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November, 2009

Mon Nov 30
Beyond Sherwood Forest: The Fantasy of Robin Hood? by Genevieve Valentine
“Athyra rules minds’ interplay”: Steven Brust’s Athyra by Jo Walton
Movie Review—Fantastic Mr. Fox by Elizabeth Bear
Reprint Anthologies from the VanderMeers and others by John Klima
Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 64 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow
Robert Holdstock 1948-2009 by Jo Walton
Sun Nov 29
NCIS: LA and Steampunk; or, how not to capitalize on a popular emerging subculture by GD Falksen
Sat Nov 28
Saturday morning cartoons; “The Dog Who Was a Cat Inside” and “Going West” by Irene Gallo
Fri Nov 27
I have been asking for nothing else for an hour: Steven Brust’s The Phoenix Guards by Jo Walton
Year’s Best Fantasy 9, Part two by Pablo Defendini
Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 63 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow
Thu Nov 26
“Phoenix rise from ashes grey”: Steven Brust’s Phoenix by Jo Walton
Screw CGI: Gimme old-school visual effects by J.C. Hutchins
Fairness and Foolishness: The Patchwork Girl of Oz by Mari Ness
Wed Nov 25
“How can you tell?”: Steven Brust’s Taltos by Jo Walton
People in my Neighborhood or, Strange Adventures part B by Tim Hamilton
Logicomix Giveaway! by Management Services
Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 62 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow
Tue Nov 24
Gaiman’s Odd and the Frost Giants--a stocking stuffer for young readers by Mark Graham
JC Hutchins’s SF novel 7th Son: Descent serialized, Part 6 by Management Services
The covers that got away by Irene Gallo
Ancient Rockets: Wolf Blood by Kage Baker
Review: The Ninth Daughter, by Barbara Hamilton by Elizabeth Bear
“Frightened teckla hides in grass”: Steven Brust’s Teckla by Jo Walton
Mon Nov 23
Clever, these nanobots by Edward M. Lerner
Kris Kuksi exhibit: “Beast Anthology” by Irene Gallo
Barbara Hambly sequel stories to download for $5 by Jo Walton
An interview with Garth Nix by John Klima
A coachman’s tale: Steven Brust’s Brokedown Palace by Jo Walton
What If? and What Happens Next? Two secret weapons for aspiring writers by J.C. Hutchins
Total Oblivion, more or less...weirdness on the Mississippi by Mark Graham
Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 61 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow
Sat Nov 21
Yendi coils and strikes unseen: Steven Brust’s Yendi by Jo Walton
Saturday Morning Cartoons: “City Paradise” and “Street of Crocodiles” by Irene Gallo
Fri Nov 20
LotR re-read open thread: responses in fiction by Kate Nepveu
The Duel, part 2: How I will defeat Brandon Sanderson by Jason Denzel
Review: New Moon by Genevieve Valentine
Studio 360: The Science and Fiction of Time Travel by Ellen B. Wright
Year’s Best Fantasy 9, now in bite-size chunks for your downloading pleasure by Pablo Defendini
Strange Adventures by Tim Hamilton
Review: Soulless, by Gail Carriger by Mur Lafferty
Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 60 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow
Thu Nov 19
Noodles, self-help groups and airplane parts: things to avoid when making up fantasy names by Jo Walton
A Bird Out of the Cage by Ying Compestine
Young Adult Science Fiction: A Reading Guide by Megan Crewe
It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion by Jason Henninger
Ray Bradbury on Fahrenheit 451 and Humanity’s Future by Management Services
Invading Utopia: The Emerald City of Oz by Mari Ness
Wed Nov 18
Podcast Review: Goblin Market by Jennifer Hudock by Mur Lafferty
Why SF fans (and authors) can benefit from reading other genres by J.C. Hutchins
Stubby, the Tor.com rocket by Irene Gallo
Becoming a better editor, or me and the Best of the Year by Jonathan Strahan
Audio for Unabridged Cryptonomicon and Zodiac by Pablo Defendini
Tangent: Superman’s Reign by Lenny Bailes
Young Adult Fantasy: A Reading Guide by Megan Crewe
Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 59 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow
Tue Nov 17
“I am not a number! I am a free bland!”: The Prisoner by Genevieve Valentine
Book Giveaway! Ying Compestine’s A Banquet for Hungry Ghosts by Management Services
Every Word Counts by Ying Compestine
“Jhereg feeds on others’ kills”: Steven Brust’s Jhereg by Jo Walton
Back to the future by Edward M. Lerner
Robert Jordan’s The Great Hunt eBook now available for sale! by Irene Gallo
The Star and the Rockets by Harry Turtledove
Mon Nov 16
Playing the angles on a world: Steven Brust’s Dragaera by Jo Walton
Day Dreaming, Night Dreaming by Tim Hamilton
Movie Review: 2012 by Bridget McGovern
My Least Favorite Plots by Megan Messinger
Makers Tile Game, 7x7 iteration now live by Pablo Defendini
Animated Sexual Shenanigans on Mongo by Heather Massey
How Not To Ride A Giraffe by Helen Stringer
Men of Bronze and Shadow by Anthony Schiavino
Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 58 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow
Sun Nov 15
What is it with coffee? by Jo Walton
Sat Nov 14
