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- Author Michael Moorcock and artist John Picacio will be signing copies of The Metatemporal Detective on Saturday, Dec. 8th at 3pm at BookPeople in Austin, TX. [via John Picacio and Lou Anders]
- Kay Kenyon shows off the Stephan Martiniere cover for her upcoming book A World Too Near, sequel to Bright Of The Sky.
- At SciFi Wire, John Joseph Adams profiles Jeffrey Overstreet, author of Auralia's Colors.
- Tom Swift is headed for the big screen, although apparently as "green propaganda" as Cinema Blend puts it.
- Philip Pullman, author of The Golden Compass, hits back at critics who accuse him of peddling "candy-coated atheism". "I am a story teller," he said. "If I wanted to send a message I would have written a sermon."
- Has Amazon done away with mass-market paperback discounts? "Amazon's pricing for mass market books has suddenly gone full retail, no discount since the release of the Kindle. When questioned in Newsweek about the low pricing, [Amazon CEO Jeff] Bezos said 'low-margin and high-volume sale -- you just have to make sure the mix [between discounted and higher-priced items] works.' "
- The Universal Digital Library has completed the digitization of 1.5 million books and on Tuesday made them free and publicly available. [via CNet]
- Real Science: Astrobiology Magazine looks at what life would be like if the Earth had no Moon. [via Cynical-C]
- Billie Piper (who played Rose Tyler) is returning to Doctor Who for three episodes.
- Not happy with the posters for The Sarah Connor Chronicles? Fox invites you to design your own and possibly win a trip to the L.A. premiere party.
- Cinematical has a sneak peek at Heath Ledger's Joker. I hope this image reflects a more serious Joker than we saw in Tim Burton's version. That movie does not hold up well at all.
- Science Fiction Brewed Fresh Daily shows us Why Science Fiction is More Fun to Read Than Proper Literature.
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Posted by John DeNardo at Wednesday November 28, 2007 at 12:30 AM
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That's an interesting claim from Pullman in light of his statement to the Washington Post: "I'm trying to undermine the basis of Christian belief," says Pullman.
Posted by Divers and Sundry on Wednesday November 28, 2007 at 8:29 AM
I think it's a lovely cover, but the bevel and emboss on the title just ruins it a bit for me.
Posted by Tony on Wednesday November 28, 2007 at 9:10 AM
"Philip Pullman, author of The Golden Compass, hits back at critics who accuse him of peddling "candy-coated atheism". "I am a story teller," he said. "If I wanted to send a message I would have written a sermon.""
It is to laugh. Poor man. Poor, poor man.
I hope he someday repudiates AMBER SPYGLASS, and sits down and writes a real sequel to the first two books, something that actually does tell a story instead of preaching a message. I was expecting the subtle knife to kill God, since that was the prophecy; I was expecting a war in heaven, since that was Asrael's ambition. Instead we got a sermon on how religion hinders children from having sex, and God is Bad. Huhn?
Posted by John Wright on Wednesday November 28, 2007 at 2:08 PM
The three-part series culminates in an epic battle in which God dies - at the hand of a child.
really? Now i actually want to read this piece of crap....Three part fantasy series though....i will give it some thought.
Posted by joshua corning on Wednesday November 28, 2007 at 9:51 PM
That's an interesting claim from Pullman in light of his statement to the Washington Post: "I'm trying to undermine the basis of Christian belief," says Pullman.
Wait wait wait...are you accusing Pullman of changing his position??
Why would he do that?
I wouldn't have any thing to do with a movie coming out this Christmas would it?
Posted by joshua corning on Wednesday November 28, 2007 at 9:54 PM
It always tickles me when religious zealots reveal just how thin they know their particular patch of ice to be.
Posted by Brian Prince on Thursday November 29, 2007 at 5:36 PM