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STEPHEN HUNT'S SFCROWSNEST.COM
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com | Issue 190. September 2009.
"Few people realise the immensity of vacancy in which the dust of the
material universe swims."
HG Wells - The War of the Worlds.
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Avatar: preview screening
Yesterday saw the world premiere of the trailer for James Cameron’s
eagerly anticipated Avatar hit computer screens. The early opinion from
those I’ve spoken to seems to suggest that after all the hype the
trailer fails to deliver. And I’d have to say I agree. The CGI just
didn’t look at all realistic.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/features/2009/Avatar-preview-screening-14154.php
Cold Souls: Mark's take
Cold Souls is a bizarre fantasy that gives us a world where souls can be
removed and transplanted like kidneys. What seems at first like a
blessing causes some unforeseen and fantastic problems. The first half
of Cold Souls is inventive, but the film really loses steam in the
second half. Too many technical problems went unsolved in bringing this
story to the screen. Sophie Barthes writes and directs.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/features/Cold-Souls-Marks-take-14155.php
District 9: Mark's take
Peter Jackson produced this film directed by Neill Blomkamp. When a
spaceship brings a large load of alien refugees to South Africa, racism
becomes three-sided. A government functionary charged with relocating
the refugee camp finds himself more personally involved in the conflict
than he expected. Blomkamp's and Terri Tatchell's script asks us to
dissect racism and understand what exactly the rules are. While the film
is asking difficult questions, it is a first rank piece of science
fiction. When it starts to answer those questions in the easiest and
most predictable ways the film becomes just another loud summer action
film.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/features/2009/District-9-Marks-take-14156.php
Fissure: Mark's take
Paul Grunning was a good cop broken by a professional case that brought
him personal tragedy. While trying to put is life back together he is
sent to an odd house only to find reality breaking down on him. Anything
outside his sight may not be there when he looks again from another
angle. First-time director Russ Pond directs a script by first-time
writer Nicholas Turner and creates a nice low-budget crime thriller with
some nice science fiction turns. It is the kind of idea that would have
made for a very good Twilight Zone episode, but fleshed out.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/features/2009/Fissure-Marks-take-14157.php
Optional Choice
A story by: GF Willmetts. Ever had a demon on your back that wouldn’t go
away? Me? I got two. Only they aren’t really demons but me. A couple of
me’s. Both look like me. A little older perhaps but undoubtedly me.
Right down to my freckled cheeks and ginger hair. Well, all right, with
a little dusting of white. Ginger washes out as you get older.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/features/2009/Optional-Choice-14163.php
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24 Bones by Michael F. Stewart
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/24-Bones-by-Michael-F-Stewart-14179.php
Aliens And Linguists: Language Study And Science Fiction by Walter E.
Meyers
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Aliens-And-Linguists-Language-Study-And-Science-Fiction-by-Walter-E-Meyers-14185.php
Angel of Scutari - Doctor Who monthly series by Paul Sutton
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Angel-of-Scutari---Doctor-Who-monthly-series-by-Paul-Sutton-14194.php
Babylon 5 - Crusade: The Complete Series
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Babylon-5---Crusade-The-Complete-Series-14214.php
Babylon 5 - The Lost Tales
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Babylon-5---The-Lost-Tales-14215.php
Batman: Mad Love And Other Stories by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Batman-Mad-Love-And-Other-Stories-by-Paul-Dini-and-Bruce-Timm-14206.php
Batman: Whatever Happened To The Caped Crusader: The Deluxe Edition by
Neil Gaiman and Andy Kubert
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Batman-Whatever-Happened-To-The-Caped-Crusader-The-Deluxe-Edition-by-Neil-Gaiman-and-Andy-Kubert-14180.php
Bloodmind by Liz Williams
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Bloodmind-by-Liz-Williams-14181.php
Bone Song by John Meaney
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Bone-Song-by-John-Meaney-14211.php
Cern Zoo: Nemonymous Nine
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Cern-Zoo-Nemonymous-Nine-14183.php
Children Of Men 2-DVD Special Edition
