Camera Obscura: The Dresden Files
Intergalactic Medicine Show published my review of The Dresden Files, the new SCI FI Channel series based on the books by Jim Butcher.
A Tek Jansen Adventure
Someone should really offer to ghostwrite Stephen Colbert’s Alpha Squad 7. I’m just sayin’.
Armageddon Tackles Faith
Jan. 11 — SCI FI Wire published a piece I wrote about David Weber’s new book, Off Armageddon Reef.
F&SF Jan. 2007: Favorite Story Poll
What was your favorite story in the Jan. 2007 issue? Vote in the poll! Let your voice be heard!
F&SF Jan. 2007: Favorite Story Poll
VOTING HAS CLOSED
| Selection | ||
| Kiosk – Bruce Sterling |  14% |
4 |
| The Darkness Between – Jeremy Minton |  14% |
4 |
| The Strange Disappearance of David Gerrold – David Gerrold |  7% |
2 |
| The Dark Boy – Marta Randall |  4% |
1 |
| How to Talk to Girls At Parties – Neil Gaiman |  43% |
12 |
| X-Country – Robert Reed |  11% |
3 |
| I was not overly impressed with any of them. |  7% |
2 |
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| 28 votes total | ||
Living Challenged Its Author
Jan. 10 — SCI FI Wire published a piece I wrote about Justina Robson’s novel Living Next Door to the God of Love, which was just named as a finalist for the Philip K. Dick Award.
Dec. 2006 Acquisitions
December’s acquisitions include:
- Requirements for the Mythology Merit Badge by Kevin N. Haw (a slush survivor)
- Mystery Hill by Alex Irvine
- Wrong Number by Alexander Jablokov
- Firooz and His Broth by Alex Jeffers
- The Tomb Wife by Gwyneth Jones
- The Salting and Canning of Benevloence D. by Al Michaud
- The Quest for Creeping Charlie by James Powell
- Character Flu by Robert Reed
- Reunion by Robert Reed
- It’s a Wonderful Life by Michaela Roessner
- The Fullness of Time by Kate Wilhelm
Utopia Is Hell In Carnival
Jan. 9 2007 — SCI FI Wire published a piece I wrote about Elizabeth Bear’s novel Carnival, which was just named as a finalst for this year’s Philip K. Dick Award.
SFF Audio Wants YOU
If you fancy yourself an audiobook narrator, then check this out: SFF Audio has issued a challenge to all its readers to create audiobooks of any one of a number of public domain works of SF/F.
Looks like all you win is a free audiobook, but still, looks like a fun contest.
Georgia on my Mind
I’m flying down to Brunswick, GA on Friday to hang out with my old college roommate for the weekend. Anyone know of anything in that area that a geek like myself should check out? Brunswick is on the coast, near the Florida border (it’s about an hour away from Jacksonville, which is the airport I’m flying into).
Incidentally, he has the very geek-friendly last name of Swords.
Thai Censors Target Ayodhya
SCI FI Wire just published a piece I wrote about author S.P. Somtow’s opera Ayodhya, which caused some controversy in his native Thailand.