Blog Archive
October 2010
Sun Oct 31
Monsters Review
by Danny Bowes
Announcing the 2010 World Fantasy Award Winners!
by Tor.com
Review: Steampunk: Historias de um Passado Extraordinario
by Fabio Fernandes
The Buntline Special (Excerpt)
by Mike Resnick
Hugo Nominees: 1955
by Jo Walton
Sat Oct 30
Horns of Ruin (Excerpt)
by Tim Akers
Demons and Deities in Felix Gilman’s The Half-Made World: A Review of Sorts, With Academic Shenanigans Throughout
by Mike Perschon
Steam (Punk)?
by Mark Hodder
Fri Oct 29
A is for Artist: P
by Kurt Huggins and Zelda Devon
The Analog Gamer: Steampunk 3D
by Bob Gallo
So Much Steampunk, They Had to Say it Twice: Steampunk II: Steampunk Reloaded Review
by Ay-leen the Peacemaker
A Conversation with Malazan series authors Steven Erikson and Ian C. Esslemont
by Ian Esslemont and Steven Erikson
From Brazil With Steam
by Fabio Fernandes
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Winter’s Heart, Part 23
by Leigh Butler
An interview with Andrew W. Marlowe about Castle’s recent steampunk episode
by GD Falksen and Evelyn Kriete
Create a Six Word Fantasy Story!
by Amanda Rutter
Steampunk Fortnight Giveaway: Sweet Libertine Eyeshadows
by Tor.com
On The Sarah Jane Adventures Nostalgia Literally Saves the Day!
by Ryan Britt
Towards a Steampunk Without Steam
by Amal El-Mohtar
Day After the Cooters
by Eileen Gunn
Attention Malazan Fans: Join Steven Erikson and Ian C. Esslemont in conversation.
by Irene Gallo
Thu Oct 28
The Steampunk Civil War
by GD Falksen
Fiction Affliction: Diagnosing November Releases in Young Adult Paranormal
by Suzanne Johnson
Open Up the Steamer’s Trunk
by Jeni Hellum
Do Goggles Block the Sun? Steampunk in Africa
by Clay and Susan Griffith
Frequency Rotation: The Misfits, “Halloween”
by Jason Heller
Alien Proxemics: Janet Kagan’s Hellspark
by Jo Walton
Trailer Review: Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
by Danny Bowes
Star Trek Re-watch: “And the Children Shall Lead”
by David Mack and Dayton Ward
“And the Children Shall Lead” Star Trek Giveaway
by Stubby the Rocket
Steampunk Fortnight Giveaway: Steampunk Library
by Tor.com
Behold the Machine: The Vernian Process and Steampunk Music 2.0
by Brian Slattery
R.I.P. Caprica: We Hardly Frakking Knew You
by Teresa Jusino
Underwater Fairylands: The Sea Fairies
by Mari Ness
Steampunk Quartet
by Liz Gorinsky
A Different Engine
by Eileen Gunn
Wed Oct 27
Fiction Affliction: Diagnosing November Releases in Urban Fantasy & Paranormal Romance
by Suzanne Johnson
Goodbye Tomorrow, Hello Yesterday
by Rev. Dr. Christopher J. Garcia
The Half-Made World (Excerpt)
by Felix Gilman
Wednesday Comics Pull-List: Uncertain Death
by Matt Lampert, Annie Gala and Chris Greenland
Steampunk Fortnight Giveaway: Retroscope Gift Certificate
by Tor.com
Review: Resonance of Fate
by Dexter Palmer
Save the Date: Tor.com Fall Meetup!
by Stubby the Rocket
Building A Raygun For The Flying City
by Jared Axelrod
The Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Night of Knives, rest of Chapter 3
by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere
Christopher Nolan Reveals Title of New Batman Movie
by Danny Bowes
Raiders of the Lost Ark in the style of Popeye. And in 3D.
by Irene Gallo
Stupid Things We Say
by Nisi Shawl
Scooby Doo, Mystery Inc.: “The Shrieking Madness” (No, Really.)
