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Your November 2009 SFcrowsnest scifi magazine is enclosed
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SFcrowsnest
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Nov 01, 2009 04:48 PST
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STEPHEN HUNT'S SFCROWSNEST.COM
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com | Issue 192. November 2009.
"I'm not the person I remember."
Rheya - Solaris.
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WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
A boy with emotional problems finds himself on an island with large
fluffy animal people. Spike Jonze co-writes and directs this adaptation
of the popular 1963 children's book. While the book works fine for the
younger set, the film tries to be too much an Alice-in-Wonderland-class
story for all ages, but it rarely works for both young and old at the
same time.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/features/2009/Where-the-Wild-Things-Are-14306.php
JOE 90
Uncle Geoff takes a look back at the curious case of Joe 90. These days
if you took a school kid and brainwashed them with advanced equipment
into becoming an assassin or super-spy, the least you could expect is a
visit from social services... but what do we get? The Dollhouse and
Chuck borrowing the concept!
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/features/2009/Joe-90-14362.php
EXHIBIT
A very short - but solid - scifi story by GF Willmetts.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/features/2009/Exhibit-14363.php
DEFYING GRAVITY: AN INSIDE PEEK
Actor Ron Livingston (last seen in Sex And The City, and Band of
Brothers) stars in Defying Gravity, a new science fiction drama series
from producer James Parriott (of Grey's Anatomy fame) and Michael
Edelstein (aka Desperate Housewives). The thirteen part scifi series has
already started to broadcast on BBC Two in October 2009.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/features/2009/Defying-Gravity-an-inside-peek-14365.php
RON LIVINGSTON INTERVIEWED
Actor Ron Livingston of Band of Brothers fame is interviewed about about
his lead role in the new scifi TV series, Defying Gravity, where he
plays ship's engineer Maddux Donner on a mysterious mission to space
which is being controlled by an alien intelligence known as Beta.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/features/2009/Ron-Livingston-interviewed-14366.php
TAMZIN OUTHWAITE TALKS SCIFI
In the BBC's new scifi thriller, Paradox. DI Rebecca Flint is a
high-ranking detective who always goes the extra mile to solve a case.
However, when she is shown images by space scientist Dr Christian King
of a disaster that appears not to have happened yet, her world and
belief system is thrown into turmoil. Actress Tamzin Outhwaite, who
recently starred in ITV's The Fixer, explains to SFcrowsnest what drew
her to a science fiction thriller like Paradox and the part of feisty
police officer Rebecca.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/features/2009/Tamzin-Outhwaite-talks-scifi-14367.php
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Aliens Rule audio short stories edited by Allan Kaster
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Aliens-Rule-audio-short-stories-edited-by-Allan-Kaster--14353.php
Avilion by Robert Holdstock
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Avilion-by-Robert-Holdstock-14327.php
Daredevil # 500 by writers Ed Brubaker, Andy Diggle, Ann Nocenti and
artists Michael Lark, Stefano Gaudino, Klaus Janson, Chris Samnee and
Paul Azaceta
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Daredevil--500-by-writers-Ed-Brubaker-Andy-Diggle-Ann-Nocenti-and-artists-Michael-Lark-Stefano-Gaudino-Klaus-Janson-Chris-Samnee-and-Paul-Azaceta-14357.php
Dead Deep by Justin Somper
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Dead-Deep-by-Justin-Somper-14325.php
Death's Head: Day Of The Damned by David Gunn
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Deaths-Head-Day-Of-The-Damned-by-David-Gunn-14344.php
Doctor Who Companion Chronicles: The Glorious Revolution by Jonathan
Morris
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Doctor-Who-Companion-Chronicles-The-Glorious-Revolution-by-Jonathan-Morris-14334.php
Doctor Who Monthly Series: Paper Cuts by Marc Platt
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Doctor-Who-Monthly-Series-Paper-Cuts-by-Marc-Platt-14328.php
Doctor Who: The Companion Chronicles - The Drowned World by Simon
Guerrier
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Doctor-Who-The-Companion-Chronicles---The-Drowned-World-by-Simon-Guerrier-14330.php
Doctor Who: The Companion Chronicles - The Stealers From Saiph by Nigel
Robinson
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Doctor-Who-The-Companion-Chronicles---The-Stealers-From-Saiph-by-Nigel-Robinson--14329.php
Doctor Who (TV Milestone Series) by Jim Leach
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Doctor-Who-TV-Milestone-Series-by-Jim-Leach-14338.php
Doghouse DVD (2009)
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Doghouse-DVD-2009-14343.php
Flashforward by Robert Sawyer
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Flashforward-by-Robert-Sawyer-14322.php
Iron Man: Femme Fatales by Robert Greenberger
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Iron-Man-Femme-Fatales-by-Robert-Greenberger-14361.php
Lost Ate My Life: The Inside Story Of A Fandom Like No Other by Jon
DocArzt and Amy Johnston
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Lost-Ate-My-Life-The-Inside-Story-Of-A-Fandom-Like-No-Other-by-Jon-DocArzt-and-Amy-Johnston-14332.php
