
by Chadwick Ginther - Sunday Apr 27 2008 3:16 pm permalink Post a comment
Posted in: Staff Pick, SciFi & Fantasy, Mystery & Crime
is best known for his award-winning hard sci-fi novels, and rightly so. Sawyer has won every major prize in the field for his long-form work. However, his short fiction chops should not be ignored. Both Iterations and Other Stories and the just-released Identity Theft and Other Stories bring together a career-spanning collection of stellar short stories.
by Chadwick Ginther - Wednesday Apr 02 2008 4:46 pm permalink Post a comment
Posted in: Reviews, SciFi & Fantasy, Mystery & Crime

Marlowe Higgins is a werewolf. But not the kind of werewolf that has been popularized in recent urban fantasy and pop horror novels. Marlowe can't control his transformation, nor can he control the beast that lives within him. He knows that once a month, whether he wants to or not, someone will die.
by Chadwick Ginther - Thursday May 01 2008 1:56 pm permalink Post a comment
Posted in: Awards, SciFi & Fantasy

This year's winner is Richard Morgan's Black Man, a tale about a genetically engineered assassin.
In knocking off its mainstream literary competition, Morgan's novel has returned the Arthur C. Clarke Award to its pure science fiction roots.
Clarke established the prize in 1987. The inaugural winner was The Handmaid's Tale. Other winners include , , , for last year's Nova Swing.
by Chadwick Ginther - Monday Apr 21 2008 5:24 pm permalink Post a comment
Posted in: Interview, buzz, SciFi & Fantasy, Winnipeg, Event News
will be launching his new novel Valley of Day-Glo, a post-apocalyptic comedy, at our Grant Park location May 17th in a joint launch with fellow science fiction authors and . , who previously held a science fiction/fantasy writer's workshop event for us, was kind enough to answer a few of my questions via email.
by Chadwick Ginther - Wednesday Apr 16 2008 3:20 pm permalink Post a comment
Posted in: Reviews, SciFi & Fantasy

In the grand tradition of Vonnegut's absurdist fiction, 's second novel Valley of Day-Glo, a post apocalyptic satire, tells the story of young Indian brave named Broadway Danny Rose and his search for the mythic titular valley where "death becomes life".
by Chadwick Ginther - Sunday Apr 27 2008 1:09 pm permalink Post a comment
Posted in: Awards, SciFi & Fantasy, Mystery & Crime
's cross-genre alternate history novel, The Yiddish Policemen's Union, has won the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writer's of America's Nebula Award for best novel. Click here for a list of winners in all categories.
by Chadwick Ginther - Sunday Mar 30 2008 10:47 am permalink Post a comment
Posted in: Reviews, Staff Pick, SciFi & Fantasy
's debut novel The Red Wolf Conspiracy has already been compared to both 's His Dark Materials and 's The Lies of Locke Lamora. High praise indeed, but can it possibly live up to the hype?
by Chadwick Ginther - Tuesday Apr 15 2008 3:12 pm permalink Post a comment
Posted in: SciFi & Fantasy
The Canada Council Heritage Series will be featuring some of the nations best voices in science fiction and fantasy for a barrage of readings and panels April 21st to May 29th at the Toronto Public Library discussing such topics as artificial intelligence, biotechnology and climate change.
by Chadwick Ginther - Monday Apr 07 2008 9:27 pm permalink Post a comment
Posted in: buzz, SciFi & Fantasy, Mystery & Crime, Graphic Novels
In an interview at Newsarama it was revealed that crime writer will be taking over writing chores on Marvel Comics' Immortal Iron Fist.
by Chadwick Ginther - Monday Apr 07 2008 7:49 pm permalink Post a comment
Posted in: Staff Pick, SciFi & Fantasy
Harry Dresden, wizard for hire is back in Small Favor the tenth installment of the Dresden Files. trademark lightning pacing will keep you turning pages long into the night.
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