SF Tidbits for 9/24/08

• Christopher Paolini’s Brisingr (sequel to Eragon and Eldest) sold 550,000 copies on its first day. Them’s a lot of books.
• Antiquarian Weird Tales posts Sam Moskowitz’s introduction to A Canticle for P. Schuyler Miller, from 1975: “It is the continuing regret of any historian and literary critic that too often the people they write about, whom they like, are no longer around to read what was said about them. I regret it particularly in Miller’s case, and accept it as an emotional price to be paid when writing about some of the people who play a role in the unfolding panorama of scientifictional events.”
• Interviews & Profiles:
  • @SciFi Wire: Julie E. Czerneda (Riders of the Storm).
  • @Concept Sci-fi: M. John Harrison.
  • @The Nebula Awards site: Judith Berman.
  • @Bibliophile Stalker: Jesse Willis of SFF Audio.
  • @SciFi Wire: Patricia A. McKillip (The Bell at Sealey Head).
• Free Fiction:
  • @FeedBooks: “Captain Gardiner of the International Police” by Robert Allen.
  • Audio fiction @PodCastle: “Black Ribbon” by Dawn Albright, read by Heather Welliver.
  • Mike Gordon has posted free excerpts of his novel Tracks at his website.
• Mike Brotherton looks at Time Travel.
• The Crotchety Old Fan website, a sub-site of Rim Worlds, has an updated website.
• SF Diplomat Jonathan McAlmont calls it quits and hangs up his blogging typewriter.
• Fantasy Magazine asks you to name your top 5 favorite characters from genre literature.
• Lists:
  • @10 Dots: Top 10 Weapons from Sci-Fi. (And fantasy, apparently, if the inclusion of Excalibur and other swords is any indicator.)
  • @Suvudu: 10 Horror Sequels and Remakes that Top the Originals.
  • @io9: SciFi TV Classics You’re Not Allowed To Own On DVD.

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