SF/F/H Link Post for 2014-05-03

Interviews & Profiles

• Adventures in SciFi Publishing interviews Elizabeth Bear, author of Steles of the Sky.
• Clarkesworld Magazine interviews L. E. Modesitt, Jr., author of Cyador’s Heirs.
• Fanzine interviews Jeff VanderMeer, author of Wonderbook.
• Ginger Nuts of Horror interviews Jake Anderson, author of How to Make a Spider.
• Lightspeed Magazine interviews Ted Chiang, author of “Exhalation.”
• Lightspeed Magazine interviews Thomas Olde Heuvelt, author of “The Day the World[…].”
• Lightspeed Magazine interviews Darren Aronofsky, director of The Fountain.
• LitReactor interviews Christopher Priest, author of The Adjacent.
• My Bookish Ways interviews Evie Wyld, author of All the Birds, Singing.
• Nicky Peacock interviews Auralee Wallace, author of Sidekick.
• Reddit held an AMA for Lewis Dartnell, author of How to rebuild our world from scratch.
• SciFiNow interviews Kameron Hurley, author of God’s War.
• SFFWorld interviews Jaleigh Johnson, author of Mark of the Dragonfly.
• The StarShipSofa interviews Matthew Sanborn Smith.
• The Sword and Laser Podcast interviews Anthony St. Clair, author of Martini Destiny.
• The Sword and Laser Podcast interviews Jim C. Hines, author of Codex Born.
• TalkToYoUniverse interviews Stina Leicht, author of And Blue Skies From Pain.
• Urban Fantasy Investigations interviews Missy Jane, author of Trusting An Angel.
• Vulture interviews Brian Michael Bendis, writer for “Ultimate Spider-Man.” [via Paul Di Filippo]

News

• ChiZine Launches Teen Imprint [via Paul Di Filippo]
• Michel Gondry Says He Has Abandoned Plans To Adapt Philip K. Dick’s Ubik [via Paul Di Filippo]

Events & Event News

• Baen Books is proud to announce the inaugural Baen Fantasy Adventure Award.
• Star Wars games discounted 66 percent on Steam through the weekend

Crowd Funding

• “Friends Of Fate” a Sci-fi Thriller – A scifi action thriller, with the heroes of X-men and the heartstring tugging romance of Twilight set 200 years into the future after an ‘event’ caused all living beings on earth to develop super powers. People now teleport to work, technology runs on the powers of average human beings. Children learn about controlling their powers and take field trips to walk on the moon. The world is a different place…but what corruption unfolds?
• In the Shadow of Angels – A gritty science fiction novel set amidst a high octane homicide investigation which brings a new twist to traditional angelic lore.
• Sponsor author Silvia Moreno-Garcia through Patreon and receive an epub of her flash fic.
• Transreal Trilogy – Transrealism is about transmuting your ordinary life into SF. Help reprint the first transreal books, Rudy Rucker’s now out-of-print trilogy.

