Blog Archive
September 2009
Wed Sep 30
(Quite Possibly) The Best X There Is
by Anthony Schiavino
Sleeping With the Enemy: Octavia Butler’s Dawn
by Erika Nelson
Star Trek Re-Watch: “The Apple”
by Eugene Myers
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Lord of Chaos, Part 24
by Leigh Butler
The best aliens ever: C.J. Cherryh’s The Pride of Chanur
by Jo Walton
Last minute Zombieland ticket giveaway
by mike sargent
Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 38 (of 81)
by Cory Doctorow
Tue Sep 29
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Fiction, Part 3
by Ava Jarvis
Review: Greg Cox’s Countdown
by Mur Lafferty
Fahrenheit 451: The Graphic Novel, Part 2 (Excerpt)
by Ray Bradbury and Tim Hamilton
A Hallowe’en Gift: Sarah Langan’s The Keeper available free for a month
by Jon Evans
LotR re-read: Two Towers IV.2, “The Passage of The Marshes”
by Kate Nepveu
Spaceships and starshards and workaday life: Samuel Delany’s short fiction
by Jo Walton
Mon Sep 28
Immortal Vikings of Legend Return
by Anthony Schiavino
An Alien, Distant World: Mary Renault’s The King Must Die and The Bull from the Sea
by Pamela Sargent
Administrativa: on comments and galleries
by Pablo Defendini
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Lord of Chaos, Part 23
by Leigh Butler
Ancient Rockets: Strong & Silent, Day 3
by Kage Baker
The Sexy Unsung Hero
by Mary E. Pearson
Review: Walter Jon Williams’ This Is Not A Game
by Jo Walton
Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 37 (of 81)
by Cory Doctorow
Sun Sep 27
Invisible man and organ banks: Larry Niven’s A Gift From Earth
by Jo Walton
Sat Sep 26
Fahrenheit 451: The Graphic Novel, Part 1 (Excerpt)
by Ray Bradbury and Tim Hamilton
Fri Sep 25
Exquisite Corpse Adventure
by John Klima
Star Trek Re-Watch: “Mirror, Mirror”
by Eugene Myers and Torie Atkinson
Horror in plain sight: Paranormal Activity
by Dayle McClintock
FlashForward: Lost, in a Dream World
by Genevieve Valentine
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Lord of Chaos, Part 22
by Leigh Butler
Will the Boy of Steel finally fly?
by Anthony Schiavino
LotR re-read: “Frodo and the Great War,” John Garth
by Kate Nepveu
Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 36 (of 81)
by Cory Doctorow
Thu Sep 24
Kid Cudi’s “The Pursuit of Happiness” and the Music of the Future
by Brian Slattery
Interview with Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer
by mike sargent
Dr. Horrible Donates Money to Charity as Part of His Bid for World Domination
by John Joseph Adams
Spider-Woman Begins Again
by Anthony Schiavino
A girl and a house: the gothic novel
by Jo Walton
Review: Interviews With ADD, by Alan David Doane
by Bruce Baugh
Listen to Chapter Two of The Gathering Storm!
by Tor.com
King of an Endless Sky, Part 7
by Kurt Huggins and Zelda Devon
Wed Sep 23
30 Free Stories in 30 Days from David Wellington
by Pablo Defendini
Andrew Niccol Not a Fool, Takes Surefire Blockbuster The Host
by Genevieve Valentine
Makers Tile Game, 5×5 iteration now live
by Pablo Defendini
Zombieland ticket giveaway
by mike sargent
The Heart is a Lonely Vampire Hunter
by Megan Messinger
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Lord of Chaos, Part 21
by Leigh Butler
Sydney, Australia, dressed up like Mars
by Torie Atkinson
Effective dreaming: Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Lathe of Heaven
by Jo Walton
Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 35 (of 81)
by Cory Doctorow
Tue Sep 22
Paranormal Activity midnight screening
by mike sargent
Ross MacDonald on illustrating “Last Son of Tomorrow,” wood type, and movie propmaking
by Irene Gallo
Happy Birthday, Bilbo and Frodo Baggins!
by Torie Atkinson
Out of Control: Octavia Butler’s Bloodchild and Other Stories
by Jo Walton
Tör.cöm & Moon Landing Day
by Tor.com
Catching Fire Is (Insert Your Own Fire Pun)!
by Megan Messinger
Mon Sep 21
Happy Birthday H.G. Wells
by Jo Walton
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Lord of Chaos, Part 20
by Leigh Butler
The Bones of Inspiration
by Mary E. Pearson
Face or vase? Marge Piercy’s Woman on the Edge of Time
by Jo Walton
Ancient Rockets: Strong & Silent, Day 2
by Kage Baker
SpecFicSex
by Jason Henninger
Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 34 (of 81)
by Cory Doctorow
Sun Sep 20
Self-naming and death-hastening: Joan Slonczewski’s A Door Into Ocean
by Jo Walton
Fri Sep 18
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Lord of Chaos, Part 19
by Leigh Butler
Coming Soon: Solomon Kane?
by Justin Howe
LotR re-read: Two Towers IV.1, “The Taming of Sméagol”
by Kate Nepveu
Bells, Whistles, & Books: Going Paperless
by Mary E. Pearson
True Blood: “Beyond Here Lies Nothin'” finale review
by Theresa DeLucci
Death Metal Bluegrass
by John Joseph Adams
Who killed Jon Arryn? George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire
by Jo Walton
Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 33 (of 81)
by Cory Doctorow
Thu Sep 17
D&D Potions You Can Actually Drink
by John Joseph Adams
Review: Ghostbusters: The Video Game
by Eugene Myers
Interview with District 9 Composer Clinton Shorter
by mike sargent
“What the Storm Means,” the Prologue from The Gathering Storm, available now!
