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Guillermo del Toro and Richard Hogan sell vampire trilogy to William Morrow
People > Book & Novel Sales
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro and thriller writer Chuck Hogan are combining forces to write a vampire thriller trilogy, to which William Morrow has bought world rights...

Non Prophet—a review of Fringe's "The Ghost Network"
Opinion > Television Reviews
The show is leavening the dark, brooding mysteries with just the right amount of humor and little snippets of character development... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

David Gemmell Legend Award to honor fantasy novels
News > Awards
The David Gemmell Legend Award, named for the British heroic fantasy author, will recognize the best in fantasy novels...

Bartholomew of the Scissors is a burned, rather than drawn, comic
News > Manga/Graphic Novels
Artist Daniel Crosier uses what may be a unique technique with new comic Bartholomew of the Scissors: wood burning...

Serpentarius Magazine Dies
News > Market Reports
Quarterly speculative fiction webzine Serpentarius has died under the assault of hackers...

Lee and Miller's web serialization the stuff of print news
People > Activities
Sharon Lee and Steve Miller's success with serializing two novels on the web has garnered them traditional print news attention...

Paolini's Brisingr Brings in the Sales
News > Books
The third volume of Christopher Paolini's Inheritance cycle sold more than half a million copies in its first 24 hours on the shelves...

Hard Lessons—a review of Terminator: TSCC's "The Mousetrap"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Terminator makes a roaring come-back with a killer ep; let's hope the audience notices... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Still more Plague Year sales, and the use of a trailer
People > Foreign Rights
Jeff Carlson's self-produced trailer resulted in further sales of his Plague Year and Plague War...

Peter V. Brett goes European
People > Foreign Rights
Peter V. Brett travels to England for the British debut of The Painted Man, and sells more book to Spain...

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Holidays and Conventions
On October 9, 2008, happyreader said:

many happy returns. thanks for a wonderful science fiction blog.


Doctor Doolittle, I Presume?—a review of Sanctuary's "Sanctuary for All"
On October 8, 2008, irv said:

You liked the show better than I did. I thought the Amanda Tapping character was pompous without being interesting. The mute monster-servant was a pathetic cliche. The impetuous but lovable daughter was, in fact, merely childish. The cowardly but lovable tech geek was another thoughtless cliche.

The only mildly interesting character was Jack the Ripper and his relationship to the doctor and her daughter was so obvious and so contrived as to be insulting. And having him be Jack the Ripper made no sense at all.

They came up with a premise, then played fill in the blanks to make it a show. There was no attempt whatever at creativity or even wit. The world will be a better place as soon as this self-consciously dull waste of time fades away.


New author Hannu Rajaniemi sells three books on the basis of 24 pages
On October 8, 2008, Charlie Stross said:

I've known Hannu for several years -- we live in the same city and attend(ed) the same local writers workshop -- and *I* think Simon Spanton made the right move; I believe Hannu is going to be the biggest thing to hit hard SF in the next decade.


Actress Marcia Mae Jones Dies
On October 6, 2008, Tracy said:

Rest in peace, dear lady. And, forgive my errors.

You are missed.


Liar, Liar—a review of Terminator: TSCC's "Allison from Palmdale"
On October 3, 2008, Erin U. said:

Agreed on all counts.

I love the show, but it annoys me that the John Connor we see in Season Two isn't the John Connor we were promised in Season One. After Cameron was blown up in the Season One finale and had her programming scrambled, I expected John to focus on the seriousness of his situation. He should have started filling the shoes of Future John, not running away. Worse, the introduction of Riley only serves to pull John even farther away from what the audience was promised.

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