [...]

Norman Spinrad has stomach cancer

Author Norman Spinrad has inoperable stomach cancer, and is considering an unconventional treatment, but looking for suggestions... Read more [...]

Top Box Office Grossers: First Week in April 2010

And again, a new genre film opens at #1. SF/F/H movies are sparse in the top 25, but they manage to pound the top of the charts again... Read more [...]

Most Popular and Updated Articles: 4-10 April 2010, and the month of March 2010

The most popular SFScope articles during the last week and month, as well as those which were updated... Read more [...]

New Twilight novella coming as free gift from Stephenie Meyer

Stephenie Meyer's The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner will be available for one month for free online, and as a fund-raiser for the Red Cross... Read more [...]

Stephen King’s Blockade Billy available only from publisher Cemetery Dance

Stephen King's stand-alone baseball novella, Blockade Billy is being published in a limited edition with a special baseball card... Read more [...]

Update on Jeanne Robinson’s cancer treatment

The latest Jeanne Robinson news is that she's done with chemotherapy and into palliative care... Read more [...]

Artist John Schoenherr Dies

Artist John Schoenherr (1935-2010) won a Hugo, Caldecott, and Newbery, and illustrated classics by Frank Herbert and Anne McCaffrey... Read more [...]

How do you know it isn’t happening right now? Robert J. Sawyer’s WWW: Watch

Who says it won't be a sixteen-year-old girl who makes first contact with a nonhuman intelligence? Do you know what we'll do if she does? Once again, Robert J. Sawyer presents an engrossing novel... Read more [...]

Second Gemmell Award finalists announced

The nominees for the second annual David Gemmell Legend Awards for Fantasy (now in three categories) have been announced... Read more [...]

Tor Books celebrates its 30th birthday

Tor Books is celebrating its 30th anniversary with essays by long-time staffers, photos, and giveaways... Read more [...]

Ross Campbell’s Shadoweyes follows a teen vigiliante turned superhero

SLG Publishing's forthcoming Shadoweyes follows a teen-aged vigilante who turns into a superhuman creature, but then can't turn back... Read more [...]

Greg van Eekhout sells three books to Tor based on one short story

Greg van Eekhout sold a three-book series based on his "The Osteomancer's Son" to Tor Books... Read more [...]

Norilana Books now available immediately through Espresso machines

Noirlana Books has signed a deal with Lightning Source to make all its titles available through in-store print-on-demand Espresso Book Machines... Read more [...]