Blog Archive
May 2013
Fri May 31
The Case of John Scalzi & The Forbidden Island!
by Mordicai Knode
Romulus Buckle & the City of the Founders (Excerpt)
by Richard Ellis Preston Jr.
Fiction Affliction: June Releases in Paranormal Romance
by Suzanne Johnson
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Vortex”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
2 Weeks Left to Get the Ebook of Lamentation for $2.99
by Tor.com
Death Is Not The End: Love Minus Eighty by Will McIntosh
by Stefan Raets
10 Things I Learned About Life from Writing at Tor.com
by Ryan Britt
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Toll the Hounds, Chapter Twelve (Part Two)
by Bill Capossere
Thieves’ Quarry (Excerpt)
by DB Jackson
A Towering Epic: The City by Stella Gemmell
by Robert H. Bedford
What Have We Learned about Words of Radiance from The Rithmatist Tour?
by Carl Engle-Laird
The Folding Knife Reread: Chapter Eleven
by Jared Shurin
Thu May 30
Fiction Affliction: June Releases in Urban Fantasy
by Suzanne Johnson
Reviver (Excerpt)
by Seth Patrick
Cannibals AGAIN? Bed-Knob and Broomstick
by Mari Ness
Reopening The X-Files: “Trustno1”
by Meghan Deans
“You’re safe now.” Patrick Stewart Helps Star Trek Fan Deal with Domestic Violence
by Chris Lough
Spoiler Thread for A Read of Ice and Fire, Part 3!
by Tor.com
A Read of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Swords, Part 30
by Leigh Butler
The Way of Kings Reread: Chapter 12
by Carl Engle-Laird
Say the Magic Word: Lexicon by Max Barry
by Niall Alexander
We Are All Jawas & Wolfmen! Star Wars: Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina
by Ryan Britt
Announcing Jo Walton’s What Makes This Book So Great
by Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Wed May 29
Science Fiction Pioneer and Grand Master Jack Vance, 1916-2013
by Tor.com
Fiction Affliction: Genre-Benders for June
by Suzanne Johnson
Norwegian By Night (Excerpt)
by Derek B Miller
The Ninth Doctor Returns in New Doctor Who Puppet Episode
by Stubby the Rocket
Farscape Rewatch: “Infinite Possibilities I: Daedalus Demands”
by Scott K. Andrews
“Each Village Seems the Haunt of Holy Feet:” Mortal Fire, by Elizabeth Knox
by Em Nordling
The Planet Thieves (Excerpt)
by Dan Krokos
Know Your Faeries: Friendly, Fierce, or Fatal?
by Janni Lee Simner
The World of Ice and Fire Encyclopedia Delayed to 2014, No Longer an Encyclopedia
by Stubby the Rocket
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Toll the Hounds, Chapter Twelve (Part One)
by Bill Capossere
The Time Traveling Physicist
by Elisabeth Sherman
A (Trying-Equally-Hard-to-Be) Comprehensive Theological Reference Guide to Good Omens
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
The Elephant in the Room
by Paul Cornell
The Culture of Money
by Niall Alexander
Tue May 28
Fiction Affliction: June Releases in Science Fiction
by Suzanne Johnson
The Guiding Nose of Ulfänt Banderoz (Excerpt)
by Dan Simmons
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “The Nagus”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Short Fiction Spotlight: Let’s All Go to the Science Fiction Disco!