by Tor.com
No ice, no fire: George R.R. Martin’s A Feast for Crows
by Jo Walton
King of an Endless Sky, Part 6
by Kurt Huggins and Zelda Devon
Wed Sep 16
April Fool’s Day 2009
by Tor.com
Moon Landing Day Index
by Tor.com
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Lord of Chaos, Part 18
by Leigh Butler
Not your father’s funny books—The Dresden Files: Storm Front and Mercy Thompson: Homecoming
by Mark Graham
Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 32 (of 81)
by Cory Doctorow
Tue Sep 15
Web Round-Up
by Megan Messinger
I Believe in Lambadoodles – Suspending Disbelief
by Mary E. Pearson
GoodReader: Huge advance in PDF handling on iPhone
by Bruce Baugh
Silver Linings
by Tim Pratt
Mon Sep 14
Weddings more dangerous than battles: George R.R. Martin’s A Storm of Swords
by Jo Walton
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Lord of Chaos, Part 17
by Leigh Butler
Ancient Rockets: Strong & Silent, Day 1
by Kage Baker
Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 31 (of 81)
by Cory Doctorow
Fri Sep 11
LotR re-read: Two Towers III.11, “The Palantír”
by Kate Nepveu
The Vampire Diaries: Sucks.
by Genevieve Valentine
Star Trek Re-Watch: “The Changeling”
by Eugene Myers
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Lord of Chaos, Part 16
by Leigh Butler
True Blood: “Frenzy” episode review
by Theresa DeLucci
Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 30 (of 81)
by Cory Doctorow
Thu Sep 10
Mushishi “the Bugmaster” and the Cryptozoology of the Mind
by Justin Howe
What YA Lit is and isn’t
by Mary E. Pearson
Sandman Re-read Index
by Tor.com
Twilight Zone 50th Anniversary anthology
by Mark Graham
War of the Words Short List
by Megan Messinger
People are odd, when you’re an otter
by Jason Henninger
Review: Shane Acker’s 9
by Bridget McGovern
No true knights: George R.R. Martin’s A Clash of Kings
by Jo Walton
Interview with 9 producer Tim Burton
by mike sargent
King of an Endless Sky, Part 5
by Kurt Huggins and Zelda Devon
Wed Sep 9
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Lord of Chaos, Part 15
by Leigh Butler
Announcing Year’s Best Fantasy 9
by Pablo Defendini
Stick them with the pointy end: George R.R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones
by Jo Walton
Re-reading Sandman: Issue #1, “The Sleep of the Just”
by Teresa Nielsen Hayden
Ink, and the value of independent film
by Jason Henninger
Ray Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles
by John Klima
Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 29 (of 81)
by Cory Doctorow
Tue Sep 8
Graham Joyce’s new adult novelHow to Make Friends with Demons
by Mark Graham
Last minute 9 screening tickets giveaway
by mike sargent
An introduction
by mike sargent
Star Trek Re-Watch: “Who Mourns for Adonais?”
by Torie Atkinson and Eugene Myers
Waking the Dragon: George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire
by Jo Walton
Are you sitting comfortably? Then I’ll begin…
by David Whitley
Post-Apocalyptic Games: Left 4 Dead
by Rajan Khanna
Mon Sep 7
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Lord of Chaos, Part 14
by Leigh Butler
Ancient Rockets: Paris Qui Dort
by Kage Baker
Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 28 (of 81)
by Cory Doctorow
Fri Sep 4
The Gathering Storm Chapter One: Tears from Steel (Excerpt)
by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
LotR re-read: Two Towers III.10, “The Voice of Saruman”
by Kate Nepveu
No one left to speak when they came for me: Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale
by Jo Walton
Alternate Alternate History
by Torie Atkinson
Touring the Future: Star Trek: The Exhibition
by Eugene Myers
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Lord of Chaos, Part 13
by Leigh Butler
Childish Things
by David Whitley
Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 27 (of 81)
by Cory Doctorow
Thu Sep 3
The last three books you bought
by Jo Walton
Obsessed with the Future
by Mary E. Pearson
King of an Endless Sky, Part 4
by Kurt Huggins and Zelda Devon
Wed Sep 2
Lena Headey Joins Game of Thrones. Very Interesting…
by Genevieve Valentine
Tor.com Dragon*Con Meetup!
by Pablo Defendini
The wisdom of the apes: Peter Dickinson’s Eva
by Jo Walton
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Lord of Chaos, Part 12
by Leigh Butler
New YA With Seriously Killer Unicorns: Diana Peterfreund’s Rampant
by Megan Messinger
Cory Doctorow’s Makers, Part 26 (of 81)
by Cory Doctorow
Tue Sep 1
The Death of a Legend (Again)
by Lou Anders
Jumping In
by Mary E. Pearson
Star Trek Re-Watch: “Amok Time”
by Eugene Myers and Torie Atkinson
“Like the tidal flood beneath the lunar sway”: Lloyd Biggle Jr.’s The Still, Small Voice of Trumpets
by Jo Walton
Paved with Good Intentions, Part Two
by David Whitley
Green Lantern: First Flighta review and overview
by Lenny Bailes