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The Forever War by Joe Haldeman - Movie News
Authors-Books | 9 hours ago
The Forever War by Joe Haldeman Fox 2000 has acquired rights to Joe Haldeman’s 1974 novel The Forever War, and Ridley Scott is planning to make it into his first science fiction film since he delivered back-to-back classics with Blade Runner an read more
With the Twitch of a Tail
Mythusmage Opines | 17 hours ago by Alan Kellogg
This entry is part 11 of 11 in the series Dragon EarthThe early Cambrian had many innovations in animal life; new body plans, new tools. One new phylum was the chordate; a laterally flattened... You want to read the rest, you get to go to my blog. read more
The Hero’s Journey—Part 3: The Journey’s Map
The Alien Next Door | 21 hours ago by Nina Munteanu
Happy thanksgiving to my Canadian friends! I have so much to be thankful for…As promised, here is the Hero’s Journey, mapped out for two popular mythic stories, STAR WARS and FARSCAPE using Christopher Vogler’s 12-stage description of the 3-act read more
The Owling by Robert Elmer
word up! | 22 hours ago by Stacey Dale
It is time to play a Wild Card! Every now and then, a book that I have chosen to read is going to pop up as a FIRST Wild Card Tour. Get dealt into the game! (Just click the button!) Wild Card Tours feature an author and his/her book's FIRST chapter!Y read more
New Anthology on Sale to Help Flood Victims
Politics 2000: How to Understand Politics in the Third Mille… | 22 hours ago by Tyson Chaney
I was told yesterday that the anthology created in the wake of this summer’s floods in Iowa is finally done. I submitted a story a while ago and forgot about the non-profit project. The eight-story book is 230 pages long and is being billed a read more
Quarantine the Movie – Destined to be a Horror Classic
R.W Ridley | October 12th 2008 by R.W. Ridley
Destined to be a Classic Horror Film! I don’t enjoy that many horror movies anymore. I’ve seen so many that I’m not that easily scared. Still movie after movie, week after week, I pop in the DVD or go to the movie theater and dutifully put read more
SciFi Weekend: Life on Mars, Sarah Connor and Heroes Visit The Fu…
Liberal Values | October 12th 2008 by Ron Chusid
Life on Mars premiered last week with the initial episode being virtually identical to the first episode of the BBC series it is based upon. Future episodes will diverge with different stories. The basic idea is the same in both. After being knocke read more
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
Books Love Me | October 12th 2008 by Josette
Margaret Murry or Meg as she’s called, is quite an awkward young girl who’s not popular in school. She wears glasses and has braces, the typical description for girls who are unpopular. Nobody understands her in school, not even her teachers. read more
Star Wars Papercraft: Naboo N-1 Starfighter
Papercraft Paradise | October 12th 2008 by Michael
Protecting the skies and space around Naboo is the N-1 starfighter. Its sleek design exemplifies the philosophy of art and function witnessed throughout Naboo technology. Its twin radial J-type engines are capped in gleaming chrome and trail long de read more
“11000 Years Lost,” by Peni R. Griffin
Inkweaver Review - Reading Portal, Book Reviews and Cover Ar… | October 11th 2008 by Nathan P
“11000 Years Lost,” by Peni R. Griffin is a time travel story that takes a young girl 11000 years into the past.When Esther discovers an ancient spearhead it is the start of an archaeological dig near her school. Soon she is helping on of the ar read more
"Beyond Lies the Wub" by Philip K. Dick
Free Listens | October 10th 2008 by Seth
Source: Time Traveler Show | MP3Length: 32 minReader: Mac KellyThe story: Philip K. Dick is probably best know today for the many science fiction movies based on his stories and novels: Minority Report, A Scanner Darkly, Blade Runner (from Do Android read more
The Invisible Man
Once Upon A Bookshelf | October 10th 2008
Author: H.G. Wells Originally Published: 1897 This is one of those classics that I’ve been meaning to read for a long time. Classics like this have become so ingrained into pop culture that there are references to them everywhere. You think you read more
Looking for a Film Music Composer Job Online? Try Out ‘Teamscor…
Heather Fenoughty Music & Sound | October 10th 2008 by Heather Fenoughty
Any budding film composer really really needs to get involved with The Composer Collective. An online database, forum and resource for film music composers, they've just recently started 'Teamscoring': there's a project in the works - the last three read more
Science Fiction and Fantasy Graphic Novels Widget
Book Calendar | October 10th 2008 by Book Calendar
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Slideshow
Book Calendar | October 10th 2008 by Book Calendar
SlideshowI decided to test out the slideshow feature for Amazon affiliates. These are books in my collection of science fiction art books. A lot of books were no longer in print, or did not have pictures available of the covers. Thus, I could not read more
Review: Lost in a Good Book, Jasper Fforde
Medieval Bookworm | October 10th 2008 by Meghan
This is the second book in the Thursday Next series of literary mysteries by Jasper Fforde. If you haven’t read the first one, The Eyre Affair, you will find spoilers in this review, so go check that out first - I recommend it! After vanquish read more
New Orleans on Halloween!!