Modesty Blaise: The Scarlet Maiden by Peter O'Donnell and Neville Colvin
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Modesty-Blaise-The-Scarlet-Maiden-by-Peter-ODonnell-and-Neville-Colvin-14339.php
Mythophidia: A Collection Of Stories by Storm Constantine
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Mythophidia-A-Collection-Of-Stories-by-Storm-Constantine-14354.php
Orphan's Destiny by Robert Buettner
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Orphans-Destiny-by-Robert-Buettner-14326.php
Red Claw by Philip Palmer
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Red-Claw-by-Philip-Palmer-14340.php
Robin Hood: The Siege by Simon Guerrier
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Robin-Hood-The-Siege-by-Simon-Guerrier-14335.php
Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone 1: Walking Distance by Rod Serling, Mark
Kneece and Dove McHargue
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Rod-Serlings-The-Twilight-Zone-1-Walking-Distance-by-Rod-Serling-Mark-Kneece-and-Dove-McHargue-14349.php
Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone 2: The Odyssey Of Flight 33 by Rod
Serling, Mark Kneece and Robert Grabe
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Rod-Serlings-The-Twilight-Zone-2-The-Odyssey-Of-Flight-33-by-Rod-Serling-Mark-Kneece-and-Robert-Grabe-14348.php
Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone 3: The After Hours by Rod Serling, Mark
Kneece and Rebekah Isaacs
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Rod-Serlings-The-Twilight-Zone-3-The-After-Hours-by-Rod-Serling-Mark-Kneece-and-Rebekah-Isaacs-14347.php
Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone 4: The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street
by Rod Serling, Mark Kneece and Rich Ellis
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Rod-Serlings-The-Twilight-Zone-4-The-Monsters-Are-Due-On-Maple-Street-by-Rod-Serling-Mark-Kneece-and-Rich-Ellis-14346.php
Spaceship Away Part 19 Autumn 2009
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Spaceship-Away-Part-19-Autumn-2009-14356.php
Spider Star by Mike Brotherton
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Spider-Star-by-Mike-Brotherton-14360.php
Strontium Dog: The Kreeler Conspiracy by John Wagner & Carlos Ezquerra
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Strontium-Dog-The-Kreeler-Conspiracy-by-John-Wagner--Carlos-Ezquerra-14358.php
The Carhullan Army by Sarah Hall
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/The-Carhullan-Army-by-Sarah-Hall-14345.php
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy (volume 1 in the trilogy of five)
by Douglas Adams
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/The-Hitchhikers-Guide-To-The-Galaxy-volume-1-in-the-trilogy-of-five-by-Douglas-Adams-14352.php
The Masterworks Of Technology: The Story Of Creative Engineering,
Architecture And Design by E.E. Lewis
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/The-Masterworks-Of-Technology-The-Story-Of-Creative-Engineering-Architecture-And-Design-by-EE-Lewis-14355.php
The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/The-Raw-Shark-Texts-by-Steven-Hall-14336.php
The Red Men by Matthew De Abaitua
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/The-Red-Men-by-Matthew-De-Abaitua-14337.php
The Restaurant At The End Of The Universe by Douglas Adams
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/The-Restaurant-At-The-End-Of-The-Universe-by-Douglas-Adams-14323.php
The Secret History Of Science Fiction edited by James Patrick Kelly and
John Kessel
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/The-Secret-History-Of-Science-Fiction-edited-by-James-Patrick-Kelly-and-John-Kessel-14359.php
The Solaris Book Of New Science Fiction Volume Three edited by George
Mann
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/The-Solaris-Book-Of-New-Science-Fiction-Volume-Three-edited-by-George-Mann-14351.php
The Ultimate Illustrators: Boris Vallejo & Julie Bell
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/The-Ultimate-Illustrators-Boris-Vallejo--Julie-Bell-14341.php
The Very Best Of Fantasy & Science Fiction edited by Gordon Van Gelder
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/The-Very-Best-Of-Fantasy--Science-Fiction-edited-by-Gordon-Van-Gelder-14331.php
Triangulation: Dark Glass edited by Pete Butler
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Triangulation-Dark-Glass-edited-by-Pete-Butler-14342.php
Troy: Fall Of Kings by David Gemmell and Stella Gemmell
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Troy-Fall-Of-Kings-by-David-Gemmell-and-Stella-Gemmell-14350.php
Twelve by Jasper Kent
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Twelve-by-Jasper-Kent-14324.php
Waging The War Of The Worlds by John Gosling
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Waging-The-War-Of-The-Worlds-by-John-Gosling-14321.php
Witches And Wiccans by Rosemary Ellen Guiley
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Witches-And-Wiccans-by-Rosemary-Ellen-Guiley-14320.php
x marks the conversions
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/x-marks-the-conversions-14319.php
Your Heart Belongs To Me by Dean Koontz
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2009/Your-Heart-Belongs-To-Me-by-Dean-Koontz-14333.php
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MINIMALISTS DON'T MAKE GOOD COLLECTORS
As a somewhat collector, as many SF fans including you the reader
actually are, do you feel somewhat appalled at the prospect of going
totally digital or haven't you given it much thought for where we might
be in a decade's time?