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Children-Of-Men-2-DVD-Special-Edition-14187.php
Conjugal Rites by Paul Magrs
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Conjugal-Rites-by-Paul-Magrs-14190.php
Cosmos Incorporated by Maurice G. Dantec
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Cosmos-Incorporated-by-Maurice-G-Dantec-14168.php
Dark Blood by John Meaney
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Dark-Blood-by-John-Meaney-14210.php
District 9 original music by Clinton Shorter
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/District-9-original-music-by-Clinton-Shorter-14177.php
Enclave by Kit Reed
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Enclave-by-Kit-Reed-14213.php
Fragment by Warren Fahy
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Fragment-by-Warren-Fahy-14204.php
Greek Street # 1 by Peter Milligan and Davide Giafelice
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Greek-Street--1-by-Peter-Milligan-and-Davide-Giafelice-14165.php
Highlander: The Lesson by Trevor Baxendale
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Highlander-The-Lesson-by-Trevor-Baxendale-14184.php
Hippo Eats Dwarf by Alex Boese
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Hippo-Eats-Dwarf-by-Alex-Boese-14218.php
Interzone # 223 - July-Aug 2009
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Interzone--223---July-Aug-2009-14217.php
Iris Wildthyme -The Panda Invasion by Mark Magrs
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Iris-Wildthyme--The-Panda-Invasion-by-Mark-Magrs-14195.php
Jupiter # 24: SF Magazine July 2009: Jupiter XXV Erinome
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Jupiter--24-SF-Magazine-July-2009-Jupiter-XXV-Erinome-14208.php
Living With The Dead by Kelley Armstrong
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Living-With-The-Dead-by-Kelley-Armstrong-14191.php
Low Moon by Jason
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Low-Moon-by-Jason-14171.php
Moon: Rod's take
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Moon-Rods-take-14196.php
Murky Depths 9
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Murky-Depths-9-14201.php
Oceanic by Greg Egan
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Oceanic-by-Greg-Egan-14174.php
One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/One-Jump-Ahead-by-Mark-L-Van-Name-14178.php
Passengers (2008)
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Passengers-2008--14199.php
Passing For Human edited by Michael Lawson and Steven Utley
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Passing-For-Human-edited-by-Michael-Lawson-and-Steven-Utley-14169.php
Pioneers Of Wonder: Conversations With The Founders Of Science Fiction
by Eric Leif Davin
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Pioneers-Of-Wonder-Conversations-With-The-Founders-Of-Science-Fiction-by-Eric-Leif-Davin-14207.php
Prince Valiant Vol. 1: 1937-1938 by Hal Foster
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Prince-Valiant-Vol-1-1937-1938-by-Hal-Foster-14173.php
Retribution Falls by Chris Wooding
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Retribution-Falls-by-Chris-Wooding-14198.php
Six Silly Stories by Geoffrey Maloney
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Six-Silly-Stories-by-Geoffrey-Maloney-14193.php
Star Trek Deep Space Nine: These Haunted Seas by David R. George III and
Heather Jarman
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Star-Trek-Deep-Space-Nine-These-Haunted-Seas-by-David-R-George-III-and-Heather-Jarman-14192.php
Star Wars: Allegiance by Timothy Zahn
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Star-Wars-Allegiance-by-Timothy-Zahn-14209.php
Star Wars by Will Brooker
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Star-Wars-by-Will-Brooker-14203.php
Star Wars: The Essential Atlas by Daniel Wallace & Jason Fry
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Star-Wars-The-Essential-Atlas-by-Daniel-Wallace--Jason-Fry-14200.php
Strontium Dog: Traitor To His Kind by John Wagner & Carlos Ezquerra
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Strontium-Dog-Traitor-To-His-Kind-by-John-Wagner--Carlos-Ezquerra-14216.php
Superman: Whatever Happened To The Man Of Tomorrow: The Deluxe Edition
by Alan Moore and Curt Swan
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Superman-Whatever-Happened-To-The-Man-Of-Tomorrow-The-Deluxe-Edition-by-Alan-Moore-and-Curt-Swan-14182.php
Tales Designed To Thrizzle Volume One by Michael Kupperman
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Tales-Designed-To-Thrizzle-Volume-One-by-Michael-Kupperman-14172.php
The Boys Volume Two: Get Some by Garth Ennis and Darick Roberts
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/The-Boys-Volume-Two-Get-Some-by-Garth-Ennis-and-Darick-Roberts-14166.php
The Children Of Men by P.D. James
