SF/F/H Link Post for 2013-12-06
Interviews & Profiles
- My Bookish Ways interviews Ian Tregillis.
- Adventures in SciFi Publishing interviews John Gwynne.
- Ginger Nuts of Horror interviews James Dorr.
- This Is Horror interviews Matthew Pritchard.
- A National Book Festival video interview with Patrick Ness. [via Alexandre Maki]
News
- Jurassic announces a new history of SF by SF Signal Contributor Andrew Liptak!
- Giant Plasma Spirals Found on the Sun.
- Amazon Launches Short Fiction Imprint. [via Andrew Porter]
- Original Ballantine book cover concept art for J.R.R Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings on eBay.
- Solaris acquires Cannonbridge, a new novel from The Somnambulist author Jonathan Barnes.
- Snowbooks to publish two further David Barnett steampunk novels in UK.
- SFWA Raises Qualification Standard Payment Rates for Short Fiction.
- X-Men: Apocalypse Announced for 2016.
Events & Event News
Crowd Funding
Articles
- Gail Carriger on What Year Are The Parasol Protectorate Books? The FAQ Report.
- Nancy Jane Moore asks If Space Is the Final Frontier, Why Aren’t We There Yet?
- Susan Jane Bigelow offers her Top Book Picks.
- Marie Brennan on Books read, October and November 2013.
- Alma Alexander on Who’s there?.
- J. Kathleen Cheney on Secondary Characters.
- Damien G. Walter on All our genres be broken.
- Jim C. Hines on Jim Hines, Recruiter of PoC.
- Wesley Chu on SF&F Debut Authors to Watch.
- Drew Karpyshyn on Character Names And Evoking the Mythical.
- Wired.com on Forget Winning the Hunger Games — One of the Best YA Series Is a Story of Failure. [via Alexandre Maki]
- M. Harold Page on So What’s Wrong With (Some) Modern Fantasy?.
- Stellar Four on When Serials Come Together.
- Kristin Centorcelli on Dead Set by Richard Kadrey.
- Sci-Fi Fan Letter on Movie Review: Europa Report.
- Paul Weimer on The World of Tiers series by Philip José Farmer.
- Andrew Liptak on The Unauthorized Lord of the Rings.
- LitReactor on Prose & Conversation: The Shining and Doctor Sleep. [via Alexandre Maki]
- Bookish on The Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books of 2013.
- Buzz Feed on The 12 Greatest Fantasy Books Of The Year.
- Bookworm Blues on A Huge THANK YOU.
Art
- The Art of Zhong Fenghua.
- so it turns out it was daenerys… who knew ? by nebezial.
- F.B.I by Chuvabak.
- Dr. Zoidberg by Chuvabak.
- space monkey by Chuvabak.
- 8 Out-of-This-World Cover Illustrations from SF Magazines.
- TOWER LORD by Anthony Ryan – Cover Reveal.
More Fun Stuff
- Whatever Holiday Shopping Guide 2013, Day Four: Fan Favorites.
- 2013 Fiction Wrap-Up from Tor.com.
- Custom Hoodie Designs Based on Comic Book Heroes and Antiheroes.
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Production Diary 13. [via Alexandre Maki]
- 100 Doors: Aliens Space
- The OutRamp Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy..
- Doctor Who Themed Party Food.
- Forging Bilbo’s Sting in Real Life.
- Grisly Remains Of 15 Hobbits Discovered In Peter Jackson’s Attic.