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Your Oct 2009 issue of scifi magazine SFcrowsnest is enclosed
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SFcrowsnest
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Sep 26, 2009 08:56 PDT
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STEPHEN HUNT'S SFCROWSNEST.COM
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com | Issue 191. October 2009.
"One thing is true of all governments - their most reliable records are
tax records."
Alan Moore - V for Vendetta.
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QUANTUM LEAP
or Alternative Reality Convergence Theory And Practice - a supposition
by: GF Willmetts. The Quantum Leap Project experimental device was built
by Nobel Prize winner Doctor Samuel Beckett between 1989-1995 to project
one individual back across his or her own life-time.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/features/2009/Quantum-Leap-14247.php
SIDEWAYS THINKING
Or the world needs more quirks. You might have noticed by now that I
have a rather, shall we say, quirky way of looking at things. Take the
fact that I read recently that said by the time you finish reading a
paragraph, 800 babies will be born. Surely logic says that if you don't
read this paragraph then 800 babies aren't likely to be born which is
just as absurd cos you can't turn time backwards. I mean, how would the
parents-to-be know what your reading habits would be nine months down
the line?
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/features/2009/Sideways-Thinking-14248.php
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A Dangerous Climate (a novel of The Count Saint-Germain) by Chelsea
Quinn Yarbro
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/A-Dangerous-Climate-a-novel-of-The-Count-Saint-Germain-by-Chelsea-Quinn-Yarbro-14277.php
ABC Warriors: The Volgan War Volume 01 by Pat Mills and Clint Langley
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/ABC--Warriors-The-Volgan-War-Volume-01-by-Pat-Mills-and-Clint-Langley-14262.php
Armageddon's Children by Terry Brooks
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Armageddons-Children-by-Terry-Brooks-14260.php
Battlestar Galactica Season 4 by Bear McCreary
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Battlestar-Galactica-Season-4-by-Bear-McCreary-14255.php
By Heresies Distressed by David Webber
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/By-Heresies-Distressed-by-David-Webber-14279.php
Cyberman Series 1-4: Scorpius, Fear, Conversion, Telos by Nicolas Briggs
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Cyberman-Series-1-4-Scorpius-Fear-Conversion-Telos-by-Nicolas-Briggs-14265.php
Doctor Who: Patient Zero by Nicholas Briggs
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Doctor-Who-Patient-Zero-by-Nicholas-Briggs-14267.php
Doctor Who: The Company of Friends by Lance Parkin, Stephen Cole, Alan
Barnes and Jonathon Morris
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Doctor-Who-The-Company-of-Friends-by-Lance-Parkin-Stephen-Cole-Alan-Barnes-and-Jonathon-Morris-14263.php
Doctor Who: The Eight Truths by Eddie Robson
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Doctor-Who-The-Eight-Truths-by-Eddie-Robson-14268.php
Dune: The Winds of Dune audio book by Brian Herbert & Kevin J Anderson
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Dune-The-Winds-of-Dune-audio-book-by-Brian-Herbert--Kevin-J-Anderson-14270.php
Firestarter (1984)
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Firestarter-1984-14253.php
Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince: Original Motion Picture
Soundtrack by Nicholas Hooper
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Harry-Potter-And-The-Half-Blood-Prince-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack-by-Nicholas-Hooper-14269.php
Haze by L.E. Modesitt, Jr
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Haze-by-LE-Modesitt-Jr-14261.php
Joined-Up Thinking by Stevyn Colgan
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Joined-Up-Thinking-by-Stevyn-Colgan-14278.php
Middlewitch by Heather Parker
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Middlewitch-by-Heather-Parker--14256.php
Nova War (Second Book of The Shoal Sequence) by Gary Gibson
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Nova-War-Second-Book-of-The-Shoal-Sequence-by-Gary-Gibson-14254.php
Science Fiction: The Academy Awakening edited by Willis E. McNelly
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Science-Fiction-The-Academy-Awakening-edited-by-Willis-E-McNelly-14276.php
Slanted Jack by Mark L. Van Name
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Slanted-Jack-by-Mark-L-Van-Name--14257.php
Special Effects - Wire, Tape And Rubber Band Style by L.B. Abbott, ASC
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Special-Effects---Wire-Tape-And-Rubber-Band-Style-by-LB-Abbott-ASC-14281.php
Stargate Atlantis: Impressions by Scott Andrews
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Stargate-Atlantis-Impressions-by-Scott-Andrews-14264.php
Suzuka Vol. 3 episodes 11-14
