http://www.sfsite.com/ The new issue of the SF Site is now online. Copyright 1996-2010 SF Site en-us http://www.sfsite.com/images/sfspot1.gif http://www.sfsite.com/ http://www.sfsite.com/11b/3d284.htm Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:00:00 GMT Catherine Moore is probably best known to SF and fantasy readers for her many collaborations with partner and husband Henry Kuttner, a partnership that produced such classics as "The Vintage Season" and "Mimsy Were The Borogoves." But before that Catherine was a successful writer on her own, and the stories of C.L. Moore were mainstays of the science fiction magazines of the 30s. This was the pulp era, a time when magazine SF was in its infancy and writers were making up the rules as they went along. http://www.sfsite.com/11b/bp284.htm Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:00:00 GMT In a genre like science fiction, where magazines and anthologies have played such a significant part in the development of the literature, it is inevitable that some writers will make their greatest impression in the short story. John Kessel is one such writer. His novels have been well received but not groundbreaking; it is as a short story writer that he has proved most impressive. So it is strange, to say the least, that so few of his stories have been brought together in collections. http://www.sfsite.com/11b/cw284.htm Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:00:00 GMT In his introduction, the author states that, besides their obvious qualities, the conciseness and ability to span a wide time scale of Robert E. Howard's Conan tales inspired him to try his hand at some short fantasy tales. While neither Corrie nor anyone else before or since has written quite like R.E. Howard, these stories are well constructed, entertaining, have engaging characters, and use standard fantasy tropes with humour and a modicum of originality. http://www.sfsite.com/11b/mc284.htm Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:00:00 GMT After an extended time away from M.Y.T.H. Inc. to focus on his studies, Skeeve's decided that it's time to get back in the groove of things. But rather than rejoin his friends, he's going to start his own consulting agency. Of course, even the best-intentioned plans tend to go askew, and before Skeeve can even blink, he's somehow managed to talk himself into a competition with his best friend and former mentor/partner, Aahz. http://www.sfsite.com/11b/db284.htm Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:00:00 GMT This is the first in a series of adventures of Daisy Giordano, a Junior at Nightshade High School. Daisy is the youngest in family of psychics but has not yet manifested any powers of her own. The story follows Daisy as she attempts to help her mother, a famous psychic, who is stumped by a murder investigation. She spots a connection to the investigation when a wasting disease starts striking down the members of the school's cheerleading team. http://www.sfsite.com/11b/ce284.htm Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:00:00 GMT City of Ember is a charming children's science fiction movie. Rick's rating is based on the appeal of the movie for young children. If your child loved last year's children's fantasy The Water Horse, they will love this film as well. Intelligent moviemaking for children is not to be scorned. Teens, on the other hand, will probably be bored. http://www.sfsite.com/columns/audio284.htm Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:00:00 GMT At times it's more convenient (and enjoyable) to hear the latest in science fiction and fantasy. Recent audiobook releases include works by David Drake, Tanya Huff, Robert A. Heinlein, Jim Butcher, Stephen R. Donaldson, Sharon Shinn and Orson Scott Card. http://www.sfsite.com/11b/th284.htm Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:00:00 GMT Paul Dear is a lively young English boy with apple cheeks, sparkling eyes, and dark, shining hair. He lives near Kensington Park in London, and has grown up listening to the tales his father tells of The Boy. Which Boy is that? Why, it's the one we all have heard of: the one who refuses to grow up, the one who can fly. All the names (and a few of the details) have been changed, but the many exploits of The Boy of Legend are essentially the adventures of Peter Pan. http://www.sfsite.com/11b/mi284.htm Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:00:00 GMT This is a retelling twice over: first, and most obviously, it's a retelling of Snow White in a historical perspective. However, it's also a re-imagining of part of the life story of Lucrezia Borgia, a figure known to most people as a the leading lady of corrupt and murderous Machiavellian politics. What the author does so well is to synthesize the two, mixing historical fiction with magical realism to create a historical context and story that seem entirely plausible as the source from which the fairy tale