[SF/F/H Link Post] Trent Zelazny’s Tribute to Roger Zelazny; Alastair Reynolds on Humanity Reaching the Stars; Pulp Art
Interviews & Profiles
- Gawker interviews Alaya Dawn Johnson.
- Gawker interviews Daniel José Older.
- Gawker interviews Ken Liu. [via Locus Online]
- Redditors interview Tanya Tynjälä.
- S. C. Flynn interviews Nicolette Stewart of Book Punks.
- Fantasy Book Critic interviews Anton Strout.
- The Qwillery interviews Anton Strout.
- Aidan Moher interviews Hugh Howey.
- Slice of SciFi interviews Bradley King.
- My Bookish Ways interviews Cory Allyn (plus giveaway).
News
- New York Times bestselling YA fantasy author Laini Taylor signs new three-book deal with Little, Brown Books For Young Readers.
- Malcolm Edwards appointed Chairman of Gollancz and Consultant Publisher of Orion.
- Tor.com gets a facelift.
- Publication Day: Invisible 2.
- Operation Arcana is now out in audiobook.
Events & Event News
- Justina Robson & Ben Aaronovitch at Bradford Literature Festival this weekend.
- Museum of Science Fiction Announces: Escape Velocity, a New STEAM and Science Fiction Con for 2016. Guests include Greg Bear, David Brin, Pam Melroy, Morgan Gendel.
Articles
- Aaron Miles on A Look At Points Of View.
- Adam Rowe on Mad Max: Fury Road and 8 More Car-Based SF/F Stories.
- Alastair Reynolds on Why humanity may yet reach the stars.
- Damien Walter on Fantasy must shake off the tyranny of the mega-novel.
- David Brin on SF on the big screen…and TV.
- Giant Freakin Robot on 10 Awesome Star Wars Car Accessories Every Geek Needs.
- Howard Andrew Jones on Swords Against Death Re-Read: “The Price of Pain-Ease”.
- Huff Po on 10 Science Fiction Writers Predict How Our World Will Change In The Next 10 Years. [via Locus Online]
- Joel Cunningham on Don’t Like Strong Women in Your Sci-Fi? Steer Clear of These 7 Books.
- Live Science on Take a Planetary Vacation at Museum’s ‘Future of Travel’ Exhibit.
- Marc Turner on Five Weapons You Don’t Want Your Enemy To Bring To A Fight.
- Mark Finn’awesome s Letter to the Internet regarding Supergirl. [via Rick Klaw]
- Michael R. Underwood on The Many Sides of Bundling.
- Nick Cutter on How I Wrote The Acolyte.
- Pornokitsch on Friday Five: 5 Weird and Wonderful Short Stories by Women.
- Shawn Speakman asks: What Book(s) Would You Want LeatherBound?
- Silvia Moreno-Garcia on Mad Max: Fury Road is the feminist movie you didn’t know you needed.
- The Mary Sue on Can You Survive the Office Culture? Analyzing the Pros and Cons of 6 Fictional Companies from Sci-Fi.
- Trent Zelazny’s Tribute to Roger Zelazny.
- WSJ on The Culture Wars Invade Science Fiction.
Art
- The Monkey King’s Lair, Daniel Romanovsky.
- Giant Slayers, Pedro Veloso.
- Speeder, Krzysztof Luzny.
- The Sci-Fi Art of Greg Semko.
- Arisen, Joshua Viers.
- Beefy X-Wings, Joshua Viers.
- The Empire Arrives, Joshua Viers.
- Angelous, Manuel María López.
- Hyperion Team, Tom Edwards.
- Abraham Ford, Angel Ganev. (Watch it progress here.)
- Geek Art Gallery: Mash-Up: Master of Dragons.
- Androids Saga Part 1: The Creations of Dr. Gero.
- Androids Saga Part 2: The Conquest Of Earth.
- Androids Saga Part 3: The Time Traveler.
- Androids Saga Part 4: Dr Gero’s Monster.
More Fun Stuff
- Beware the Hairy Mango #270 – “Artificial World” by Matthew Sanborn Smith.
- Extract from Mark Lawrence’s The Liar’s Key.
- 50 Page Fridays: John Birmingham.
- Beware the Hairy Mango #271 – “Holly Smokes!” by Matthew Sanborn Smith.
- Comic-book moments you’ll never see on screen (pictures).
- Mashup: Jean-Claude Van Damme Battles Freddy Krueger.
- PenguiCon photo gallery.
- A Video History of the Borg.