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Suzuka-Vol-3-episodes-11-14-14258.php
The Colour Of Money & The Light Fantastic 25th Anniversary Edition by
Terry Pratchett illustrated by Stephen Player
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/The-Colour-Of-Money--The-Light-Fantastic-25th-Anniversary-Edition-by-Terry-Pratchett-illustrated-by-Stephen-Player-14275.php
The Dame audio book by R.A. Salvatore
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/The-Dame-audio-book-by-RA-Salvatore--14280.php
The Day The Earth Caught Fire (1961)
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/The-Day-The-Earth-Caught-Fire-1961-14249.php
The Dwarves by Markus Heitz
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/The-Dwarves-by-Markus-Heitz-14271.php
The Gypsy by Steven Brust and Megan Lindholm (aka Robin Hobb)
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/The-Gypsy-by-Steven-Brust-and-Megan-Lindholm-aka-Robin-Hobb-14251.php
The Mammoth Book Of Best New SF 22 edited by Gardner Dozois
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/The-Mammoth-Book-Of-Best-New-SF-22-edited-by-Gardner-Dozois-14273.php
The Mystery Of Grace by by Charles De Lint
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/The-Mystery-Of-Grace-by-by-Charles-De-Lint-14252.php
The Return (The First Voyagers book 4) by Ben Bova
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/The-Return-The-First-Voyagers-book-4-by-Ben-Bova-14266.php
The Stress Of Her Regard by Tim Powers
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/The-Stress-Of-Her-Regard-by-Tim-Powers-14274.php
The World Of Science Fiction, 1926-1976 by Lester Del Rey
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/The-World-Of-Science-Fiction-1926-1976-by-Lester-Del-Rey-14282.php
Vampirates - Demons Of The Ocean by Justin Somper
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Vampirates---Demons-Of-The-Ocean-by-Justin-Somper-14259.php
Wireless by Charles Stross
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Wireless-by-Charles-Stross-14272.php
X marks the conversions: October 2009
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/X-marks-the-conversions-October-2009-14250.php
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SIDEWAYS THINKING
Or the world needs more quirks. You might have noticed by now that I
have a rather, shall we say, quirky way of looking at things. Take the
fact that I read recently that said by the time you finish reading a
paragraph, 800 babies will be born. Surely logic says that if you don't
read this paragraph then 800 babies aren't likely to be born which is
just as absurd cos you can't turn time backwards. I mean, how would the
parents-to-be know what your reading habits would be nine months down
the line?
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/features/2009/Sideways-Thinking-14248.php
DO YOU LIKE CURLING UP AND READING A BOOK?
Do you have a preference for fantasy, SF or horror? Do you find it the
greatest pastime you have next to being on your computer? Are you very
vocal about what you like and don't like in what you read? Would you
like to share your thoughts with others about books? Would you like an
endless supply of books to do this with? Do you live in the UK?
If you've been nodding your head up to this point then link in below and
see if you have what it takes to be a reviewer at SFCrowsnest. If you
have that special knack to read and write or want to develop said skill
then the only way you're going to find out is to take the plunge
yourself rather than wait for others to do it first. It's got to be
better than waiting for the sun to come out. Check out our recruitment
procedures through the following link and let me decide if you have what
it takes.
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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.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0007232225?ie=UTF8&tag=scienficticrowst&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=0007232225
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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!
HARDBACK
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The Book of Eli: Kicking the mutie
A new expanded trailer for the post-world war III movie, The Book of
Eli. Denzel Washington strolls through the wreckage of the US like that
monk from Kung Fu, carrying a holy book and kicking around Gary Oldman's
warlord of the ruins character.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/The-Book-of-Eli-Kicking-the-mutie-14246.php
Ashes To Ashes - the end draws near
Time travel, gentlemen, please. It's time to get your shoulder pads out
of storage, start crimping your hair and get into the Eighties mood for
the very last time. The BBC One sci-fi time travel drama, Ashes To
Ashes, is back as filming begins on their final series.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/Ashes-To-Ashes---the-end-draws-near-14245.php
Boilerplate
A trailer for Boilerplate, the first mechanical man, the first
mechanical soldier. Sadly posted missing in action during world war one.
