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Pandorum's space-zombie rampage was a huge letdown, but at least Zombieland reminded us how great zombies can be. Especially in space! Here's our list of the top 10 space zombies of all time. Possible spoilers ahead... More »
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Last week, I told you about Tobias Buckell's awesome new space zombies vs. alien-enhanced ninja novel, Sly Mongoose. The book hits stores this week, and SF author John Scalzi invited Buckell to write something about what inspired the novel. Buckell says that he owes it all to a NASA scientist named Geoff Landis, who gave a presentation on Venus that blew Buckell's mind and instantly spawned the idea for the planet Chilo where his novel takes place. The really cool part, aside from getting to read about floating cities on a planet covered in thick, sulfurous atmosphere, is that Buckell gives an excellent layperson's summary of what makes Venus habitable. More »
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If there's anything better than a ninja fighting zombies, it's a ninja with alien-tech-enhanced powers nuking space zombies infected by a plague of collective murderous consciousness. And I haven't even gotten to the part about floating cities on a Venus-like planet covered in sulfur-specked clouds. That's the beauty of Tobias Buckell's latest novel, Sly Mongoose, out this month from Tor Books. Just when you think the action can't get more insane, it does. Even better: Just when you think you're reading a pure military SF adventure, Buckell gives you a wide-angle shot of the larger political context where the alien smackdown is blowing up, and takes your breath away. More »
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It seems like nobody can release a book without making a trailer for it, and now the trailers themselves have become a kind of art form. You've got the relatively high production values of the trailer we've got here, for Jeff Carlson's new book Plague War, directed by Adad Warda and featuring the author reenacting scenes from the book (including killing a guy and watching bombs go off in the mountains). It has a slightly infomercial feeling, with the boyish Carlson telling us about his product, erm I mean book, but overall it captures the action-packed fun of his novel and makes for a good teaser. But most book trailers don't feature the author. Let's take a look at a few other trailers for new work and see how they stack up. More »
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