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PROMETHEUS trailer is here
Sir Ridley Scott returns to the universe of Alien, one of his two seminal science fiction masterworks (the other being Blade Runner).
Review of Paolo Bacigalupi’s SHIP BREAKER
I reviewed multiple award-winning writer Paolo Bacigalupi’s first novel The Windup Girl in March of last year, and loved every word of it breathtaking look at a bleak, resource-depleted future. Bacigalupi’s second novel, Ship Breaker, exists in a similar world, though I don’t … Continue reading
Posted in books, environment, novels, science fiction
Tagged environmentalism, paolo bacigalupi, Ship Breaker
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Writing update
I finished the first draft of The Ruthless Dead last night around 8:00. Yay for me! This is one of the rougher first drafts I’ve ever written. In the past, I’ve spent a fair amount of “draft one” time going … Continue reading
Fourth draft of Joe Haledman’s THE FOREVER WAR screenplay turned in
Joe Haldeman’s The Forever War is one of the seminal war novels in science fiction — hell, it’s one of the seminal war novels, period. Of any time, of any era, of any war. In it, a band of young … Continue reading
How I write: changes from outline to draft
This isn’t the place to start reading this series. If you’re interested in how I develop ideas into stories, and then into outlines, and then into drafts, head back and start at part one, then work your way forward until … Continue reading
Review of Marie Brennan’s A STAR SHALL FALL
A Star Shall Fall by Marie Brennan is the story of a group of mortals and immortals facing a dire threat to London in the 18th Century. The Great Fire of London in 1666 was more than just a horrific … Continue reading
Review of Charlie Stross’s THE FULLER MEMORANDUM
I am officially addicted to Charlie Stross’s works, most especially his Laundry series of novels (and a sprinkling of stories) about Bob Howard, one-time computer programmer turned high-tech spy working for a super-secret British Government Agency (so secret that it’s … Continue reading
HBO’s awesome True Blood series
I gotta admit, I love me some True Blood. I first read the books about a year and a half ago when I kept seeing Charlaine Harris’s books hogging seven or eight spots on the paperback bestseller lists for months … Continue reading
Posted in books, horror, novels, television
Tagged HBO, Sookie Stackhouse, True Blood, vampires
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Some interesting news about John Scalzi’s new project
Yeah, I know, I’m kind of late to the party on this one. But it’s still interesting news that I thought I would share because, you know, I’m just a swell kind of guy who’s always looking our for your … Continue reading
Overdosing on Charlie Stross
But OD-ing on Charlie is a good thing! I swear! Charlie Stross’s short story collection Wireless was the first book I purchased through Apple’s iBookstore on the iPad. I loved all the stories (some more than others, but that’s the … Continue reading
