I was disappointed not to see Lukyanenko's Last Watch mentioned. Not. To. Be. Missed. Savor this one, kids, with our economy in the gulag, who knows when his many other novels will be translated?
"This is book 19 set in the postapocalyptic shared universe of Wild Cards, where most of humanity has been wiped out by an alien virus - and the rest of the population has morphed into crazed zombies and a few superheroes."
What? Have I stumbled into an alternate universe? 'Cause that's not what Wild Cards has been, and doesn't seem to be what Busted Flush is, either, judging by the description on Amazon.
So "Muse of Fire" is an expansion of a novella or novelette (forget which it was), "Kilimanjaro" is a sequel to "Kirinyaga", and "Vor. Companion" is about a long-running series. Yet these books will be good and I will read them.
Why is it the book writers can do sequel and semi-remake things and make them good, but the movie people can't? (rhetorical question, I know why)
@Annalee Newitz: Ah. Then I don't need to read it again. Thanks. Maybe you could put that in the article? Explains why my library only returned the search for it in an anthology. Doesn't explain why they don't have the Resnick on order, grrr.
Quick question, will the commentary by Dumbledore include some reference to his hot steamy male love trysts? Cause I'm still waiting for the gay payoff to that publicity boosting announcement.
io9 writers...i would like to petition for a very small section of your website to be devoted to a list of books and stories that you recommend. a big part of sci fi is literature, and i bet i am not the only one on here who would greatly appreciate having a list that they could refer to every time they either finished a book or grew tired and wanted to try something new but didnt know where to look for suggestions.
@jrghoull: Hi, sorry I'm coming to this late. If you pull down the tabs on our menu bar, you can click on a "books" tab. That takes you to io9.com/tag/books, which is all our book coverage.
"...rivals in a supernatural battle forgo pistols at dawn, choosing instead to duel with dramatic recitations of terrible poetry." Do you win by having your own major intestine leap up through your throat to throttle your brain in an attempt to save the galaxy?
Love Peter Beagle (he is the best fantasy writer ever, hands down, Folk of the Air FTW), but according to his publisher and Amazon, the new collection has been postponed to March.
@Annalee You may have discussed this before, but how come io9 never seems to do actual book reviews? This preview page is great--exactly the kind of thing I love to find on io9--but I'd also like to hear about new books you guys have actually read. Thanks
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What? Have I stumbled into an alternate universe? 'Cause that's not what Wild Cards has been, and doesn't seem to be what Busted Flush is, either, judging by the description on Amazon.
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Why is it the book writers can do sequel and semi-remake things and make them good, but the movie people can't? (rhetorical question, I know why)
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I am actually kind of sick of book sequels. But I like books set in a shared universe, which is kind of like sequel lite.
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You probably have to wade into fanfic for that.
Maybe JK will leave some Dumbledore pr0n to be published after her death?
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Do you win by having your own major intestine leap up through your throat to throttle your brain in an attempt to save the galaxy?
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Love Peter Beagle (he is the best fantasy writer ever, hands down, Folk of the Air FTW), but according to his publisher and Amazon, the new collection has been postponed to March.
Yeah, I know: Aw, crap.
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SteamMorseNorseBourseHorsePunk!
Could be worse.
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Hopefully this includes io9 as well. :)
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