Monthly Archives: January 2007
Francis Towner Laney compilation fanzine
I occasionally venture into the realms of fandom. Not often I admit, well not as often I’d like to but I found a compilation of the writings of Francis Towner Laney on the efanzines website. These seem to be from … Continue reading
Why doesn’t my brain hurt? – mutterings about Cory Doctorow’s latest collection
After reading the last collection, A Place so Foreign…, my brain hurt. Why? Great ideas but (sort of like Charles Stross) I felt like an overrun buffer. I loved his last novel but this collection is certainly Cory at his … Continue reading
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Asimov short story
I’ve literally just seen this posted at Digg.com – Asimov’s favourite short story. Coincidentally, my friend Steve lent me his cassette tape of Childhood’s End which I’m listening to on the way to work. Having just read Cory Doctorow’s new … Continue reading
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Clarke Awards for 2006
End of the World Blues – Jon Courtenay Grimwood Nova Swing – M John Harrison Oh Pure and Radiant Heart- Lydia Millet Hav – Jan Morris Streaking – Brian Stableford Gradisil - Adam Roberts  There are interviews with both Jon … Continue reading
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BSFA Awards for 2006
The shortlists for the 2006 British Science Fiction Association (BSFA) awards were announced yesterday, 14th January, as follows: Best Novel Darkland – Liz Williams (Tor) End of the World Blues – Jon Courtenay Grimwood (Gollancz) Icarus – Roger Levy (Gollancz) … Continue reading
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Dangerous Worlds – Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
I have a confession: I rarely read Pratchett. I used to but I felt it all went through a bit of a lull until recently in the adult books. My wife gave me Wee Free Men (and the other two … Continue reading
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Rage against the Skin- The Black Tattoo by Sam Enthoven reviewed
The Black Tattoo, Sam Enthoven’s debut novel, is a book of fits and starts. But more anon. Jack and Charlie are knocking around London when they are drawn into a dark battle which may involve the Earth. Crispy duck is … Continue reading
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Celestial Arachnids – Philip Reeve’s Larklight
Philip Reeve’s Mortal Engines series marked him as an outstanding author who could get his head around outlandish engineering and fantasy, bringing the two together in a wonderful state. Larklight carries on the obsession with floating domestic spaces but this … Continue reading
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Of Infinite Attics and Rediscovered Time – Garry Kilworth interviewed
Growing up, when did you first get interested in SF/Fantasy Since I first started to read. It was only the classic authors at first – Wells, Haggard, Poe, etc – only later did I get into sf, in my 20′s … Continue reading
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The Puppeteer of the Land – Steve Cockayne interviewed
When did you first get interested in SF/Fantasy? Ever since I started to read, I have enjoyed stories that take place in imaginary worlds. Alice in Wonderland, Winnie the Pooh, Henry the Green Engine, Swallows and Amazons – these were … Continue reading
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