That big metal dude looks like he could have leapt straight out of the
pages of a Stephen Hunt novel and the Steamman Free State. Boilerplate,
we salute you.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/Boilerplate-14243.php
Highlander: there can be only one more
Director Justin Lin and producer Neal Moritz get together with the two
Iron Man writers Marcum and Holloway to prove that actually, there there
can be only one (more). Yep. Highlander is coming back to the big
screens for a reboot. In 2008 Summit purchased the rights to remake the
movie from Davis Panzer Productions, Inc.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/Highlander-there-can-be-only-one-more-14244.php
Battlestar Galactica The Second Coming
Trailer for Richard Hatch/Apollo's Battlestar Galactica reboot, called
Battlestar Galactica The Second Coming. In the end it was never made,
but heck, the return of evil Baltar - that would have been something to
see.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/Battlestar-Galactica-The-Second-Coming-14242.php
Kingdom Beyond the Waves: On foreign tides
The German and Spanish cover art is in for Stephen Hunt's second fantasy
novel set in his Jackelian world. The Spanish art is an interesting
twist on the fab UK covers by HarperCollins (as well designed as you'd
expect from the same crew that do the Tolkien novels). The German art is
a great Verne-ish submarine. But hey, they invented the u-boat, right?
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/Kingdom-Beyond-the-Waves-On-foreign-tides-14241.php
The Demi-Monde
Nick Johnston of UK publisher Quercus has paid a significant advance for
a new four-book science fiction series by UK novelist Rod Rees. The
pre-emptive deal, with agent John Jarrold, is for World Rights.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/The-Demi-Monde-14224.php
Japanese science fiction rising in the US
US publisher VIZ Media has announced the release on September 15th 2009
of Zoo and Usurper Of The Sun, their latest two books to be published by
their Haikasoru imprint. Haikasoru is the first imprint based in the
U.S. dedicated to Japanese science fiction and fantasy in translation.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/Japanese-science-fiction-rising-in-the-US-14225.php
The Holy Machine
Nicolas Cheetham has paid a good five-figure sum for two novels by UK
science fiction writer Chris Beckett, for the Corvus imprint of Grove
Atlantic. The deal was concluded with agent John Jarrold.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/The-Holy-Machine-14226.php
Guillermo del Toro creates Double Dare You
Walt Disney Studios, working with filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (of Pan's
Labyrinth fame, as well as the upcoming movie of The Hobbit), is
launching a new production label called Disney Double Dare You, to
create new animated fantasy and science fiction films. All films will be
produced under the guidance of del Toro. The first project in
development for the new label is called Trollhunters, an original sword
and sorcery tale which he will produce.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/Guillermo-del-Toro-creates-Double-Dare-You-14227.php
Top ten paranormal artefacts from fantasy and scifi movies
As we all know the key to a cracking adventure or fantasy movie is the
presence of a mysterious artefact that holds the key to all manner of
magical powers, and will quite possibly signal the apocalypse if in the
wrong hands. Warehouse 13, which is running on the SCI FI Channel, gives
the world's most mysterious artefacts a home. The show is about two
government agents (think Mulder and Scully with more laughs) who are
assigned to the mysterious Warehouse 13 and must track down the world's
most dangerous artefacts. So now seems like a great time to give a
rundown of the movies' top ten paranormal artefacts.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/Top-ten-paranormal-artefacts-from-fantasy-and-scifi-movies--14229.php
An Occupation of Angels
Apex Publishing, the publisher behind such titles as The Apex Book Of
World SF and the Stoker Award-nominated Mama's Boy collection, has
announced the acquisition of Lavie Tidhar's An Occupation Of Angels, a
short novel blending dark fantasy and religious mythology.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/An-Occupation-of-Angels-14230.php
Questioning Peter F Hamilton
British SF author Peter F Hamilton will be taking part in a video
interview with his publisher, just before paperback publication of The
Temporal Void.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/Questioning-Peter-F-Hamilton-14231.php
Vampire Apocalypse
US publisher New Baby Productions has reported that a graphic novel
adaptation of Derek Gunn's Vampire Apocalypse novel series is in the
works.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/Vampire-Apocalypse--14232.php
Curse of the Shamra
Science fiction and fantasy author Barry Hoffman is donating the first
10,000 copies of his latest book Curse of the Shamra to schools and
other educational institutions in the US in an effort to advance
literacy among the underprivileged.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/Curse-of-the-Shamra-14233.php
Reynolds at the Birmingham Science Fiction Group
Alastair Reynolds will be visiting the Birmingham Science Fiction Group
to talk about his works. This will take place on Friday 9th October 2009
at 8pm at the Old Joint Stock pub theatre on Temple Row in Birmingham
(due to the refurbishment of the Briar Rose hotel, they will be holding
the meeting at the Old Joint Stock theatre pub instead).