by Niall Alexander
Batman: The Animated Series Rewatch: Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
by Steven Padnick
Regency Manipulations: The Grand Sophy
by Mari Ness
The Wheel of Time Reread: A Memory of Light, Part 15
by Leigh Butler
Cultural Strip Mining vs Good Manners
by Alex Bledsoe
The Expanding Expanse: Abaddon’s Gate by James S. A. Corey
by Niall Alexander
Sleeps With Monsters: What I’ve Been Reading/Recommend Some Things
by Liz Bourke
Geek Love: My Big Gay Skyrim Wedding
by Jacob Clifton
Two Free Extra Stories from John Scalzi’s The Human Division
by Tor.com
Download Two Free Extra Stories from John Scalzi’s The Human Division
by Tor.com
Mon May 27
Fiction Affliction: June Releases in Fantasy
by Suzanne Johnson
Not a Dyson Sphere? Little Known Facts About the Game of Thrones Title Sequence
by Chris Lough
The City (Excerpt)
by Stella Gemmell
Any Other Name (Excerpt)
by Emma Newman
Sun May 26
“You have a responsibility to listen to the dissent in yourself.” A Transcript of Joss Whedon’s 2013 Wesleyan Commencement Speech
by Chris Lough
Fri May 24
Let’s Sort the Arrested Development Cast Into Hogwarts Houses
by Chris Lough
A Private Little War (Excerpt)
by Jason Sheehan
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Move Along Home”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
The Man From Primrose Lane Ebook is $3.99 For Two More Weeks!
by Tor.com
Publishing Jargon-Buster: Ten Words Unpacked
by Bella Pagan
Guns Don’t Kill People—Monkeys With Guns Kill People!
by David Barnett
Two Weeks Left to Get The Hum and the Shiver for $2.99
by Tor.com
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Toll the Hounds, Chapter Eleven
by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere
Three Short Stories With Stranded Time Travellers
by Jo Walton
Indexing (Excerpt)
by Seanan McGuire
The Folding Knife Reread: Chapter Ten
by Jared Shurin
Thu May 23
It’s the End of the World As We Know It: The Beautiful Land by Alan Averill
by Alex Brown
AD&D First Edition: the Old Firm
by Mordicai Knode
The Lost Prince (Excerpt)
by Edward Lazellari
Reopening The X-Files: “Nothing Important Happened Today”
by Meghan Deans
Are the Genre Wars Won?
by Niall Alexander
Another Journey Into Chocolate: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005 film)
by Mari Ness
The Healer (Excerpt)
by Antti Tuomainen
Rothfuss Reread: Speculative Summary 20: Watching his Master
by Jo Walton
The Way of Kings Reread: Interludes I-1, I-2, and I-3
by Michael Pye
Vader vs. XizorCagematch! Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Is There A New New Wave of Science Fiction, And Do We Need One Anyway?
by David Barnett
Wed May 22
Brandon Sanderson’s New YA Novel The Rithmatist Debuts on the New York Times Bestseller List!
by Tor.com
Charles Stross on the Merchant Princes Series: Crib Sheet
by Charles Stross
A Discourse in Steel (Excerpt)
by Paul S Kemp
Farscape Rewatch: “Scratch ‘n’ Sniff”
by Scott K. Andrews
Made to Order Apocalypse: Red Moon by Benjamin Percy
by Niall Alexander
Revealing the Cover for Brian Staveley’s The Emperor’s Blades
by Marco Palmieri
(Trying-Mightily-Hard-To-Be) A Comprehensive Reference Guide to Good Omens
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Neptune’s Tears (Excerpt)
by Susan Waggoner
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Toll the Hounds, Chapter Ten
by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter
Your Friend is Dying. What Do You Write? Unfettered: “The Sound of Broken Absolutes” by Peter Orullian
by Chris Lough
New Man of Steel Trailer is Intense, All About Zod
by Stubby the Rocket
What a Piece of Work is Star Trek? Star Trek Into Darkness Forgot to be Literary
by Ryan Britt
Super Bass
by Kai Ashante Wilson
Image is Everything
by Niall Alexander
Tue May 21
A Rumbling Groan Down Below: The Blue Blazes by Chuck Wendig
by Stefan Raets
The Gist, a Meta-Narrative Experiment: Written by Michael Marshall Smith, Translated by Benoît Domis, Re-Translated by Nicholas Royle
by Liz Bourke
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “The Passenger”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Short Fiction Spotlight: The Family Fantastic
by Niall Alexander
Batman: The Animated Series Rewatch: “Read My Lips” & “The Worry Men”
by Steven Padnick
Catch Paul Pope, MacKids Authors, and First Second Books at BEA
by Tor.com
To Tell the Truth: The Oathbreaker’s Shadow by Amy McCulloch
by Niall Alexander
The Wheel of Time Reread: A Memory of Light, Part 14
by Leigh Butler
New Man of Steel Prequel Comic Reveals How Man Becomes Superman
by Chris Lough
The Enduring Appeal of Arthurian Questing: Kevin Hearne’s Unfettered Story “The Chapel Perilous”
by Carl Engle-Laird
Sleeps With Monsters: Recent(ish) Hard SF By Women
by Liz Bourke
Skin Like Porcelain Death
by Daniel José Older
Mon May 20
The Wheel of Time Unfettered: A Non-Spoiler Review of “River of Souls”
by Leigh Butler
The Millionaire and the Mummies (Excerpt)
by John M Adams
How Do We Like This River Song Timeline?