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/features/2009/Minimalists-dont-make-good-collectors-14364.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.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/contribute.php
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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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- Day Dream
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/hivemind/blog.php?user=DayDream
- Mulluane
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/hivemind/blog.php?user=Mulluane
- Turner
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/hivemind/blog.php?user=Turner
- Bob Lock
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/hivemind/blog.php?user=BobLock
- FantasySci
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/hivemind/blog.php?user=fantasysci
- Scrybe Press
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/hivemind/profile.php?user=ScrybePress
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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
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0007232209/ref=nosim/scienficticrowst
PAPERBACK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kingdom-Beyond-Waves-Stephen-Hunt/dp/0007232217
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Stephen Hunt to appear at SFX Weekender
SFX have an exciting announcement for fans of modern fantasy literature:
Stephen Hunt - author of the Jackelian fantasy/scifi series - has
confirmed he'll be joining SFX for a weekend in Camber Sands. And not
just any old weekend, he's joining them for the British equivalent of
Comic-Con, the SFX Weekender taking place 5th-6th February 2010.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/Stephen-Hunt-to-appear-at-SFX-Weekender-14318.php
JJ Abrams Star Trek deleted scene
A first look at the new klingons in this deleted scene from the last
Star Trek movie. Bad guy Nero is held on the klingon prison planet of
Rura Penthe in the future before he escapes to take his revenge on the
Federation in the past.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/JJ-Abrams-Star-Trek-deleted-scene-14314.php
New AVATAR trailer
A new trailer for the AVATAR scifi movie from James Cameron. The whole
plot could have come from the Aliens universe, complete with aliens and
suffering colonial aborigines for the corporation to abuse.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/New-AVATAR-trailer-14315.php
Being Human returns in 2010
There's a new series of BBC3's supernatural drama-comedy series Being
Human on the way to your TV set in the new year - three apparently
twenty-something characters sharing a house in Bristol, trying to live a
normal social life, despite being a ghost, a werewolf and a vampire
respectively.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/Being-Human-returns-in-2010-14316.php
Jasper Kent goes state-side
Helen Edwards, Rights Director at Transworld UK, has sold US rights in
two historical vampire novels by UK novelist Jasper Kent for a good
five-figure sum in US dollars.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/Jasper-Kent-goes-state-side-14317.php
Mark Gatiss goes steampunk
Mark Gatiss (League Of Gentlemen, Doctor Who) is to star in his own TV
adaptation of HG Wells' scifi steampunk classic, The First Men In The
Moon, alongside Rory Kinnear (Waking The Dead, Silent Witness), in a
one-off 90-minute BBC Four drama.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/Mark-Gatiss-goes-steampunk--14313.php
Director's cut of Terminator Salvation
Christian Bale of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight fame, and Sam
Worthington (as seen in the new Avatar movie) are coming onto Blu-ray
and DVD with Terminator Salvation at the end of November 2009 - yes,
just in time for your Xmas present list. The Blu-ray edition of the film
will include McG's Director's cut of the film with additional footage.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/Directors-cut-of-Terminator-Salvation-14312.php
Avatar trailer
Here's a trailer for the new Cameron scifi flick - Avatar. It looks
fairly similiar to the concept of Midworld, a novel by Alan Dean Foster,
crossed with the firepower of the Aliens movie.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/Avatar-trailer--14311.php
Season of the Witch
Here's an elevator pitch for you - imagine a fantasy horror film set in
Medieval Europe, make it a cross between Con Air meets the Name of the
Rose, and then add two of the same actors from said films, Ron Perlman
and Nicolas Cage. Make your own mind up. Here's the first trailer for
you, from Season of the Witch.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/Season-of-the-Witch-14310.php
Splice
Here's a trailer for a new scifi horror flick called Splice - think The
Fly combined with Gremlins, but as a product of genetic engineering to
produce cute artificial pets. It's behind you, Mrs Scientist...