Articles

• Review: All My Friends Are Villains: The Amazing Spider-Man 2
• Review: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and the generic state of the comic-book blockbuster
• Review: My Bookish Ways reviews Sparrow Hill Road by Seanan McGuire
• The 5 Most Surprising Truths About Adapting Your Book For TV
• Al Feldstein: King of the MAD Men: editor of MAD Magazine in its most popular decades, and former chief writer of EC horror comics, Feldstein shaped a generation’s taste — or lack thereof.
• The A.V. Club argues that The Bechdel test is fine just the way it is.
• Black Gate ponders the The Fascination of Dragons.
• At Clarkesworld, Bud Sparhawk talks about some of the software used to write a novel.
• Damien G. Walter makes the argument that We DO need diverse books.
• Eric Nyquist and the Southern Reach Series
• Fantasy Cafe welcomes guest blogger C. S. Friedman for its Women in SF&F Month.
• A Few Brief, Honest Words About Reviews and Reviewers
• How the Top Ten Classic Science Fiction Books Have Changed Over the Years
• How To Build The Classics of Science Fiction 4.0 List?
• “In Rubble, Pleading” (1974), “Death and Designation Among the Asadi” (1973), and “The White Otters of Childhood” (1973), Michael Bishop
• Intertitles: The Final Frontier: The Beautiful Fatalism of Near Space
• Jason Sanford names Jason Sanford the SF/F good person of the day.
• Jay Posey offers advice on Finding Inspiration for a SF Novel.
• Jim C. Hines in Diversity, Appropriation, and Writing the Other.
• Lisa Ann O’Kane is currently writing about her experience as a writer thus far.
• Michael A. Stackpole weighs in on Why Diversity in Star Wars Makes Good Story Sense.
• Mike Wells asks Mike Wells Official Website: Should You Go the Traditional Route or Self-Publish?, then explains Why He’s Not Publishing Books on Paper.
• ScreenCrush looks back at The Star Wars Sequel That Never Happened.
• Shimmer has gone digital and Issue #19 is officially here!
• The Space-Time Continuum: Edward Willett rides to the Defense of Escapism.
• Steven Gould, current president of the SFWA, looks back at SFWA’s Orwellian Philosophy.
• Strange Horizons on The Diverse Editors List: a post-production essay.
• Susannah Scott, author of Stop Dragon My Heart Around asks Don’t we all want to Belong?
• Tor.com reminds up of which Urban Fantasy novels will be hitting shelves this May, including the latest entry in Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files, Skin Game, so break out your calender!
• Wesley Chu celebrates the book anniversary of The Lives of Tao over at Angry Robot.
• What fate awaits ComiXology now that they’ve been acquired by Amazon.
• What Makes Haruki Murakami’s Writing so Compelling?
• With the winner of this year’s Arthur C Clarke Award revealed yesterday, award director Tom Hunter shares his thoughts on the winning book.

Art

• The concept art of Anna Steinbauer
• The concept art of Dan Scott
• The concept art of Izzy Medrano
• Digital Art by Osman A. Hernández Vides
• Fantastic Sci-Fi Art Shows You a Beautiful, Bewildering Future
• “The Four Houses” Game of Thrones posters by Jiaqi He
• In addition to the May The Force Be With You show in Oregon, the Vargas Gallery will host the Star Wars: Legion show in L.A. this weekend, featuring sculptures created from Stormtrooper helmets.
• Posters Honor Film’s Most Iconic Vehicles
• Superheroes Redesigned To Look Like Rock Stars

More Fun Stuff

• 23 Places Where the Konami Code Lives On (other than our hearts.)
• Beware the Hairy Mango has posted its latest flash fiction piece, “Cowlick.”
• Beware the Hairy Mango has posted its latest flash fiction piece, “Stuffing Shells.”
• “Comics of Ice and Fire” is a hilarious new webcomic devoted to Game of Thrones.
• Cover Reveal: The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Nine
• Cover Reveal: The Bullet-Catcher’s Daughter by Will Staehle
• Cover Reveal: The Iron Ship by K. M. McKinley
• This Death Star Gown from the Badlands Garrison Will Blow Your Planet Up!
• From Wooden Legs to Carbon Fiber Hands: How Technology Improves Prosthetic Limbs
• Giveaway: Sparrow Hill Road by Seanan McGuire
• Have you ever wanted to see three expert fencers fighting fifty novices? You do now.
• Infographic: All The Times Science Fiction Became Science Fact In One Chart
• Next-gen NASA spacesuit gives serious sci-fi vibe
• The Ray Harry Hausen Creature List: A tribute to the stop-motion magician.
• Read an excerpt of Artemis Awakening by Jane Lindskold at Tor.com.
• Read an excerpt of I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes at MyBookish Ways.
• Read an excerpt of The Leopard by K.V. Johansen at Tor.com.
• Read an excerpt of Midnight by Mari Adkins at Apex Publications.
• Read an excerpt of The Ninth Configuration by William Peter Blatty at The Qwillery.
• The Toast presents Flaws Only A Protagonist Could Have.
• Watch the international trailer for Edge of Tomorrow starring Tom Cruise.
• Watch the official teaser trailer for Coherence.
• Watch the official trailer for the Outlander television series.
• Watch the short film MITE by Walter Volbers; it makes The Shining even creepier.