by Stubby the Rocket
Going Above and Beyond: The Lowest Heaven, edited by Anne C. Perry & Jared Shurin
by Niall Alexander
The Worst Of Acts, The Best Of Reasons: Antiagon Fire by L.E. Modesitt, Jr.
by Stefan Raets
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: “We’ve got company and they brought a crusade”
by Alyx Dellamonica
Believing in Magic is Believing in Yourself: Terry Brooks’ “Imaginary Friends” from Unfettered
by Sylas K Barrett
Shall We Begin? Star Trek Into Darkness Spoiler Review
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
New Animated Series Star Wars: Rebels Coming in 2014
by Stubby the Rocket
A Read of The Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles Wolves of the Calla, The Wolves, Chapter 6: “Before the Storm”
by Suzanne Johnson
Game of Thrones Season 3, Episode 8: “Second Sons”
by Theresa DeLucci
HBO May Reveal Game of Thrones Ending Before the Books Can
by Chris Lough
The Black Company Reread: A Revised Schedule and Primer
by Graeme Flory
Sun May 19
An Epic Fantasy Community Comes Together. Appreciating Unfettered, edited by Shawn Speakman
by Tor.com
Unfettered: “The Unfettered Knight” by Shawn Speakman
by Peter Orullian
It’s a Promise You Make. Doctor Who: “The Name of the Doctor”
by Chris Lough
Sat May 18
Congratulations to the 2012 Nebula Award Winners
by Tor.com
Announcing the 2013 Spectrum Fantastic Art Awards
by Irene Gallo
Fri May 17
“Going Native” in Steampunk: James H. Carrott and Brian David Johnson’s Vintage Tomorrows
by Ay-leen the Peacemaker
Rise of the Planet of the Plankton
by Mordicai Knode
Spectrum Fantastic Art Changes Publishers
by Irene Gallo
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Dax”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Talking With Tom: A Conversation Between Tom Doherty and Gregory Benford
by Stefan Raets
A Read of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Swords, Part 29
by Leigh Butler
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Toll the Hounds, Chapter Nine
by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere
The Folding Knife Reread: Chapter Nine (Part Two)
by Jared Shurin
Supernatural’s Dean Winchester Dismantled His Own Machismoand That’s Why We Love Him
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Welcome To Scarfolk… Hope You Survive
by David Barnett
Thu May 16
The God-Machine Hints at the World of Darkness’ Future
by Mordicai Knode
Decoherent Histories: Ghost Spin by Chris Moriarty
by Lee Mandelo
Reopening The X-Files: “Essence”/”Existence”
by Meghan Deans
Robots! Monsters! New Pacific Rim Trailer Has Us Oversugared!