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/Reynolds-at-the-Birmingham-Science-Fiction-Group-14234.php
The Prisoner All Nighter
To mark the Blu-Ray release of The Prisoner, the first 125 customers who
pre-order the Blu-Ray edition from the Network web site will receive a
pair of tickets to The Prisoner All Nighter, an all night extravaganza
taking place at the UK's Prince Charles Cinema in Central London on
Saturday 26th September 2009 starting at 8.30pm, where every episode of
The Prisoner will be screened in High Definition.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/The-Prisoner-All-Nighter-14235.php
Transition
Forbidden Planet will be hosting a signing by science fiction author
Iain Banks. He will be signing his new novel Transition at the Forbidden
Planet Megastore, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR, on Saturday
3rd October 2009 from 1 - 2pm.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/Transition-14236.php
Wheel of Time news
The Wheel of Time series is oft requested on the Kindle, and they are
finally becoming available to fans as e-books. Beginning on October 27th
2009, Macmillan will release one e-book per month, beginning with The
Eye of the World.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/Wheel-of-Time-news-14237.php
WexWorlds
Eoin Colfer (Artemis Fowl), Darren Shan (The Saga of Darren Shan) and
Ian McDonald (Brasyl, Desolation Road) are among the scifi creators who
will be attending the first WexWorlds Festival, in Ireland's Wexford
town from Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd November 2009.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/WexWorlds-14238.php
Mindsaga
The two books in Stephen Goldin's Mindsaga science fiction series,
MindFlight and MindSearch, have just been reissued by small press
publisher Midnight Showcase Fiction.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/Mindsaga-14239.php
Trailer for War of the Worlds: Goliath
War of the Worlds: Goliath have just uploaded their first trailer for
the film. It's a two minute piece that introduces their characters,
their world and the scale of the movie.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/Trailer-for-War-of-the-Worlds-Goliath-14240.php
Peace declared in Middle Earth
New Line Cinema, the Tolkien Trust and HarperCollins have, we are told,
settled the legal battle over the rights to the Lord of the Rings
movies. Way now clear for the new Hobbit film to be made by Peter
Jackson. Little furry-footed people everywhere celebrate.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/Peace-declared-in-Middle-Earth-14223.php
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
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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: OCTOBER 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)
Click here for free sample chapters...
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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
errors in Andromeda, your latest work of short fiction, or just why you
think Iain Banks' novels are the greatest SF since a little man called
Verne put pen to paper - do drop Geoff a line below. Articles, fiction,
reviews and pieces you've already completed should ideally be submitted
as Microsoft Word attachments.
Contact Uncle Geoff in the rainy English countryside at
contrib-@sfcrowsnest.com
We still fund this puppy's bandwidth and other miscellaneous expenses
out of our own pocket, so the spirit of volunteerism is about the only
thing that keeps our happy ship in hyperspace. Any time, articles,
stories or reviews you can submit are always appreciated.
Current requirements: OCTOBER 2009
- short fiction
- articles
- comment pieces
- convention reports
- web site reviews
- book reviewers (see below)
- Television reviews ... Stargate, Andromeda, Trek etc
- Movie reviews
- Games reviews ... RPGs, scenarios, wargames etc
- SFF models and figures ... reviews, painting tips, scratchbuilds,
conversions
BTW, if you're interested in becoming a book or DVD reviewer, we'd
really, really (no, really) appreciate it if you were UK-based. Posting
out the hundred of goodies we get every week is an expensive business,
and extra airmail costs could lead to Geoff, Jessica, Mark and Steve
eating dog food in a crazed economy-drive of death. Of course, if you're
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!
Sorry.
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