On this day in 1454, the Secret Council of the Prussian Confederation sends a formal act of disobedience to the Grand Master. I love it when history sounds like a fantasy novel.
Writing, Editing, and Publishing
Publisher’s Weekly posted a great interview with Kelly Link, whose new collection of stories, Get in Trouble, is out now.
The 2015 Locus Recommended Reading list was recently released; check it out here.
There is also a lot of award news.
February 4th, 2015. Kate Lechler | World Wide Wednesday | 1 comment |
Time of the Great Freeze by Robert Silverberg
Given that global warming seems to be an almost universally accepted fact of life these days (except by obstinate conspiracy theorists such as my buddy Ron, who also denies that men ever walked on the moon), it might strike a reader as strange to come across a sci-fi novel that posits the advent of a new Ice Age in the early 23rd century. And yet, such is the case with Robert Silverberg’s Time of the Great Freeze,
February 4th, 2015. Sandy Ferber´s rating: 4 | Robert Silverberg | Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | 7 comments |
Dreamer of Dune by Brian Herbert
In 2003 Tor released Dreamer of Dune, a biography of Frank Herbert (1920 – 1986) written by his son Brian Herbert, who has written a number of novels as well. The best known of these are the DUNE prequels and sequels written in collaboration with Kevin J. Anderson. Dreamer of Dune is not the only book about Frank Herbert or his works but the others I am aware of are currently out of print.
February 4th, 2015. Rob Weber | Brian Herbert, Frank Herbert | Non-fiction | SFF Reviews | 4 comments |
I believe you are missing the point of this book here. I don't believe the purpose is to tell a…
I love it!
Almost as good as my friend: up-and-coming author Amber Merlini!
I don't know what kind of a writer he is, but Simon Raven got the best speculative-fiction-writing name ever!
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