by Stubby the Rocket
The Sookie Stackhouse Reread: Book 13, Dead Ever After Review
by Whitney Ross
Our Favorite Eleventh Doctor Episodes of Doctor Who (So Far)
by Chris Lough, Ryan Britt and Emmet Asher-Perrin
The Way of Kings Reread: Chapter 11
by Carl Engle-Laird
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Comics Are Confoundingly Goofy, But Still Charming
by Ryan Britt
Jeff Noon and his Cover Art: A Designer’s Perspective
by Bella Pagan
A Captain is Born: Star Trek Into Darkness
by Chris Lough
Wed May 15
Scientific American’s “Armor against Prejudice” on the True Damage a Stereotype Can Do
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
The Weight of Nested Paradoxes: Lauren Beukes’ The Shining Girls
by Liz Bourke
Watch the First Trailer For Riddick
by Theresa DeLucci
Farscape Rewatch: “Meltdown”
by Scott K. Andrews
Tom Hiddleston and Tilda Swinton Are Making Out Vampirically in Only Lovers Left Alive. You’re Welcome.
by Stubby the Rocket
Join Tor Books at the 2013 Book Expo of America
by Tor.com
Jason Chan and Jay Kristoff Reveal the Cover of Kinslayer
by Jay Kristoff and Jason Chan
Our Dysfunctional Relationship With The Wrath of Khan
by Ryan Britt
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Toll the Hounds, Chapter Eight (Part Two)
by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere
The Long Road to Khatovar: A Black Company Reread
by Graeme Flory
Good Omens is the Perfect Gateway Fantasy
by Sally Feller
Return to The Black Company With a Reread and Specially Priced Ebook!
by Tor.com
The Button Man and the Murder Tree
by Cherie Priest
One Hell of a Week
by Niall Alexander
Tue May 14
New Extended Teaser For Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Reveals a New Superhero
by Stubby the Rocket
The Powerful Acts of Writing and Reading: A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar
by Amal El-Mohtar
Announcing the 2013 Finalists for the John W. Campbell Memorial Award!
by Tor.com
Restraining Social Activism: Arabella
by Mari Ness
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Q-Less”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Short Fiction Spotlight: The Weird/Poetic
by Lee Mandelo
Picturing Custom Index
by Irene Gallo
Batman: The Animated Series Rewatch: “His Silicon Soul” & “Fire from Olympus”
by Steven Padnick
The Wheel of Time Reread: A Memory of Light, Part 13
by Leigh Butler
Sometimes We Feel Like the Girl on the Cover of Replica, Too
by Jenna Black
Sleeps With Monsters: Martha Wells Answers Eight Questions
by Liz Bourke
Time Traveling is the Best Dating Service: First Trailer for About Time!
by Stubby the Rocket
The First Onscreen Superman Was a Gorgeous Series of Animated Shorts
by Charley Parker
Shall We Gather
by Alex Bledsoe
Mon May 13
Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for May
by Tor.com
Magician’s End (Excerpt)
by Raymond E Feist
How to Root For Captain Kirk
by Ryan Britt
Geek Love: Mass Effects: We Are Not A Mistake
by Jacob Clifton
Music to Die For: Ghoulish Song, by William Alexander
by Em Nordling
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: Madness, Vengeance, Growing Pains
by Alyx Dellamonica
New Trailer for Ghost in the Shell: Arise
by Stubby the Rocket
Two Stories From a Single Vision: L.E. Modesitt on The One-Eyed Man
by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
The One-Eyed Man (Excerpt)
by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Cyberman on the Run: Doctor Who “Nightmare in Silver”
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
A Read of The Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles Wolves of the Calla, The Wolves, Chapter 5: “The Meeting of the Folken”
by Suzanne Johnson
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Picked Up By ABC, Has Shiny New Teaser
by Stubby the Rocket
Game of Thrones Season 3, Episode 7: “The Bear and the Maiden Fair”
by Theresa DeLucci
Astrobiology and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life on Coursera
by Cecil Castellucci
Sun May 12
Astronaut Chris Hadfield Sings David Bowie’s Space Oddity in Space
