William Shatner Reads Edgar Allan Poe
And by “reads” I mean “over-acts”. Bonus for the daring viewer who clicks play: Fred Travalena! So..apparently that 6 and not 5 Disturbing Things I [...]
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SF Tidbits for 1/30/10
Articles M. John Harrison reviews Plan for Chaos by John Wyndham: “Despite its academic interest, Plan for Chaos is an almost unreadable book…it comes with an [...]
Voice Of The Fans: Movies in 3D…Good Idea or Bad Idea?
[Voice Of The Fans is a weekly feature on SF Signal where we post an interesting item, handcrafted by the Secret Masters of Fandom, specifically for the fans of science [...]
Free Fiction for 1/29/10
Scribd offers Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s short novel “The Spires of Denon,” which is set in the universe of her latest novel Diving into the Wreck. [via [...]
Friday YouTube: Chakotay’s Rock
Now Chakotay vs. Pipe makes much more sense. [via Poe [...]
SF Tidbits for 1/29/10
Interviews/Profiles Conversation with Writers interviews John Grant. Locus interviews John Crowley. io9 interviews Kim Stanley Robinson. John Scalzi’s Big Idea features [...]
Kage Baker Update
Kage Baker recently made public her battle with cancer. Green Man Review has posted an update on Ms. Baker’s health from Kathleen Bartholomew, her sister and care [...]
6 Reasons to Visit the Website of Serbian Artist Ivica Stevanovic
Here are 6 reasons why you should visit the online gallery of Serbian illustrator and designer Ivica Stevanovic. See also: Ivica’s page at CGS [...]
TOC: Jim Baen’s Universe (Volume 4, Number 5, February 2010)
Volume 4, Issue 5 (February 2010) of Jim Baen’s Universe has been posted. Here are the contents: Science Fiction Stories: “Tiny Elephants” by Gregory [...]
TOC: Running With the Pack edited by Ekaterina Sedia
Ekaterina Sedia’s new werewolf anthology, Running With the Pack, has a table of contents: “Wild Ride” by Carrie Vaughn “Side Effects May [...]
SF Tidbits for 1/28/10
Interviews/Profiles The Agony Column interviews author Jeff Carlson (podcast) and Borderlands Bookstore owner Alan Beatts. (See also: SF Signal’s interview with Alan [...]
MIND MELD: Who Should Be The Next Grand Master?
[This week’s topic comes from Lawrence Person] Once a year, the Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA) names a recipient of the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master [...]
Godkiller on the Brain
In my review of episode 1 of Godkiller: Walk Among Us, the biggest complaint was that the 30-minute episode made it hard to get a handle on the story and thus left me wanting [...]
SF Tidbits for 1/27/10
Interviews/Profiles I Should Be Writing interviews James Enge (podcast). The Agony Column interviews Nancy Etchemendy (podcast). BSC Review interviews Charlie Huston (video). [...]
[GUEST POST] Sarah A. Hoyt on The Death of Science Fiction: It Ain’t Over Till The Fat Droid Sings
Sarah A. Hoyt was born in Portugal and lives in Colorado. In between she acquired husband, sons and cats and has written and published around three dozen short stories and [...]
REVIEW: Other Earths edited by Nick Gevers and Jay Lake
REVIEW SUMMARY: An enjoyable blend of alternate history stories that offer a wide range of topics and styles. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: An anthology of 11 alternate history [...]
Tuesday Tune: ‘UFO Tofu’ by Bela Fleck & The Flecktones
Amazon.com Widgets Song: “UFO Tofu” Artist: Bela Fleck & The Flecktones Album: UFO Tofu Last week’s discussion of The Dave Matthews Band got me [...]
The Electric Church in One Minute
A clever trailer for Jeffrey Somers’ equally clever Avery Cates series… [via Orbit [...]
SF Tidbits for 1/26/10
Interviews/Profiles The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy Podcast interviews Marjorie M. Liu. The Agony Column interviews Jasper Fforde (podcast). The Big Adios interviews [...]
FINALISTS: 2010 BSFA Awards
The finalists for this year’s BSFA Awards have been announced: NOVEL China Mieville – The City and the City, Macmillan Stephen Baxter – Ark, Gollancz Adam [...]
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