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WWW: March 21, 2012

If you’ve got any SFF news to share, please post it in the comments below.

M.A.R. Barker dies at age 83: Dr. Barker, creator of Tékumel, was a Fulbright Scholar and has been called “The forgotten Tolkien.” Read John’s review of The Man of Gold.

Tia Nevitt wins the first Epic Ebook Award for Fantasy: Congratulations to our friend and guest reviewer, Tia Nevitt! Tia’s award is for her novel The Sevenfold Spell (reviewed by Kat) and was announced at EPICon.


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WWW: March 6, 2012

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) Fallout Shelter Ads, 1960s: It’s a little hard to imagine these were real. I also want one.

2) Ralph McQuarrie (1929-2012): The Academy award winning illustrator behind Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica and Cocoon has died at age 82

3) Suvudu Cage Match Round 1: So many awesome write-ups.


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WWW: February 29, 2012

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) Science fiction writers irked with Amazon.com, redirect links to other booksellers: Amazon vs. Publishers. Authors are caught in the crossfire. I was under the impression the SFWA represents authors not publishing companies. I need to read some more on this, I was not expecting SFWA to choose a side in this manner.

2) Suvudu Cage Match 2012: It’s time for another Suvudu cage match.


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Thoughtful Thursday: Ghost Writers

I stumbled across an article on the web the other day that discussed the controversy of L.J. Smith being booted from her own series, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES. The series will continue to be written under the name L.J. Smith, but by another author. I found this tidbit to be shocking, and it got me thinking: What other SFF works have been ghost-written? What famous SFF authors were also ghost writers? Here are three examples:

1. The Madman Theory by Ellery Queen
Ghosted by Jack Vance

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WWW: February 22, 2012

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 in the comment section below. Let’s get started:

1) Nebula Nominees Announced: A few surprises found a way into the nominees list.

2) Sexiest Characters in SFF: This kind of thing is usually below my threshold for “news,” but it’s a slow news week… so sue me.

3) New Isaac Asimov T-Shirt: The t-shirt is hideous.


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WWW: February 15, 2012

Dentist puts Clive Barker in a coma… Your favorite authors nerd it out in a Dungeons & Dragons match… Hollywood finds yet another SFF novel to make into something awful… All that and MORE in this week’s WWW!
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) A Few of Fantasy’s Best Gather to Play D&D: Aidan links us to a video of the now legendary D&D game.


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WWW: February 8, 2012

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) Stefan Raets starts a new blog: Our very own Stefan Raets is retiring from FanLit so he can focus on his new blog, Far Beyond Reality and his frequent writing assignments for Tor.com. We’ll miss Stefan, but we’ll still occasionally post some of his reviews here after they’ve been up for a while at FBR.


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SFF sports of all sorts

This coming Sunday is a big day in American football, and is by far the biggest day in American sports for the year. The streets in Boston and New York will be vacant as fans are glued to their TV screens to watch the big game. Sports are important to the entire human race. One only needs to be outside the United States during the World Cup to realize exactly how important it really is. I personally love American football, MMA, and I even watch the  English Premiere League Football on the Soccer Channel whenever I can. I’ve also been known to watch basketball,


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WWW: February 1, 2012

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) Great Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Who Never Wrote Sequels or Trilogies: Io9 continues to publish interesting articles pertaining to our favorite genres. You have to dig for them a bit since they tend to get buried quickly.

2) ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ Turns 50: A classic and the introduction to genre fiction for many readers turns 50 and is making a lot of people feel very old.


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WWW: January 25, 2012

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) Movies from an Alternate Universe, by Peter Stults: A very cool series of poster reinterpretations.

2) 60 second Interviews: David Gemmell award nominees are interviewed in 60 seconds.

3) Northanger Abbey and Angels and Dragons: Free Ebook…and apparently a good one at that.


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