by Lee Mandelo
Steampunk Fortnight Wallpaper by Sydney Padua
by Liz Gorinsky
Ringworld 40th Anniversary: Ringworld, Linchpin of Known Space
by David Sooby AKA Lensman
Lightbringers and Rainmakers
by Felix Gilman
Tue Oct 26
Fiction Affliction: Diagnosing November Releases in Epic Fantasy
by Suzanne Johnson
Richard MathesonStoryteller: The Poe Years, Part II
by Matthew R. Bradley
Steampunk Archetypes
by Diana Vick
Tron: Legacy Daft Punk video
by Irene Gallo
Joss Whedon’s Serenity Comics: Better Days, Issue Three
by Richard Fife
One More Week to Towers of Midnight
by Stubby the Rocket
Steampunk Fortnight Giveaway: Phoenix Steamworks from Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab
by Tor.com
Smells Like Steam Spirit: Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab’s Phoenix Steamworks Series
by S.J. Chambers
Quantum Leap: “Another Mother”
by Alyx Dellamonica
Machine of Death Review & Interview with its Creators
by Chris Greenland
Steampunk Abstractions: On Commodification
by Jaymee Goh
The Common Ground of the Punk
by Tim Akers
Review: A Star Shall Fall by Marie Brennan
by Alyx Dellamonica
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 featurette
by Irene Gallo
Mon Oct 25
Fiction Affliction: Diagnosing November Releases in Science Fiction
by Suzanne Johnson
12 Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks Who Made a Difference
by Ethan Gilsdorf
Steampunk Fortnight Giveaway: Chrononaut Mercantile Pendant
by Tor.com
Avatar Rewatch: “The Chase” (episode 208)
by Jordan Hamessley
Gaslight: The First Steampunk Amusement Park
by Rev. Dr. Christopher J. Garcia
Noise by Darin Bradley
by John Klima
Pimp My Ride (With Brass and Velvet!): Five Steampunk Vehicles You Wish You Could Take For a Spin
by Ryan Britt
Showing away: Patrick O’Brian’s The Mauritius Command
by Jo Walton
Steampunk and History
by GD Falksen
The Blog that Turns People Inside Out
by Robert Lamb, StufftoBlowYourMind.com
Sun Oct 24
Hugo Nominees: 1953
by Jo Walton
Hugo Nominees: Introduction
by Jo Walton
Sat Oct 23
The Greyfriar (Excerpt)
by Clay and Susan Griffith
Fri Oct 22
Spielberg to adapt Wilson’s Robopocalypse
by Danny Bowes
Last Chance for Awesome Raffle Prizes
by Stubby the Rocket
A is for Artist: O
by Kurt Huggins and Zelda Devon
Steampunk Fortnight Giveaway: Steampunk Convention Passes
by Tor.com
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Winter’s Heart, Part 22
by Leigh Butler
Frequency Rotation: Lionel Jeffries and friends, “The Roses of Success”
by Jason Heller
The Amazing Fantastic Steampunk Timeline of Music and Things
by Evelyn Kriete
Telepaths, murder and typographical tricks: Alfred Bester’s The Demolished Man
by Jo Walton
Thu Oct 21
Ringworld 40th Anniversary: An Increasing Sense of Wonder
by Doug McElwain
Valkyria Chronicles: A Spectacular Period Mashup in Tactical, Turn-Based Form
by David Pucik
Caprica S1.5, EP 12: “Things We Lock Away”
by Teresa Jusino
Steampunk Fortnight Giveaway: New Books from Pyr
by Tor.com
The Strange Affair of Spring-Heeled Jack (Excerpt)
by Mark Hodder
Gender ambiguity in Fairyland: John Dough and the Cherub
by Mari Ness
Star Trek Re-watch: “The Paradise Syndrome”
by Dayton Ward and David Mack
“The Paradise Syndrome” Star Trek Giveaway
by Stubby the Rocket
The Weird Weird West
by Diana Vick
A Sneak Peek into The Steampunk Bible: Jeff VanderMeer Interviews Co-Author S.J. Chambers
by Jeff VanderMeer
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Zero Sum Game (Excerpt)
by David Mack
Wed Oct 20
The Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Night of Knives, Chapter 2 and part of Chapter 3
by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter
Steampunk Fortnight Giveaway: Pendants from RockLove’s Anthology Collection
by Liz Gorinsky
The Ao Dai and I: A Personal Essay on Cultural Identity and Steampunk
by Ay-leen the Peacemaker
Wednesday Comics Pull-List: Kicking Ass & Taking Namesakes
by Matt Lampert and Annie Gala
Classic Science Fiction Tearjerkers
by Jo Walton
The Great Steampunk Timeline
by Stephen Hunt
Clockwork Fairies
by Cat Rambo
Tue Oct 19
Win Tix to Gregory Maguire’s My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me Reading in NYC
by Stubby the Rocket
Joss Whedon’s Serenity comics: Better Days, Issue Two
by Richard Fife
Quantum Leap: “The Color of Truth”
by Alyx Dellamonica
Spoiler Thread for “Questions of Leadership,” the Second Chapter of Towers of Midnight
by Tor.com
Audioslice: Listen to Towers of Midnight, Chapter 2: “Questions of Leadership”
by Liz Maverick
NYCC Panel Spotlight: How I Fell In Love With James Marsters
by Teresa Jusino
Rabbit realism and folklore: Richard Adams’s Watership Down
by Jo Walton
Mon Oct 18
Further Adventures in Local Theatre: Frankenstein is Dead
by Richard Fife
Brighten Up Your Commute With Free Tor.com Original Story Podcasts
by Tor.com
Ringworld 40th Anniversary: Learning Physics with Ringworld
by Andrew Love
Trailer Review: Paul
by Danny Bowes
RIP Realms of Fantasy…Again
by John Klima
Towers of Midnight, Chapter 2: Questions of Leadership (Audio)
by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
LotR re-read: Return of the King VI.4, “The Field of Cormallen”
by Kate Nepveu
The Graveyard Book: Live!
