SF/F/H Link Post for 2013-11-22
Interviews & Profiles
- Riffle interviews Sarah Zettel.
- Reddit readers interview Zachary Jernigan.
- The Skiffy and Fanty Show interviews Nick Mamatas.
- Book Riot interviews James Dashner.
- Civilian Reader interviews Tom Lloyd.
- Ginger Nuts of Horror interviews Michael Wehunt.
News
- Obituary: Michael Burgess/Robert Reginald.
- Arthur C. Clarke Center for Human Imagination Gets $1 Million Charitable Donation.
- Solaris commission second Eric Brown steampunk novel.
- Kevin J. Anderson announces Clockwork Angels: The Graphic Novel.
- Weird Tales seeking Tesla fiction.
- Strange Discovery: Giant Dust Ring Found Near Venus Orbit.
Events & Event News
Crowd Funding
- RARRR!!! Monster-Building, City-Stomping Card Game.
- Sword and Laser Video Season 2 by Tom Merritt.
- Phileas Reid Knows We Are Not Alone by Scott Fogg.
- Crimson Rhen of The True North by Thom Pratt.
- The Boy with the Rusty Sword – Vol. I by Rusty-Sword.
- Atlantis: Geographica RPG supplement by Jerry D. Grayson.
- Tiny Trek by Chris Carson.
- The 5th Dimension by Justin Benzel.
- Interstellaria by Jonathan P. King.
- Cars, Cards & Carbines – Multi-Genre Fiction Anthology by Travis Heermann.
Articles
- Nicola Griffith on Hild: Fantasy or History.
- Stina Lecht on Worldbuilding: Why It Ain’t So Easy.
- Gail Z. Martin on Surviving the Publishing Apocalypse.
- Foz Meadows on How many male novelists does it take to change a lightbulb: SFF edition. [via James Nicoll]
- Gail Carriger on Curtsies & Conspiracies Book Tour In Retrospect. [via The Galaxy Express]
- Veronica Scott on why she wrote The Wreck of the Nebula Dream.
- Whatever on The Big Idea: Mary Anne Mohanraj.
- Harlan Ellison Harlan Ellison: Awards Shows Must Die! [via Andrew Porter]
- Django Wexler on The Shadow Throne, sequel to The Thousand Names.
- Matthew Sanborn Smith on The Goal Post.
- John C. Wright on Saving Science Fiction from Strong Female Characters – Part 1.
- Jim C. Hines has Cosplay Pics.
- Bookworm Blues on Two Serpents Rise by Max Gladstone.
- Scott A. Cupp on Forgotten Book: DARK TANGOS by Lewis Shiner, 2011.
- Steven M. Booth on The Plight of the Avian.
- Pornokitsch asks Can there be fantasy disaster fiction?
- Digressive Prospects on Omniscience.
- Starts With A Bang on The Story of Mars.
- Robot 6 on Blog saves classic fanzine art from the ash heap of history.
- Kirkus Reviews (Andrew Liptak) on Tom Swift and the Stratemeyer Syndicate.
- Pop Mythology on 20 Dystopias That Would Be Kinda Fun.
- BuzzFeed on The 24 Most Popular Professions In Comic Books.
- Dorkly on The 10 Most WTF Examples of Doctor Who Fan Fiction.
Art
- Constantly Immutable: Fantasy and science fiction in illustrations by the conceptual artist Tom Edwards.
- Sci-fi Art: Air Force.
- Concept Art: Titan of Braavos.
- 40 Best League of Legends Champion Wallpapers.
- Concept Art by Ignacio Bazán Lazcano.
- Some seriously WEIRD Paperback Covers.
- Movie Poster Art: ‘Frankenstein’ (1931).
- The cover for The Magician’s Land by Lev Grossman.
More Fun Stuff
- Mary Anne Mohanraj’s Alternative Sexualities and Identities in Fantasy and SF Booklist.
- Read a sample from John Gwynne’s debut epic fantasy MALICE.
- Rudy Rucker, THE BIG AHA. See also: Complete Stories by Rudy Rucker.(Thanks, Old Miser!)
- Galactic Suburbia #91.
- Too Busy Thinking About My Comics II.
- Wage Star Wars In Your Kitchen With Death Star Linoleum.
- 13 Clever Signs That Will Make You Want To Buy A Book.
- Today’s Google Doodle: Doctor Who!
