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Forbidden Planet Remade
Sore Eyes —
Authority: 137
Is it time for a remake of Forbidden Planet ? J. Michael Straczynski has signed on to write a remake of the 1956 classic sci-fi film The Forbidden Planet. Echoing the story of The Tempest, it envisions an abandoned planet, its inhabitants far advanced beyond humanity and apparently extinguished in a single ...4 days ago -
Reading By Numbers - Aidan Doyle
Australian SF Reader : Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror —
Authority: 136
Century evidence. 3.5 out of 5 http://www.fantasy-magazine.com/2009/11/reading-by-numbers/5 days ago -
Citizen of the Galaxy
Shelf Love —
Authority: 525
I’ll never forget the first time I took a real book suggestion from my father. I was about twelve or thirteen, and he gave me Robert Heinlein’s Have Space Suit, Will Travel . At the time, I’d never really read any science fiction — my taste tended more to fantasy and endless re-readings of Rebecca . I was ...6 days ago -
Book Review: The Devil’s Alphabet by Daryl Gregory
The Book Smugglers —
Authority: 545
Title: The Devil’s Alphabet Author: Daryl Gregory Genre: Horror, Science Fiction Publisher: Del Rey Publication Date: November 24, 2009 Paperback: 400 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel How did I get this book: ARC from the publisher (via Sacramento Book Review) Why did I ...1 week ago -
“I recognized your foul stench the moment I was brought on board.”
Sore Eyes —
Authority: 137
Summarize your sex life with a Star Wars quote . [Via jwz ]1 week ago -
CFBA Presents "Eternity Falls" by Kirk Outerbridge
A Peek At My Bookshelf —
Authority: 134
This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Eternity Falls Marcher Lord Press (October 1, 2009) by Kirk Outerbridge ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Kirk Outerbridge developed a passion for storytelling at an early age. Through years of reading Fantasy and Science Fiction ...1 week ago -
Gift List Suggestions - #2 - Fantasy
Book News and Reviews —
Authority: 104
Here is the next on my list of gift suggestions for the upcoming holidays. Fantasy For those friends and family members who would be more at home digging around in a dragon’s cave, these are my recommended reads: - Hogfather or any other books by Terry Pratchett I reviewed the Hogfather in a previous ...1 week ago -
Review: The Taker and the Keeper by Wim Coleman & Pat Perrin
Birdbrain(ed) Book Blog —
Authority: 131
The Taker and the Keeper by Wim Coleman & Pat Perrin Publication: Chiron Books (October 1, 2009), Paperback, 158pp / ISBN 1935178032 Genre: Urban Fantasy, Middle Grade Rating: Find @ Amazon Challenges: Countdown 2010 (2009 #8) Read: November 2009 Source: Publisher I don’t read much middle grade ...1 week ago -
Sharp Teeth
Shelf Love —
Authority: 525
Imagine that Buffy the Vampire Slayer had been written by Homer. Or, no, wait, that’s not quite right. Imagine that Walt Whitman had been brought up on MTV and Frank Miller and B-movies and amphetamines, and that he decided to write a novel about werewolves. It is just possible that it might turn out something ...1 week ago -
CFBA: Eternity Falls
Dark Parables - Reviews from a Christian Sister —
Authority: 124
This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Eternity Falls Marcher Lord Press (October 1, 2009) by Kirk Outerbridge ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Kirk Outerbridge developed a passion for storytelling at an early age. Through years of reading Fantasy and Science Fiction ...1 week ago -
Capsule Reviews: Bookish Films
Shelf Love —
Authority: 525
Recently, I’ve watched a whole bunch of movies or miniseries that are based on literature. I haven’t had time to write real reviews of them, but I like talking about films almost as much as I like talking about books, so I thought I’d do a couple of quick mentions of some of the ones I have enjoyed or had ...1 week ago -
Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire
Book Thingo —
Authority: 112
Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire (October Daye, Book 1) An urban fantasy with a heroine who kicks arse without being a try-hard and morally ambiguous secondary characters. It’s a recipe for a series addiction. October Daye is a half human, half faerie ex-detective trying to live a normal human existence ...1 week ago -
Gift List Suggestions - #1 - Sci Fi
Book News and Reviews —
Authority: 104
I’ll admit to not being the most consistent blogger in the world, but with the holidays coming up my mind has turned to books. They are (usually) a cheap and interesting present that people will appreciate - even if they don’t read them, a book will make them look more learned when displayed on the coffee ...2 weeks ago -
Cover of Darkness, November 2009… (Now Available!)
Lawrence Dagstine: Speculative Fiction Author —
Authority: 110
This is probably one of my favorite covers to anything I’ve ever been in. You can find an almost novelette-length story of mine in the very popular COVER OF DARKNESS, November 2009. Published twice a year, it’s a magazine-anthology of lengthy horror, urban fantasy, speculative fiction and other dark ...2 weeks ago -
Pity about Jeff Lynne, though…
Sore Eyes —
Authority: 137
The best comment on MightyGodKing’s heartbreaking, heartwarming, downright awesome Scenes From An Alternate Universe Where The Beatles Accepted Lorne Michaels’ Generous Offer came from MarvinAndroid: MarvinAndoid said on November 11th, 2009 at 2:16 am I think Douglas Adams would appreciate this, and ...2 weeks ago -
When You Reach Me
the excelsior file —
Authority: 453
Rebecca SteadWendy Lamb / Random House 2009Im going to punt on the review here. People have been talking, and mostly raving, about this book for the better part of this year so I dont know that I have much to add. Because I agree, its good, and because I think others have said pretty much what I would have said. So ...2 weeks ago -
no longer of consequence
cygnoir.net —
Authority: 126
She thought that it would be enough when they had to register as no-gods, when they divided the line between types of belief. She never thought it would come to enforced sterilization. What was once a practice they so readily embraced as “choice” was now a mandatory medical procedure for all no-gods at age ...2 weeks ago -
Book Review: The Maze Runner by James Dashner
The Book Smugglers —
Authority: 545
Title: The Maze Runner Author: James Dashner Genre: Dystopian/Apocalyptic, Horror, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Delacorte Books Publication Date: October 2009 Hardcover: 384 pages Stand alone or series: First book in a planned series. How did I get this book: Review Copy from ...2 weeks ago -
People’s Republic of Dehiwala
Cerno —
Authority: 411
Following is a draft for the entry on the People’s Republic of Dehiwala. It is currently open for content and structural edits/additions.Overview:People’s Republic of Dehiwala is a microstate located in western and southern Sri Lanka. The country is divided into eleven districts. Two are located in Dehiwala south: ...2 weeks ago -
Hideaway
Annies Musings —
Authority: 104
Prompt: . A woman whose husband is killed during a tour of duty decides to turn her home into a boarding house. Heidi glanced for the dozenth time at the time piece on the dash of her vehicle and finally satisfied that it was time to go, folded the crisp page she’d ben idly re- reading in half and ...2 weeks ago