by Lee Mandelo
Jack, you have debauched my sloth! Patrick O’Brian’s H.M.S. Surprise
by Jo Walton
Review: The Pastel City by M. John Harrison
by Aidan Moher
Sun Oct 17
Review: Red
by Danny Bowes
Fri Oct 15
Frequency Rotation: Gary Numan/Tubeway Army, “Down in the Park”
by Jason Heller
A is for Artist: N
by Kurt Huggins and Zelda Devon
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Winter’s Heart, Part 21
by Leigh Butler
A self-aware computer and a revolution on the moon: Robert A. Heinlein’s The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
by Jo Walton
Ringworld 40th Anniversary: Getting the Most out of Ringworld
by David Sooby AKA Lensman and Bruce Spike R. MacPhee
Intergalactic Autodidactic
by Jason Henninger
Queering SFF: Two Feminist Book Clubs for 2011
by Lee Mandelo
Thu Oct 14
Caprica S1.5, EP 10: “Retribution”
by Teresa Jusino
Future Classics: Best science fiction by women written 2001-2010
by Jo Walton
Rhys Ifans is The Lizard
by Danny Bowes
“The Enterprise Incident” Star Trek Giveaway
by Stubby the Rocket
Star Trek Re-watch: “The Enterprise Incident”
by David Mack and Dayton Ward
Announcing Steampunk Fortnight and the Steampunk Indie Mart Literary Corner
by Liz Gorinsky
False images in Fairyland: Queen Zixi of Ix
by Mari Ness
NYCC Panel Spotlight: Image Comics Writers Panel
by Teresa Jusino
Wed Oct 13
Dark Horse: The Shepherd’s Tale is Definitely Coming!
by Chris Greenland
The Wonderful Future That Never Was (Excerpt)
by Gregory Benford
Wednesday Comics Pull-List: Strange Tales, Some Not Strange Enough
by Matt Lampert, Annie Gala and Chris Greenland
Damon Lindelof/Ridley Scott Alien prequel on its way
by Danny Bowes
The Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Night of Knives, Prologue and Chapter 1
by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter
Cowboy Bebop Re-watch: “Jupiter Jazz, Parts 1 & 2”
by Madeline Ashby
The Art of Drew Struzan
by Gregory Manchess
Good Night, Moon
by Rudy Rucker and Bruce Sterling
Tue Oct 12
Post apocalyptic gender-bending: James Alan Gardner’s Commitment Hour
by Jo Walton
Joss Whedon’s Serenity comics: Better Days, Issue One
by Richard Fife
Sarah Jane Stratford’s The Midnight Guardian Giveaway!
by Tor.com
Quantum Leap: “Double Identity”
by Alyx Dellamonica
Twitter Discusses Those Books You Can’t Finish!
by Amanda Rutter
Richard MathesonStoryteller: The Poe Years, Part I
by Matthew R. Bradley
The Art of Spellbound
by Blake Charlton
Ringworld 40th Anniversary: Introduction
by Doug McElwain
Castle’s “Punked”: A Love Letter to the Steampunk Community
by GD Falksen
Passion Play (Excerpt)
by Beth Bernobich
Mon Oct 11
Something Wicked This Way Comes art by David Grove
by Gregory Manchess
Caprica: From Cassandra to Donna Reed to Starbuck
by Teresa Jusino
Ei rûf ane gôtter: Beth Bernobich’s Passion Play
by Richard Fife
Creepy Stuff for All AgesDoesn’t Matter if You’re Grown Up
by Lee Mandelo
Out of his element: Patrick O’Brian’s Post Captain
by Jo Walton
New York Comic Con, Day 3: Dungeons & Dragons, The Walking Snubbed, and Kids’ Day (?)