by Stubby the Rocket
Fri May 10
The Great Gatsby is an Alternate Timeline Where Jack Survived Titanic
by Chris Lough
The Garden of Stones (Excerpt)
by Mark T Barnes
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Captive Pursuit”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Growth of the Villain Protagonist in The Tyrant’s Law by Daniel Abraham
by Robert H. Bedford
A Read of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Swords, Part 28
by Leigh Butler
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Toll the Hounds, Chapter Eight (Part One)
by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere
The Folding Knife Reread: Chapter Nine (Part One)
by Jared Shurin
Teaser Trailer for Gravity Has Us On the Edge of Our Space Seats
by Stubby the Rocket
How to Make a Good Dungeons & Dragons Movie
by Mordicai Knode
Thu May 9
The Eye of the Beholder: Invisibility by Andrea Cremer and David Levithan
by Michael M Jones
The Axioms Of Your Thoughts: Conservation of Shadows by Yoon Ha Lee
by Stefan Raets
Reopening The X-Files: “Vienen”
by Meghan Deans
The Sookie Stackhouse Reread: Book 12, Deadlocked
by Whitney Ross
Celebrating Girl Power: Matilda
by Mari Ness
Lady Teenage Coder Fixes Your Twitter So No One Can Spoil Game of Thrones For You Again
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
The Way of Kings Reread: Chapters 9 and 10
by Carl Engle-Laird
An Extra-Terrestrial Perspective: The Humans by Matt Haig
by Niall Alexander
What Star Wars: Episode VII Could Lift From the Expanded Universe
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Check Out 30 Seconds From Neil Gaiman’s Doctor Who Episode!
by Stubby the Rocket
Iron Man 4 Should Be About Tony Stark the Futurist
by Chris Lough
Wed May 8
The 2013 Locus Award Finalists
by Irene Gallo
Farscape Rewatch: “Incubator”
by Scott K. Andrews
Primates (Excerpt)
by Jim Ottaviani
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: “Babel”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
“What’s So Scary About Skeletons?” Ray Harryhausen’s Famous Monsters of Film-land
by David Barnett
The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Raymond Feist
by Tor.com
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Toll the Hounds, Chapter Seven
by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter
We’re Going to Pretend This Under the Dome Preview is Another Battlestar Galactica Prequel
by Stubby the Rocket
First Trailer for The World’s End!
by Stubby the Rocket
Welcome to Clone Club: The Many Faces of Orphan Black
by Shoshana Kessock
Brandon Sanderson’s The Rithmatist Could Have Been an RTS Named ChalkCraft
by Carl Engle-Laird
Fire Above, Fire Below
by Garth Nix
Fifty Shades Saves the Day as the Clarkes Go Dark
by Niall Alexander
Tue May 7
We Should ALL Go to Space Camp. Highlights From the Ender’s Game Movie Hangout
by Stubby the Rocket
The First Ender’s Game Trailer Will Make You So Uneasy, In a Perfect Way
by Chris Lough
Vicious (Excerpt)
by V.E. Schwab
Short Fiction Spotlight: The Picture of Perfection
by Niall Alexander
Batman: The Animated Series Rewatch: “The Demon’s Quest: Part 1 & 2”
by Steven Padnick
The Wheel of Time Reread: A Memory of Light, Part 12
by Leigh Butler
The Thing You Were Afraid Would Happen in Amazing Spider-Man 2 is Totally Happening
by Stubby the Rocket
Charlaine Harris Says Goodbye to Sookie Stackhouse
by Charlaine Harris
Sleeps With Monsters: Martha Wells’ Emilie and the Hollow World
by Liz Bourke
Will David Tennant Voice Rocket Raccoon in Guardians of the Galaxy?
by Stubby the Rocket
We Have Always Lived On Mars
by Cecil Castellucci
Mon May 6
Man of Steel TV Spot Reveals Zod’s “Death Star”?
by Stubby the Rocket
Artist Finds Your DNA, Reconstructs Your Face
by Stubby the Rocket
The Extraordinary Ordinary: Climbers by M. John Harrison
by Niall Alexander
The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Benjamin Percy
by Tor.com
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: Weird love’s better than no love? Seriously?
by Alyx Dellamonica
It’s Time to Retire “Boob Plate” Armor. Because It Would Kill You.