Saturday Morning Cartoons: “Engine 371” and “Sleeping Betty” by Irene Gallo
Fri Nov 13
A charming history of Science Fiction and Fandom: Frederik Pohl’s The Way the Future Was by Jo Walton
Story Psych: The Draw of the Bad Boy by Megan Crewe
A Pan-Galactic Giveaway by Megan Messinger
Dear FOX: Don’t Worry, You Did Good by K Tempest Bradford
Neuropath, Chapter Five (Excerpt) by R. Scott Bakker
Of sequels and series by Edward M. Lerner
East is east and west is west, except in the Wheel of Time by Jason Henninger
Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 57 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow
Thu Nov 12
Neuropath, Chapter Four (Excerpt) by R. Scott Bakker
The incarceration has begun... by Alexander Gordon Smith
Like swords, but awesomer: Made up words in science fiction and fantasy by Jo Walton
I’ll hold your hand while they drag the river: An Interview with Jill Tracy by Jason Henninger
Ray Bradbury’s Theory of Flight by Management Services
JC Hutchins’s SF novel 7th Son: Descent serialized, Part 5 by Management Services
V for Vanilla by Genevieve Valentine
Wed Nov 11
Finch by Jeff VanderMeer by John Klima
The Wheel of Time: The Gathering Storm NYC Signing Report (The quick and dirty version) by Leigh Butler
Letters from Abroad: The Witch's Guide to Cooking with Children Giveaway by Keith McGowan
Neuropath, Chapter Three (Excerpt) by R. Scott Bakker
A Fact More Indigestible than Evolution (Part II) by R. Scott Bakker
Twists of the Godgame: John Fowles's The Magus by Jo Walton
Dances of Vice: The Grand Shipwreck Ball by GD Falksen
Mission to Next Door by Jason Henninger
Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 56 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow
Tue Nov 10
The Men Who Stare at Goats by Brian Slattery
Neuropath, Chapter Two (Excerpt) by R. Scott Bakker
DIY: Turning a Jewelry Box Into a Cooler Jewelry Box by Megan Messinger
The Make Believe Empire by Tim Hamilton
The Great Hunt ebook cover by Kekai Kotaki by Irene Gallo
And Another Thing... by Jason Henninger
Letters from Abroad: Brought To You By The Letters K and M, and the number 40 by Keith McGowan
My Grandmother's House by Cassandra Diaz
Mon Nov 9
When enough is(n’t) enough by Edward M. Lerner
A Fact More Indigestible than Evolution by R. Scott Bakker
An Argument for Friendship by Megan Crewe
Fantasy disguised as science fiction disguised as fantasy: Roger Zelazny's Lord of Light by Jo Walton
Neuropath, Chapter One (Excerpt) by R. Scott Bakker
Interview with Astro Boy director David Bowers by mike sargent
Ancient Rockets: Haunted Castle by Kage Baker
Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 55 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow
Sun Nov 8
Jonathan Lethem’s Chronic City by Mark Graham
Sat Nov 7
Saturday Morning Cartoons:“The Gloaming” and “Ida’s Luck” by Irene Gallo
Fri Nov 6
Review: The Box by Eugene Myers
LotR re-read: Two Towers IV.6, “The Forbidden Pool” by Kate Nepveu
Attention, Hoopy Froods! A Giveaway! by Megan Messinger
Spy-fi is just around the corner by GD Falksen
Competence is really attractive: H. Beam Piper’s Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen by Jo Walton
Letters from Abroad: Interview with Professor Kelly Joyce (Part 2) by Keith McGowan
Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 54 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow
Thu Nov 5
True Friendship by Ying Compestine
Story Psych: A Question of Character by Megan Crewe
Sketching on the way to battle: Caroline Stevermer’s When the King Comes Home by Jo Walton
The Gathering Storm Audiobook by Megan Messinger
Ray Bradbury on Adaptation by Management Services
Partying in a Utopian Fairyland: The Road to Oz by Mari Ness
Wed Nov 4
Steampunk Month Photo Contest Results by Liz Gorinsky
Hoofin’ It In Portland by Anthony Schiavino
The Duel, part 1: Help Me Defeat Brandon Sanderson by Jason Denzel
BSG: The Plan, or: One Last Frakkin’ Dance Around the Round Table by Pablo Defendini, Theresa DeLucci and Dayle McClintock
Like a red-figure vase: Steven Brust’s Agyar by Jo Walton
The First Lady of Fantasy by Lou Anders
JC Hutchins’s SF novel 7th Son: Descent serialized, Part 4 by Management Services
Letters from Abroad: Interview with Professor Kelly Joyce (Part 1) by Keith McGowan
The Sequel Question by Megan Crewe
Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 53 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow
Tue Nov 3
Ghosts of the Great Wall by Ying Compestine
So good your head explodes every time: Ted Chiang’s Stories of Your Life and Others by Jo Walton
Letters from Abroad: Sociology and History of Science by Keith McGowan
Alien aliens by Edward M. Lerner
Steampunk Month Photo Contest Ends Soon! by Liz Gorinsky
A Memory of Wind by Rachel Swirsky
Mon Nov 2
Wheel of Time eBook Publishing Schedule by Pablo Defendini
Story Psych: What Makes a Good Story (Part 3) by Megan Crewe
Mosaics and charioteers: Guy Gavriel Kay’s Sarantine Mosaic by Jo Walton
Ancient Rockets: Phantom of the Opera by Kage Baker
Last Drink Bird Head Awards by John Klima
Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 52 (of 81) by Cory Doctorow