SF/F/H Link Post for 2013-12-20
By John DeNardo (SF Signal) |
Friday, December 20th, 2013 at
12:05 am
Interviews & Profiles
- Amazing Stories interviews Jo Walton.
- The Qwillery interviews Cassie Alexander.
- Locus Roundtable interviews Joe Haldeman.
- Ginger Nuts of Horror interviews Jean Graham.
- The Nerd Nighters interviews Pat Rothfuss, Stefani D’Angelo and Doug Chadwick. [via Alexandre Maki]
- Reddit Readers interview Hugh Howey.
- John Marco interviews A.J. Dalton.
- This Is Horror interviews Joseph D’Lacey (part 2).
- My Bookish Ways interviews Michael Rowe.
- BldgBlog interviews Sol Yurick. [via Alexandre Maki]
News
- Emergency Appeal for David Gerrold’s Son.
- New Edition of Dungeons & Dragons Due in 2014.
- Speculative Fiction 2013: Last Call for Submissions.
- Star Wars is on Tumblr.
Events & Event News
- Angry Robot and Titan Books present: the Adam Christopher Hang Wire and The Burning Dark joint book launch.
- John Joseph Adamsis tunning a Title Contest for a Military Fantasy Anthology.
- Charles Dickens & A Christmas Carol with Neil Gaiman and Molly Oldfield.
Crowd Funding
- Blade Singer: A Fantasy Novel by Aaron de Orive and Martha Wells.
- Athena’s Daughters: Women in Science Fiction and Fantasy.
- Steampunk World: A multicultural steampunk fiction anthology by Steven Saus.
Articles
- A.C. Wise on Year-End Wrap-Up 2013: Reading.
- Vandana Singh on The Pleasures of Reading, Viewing, and Listening in 2013.
- Elizabeth Anne Hull on My First Blog Post in a Long Time.
- Brenda Cooper on Google Glass and me: The arrival.
- Kit Reed on Story Behind Son of Destruction.
- Heather Massey on I Want More Action Heroines—Not Just For Me, But Also For My Daughter.
- Alethea Kontis on The Young and the Darkness.
- Nancy Jane Moore on Describing What I Write.
- Brenda Clough on The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: A Very Short Review.
- M.R. Carey on The Monster in the Mirror.
- Patrick Rothfuss on For the Love of Books. (See also: Charity calendar images.)
- Grady Hendrix on Haunted Holidays: The Terrible Occult Detectives.
- John Meaney on the world building of Resonance.
- Ben H Winters on Favorite Reads Of 2013.
- Jonathan Oliver on A Journey in Words to The End of the Road.
- The Guardian on Watership Down by Richard Adams: A tale of courage, loyalty, language.
- Film School Rejects on Harlan Ellison vs. Saving Mr. Banks. [via Andrew Porter]
- Rick Klaw and Mark London Williams on Nexus Graphica: Top Ten Countdown Continues.
- Bookworm Blues on Mars, Inc. Ben Bova.
- Sci-Fi Fan Letter on Movie Review: I’m a Cyborg, But That’s OK.
- The AudioBookaneers on The Space Magic audiobook, written and read by author David D. Levine.
- Black Gate on Futuristic Myth: The Space Opera of Leiji Matsumoto.
- Black Gate on World Building Historical Fiction using Military Thinking.
- The Mary Sue on Agent of S.T.Y.L.E.: Wonder Woman in Television. [via Alexandre Maki]
- Kirkus Reviews (Andrew Liptak) on The Influential Pulp Career of Francis Stevens.
- Science20 on Trouble With Terraforming Mars. [via James Davis Nicoll]
- io9 on 2013 Was an Absurdly Great Year for Comics.
- Carol Pinchefsky on 5 Project Management Horror Stories Found in Sci-Fi Movies.
- Gareth L Powell lists 5 Essential Space Operas.
Art
- A Clockwork Orange by Stanley Kubrick.
- Dreamer by mimikascraftroo.
- Sci-fi Art: SWAT Mech.
- 2D Art: Hellgate.
- Batman Project X by Chris Skinner.
- Retro space fighter.
More Fun Stuff
- Literary Snobs: A Ranked Taxonomy.
- Japanese science fiction postage stamps.
- Can you name the Doctor Who characters based on their ‘Simpsonized’ drawings?
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