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

Sun Nov 29

Robert Holdstock 1948-2009 by Jo Walton

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

King of an Endless Sky, Part 16 by Kurt Huggins and Zelda Devon

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 Tor.com

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 Tor.com

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 Tor.com

Invading Utopia: The Emerald City of Oz by Mari Ness

King of an Endless Sky, Part 15 by Kurt Huggins and Zelda Devon

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 Tor.com

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, 7×7 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 Tor.com

JC Hutchins’s SF novel 7th Son: Descent serialized, Part 5 by Tor.com

V for Vanilla by Genevieve Valentine

King of an Endless Sky, Part 14 by Kurt Huggins and Zelda Devon

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 Tor.com

Partying in a Utopian Fairyland: The Road to Oz by Mari Ness

King of an Endless Sky, Part 13 by Kurt Huggins and Zelda Devon

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 Dayle McClintock, Theresa DeLucci and Pablo Defendini

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 Tor.com

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