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Monthly Archives: April 2007
The Execution Channel
Ken Macleod’s previous oeuvre won’t prepare you for the Execution Channel. The UK is sitting on the political fence between the superpowers and is drawn into the “war on terror” when it is attacked anonymously. The Travis family becomes intimately … Continue reading
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Supernatural – Creepy kids and spooky dolls
Okay, I had a WTF moment with yesterday’s episode. Those dolls seriously wierded me out but, in retrospect, this is a good thing. Although the supernatural had to be involved, the atmosphere was just right for a haunted house story … Continue reading
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The Magic Roundabout turns once again
I’ve just the BBC article about the return of the Magic Roundabout and its attempt to return to the original. Obviously we’ll have to wait to see if anything else happens with it but provisionally this sounds good (and a … Continue reading
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Elizabeth Hand podcast
Liz Hand has emailed me to say that she has a podcast over here of her new novel, Generation Loss, which is a treat – as ever.
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Joe Abercombie site
Ariel, that busy bunny over at Genre Files and UKSFBookNews, has created a site for Joe Abercombie. If you’ve not read his fantasy, do so, it is a treat! Joe AbercrombieÂ
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Neil Gaiman interview
I’ve just come across this intriguing interview with Neil Gaiman on Wild River Review just before his appearance at PEN.
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Mike Carey crosses midnight
Joe Gordon’s blog at Forbidden Planet had a link to an interview with Mike Carey on Newsarama. I loved Lucifer and his run on Hellblazer and pretty much lose the plot when each new issue of Crossing Midnight comes out. Its … Continue reading
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Universal truths and Vampire Slaying
I’ve just seen this hilarious (and if you reach the end potentially mind-boggling) crossover idea pitch on the Making Light blog. Go on, folks. Its certainly made my afternoon.
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Karen Miller interviewed
Orbit have posted an interview with Karen Miller on YouTube. I’ve got her debut novel, Innocent Mage, and if Orbit’s past record is anything to go by, it’ll be a rip roaring read.
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Indian SF
It has intrigued me for a while that we don’t hear much about non-Anglophone sf. I’ve seen various articles in journals like Foundation but now it appears that a new site, Indian Science Fiction and Fantasy,  has its heart set on … Continue reading
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