This book, originally a Podiobook, makes its debut in print this week.
Category Archives: Books
Podiobook Review: Shadowmagic
What happens when you put a clever modern-day seventeen-year-old into the middle of a serious High Fantasy novel?
Are people enjoying these weekly book/podiobook reviews?
Continue reading →
Podiobook Review: Fried Green Zombies
Yeah, you read that right.
Fried. Green. Zombies.
Continue reading →
J.G. Ballard dead at 78
The influential writer, best known for Empire of the Sun, died yesterday after a lengthy illness. His work often bridged “literary” and “genre” fiction, and explored the intersection between humanity and technology.
Book Review: Twilight
Three weeks in a row! Actually, the new WP site makes this ridiculously easy to queue up reviews.
This week I take on the ubër-popular Twilight and realize I may need a sex-change to find a book interesting.
Continue reading →
Book Review: Infected
Last week, I introduced some of you to one of my favorite Podiobooks, Quarter Share. This week, a review of a bestselling book that started life the same way, Infected.
I will warn you now, this is a very, very violent book. And you’ll like it that way.
Aaron Alliston in the hospital for surgery.
In addition to game designer Dave Arneson being in the hospital due to his cancer worsening, the official Star Wars blog is reporting Aaron Alliston is in the hospital as well, undergoing a quadrupal bypass surgery. If you want to help, there are two ways you can do it:
- Alliston’s family has started a blood donation sponsorship – if you are in the Dallas area you can go to Carter BloodCare center, or the National Blood Exchange, and say you’d like to donate blood for Aaron Alliston, a Carter BloodCare patient, and give his sponsor number – SPON 047786.
- You can send cards (but not perishable items or flowers) to
Aaron Allston
c/o Del Rey Books
1745 Broadway
New York, NY 10019
I’d like to wish Aaron a speedy recovery, and in general I hope he gets well soon.
Podiobook Review: Quarter Share
I’m guessing at least half, if not more, are asking, “What the heck is a Podiobook?” Fair enough. Before the review, I’ll give a quick overview from Podiobooks.com:
Continue reading →“The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya” novel may be in a store near you.
Anime Vice is reporting that people are finding the English translation of the novel “The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya” (which the anime series is adapted from) on shelves earlier than the planned street date of April 1st. Apparently some Barnes & Noble’s have been breaking the street date.
Nebula Award Nominees List Up
Sci-Fi Wire has the final ballot for the SFWA’s Nebula Awards. Notable nominees include Making Money by Terry Prachett, Powers by Ursula K. Le Guin, and Little Brother from Cory Doctrow. Not surprisingly, The Dark Knight and Wall-E got nominations Best Script – though Battlestar Galactica didn’t get any nominations for that category.