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/Splice-14309.php
The old men of scifi
Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society to host a 2009 thanksgiving weekend
convention in honour of their 75th year. It was back in October 27, 1934
when the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society first opened its doors to
fans of a new genre, scientific fiction, aka science fiction or Sci-Fi.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/The-old-men-of-scifi-14307.php
Disney soars in to create a steampunk movie out of Airman
Disney is set to turn 'Airman', a fantasy steampunk tale from the pen of
Artemis Fowl author Eoin Colfer, into a movie. Robert Zemeckis'
ImageMovers studio is set to join forces with Disney in making the film.
The book is a Victorian age Zorro/Count of Monte Cristo hybrid.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/Disney-soars-in-to-create-a-steampunk-movie-out-of-Airman-14308.php
Join the Klingon Empire
A recruiting video for the Klingon Empire courtesy of the new Star Trek
MMOG. Yes, weak human Ha'DIbaH, today is a good day for you to die.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/Join-the-Klingon-Empire-14305.php
Paradox: The BBC's version of FlashForward?
The new BBC 1 sci-fi mini-series Paradox stars actress Tamzin Outhwaite
as Inspector Rebecca Flint, who has to work with space scientist Dr
Christian King - aka Emun Elliott - when a series of rogue images are
transmitted from space into his laboratory. The fragmented images appear
to be of a terrible incident but they also suggest it is yet to happen -
it's in the future. Their tag line is: If you could see the future,
would you change it? Our tag line is: Just how similar to FlashForward
will this one turn out to be? I guess we will have to wait and see.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/Paradox-The-BBCs-version-of-FlashForward-14304.php
The Demi-Monde
Nicole Geismann of Goldmann Verlag, part of the Random House Group, has
acquired German rights in the first two books of The Demi-Monde, a
science fiction quartet by debut author Rod Rees, for a good five-figure
sum in Euros.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/The-Demi-Monde-14296.php
Makers
Cory Doctorow will be signing his newest novel Makers at the Forbidden
Planet Megastore, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR, on Thursday
29th October 2009 from 6-7pm. Perry and Lester invent things - like an
entirely new economic system. Soon barefoot bankers are criss-crossing
the nation, microinvesting in high-tech communal start-ups.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/Makers-14297.php
Odyssey goes online
The Odyssey Writing Workshop, a program for writers of fantasy, science
fiction, and horror, is now offering writing classes online. Classes are
designed for adult writers of fantasy, science fiction, and horror.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/Odyssey-goes-online-14298.php
Vampire Apocalypse Fallout
Derek Gunn's third Vampire Apocalypse book Fallout is now available.
Fallout is Derek Gunn's latest book in is his Vampire Apocalypse series
and it's available from Black Death Books in a trade paperback edition.
In this military/post-apocalyptic series the Vampires rule.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/Vampire-Apocalypse-Fallout-14299.php
LOL-Kzin
Scifi author Larry Niven's Man-Kzin war series of novels (about
humanity's war against a fierce two legged tiger race) brings us a
surprising development. Not LOLcats, but LOL-Kzin!
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/LOL-Kzin-14300.php
Robert Carlyle interview
Robert Carlyle is interviewed in our online video talking about the new
StarGate Universe TV series. Also, we have David Blue (Ugly Betty) as
slacker Eli Wallace, and Jamil Walker Smith (Hey Arnold!) as Master
Sergeant Ronald Greer. In their recent episode 3, The Destiny is
breaking at the seams and so is the morale of the ragtag survivors
onboard. With the air supply dwindling, a team disembarks to a
desert-like planet to find a mineral needed to scrub the ship's air of
carbon monoxide. And they only have 12 hours to complete the mission.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/Robert-Carlyle-interview-14301.php
World SF News Blog
The World SF News Blog, began in February this year to offer news and
links relating to the international SF field, has announced it is
expanding into offering original content.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/World-SF-News-Blog-14302.php
New Doctor Who: new logo
The official Doctor Who website has featured a first look at the new
Doctor Who logo, which will accompany Matt Smith's on-screen debut as
The Doctor in spring 2010. The logo is the 11th to have been used on
screen in the show's history.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/New-Doctor-Who-new-logo-14303.php
The death of Death Ray
Guy Haley over at Death Ray magazine has written to the Nest with some
very sad news. Issue 21 of Death Ray magazine will be the last, as their
parent Black Fish is to shut down the glossy sci-fi mag. Another damn
casualty of the credit crunch. Sorry to hear it.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/The-death-of-Death-Ray--14295.php
The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello
A lovely little animated fantasy steampunk adventure called The
Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello which looks like
its characters could have leapt out of the pages of one of the novels by
Stephen Hunt.
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/news/2009/The-Mysterious-Geographic-Explorations-of-Jasper-Morello-14293.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: NOVEMBER 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: November 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
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
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Contact Uncle Geoff in the rainy English countryside at
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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: NOVEMBER 2009
- short fiction
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- Television reviews ... Stargate, Andromeda, Trek etc
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- 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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