sprung. http://www.sfsite.com/11b/hs284.htm Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:00:00 GMT This is a novel that serves up most anything a Space Opera addict could ask for: vast time scales (the book is set several million years in the future), vast distances (the characters traverse thousands of light years, and in fact the state of the Andromeda Galaxy is an important plot point), powerful and exotic tech, from space drives (light speed limited, mind you) to robots to weapons to things like stardams (to keep a supernova from harming nearby systems), and of course space battles and exploding ships. http://www.sfsite.com/11b/dw284.htm Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:00:00 GMT Rachel Morgan, witch and bounty hunter extraordinaire, finds the sins of her recent past catching up to her in full force when the demon she thought gone for good, Algaliarept, appears out of nowhere, thoroughly upset and out for revenge. It seems that even though he's in prison, someone has been summoning him out of his cell and siccing him on Rachel. Another demon, Minias, is in hot pursuit of the demon Rachel calls "Al," and wants her help in returning the fugitive to his proper confinement. http://www.sfsite.com/columns/graphica284.htm Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:00:00 GMT The Obama Presidency will be a kind of Rorschach for America, with people reading into his campaign, and eventually into his administration, what they want to see in themselves. Or, as per the routine projections of the far right, what is unbearable in themselves. Mark London Williams began to muse about what the role of call-and-response is in graphic novels, etc., as part of the overall zeitgest -- to what degree comics are indistinguishable from media as a "lump sum" -- will future anthropologists distinguish between types of pop culture, when sifting through moves, TV shows, novels, et al., to determine what it was we thought of ourselves? -- or do comics occupy a perch of their own? http://www.sfsite.com/columns/booknews284.htm Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:00:00 GMT Producer/writer/director Stevan Mena takes us behind the scenes on horror comedy movie Brutal Massacre; Keith de Candido talks about writing Dean and Sam Winchester Supernatural novels; and Fiona McIntosh updates us on the four novels she's writing this year, including the new Royal Exile. http://www.sfsite.com/columns/rick284.htm Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:00:00 GMT Rick continues his look at TV writers. This time, he mentions those currently making a major contribution to genre television shows like Doctor Who, Smallville and The Sarah Connor Chronicles. He also has a word or two about A Quantum of Solace. http://www.sfsite.com/11b/cb284.htm Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:00:00 GMT This is the first novel in a trilogy, featuring an incarnation of the author's Eternal Champion, called Michael Kane, an all-American hero, whose life and times deliberately imitate Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter of Mars. For readers who have not encountered Burroughs Martian series, the name of the game is pure escapism. Those who prefer a high degree of scientific accuracy in their fiction will be disappointed. But, if your main priority is what used to be called a "rip-roaring adventure" then this novel may be just the one for the job. http://www.sfsite.com/11b/hm284.htm Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:00:00 GMT Those of you who are not blog fans or who don't spend much time on the web may not be aware that John Scalzi has a blog called Whatever where he posts thoughts, opinions and rants every day and has done so for 10 years (as of Sept 13, 2008). The thing about having an archive of thousands of essays is that no matter how skilled the author is overall, the odds of finding his best stuff is pretty poor, unless you have someone to point you at the good bits. http://www.sfsite.com/11b/gn284.htm Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:00:00 GMT In the beginning there was Order, overseen by the piping God Azathoth, his daughter Barbelzoa and the thirteen gods who danced around his throne. Thirteen, a fan of Lovecraft might query, but surely there are only twelve blind and idiot gods in attendance on the Nuclear Chaos? Not to mention, the daughter? In this mythos, the Crawling Chaos, Nyarlathotep, was originally one of the dancing gods, before they were either blind or idiot -- the conjoined twin of Galila. Driven by lust for bright Barbelzoa, Nyarlathotep used his magic to cast the other gods into slumber and raped the goddess. http://www.sfsite.com/rssfeeds01.htm Sat, 1 Jan 2005 11:00:00 GMT After constructing our first RSS feed, it soon became apparent that the size of files could grow quickly. We decided to separate them into smaller ones, breaking them up by month. On this page you will find RSS feed files for all of our content beginning with January 2005.