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02.29.08 by Doc @ 11:24 am  With a body of work that runs the gamut from the proto-cyberpunk Jerry Cornelius novels to the high fantasy melodrama of Elric to the madcap steampunk of the Nomad of the Time Stream, Michael Moorcock's writing chops have never been in doubt for fans of sci-fi/fantasy fiction. His more "mainstream" novels (and I use the term exceedingly loosely), like Behold the Man, Gloriana or Mother London, have received stellar reviews outside the sometimes cloistered confines of genre fiction (though my own thoughts on his more "serious" efforts run counter to the larger book-reviewing world). This April, at the Nebula Awards, he will join the hallowed ranks of the SFWA Grand Masters as the 25th member of that exclusive club. Categorized as: Books
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02.10.08 by Widge @ 12:27 am  Neil Gaiman (whom we just mentioned...funny that) has celebrated the 7th birthday of his blog by announcing he (and publisher Harper Collins) will place one of his books online for free for a month (initially, anyway). The voting for which one takes place over the next week, so get to it. The titles in question are: American Gods, Anansi Boys, Coraline, Fragile Things, M is for Magic, Neverwhere, Smoke and Mirrors, and Stardust. Rough choice. On one hand I say Coraline because it's the perfect scary book for kids and adults. On the other hand, I dig Neverwhere for the urban fantasy. And on the hand I borrowed from someone else (or maybe a Tom Lehrer song), there's Stardust, which is a much better book than it is a film...and it was a decent film. So...you're on your own. But make sure and vote, whatever your choice. Categorized as: Books
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02.09.08 by Widge @ 9:59 pm  Okay, so it looks like Harper Collins is offering Neil Gaiman's Odd and the Frost Giants in Now, here's the link to the Amazon page. Here's the link to the Amazon UK page So for those of you wondering when it's going to hit our shores, there you have it. Unless you're holding out for different cover art, eh, you're paying an extra dollar and getting it months early. Go ahead and order it from Amazon UK. Update: The Neil states that Harper Collins states that it's a screw-up on Amazon's part. The book won't hit America until next year. All the more reason to buy it from Amazon UK. Categorized as: Books
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, where it's available for £1.00. Lump in the shipping to the US and it's £7.98. Which right now is close to $16 and by the time |
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01.27.08 by Widge @ 10:00 pm A very respectable reading of "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by Michael Gough, best known as the fourth actor to play a live action Alfred. This reading will have to do, since sadly all the Eliot readings have been pulled from online. The only versions left are really scary ones where somebody's taken a still photo of Eliot and has animated him mouthing the words. Makes The Polar Express look positively non-terrifying, I tell you. Categorized as: Books
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12.30.07 by Widge @ 1:46 am  J.K. Rowling has come out and said that another Harry Potter book is not out of the question. The Daily Mail states: But in an interview with Time magazine, which put Rowling at No 3 in its Person Of The Year list, she said: "There have been times since finishing, weak moments, when I've said 'Yeah, all right' to the eighth novel. She states to not get too manic thinking it will star Harry. It might be something completely different. Categorized as: Books
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