by Sarah Gritzfeldt - Wednesday Jul 02 2008 5:35 pm permalink Post a comment
Posted in: Site News, Fun, SciFi & Fantasy, Saskatoon, Contests and Giveaways, New Releases
Teens (ages 13-19) are invited to write an essay of 500 words or less describing how they would end the Twilight Series. Submission deadline is July 23, 2008. All submissions must include: full name, age, and phone number.
The winner will be announced at the Breaking Dawn Launch Party upstairs in the Kids Bookstore, Saturday, August 2, 9:00-11:00 am.
Essays may be submitted via email. Call 955-1477 for more information.
by Chadwick Ginther - Monday Jun 02 2008 6:50 pm permalink Post a comment
Posted in: Awards, SciFi & Fantasy
The Sunburst Awards, a juried prize for Canadian literature of the fantastic, have announced their shortlist in both adult and young adult categories. The 2008 prize will be for books published in 2007, and includes some of Canadian genre publishing's top names.
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 - 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.
by Chadwick Ginther - Tuesday Mar 25 2008 1:37 pm permalink Post a comment
Posted in: SciFi & Fantasy, Graphic Novels
long-running fantasy series is set to expand into new media. A multi-picture movie deal was announced recently, and then on March 25 Del Rey released the original graphic novel Dark Wraith of Shannara.
Over at the comic news website Newsarama, you will find interviews with Brooks, Robert Napton (who adapted story), and artist Edwin David.
by Chadwick Ginther - Wednesday Feb 20 2008 6:37 pm permalink Post a comment
Posted in: buzz, SciFi & Fantasy, movies, Graphic Novels

, acclaimed director of among other films, Fight Club and Zodiac has been attached to direct the live action movie based on Harvey Award winning graphic novel Black Hole.
Originally serialized over ten years by Kitchen Sink Press and then Fantagraphics Books, Black Hole was finally collected in hardcover and now trade paperback by Pantheon Books.
Black Hole features a group of suburban Seattle teens in the 1970's who catch The Bug, an STD that causes physical mutations, some subtle, some grotesque. The alienated teens face prejudice and exile.
by Kaitlyn Hamilton - Saturday Feb 09 2008 4:02 pm permalink Post a comment
Posted in: Reviews, Staff Pick, SciFi & Fantasy

In East, where you are born determines your true nature. Rose seems destined for travel and adventure, much to her mother's dismay. As things get worse for her hard-working but poor family, a great white bear appears at their door and offers to fix their misfortune - as long as Rose spends the rest of her life living in his northern castle.
by Chadwick Ginther - Friday Nov 02 2007 11:43 am permalink Post a comment
Posted in: Reviews, Staff Pick, SciFi & Fantasy, Mystery & Crime
is at his best when he ignores the "rules". In combining a pulp science fiction setting with crime noir sensibility, he has crafted his strongest fiction since his blisteringly good debut Gil's All Fright Diner.
was such a strong debut that In the Company of Ogres and The Nameless Witch, both fine and entertaining stories in their own rights, suffered under the expectations, and desires of fans to see more of Duke and Earl,Gil's' werewolf & vampire leads.
by Jillian Hamilton - Wednesday Jan 02 2008 9:13 pm permalink Post a comment
Posted in: Reviews, Staff Pick, SciFi & Fantasy, Saskatoon
Clever, rebellious, the best archer in England, and... a girl? Robin McKinley's adaptation of Robin Hood presents a refreshingly reluctant hero who finds his opposite in the lovely Marian.
by Chadwick Ginther - Wednesday Dec 12 2007 10:47 am permalink Post a comment
Posted in: buzz, SciFi & Fantasy, Publishing News
Marvel Comics in partnership with Del Rey Books, will be releasing original English language Manga titles featuring Wolverine and the X-Men.
The books are expected to have a 2009 release, and will not be a part of the regular X-Men continuity. According to the press release, the stories will have familiar elements, but will take the characters in radical new directions.
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