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Grossly Gothic: Doctor Who “The Crimson Horror”
by Ryan Britt
A Read of The Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles Wolves of the Calla, The Wolves, Chapter 4: “The Pied Piper”
by Suzanne Johnson
Game of Thrones Season 3, Episode 6: “The Climb”
by Theresa DeLucci
Your Pal, The Mechanic: How Iron Man 3 Stripped Tony Stark of His Armor For Good
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Sat May 4
Happy May the 4th! Here’s How We Remember Star Wars
by Stubby the Rocket
Fri May 3
Mortal Fire (Excerpt)
by Elizabeth Knox
Fiction Affliction: May Releases in Paranormal Romance
by Suzanne Johnson
Star Trek Into Surprise! 7 Times When Trek Boldly Shocked Us
by Ryan Britt
Providence or Bust: Lovecraft Statue to Be Sited in Author’s Hometown
by David Barnett
The Man From Primrose Lane (Excerpt)
by James Renner
Nominees for the 2012 Shirley Jackson Awards Announced!
by Tor.com
A Read of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Swords, Part 27
by Leigh Butler
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Toll the Hounds, Chapter Six
by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere
Charles Stross on the Merchant Princes Series: How I Built A World
by Charles Stross
Jurassic Park 4 Will Actually Return to Jurassic Park
by Stubby the Rocket
Steven Gould Elected New SFWA President
by Stubby the Rocket
Watch the Teaser For the Ender’s Game Movie Trailer
by Stubby the Rocket
The Folding Knife Reread: “One Little Room an Everywhere”
by Jared Shurin
Thu May 2
All Jacked Up: Creating the Art for “Jack of Coins”
by Red Nose Studio
Fiction Affliction: May Releases in Urban Fantasy
by Suzanne Johnson
Reopening The X-Files: “Three Words”
by Meghan Deans
Neil Gaiman Can’t Help Creating His Own Universe Inside of Yours
by Chris Lough and Ryan Britt
The Way of Kings Reread: Chapter 7 and Chapter 8
by Michael Pye
The Sookie Stackhouse Reread: Book 11, Dead Reckoning
by Whitney Ross
Crime and Punishment: Star Wars: Champions of the Force
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Faeryland: The Secret World of the Hidden Ones (Excerpt)
by John Matthews
Wed May 1
“What if a Child Aspired to Something Greater?” The Latest Man of Steel Trailer
by Irene Gallo
Fiction Affliction: Genre-Benders for May
by Suzanne Johnson
Wisp of a Thing (Excerpt)
by Alex Bledsoe
2013 Clarke Award Winner Announced
by Tor.com
Farscape Rewatch: “Relativity”
by Scott K. Andrews
Wood, String and Hard Drives: Could this be the Future of the Book?
by David Barnett
The Art of Wishing, Or How To Be In Love With A Genie
by Shoshana Kessock
Visions of Invasion: The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
by Niall Alexander
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Toll the Hounds, Chapter Five (Part Two)
by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere
The Time of Cruel Miracles: Spin Control by Chris Moriarty
by Lee Mandelo
The Beauty and the Horror of the Body: Raven Girl by Audrey Niffenegger
by Niall Alexander
Jack of Coins
by Christopher Rowe
DRM, The Book of Bloggers and A Thanks from Iain Banks
by Niall Alexander