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Two New Teasers for Stephen King’s <em>Under the Dome</em> "I haven't read the book, but did King address the questions of starvation and drinking water? (I assume..." on Two New Teasers for Stephen King’s Under the Dome at Wed Apr 17, 2013 20:24pm
Fantasy, Reading, and Escapism "@ SchuylerH: Many jailers do object to escapism, though. (See the deployment of censorship regimes..." on Fantasy, Reading, and Escapism at Sun Apr 07, 2013 14:30pm
First Theatrical Poster for <em>Ender’s Game</em> Revealed! "Content deleted because apparently the Battle Room is in empty space. Sigh. That can't end poorly." on First Theatrical Poster for Ender’s Game Revealed! at Mon Mar 25, 2013 14:28pm
Sleeps With Monsters: Epic Fantasy is Crushingly Conservative? "I feel like fadeaccompli's reply has that thread of the conversation covered, so I'd like to go back..." on Sleeps With Monsters: Epic Fantasy is Crushingly Conservative? at Mon Mar 04, 2013 19:20pm
Congrats to Tor Authors Included in <em>Locus’s</em> 2012 Recommended Reading List! "I believe Meghan McCarron's "Swift, Brutal Retribution" is on the list too, under Novelette." on Congrats to Tor Authors Included in Locus’s 2012 Recommended Reading List! at Fri Feb 01, 2013 14:56pm
Subtleties: <em>The Unreal and the Real, Volume One: Where on Earth</em> "It's not just Le Guin's short fiction that falls prety to didacticism, alas. For all that I admire much..." on Subtleties: The Unreal and the Real, Volume One: Where on Earth at Tue Jan 08, 2013 15:53pm
Pat Murphy’s “About Fairies” Picked for <em>Best SF</em> "FYI, Rich Horton is reprinting Marissa Lingen's "Uncle Flower's Homecoming Waltz" and Meghan McCarron's..." on Pat Murphy’s “About Fairies” Picked for Best SF at Wed Dec 19, 2012 12:32pm
Brit Mandelo & Meghan McCarron Among the Year’s Best SF Short Fiction "Congratulations to Brit & Meghan! I expect we'll be seeing more of these posts as further Year's Best..." on Brit Mandelo & Meghan McCarron Among the Year’s Best SF Short Fiction at Mon Dec 17, 2012 14:29pm
Not Saving the World? How Does That Even Work? "@Demetrios, good call on Lawrence Watt-Evans. The more personal scope of the Ethshar books is part of..." on Not Saving the World? How Does That Even Work? at Fri Dec 14, 2012 18:56pm
Not Saving the World? How Does That Even Work? "Fiddly quibble - my hardcover of Lies says it came out in July 2006. I hope to make a more substantive..." on Not Saving the World? How Does That Even Work? at Fri Dec 14, 2012 13:06pm
Think of the Children! <em>Little Star</em> by John Ajvide Lindqvist "@Milo1313: Let Me In might be worth your time, depending on how much you like suburban horror. Both..." on Think of the Children! Little Star by John Ajvide Lindqvist at Thu Oct 04, 2012 01:23am
Think of the Children! <em>Little Star</em> by John Ajvide Lindqvist "FWIW, I liked Lindquist's Let Me In/Let the Right One In, but couldn't finish Harbor for reasons similar..." on Think of the Children! Little Star by John Ajvide Lindqvist at Wed Oct 03, 2012 18:33pm
<em>HALO: The Thursday War</em> is Now Available! "Just wanted to say that Traviss's tie-in work is among the best out there right now (up with Dan Abnett's..." on HALO: The Thursday War is Now Available! at Tue Oct 02, 2012 15:09pm
Pigs! And! More Communists! <em>Freddy and the Flying Saucer Plans</em> "There's some evidence that the term "mole" as it relates to espionage significantly post-dates the '50s...." on Pigs! And! More Communists! Freddy and the Flying Saucer Plans at Fri Aug 31, 2012 00:14am
The Mongolian Wizard "So I don't want to put a damper on things here - and I actually enjoyed this story more than many of..." on The Mongolian Wizard at Fri Jul 06, 2012 12:02pm
Kangaroo Rex: Janet Kagan’s <em>Mirabile</em> "So I think the thing with people's reactions to the book on that Good Reads panel was that it was the..." on Kangaroo Rex: Janet Kagan’s Mirabile at Fri Jun 29, 2012 12:50pm
Titles from Poetry: Blake vs Marvell "@ tnh - those lyrics very likely aren't translated. Most international metal bands sing some or all..." on Titles from Poetry: Blake vs Marvell at Sat Jun 02, 2012 13:07pm
The Great Alan Moore Reread: <em>Big Numbers</em> "This is kind of a petty side note, but I'm pretty sure Jurassic Park came out in 1990. So chaos theory..." on The Great Alan Moore Reread: Big Numbers at Mon May 21, 2012 14:38pm
Spies and Fairy Tales: Anthony Price’s <em>Tomorrow’s Ghost</em> "@Jo - It's entirely in line with the sort of thing that the Soviet Union was doing at the time, though...." on Spies and Fairy Tales: Anthony Price’s Tomorrow’s Ghost at Sat Mar 24, 2012 16:26pm
When Tripods Walked the Earth: John Christopher’s Tripods Trilogy "City of Gold and Lead was also my favorite of the books when I was younger and would re-read them every..." on When Tripods Walked the Earth: John Christopher’s Tripods Trilogy at Tue Feb 21, 2012 18:33pm
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