Science Fiction and Fantasy fans are enjoying a bit of a cultural surge lately, and there is a ton of genre related stuff being consumed. Thanks to authors like George R.R. Martin and Charlaine Harris, Fantasy is crushing best seller lists as well as television ratings. There is some very cool genre based stuff available on T.V. right now. Shows like The Wire, The Walking Dead, and Eureka are extremely well written. Past shows like Battlestar Galactica,
July 12th, 2012. Justin Blazier | Giveaway!, Thoughtful Thursday | 8 comments |
In the coming weeks, if you find something interesting you think everyone should read, drop me a line via the contact form and let me know, or just post it below. Let’s get started:
1) Newly Launched Andre Norton Site: An impressive looking site about Andre Norton. I’ll be keeping an eye on this one.
2) David Brin Discusses the End of the World: Brin wrote The Postman, which happens to be one of my favorite SF novels.
June 27th, 2012. Justin Blazier | World Wide Wednesday | 1 comment |
Last weekend in the US it was Father’s Day, so I thought it would be fun to name some favorite Dads from the Fantasy genre. I think I’m a good Dad. I often feed my baby, and I rarely misplace her. I also teach her how to make fart noises, which is essential to her social development. I’m pretty sure those are things good Dads do.
Even with my aforementioned accolades of great dadness, I still pale in comparison to Zaknafein Do’ Urden. Zaknafein is the father of Drizzt Do’ Urden the legendary Dark Elf swordsman from the Forgotten Realms Universe.
June 21st, 2012. Justin Blazier | Thoughtful Thursday | 9 comments |
Jack Nightingale was a cop, a negotiator to be specific. He becomes a private investigator after a series of strange and tragic events. Things get really weird for Jack when he finds out the parents he lost as a teenager had actually adopted him, and his real father has left him a huge mansion in the countryside. I should also mention that his biological father was an evil bastard who sold Jack’s soul to a demon, and only a few days remain till said demon comes to collect.
June 18th, 2012. Justin Blazier´s rating: 3.5 | Stephen Leather | Audio | SFF Reviews | 1 comment |
In the coming weeks, if you find something interesting you think everyone should read, drop me a line via the contact form and let me know, or just post it below. Let’s get started:
1) Tropes vs. Women in Video Games: A Kickstarter for a video series that will explore the topic of women and how they are portrayed in video games.
2) A Martian Joined Ray Bradbury and Me for Dinner in Paris: An amusing little story about having dinner with Ray Bradbury.
June 13th, 2012. Justin Blazier | World Wide Wednesday | 1 comment |
In the coming weeks, if you find something interesting you think everyone should read, drop me a line via the contact form and let me know, or just post it below. Let’s get started:
1) Ray Bradbury dies at 91: From Bradbury’s website: Ray Bradbury, recipient of the 2000 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, the 2004 National Medal of Arts, and the 2007 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation, died on June 5, 2012, at the age of 91 after a long illness. He lived in Los Angeles.
June 6th, 2012. Justin Blazier | World Wide Wednesday | 1 comment |
I still watch my fair share of cartoons and have a deep love for them that extends from early in my childhood. One of my favorites was Heathcliff — I adored that show when I was little. I recently found some old episodes on YouTube, sure that watching it again would whisk me back to the junkyard fights and trashcan-dumping shenanigans Heathcliff was famous for. Instead, I was disappointed; the cartoon was actually quite terrible. The voices were cheesy, the animation was cheap, and the plots were terrible. How could I have loved this show so much?
May 24th, 2012. Justin Blazier | Thoughtful Thursday | 9 comments |
They’ve been questing for weeks. They are sore, hungry and in desperate need of rest. As darkness begins to close about them, they spot some lights emanating from a small building just ahead. They quicken their pace, eager to find somewhere they can get off their feet and fill their bellies. As they get closer they begin to hear the faint sound of pipes cheerfully playing within. The sound of laughter and singing is audible and their spirits soar as they know they’ve found an inn. Before they enter, they look up and notice a small sign swinging from a pair rusted chains.
May 17th, 2012. Justin Blazier | Thoughtful Thursday | 22 comments |
My writing class is over, and I want to thank Kat for helping me with my FanLit duties. For those that wish to know, my class went well. When I began the class I was pretty sure I wanted to be a writer. Now that the class is over I am still pretty sure I want to be a writer. That’s good. I took the class with every expectation of having my writing aspirations dashed upon the rocks of academic scrutiny. That has not happened, and it gives me heart.
One thing I noticed about my writing is that I couldn’t keep the fantasy from leaking into my pieces.
May 10th, 2012. Justin Blazier | Giveaway!, Thoughtful Thursday | 10 comments |
Got any interesting SFF tidbits? Just post below in the comments.
1) I’ll have the e-lobster for $9.99: Publishers, next time meet at Denny’s because those fancy restaurants look really suspicious and now you’re being sued for price-fixing. Readers, you can peruse the antitrust civil suit here (opens a pdf). Discussions of elicit meetings at fancy restaurants begins on page 13.
2) Microsoft invests in Nook: As reading habits change, brick and mortar stores gradually decline, and the various e-readers and tablets continue to battle for supremacy,
May 2nd, 2012. Justin Blazier | World Wide Wednesday | 4 comments |
Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn is my favorite fantasy series. It's fantastic. I've been holding off on starting The Last King…
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!