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/The-Children-Of-Men-by-PD-James-14202.php
The Companion (The Regency book 1) by Susan Squires
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/The-Companion-The-Regency-book-1-by-Susan-Squires-14170.php
The Del Rey Book Of Science Fiction And Fantasy edited by Ellen Datlow
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/The-Del-Rey-Book-Of-Science-Fiction-And-Fantasy-edited-by-Ellen-Datlow-14176.php
The Gone-Away World by Nick Harkaway
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/The-Gone-Away-World-by-Nick-Harkaway-14189.php
The Grin Of The Dark by Ramsey Campbell
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/The-Grin-Of-The-Dark-by-Ramsey-Campbell-14188.php
The Houses Of Time by Jamil Nasir
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/The-Houses-Of-Time-by-Jamil-Nasir-14186.php
The Metatemporal Detective by Michael Moorcock
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/The-Metatemporal-Detective-by-Michael-Moorcock-14175.php
The Thorn Boy And Other Dreams Of Dark Desire by Storm Constantine
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/The-Thorn-Boy-And-Other-Dreams-Of-Dark-Desire-by-Storm-Constantine-14212.php
The Wheel Of Time # 00 by Robert Jordan, Chuck Dixon and Chase Conley
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/The-Wheel-Of-Time--00-by-Robert-Jordan-Chuck-Dixon-and-Chase-Conley-14197.php
The Year's Top 10 Tales of Science Fiction audio book edited by Allan
Kaster
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/The-Years-Top-10-Tales-of-Science-Fiction-audio-book-edited-by-Allan-Kaster-14167.php
Warrior Wisewomen 2 edited by Roby James
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Warrior-Wisewomen-2-edited-by-Roby-James-14205.php
X marks the conversions (sept 2009)
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/X-marks-the-conversions-sept-2009-14164.php
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in it rather than what makes you tick. In other words, is the world
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Stephen Hunt's third fantasy novel set in the Jackelian world...
THE RISE OF THE IRON MOON
From the author of The Court of the Air and The Kingdom Beyond the Waves
comes a thrilling new adventure set in the same Victorian-style world.
Born into captivity as a product of the Royal Breeding House, friendless
orphan Purity Drake suddenly finds herself on the run with a foreign
vagrant from the North after accidentally killing one of her guards. Her
strange rescuer claims he is on the run himself from terrible forces who
mean to enslave the Kingdom of Jackals as they conquered his own nation.
Purity doubts his story, until reports begin to filter through from
Jackals' neighbours of the terrible Army of Shadows, Maying across the
continent and sweeping all before them. But there's more to Purity than
meets the eye.
As Jackals girds itself for war against an army of near-unkillable
beasts serving an ancient evil with a terrible secret, it soon becomes
clear that their only hope is a strange little royalist girl and the
last, desperate plan of an escaped slave.
Available for pre-order now on Amazon - click here.
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+++ Stephen Hunt's THE KINGDOM BEYOND THE WAVES - Paperback out now
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Professor Amelia Harsh is obsessed with finding the lost civilisation of
Camlantis, a legendary city from pre-history that is said to have
conquered hunger, war and disease -- tempering the race of man's baser
instincts by the creation of the perfect pacifist society.
It is an obsession that is to cost her dearly. She returns home to the
Kingdom of Jackals from her latest archaeological misadventure to
discover that the university council has finally stripped her of her
position in retaliation for her heretical research. Without official
funding, Amelia has no choice but to accept the offer of patronage from
the man she blames for her father's bankruptcy and suicide, the fiercely
intelligent and incredibly wealthy Abraham Quest.
He has an ancient crystal-book that suggests the Camlantean ruins are
buried under one of the sea-like lakes that dot the murderous jungles of
Liongeli. Amelia undertakes an expedition deep into the dark heart of
the jungle, blackmailing her old friend Commodore Black into ferrying
her along the huge river of the Shedarkshe on his ancient u-boat.
With an untrustworthy crew of freed convicts, Quest's force of female
mercenaries on board and a lunatic steamman safari hunter acting as
their guide, Amelia's luck can hardly get any worse. But she's as yet
unaware that her quest for the perfect society is about to bring her own
world to the brink of destruction!
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It's a Rebellion at Solaris!