Eternal Vigilance | October 9th 2008 by Gabrielle Faust
A couple of very short weeks I will be heading off for New Orleans, my dearly missed home away from home! I hope you all will be able to join me both for my book signing at Boutique du Vampyre and the extraordinary Anne Rice Vampire Ball at Rosy̵ read more
Eternal Vigilance
Eternal Vigilance | October 9th 2008 by Gabrielle Faust
The new installment of ETERNAL VIGILANCE will be out at the end of the year so be sure to pick up Book 1 now! Click the banner below to purchase it from Amazon! Bookmark to: read more
Christopher Walken for President
R.W Ridley | October 9th 2008 by R.W. Ridley
Recently, I came out in support of Sam Masterson for president. I only did this because I was unaware that there actually are other candidates running for President of the United States. I now regret that endorsement. I am announcing today that I am read more
Christian Science Fiction, Revisited
Author's Echo | October 9th 2008 by Adam Heine
A few months ago, I mused aloud on whether Travelers was too secular for the Christian market. Last weekend I found some interesting information on that very thing (if you follow the link, we'll be talking about Tips #16-18).Back up first. There's th read more
sarah is star wars, hillary is star trek
toomanytribbles | October 9th 2008 by toomanytribbles
click pic to source and more fun on io9. read more
Spaceballs 1987
Th3Blogster | October 8th 2008 by Th3Blogster
King Roland of the planet Druidia is trying to marry his daughter Princess Vespa (Daphne Zuniga) to Prince Valium, but Vespa is kidnapped by the evil race of the Spaceballs. The Spaceballs ask Roland a tremendous ransom: all the air of Druidia (you s read more
Fall TV - Out of the Starting Gates
Topsy-Techie | October 8th 2008 by Topsy-Techie
So we are a couple weeks into the new fall TV season, and I’m curious what you guys are watching. Here is my current pictorial playlist… FRINGE It’s creepy and it’s kooky. Marvelous and spooky. Nope, not the Addam read more
What I’m Reading – The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Woa
R.W Ridley | October 8th 2008 by R.W. Ridley
I usually don’t write about what I’m reading because I never know if I’m going to give the book a recommend until I’ve finished the book, but Junot Diaz has written the book that is the exception to my rule, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar W read more
athos in science fiction
toomanytribbles | October 8th 2008 by toomanytribbles
i found this on io9 and thought it was amusing. the post explores all-male societies in science fiction and the last item was this... (...talk about fiction mirroring reality...)click pic to source'ethan of athos by lois mcmaster bujold (1986)how i read more
Exuberant Life
Mythusmage Opines | October 8th 2008 by Alan Kellogg
This entry is part 8 of 8 in the series Dragon EarthHigh up on a mountainside in the Canadian province of British Columbia there is a deposit of Shales. Known as the Burgess Shales after Professor... You want to read the rest, you get to go to my bl read more
Deep Ones Caught on Camera!
raincoaster | October 8th 2008
Filmed at great personal somewhere off the coast of Ponape, this horrific Japanese video shows two of the unspeakable crossbreeds native to the area halfway through their mutation into Deep Ones, the alien aquatic servants of that most hideous of the read more
Karen Joy Fowler: Writing Porch Author Q and A
The Writing Porch | October 7th 2008 by J. Louise Larson
Note from The Writing Porch's J. Louise Larson: Although Karen Joy Fowler came to Mesquite to talk about Ray Bradbury and Fahrenheit 451, this piece is an author profile, so it's about Fowler. If Bradbury will respond to my emails, I'll interview him read more
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