The sequel to Little Brother, Cory Doctorow’s YA-novel-as-technonerd/hactavist-primer, boasts many of its predecessor’s merits– and far too many of its flaws.
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Hugo Awards 2013
The Hugos have been awarded. For the second year running, a “For Fans’ Eyes Only” sort of novel has won. Frequent nominee Pat Cadigan also takes her first Hugo, while Mur Lafferty, whose first novel we recently reviewed, received the Campbell Award. All winners (and some Con video) below.
Movie Review: World’s End
Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright’s (Shaun of the Dead) genre-defying film deconstructs the drunken buddy comedy, comments on growing up/old and recent social change, and spins into SF/horror/comedy gold. This is your summer movie of 2013. See it now.
Superman / Batman Trailer
Novel Review: Neptune’s Brood
Then, after spending half a century on what an earlier age would have described as a war footing, on the eve of a widely-publicized announcement of some importance… Atlantis went dark (189)
Stross sets this novel in the same universe as Saturn’s Children, but it can only be called a sequel in the loosest sense. One need not have read the earlier book to enjoy this one, wherein a posthuman construct carries a secret that draws the attention of interstellar monarchs, a human church, and the space pirates of the Crimson Permanent Assurance Company.
TV Review: Broadchurch
Broadchurch may not be genre in our usual sense, but the eight-episode series, which wowed the UK in the spring and just completed its NA run, features suspense, mystery, a psychic with more than human knowledge, and David Tennant.
Like a good deal of contemporary television, this should be viewed as an extended movie.
As for the proposed American adaptation—I’m usually open-minded about such things but, in this case, please just leave well enough alone.
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But will they think he shaved to beat Meth tests?
The net is abuzz with claims that Breaking Bad‘s Bryan Cranston will play Lex Luthor in an uncertain number of DC-inspired films.
Keep Watching the Skies!
NASA will reactivate a mothballed telescope and use it to search for earth-threatening asteroids.
Amazing pictures of space, and more Toronto Fan Expo, below:
Movie Discussion– Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
Any thoughts on this adaptation of the adult-friendly YA novels?
Novel Review: The Shambling Guide to New York City
Mur Lafferty has established herself as geek and podcaster and scribe and many people anticipated her first novel. In several places, she cites Douglas Adams as her influence, and some consider Shambling Guide a Hitchhiker’s Guide take on urban fantasy….
Movie Discussion: Kick-Ass 2
If you have thoughts and reviews of Kick-Ass 2, here’s the place for’em.