This week, Rebellion, the European games developer and owner of the
somewhat famous comic 2000 AD, along with their sci-fi and fantasy
imprint, Abaddon Books, completed the acquisition of the Solaris book
publishing imprint from Games Workshop for an undisclosed sum thought to
be in the low millions.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/Its-a-Rebellion-at-Solaris-14222.php
Doctor Who goes dreaming
The BBC has released the first image of the animated Doctor as he will
appear in the new animation, Dreamland, which is due for broadcast later
on in 2009. Muddle Earth is heading our way too.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/Doctor-Who-goes-dreaming-14161.php
Alphas
Syfy has ordered a new action-adventure 90-minute pilot, Alphas (working
title) from writers Zak Penn (X-Men: The Last Stand, Fantastic Four, The
Incredible Hulk) and Michael. Alphas is executive produced by Gail
Berman and Lloyd Braun for BermanBraun Television and is expected to
commence production in early fall 2009.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/Alphas-14160.php
Bryan Singer goes Mayan
Syfy is to re-team with Bryan Singer (Superman Returns, X-Men) who
executive produced the Channel's 2005 miniseries The Triangle and
producer Andrew Deane (Masters of Horror, Masters of Science Fiction,
Fear Itself) and Keith Addis to develop an untitled 6-hour limited
series to be written by Michael Petroni (Chronicles of Narnia: The Dawn
Treader, Masters of Science Fiction: The Awakening, Dangerous Lives of
Altar Boys) and Michael Bond (Passengers).
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/Bryan-Singer-goes-Mayan-14159.php
James Cameron's Avatar
The new trailer for James Cameron’s Avatar has hit the virtual streets
and it looks good. Amazing what they can do with 3D animation these
days. Looks like a space marine is going native, quite literally!
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/James-Camerons-Avatar-14158.php
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Stephen Hunt's +++ THE COURT OF THE AIR +++
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When streetwise Molly Templar witnesses a brutal murder at the brothel
she has recently been apprenticed to, her first instinct is to run back
to the poorhouse where she grew up. But there she finds her fellow
orphans butchered, and it slowly dawns on her that she was the real
target of the attack. For Molly carries a secret deep in her blood, a
secret that marks her out for destruction by enemies of the state.
Oliver brooks has led a sheltered existence in the backwater home of his
merchant uncle. But when he is framed for his only relative's murder he
is forced to flee for his life, accompanied by a agent of the mysterious
Court of the Air. Chased across the country, Oliver finds himself in the
company of thieves, outlaws and spies, and gradually learns more about
the secret that has blighted his life.
Soon Molly and Oliver will find themselves battling a grave threat to
civilisation, an ancient power thought to have been quelled millennia
ago.
Their enemies are ruthless and myriad, but indomitable friends in this
endlessly inventive tale full of drama, intrigue and adventure also aid
the two orphans.
"An inventive, ambitious work, full of wonders and marvels."
- THE TIMES newspaper: May 7, 2007 (Review: Hardback edition, The Court
of the Air)
"Hunt can take his place alongside such eminent Magratheans as JRR
Tolkien, Mervyn Peake and China Mieville. Creating a fully realised
other-world which feels new and different, yet cohesive and believable
is half the battle in a fantasy novel, and it is a battle Hunt wins with
honours... Hunt's world is so rich and colourful it keeps you engrossed
... It's a confident audacious novel."
- SFX magazine: SEPTEMBER 2009 (Review: Hardback edition, The Court of
the Air)
"The characters are convincing and colourful, but the real achievement
is the setting, a hellish take on Victorian London where grim,
steam-driven machines work beside citizens with magical powers. The
Court of the Air is aimed at young adults, but the depth and complexity
of Hunt's vision makes it compulsive reading for all ages."
- THE GUARDIAN newspaper: May 21st 2007 (Review: Hardback edition, The
Court of the Air)
'Wonderfully assured ... Hunt knows what his audience like and gives it
to them with a sardonic wit and carefully developed tension'
TIME OUT magazine: October 2007 (Review: Paperback edition, The Court of
the Air)
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One of the nice things about being online is that SFcrowsnest can
publish slightly off-the-wall material that would never find a home in a
highly targeted advertising-ruled print magazine world. An article we
always trot out as an example of this, is Uncle Geoff's piece about what
the heck fuel & engine combination the Thunderbirds craft might have
used in the classic 1960s TV series of the same name.
Let's face it, you're never going to read the likes of that in Analog,
Starlog, Starburst, Interzone or the rest of the print world's
publications! If there's an article inside you - could be continuity
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thing that keeps our happy ship in hyperspace. Any time, articles,
stories or reviews you can submit are always appreciated.
Current requirements: SEPTEMBER 2009
- short fiction
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out the hundred of goodies we get every week is an expensive business,
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based in the US, Canada or Australia and you fancy reviewing your own
drip-feed of goodies resulting from your science fiction and fantasy
addiction, then that okay by us ... but we can't supply you ourselves!
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friends)
http://www.bookarmy.com/Authors/Stephen_Hunt_Writer_1.aspx
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