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more about #novels whormongr: the thing is that whether you like it or not, the way that it has all gone- JJ abrams trek isn't "alternate", the way that the story shapes up the onl... more » Palmerlime: A Klingon Christmas Carol? Well, "Qun quv maH, Hoch!!!" more » TotalFanGirl: Okay, maybe I just didn't eat enough at Thanksgiving, but has anyone checked out the cookies at GeekyCookies.com? They are so darn cool! They've got... more » LittleDragon: I hope some one puts a recording on youtube. more » disatess: what`s with the muppet ? more » Dr Emilio Lizardo: Akron is dilithium rich? Ohio? more » ManchuCandidate: "May you die in battle with honor. May you die in battle with honor, everyone" cried Tiny Kla'pac as he waved his Bal'leth over his head. Somewhere ... more » Hamslicer: Eat the red shirt first. more » bookwench: oh my gawd. oh my gawd oh my gawd.... dammit! You mean he's not writing a script? I want a moorcock "who" script. i'm so psyched i've lost my capit... more » rhorsman: Funny, I just find this depressing. Like when Robert Sheckley was reduced to writing Star Trek novels or whatever it was towards the end of his life. ... more » MagnoliaX12: Where the hell is my Elric movie already? #doctorwho more » Davio: I am incredibly depressed that the headline made me snigger. #doctorwho more » TheAlmanac: I'd really like to know what he means when he says it's "not a tie-in," since by definition a Doctor Who novel is a tie-in novel. #doctorwho more » LittleDragon: I have to admit I have never heard of Moorcock, that I can remember. When I read the title all I can think was "Porn star writing for Who?" Many of yo... more » hangingfire: I think my little fannish head just exploded. This is marvellous. Two of my favorite things together at last! #doctorwho more » Sproing: Michael Moorcock fucked with my teenage head so hard when his bio in Breakfast in the Ruins said he'd died of lung cancer. Edited to add: Eoin Colfer... more » blackoak: The creator of the Eternal Champion is writing for Time's Champion? Wonder how many veiled versions of the Doctor can appear in any one story? [edit... more » Moff: This can't bode well for the Doctor's companions. #doctorwho more » Mathmos: ah, the soul-stealing sonic screwdriver #doctorwho more » Rasselas: Blood, souls and long floppy scarves for my lord Arioch. #doctorwho more » -
#startrek
Celebrate The Holidays With Starfleet Cookies, A Klingon Christmas, And Abrams-Inspired Trek Novels
Today is a good day to watch the Klingon translation of A Christmas Carol, or just to eat some Starfleet cookies. And in other Trek news, J.J. Abrams' alternate timeline has spawned its own line of alternate-universe tie-in novels. More » -
#books
Are the Novel's Days Numbered?
In Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury envisioned a future where society had abandoned literature in favor of watching their screens. According to writer Philip Roth, we're getting closer to that future, and in 25 years, hardly anyone will be reading novels. More » -
#littlewomen
Little Women Falls Victim To The Rise Of Literary Werewolves
Louisa May Alcott's classic novel is next to fall victim to the supernatural novel re-writing trend. But this time it's werewolves! So let me guess: instead of scarlet fever Beth becomes a werewolf and they keep her in the basement. More » -
#twilight
Twilight Cash-Ins Go Too Far
You've read the novels, you've seen the movies, but are you ready for Twilight: The Documentary? Here's hoping, because there's one on the way... but it's not about the origin of the books or the movies. It's about the setting. More » -
#iainmbanks
Iain M. Banks' New Novel: Literary In The U.K., Science Fiction In The U.S.
Iain M. Banks is a giant of modern-day science fiction, so it's dispiriting to read his slightly down-at-the-mouth interview in the Guardian. His book advances are getting smaller, but the good news is he'll be writing more books in response. More » -
#sfscrabble
Ian Rankin Doesn't Like SF's Affinity For The End Of The Alphabet
He may just have released his first horror graphic novel with last week's Dark Entries from DC/Vertigo, but don't expect crime writer Ian Rankin to suddenly jump genres again and start writing science fiction... He's worried about the consonants, apparently. More » -
#exclusive
How Androids Dream Of Electric Comic Books
The second issue of Boom! Studios' Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? is released today, continuing the graphic translation of Philip K. Dick's classic novel. We spoke to editor Ian Brill about how it came about, and how it's done.
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#books
Kim Stanley Robinson's Favorite Mars Books
Red Mars author Kim Stanley Robinson names his 10 favorite Mars novels as part of a special Mars issue in the IEEE Spectrum. He charts the evolution of our understanding of the red planet, and the literature of colonization. -
#cardboarduniverse
The Third Fictional Coming Of Philip K. Dick
He's Hollywood's biggest source of books to adapt. He's revered as a science-fiction visionary. And now it seems like Phliip K. Dick is increasingly popular as a fictional character, starring in his third novel. More » -
#pregoldenage
The Mad Mentalists of Pre-Golden-Age SF
Paving the way for Vulcans, Slan, Espers, Professor X and Babylon 5's Lyta Alexander, SF writers of the Pre-Golden Age (1904-33) dared to imagine how normal people might react if telepaths were discovered among us.
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#books
How Bad Are Science Fiction Book Sales?
Our dystopian present has wreaked havoc with sales of science fiction books, according to anecdotal evidence. But just how bad is it? More » -
#mychemicallycreatedromance
We Have Found Our Perfect SF Love Story... Or Maybe Not
Ignore the title; My Fair Clone has nothing to do with a test-tube Eliza Doolittle learning to act like aristocracy, but that doesn't stop it sounding just like our goofy SF romantic dream project. More » -
#pregoldenage
The Super-est Supermen of Pre-Golden Age SF
Long before Alan Moore asked "Who will watch the Watchmen?" science fiction writers of the Pre-Golden Age (1904-33) worried whether supermen would rescue us ordinary mortals - or try to dominate us.
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#books
A First Stab At A Science Fiction Canon
They're ambitious, those Brits — the Guardian newspaper has been publishing a listing of 1000 books you must read, and now it includes every must-read science fiction novel. Let the canon-shredding commence! More » -
#pregoldenage
The Coolest Robots of Pre-Golden Age SF
During science fiction's Pre-Golden Age (1904-33), writers dreamed up mechanical and quasi-organic humanoids so compelling that they continue to haunt today's scifi, forcing us to ask what it means to be human.
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#publishing
The Future Of Publishing? You May Be Looking At It
Depressed about the state of the publishing industry? Not as much as you should be. -
#pregoldenage
The Most Amazing Book Covers from Pre-Golden Age SF
Some of the most gorgeous, evocative, and strange science fiction art you've ever seen comes from the covers of novels written between 1904-33, in SF's "pre-Golden Age."
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#pregoldenage
The 10 Best Apocalypse Novels of Pre-Golden Age SF (1904-33)
With Wall-E director Andrew Stanton working on a film based on Edgar Rice Burroughs's 1917 novel A Princess of Mars, you need a crash course in books from this seminal era in science fiction.
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