by Teresa Jusino
Sun Oct 10
New York Comic Con, Day 2: Powerful Women, Star Wars Trivia, and Getting Beyond Star Trek
by Teresa Jusino
Sat Oct 9
“More of us should be hated and feared by our readers!” – The Fantasy Writers panel at NYCC
by Chris Greenland
New York Comic Con, Day 1: Coming Home Again
by Teresa Jusino
Fri Oct 8
Review: Enthiran (“The Robot”)
by Danny Bowes
Tell Your Fave Paranormal Writers What to Do: Suvudu’s A Glimpse of Darkness
by Stubby the Rocket
A is for Artist: M
by Kurt Huggins and Zelda Devon
Neil Gaiman Talks Comics in Union Square
by Chris Greenland
The Social Network: Genius, [email protected]#holes, and Genius A#@holes
by Teresa Jusino
New York Comic Con Preview
by Tor.com
A Very Star Trek Giveaway
by Stubby the Rocket
Star Trek Re-watch: “Spock’s Brain”
by Dayton Ward and David Mack
Caprica S1, EP 10: “Unvanquished”
by Teresa Jusino
Thu Oct 7
The Warm Glowing Warming Glow of Fall TV
by Alex Brown
The Analog Gamer: 10 Board and Card Games for the 2010 Halloween Season
by Bob Gallo
A Bountiful Balance of Parasites
by Robert Lamb, StufftoBlowYourMind.com
Electrical Demons: The Master Key
by Mari Ness
Frequency Rotation: Franz Nicolay, “The Ballad of Hollis Wadsworth Mason, Jr.”
by Jason Heller
Slow glass seen from all around: Bob Shaw’s Other Days, Other Eyes
by Jo Walton
Star Trek Merchandise by YOU
by Stubby the Rocket
Wed Oct 6
Wednesday Comics Pull-List: Punching Yourself Happy
by Chris Greenland, Matt Lampert and Annie Gala
Tor.com Hiccup Details!
by Tor.com
Airships! Beasties! Clankers! Darwinists! A Review of Scott Westerfeld’s Leviathan Trilogy Thus Far
by Jaymee Goh
Interview with Scott Allie: Editor (& Now Co-Writer) of Buffy
by Chris Greenland
Caprica: Atompunk on Television
by Teresa Jusino
Next-door to Fairyland: Hope Mirrlees Lud-in-the-Mist
by Jo Walton
Tue Oct 5
Peter Jackson to (Actually?) Direct The Hobbit
by Danny Bowes
LotR re-read: Return of the King VI.3, “Mount Doom”
by Kate Nepveu
Twitter Casts a (Theoretical) Rand al’Thor
by Stubby the Rocket
Quantum Leap: “Genesis”
by Alyx Dellamonica
Trains on the moon: John M. Ford’s Growing Up Weightless
by Jo Walton
Richard MathesonStoryteller: Size Matters
by Matthew R. Bradley
Where East, West and Steampunk Collide: The Warrior’s Way
by GD Falksen
Mon Oct 4
Zack Snyder to Direct Superman
by Danny Bowes
The Midnight Guardian (Excerpt)
by Sarah Jane Stratford
Paul Tobin Counts Down the 40 Greatest Comic Cover Artists
by Chris Greenland
He Is Legend: An Anthology Celebrating Richard Matheson
by John Klima
Weekend Movie Items: Mary-Jane is Stone, Tim Burton Hunts & Wonder Woman is Dead
by Danny Bowes
Let the Right One In versus Let Me In
by Lee Mandelo
“It could not have fallen more happily”: Patrick O’Brian’s Master and Commander
by Jo Walton
Re-reading Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey-Maturin series
by Tor.com
“Not a moment to be lost”: Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey-Maturin series
by Jo Walton
Scott Westerfeld Interview & Behemoth Giveaway
by Megan Messinger
Sun Oct 3
Twitter Reacts to Star Wars in 3-D
by Stubby the Rocket
Fri Oct 1
Star Wars 3D: Money Never Sleeps
by Danny Bowes
October is National Graphic Novel Writing Month!
by Chris Greenland
“The ghost of revolution still prowls the Paris streets”: Lisa Goldstein’s The Dream Years
by Jo Walton
A is for Artist: L
by Kurt Huggins and Zelda Devon
Clash of the Geeks
by John Klima
Spoiler Thread for “Apples First,” the First Chapter of Towers of Midnight
by Tor.com
Towers of Midnight, Chapter 1: “Apples First” (Excerpt)
by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
Audioslice: John Lindqvist’s Let Me In
by Liz Maverick
“To Be Continued…” Daily Comics from First Second
by Tor.com