You'd have to forgive wizard private detective Harry Dresden if he didn't feel a touch of schadenfreude when Warden Morgan shows up at his door after being hunted as a traitor by the rest of the White Council. Eleven books into the Dresden Files series, and seems to have no plans to make things easy for the put-upon wizard for hire, which is good news for fantasy fans.
Categories: Reviews, Staff Pick, SciFi & Fantasy
Sir , author of the bestselling Discworld series, was on hand in Wincanton, Somerset to unveil the street names inspired by his novels. Wincanton's link to Pratchett's fictional universe began in 2002 when the town was officially twinned with Ankh-Morpork, a Discworld city. Residents were asked to vote for their favourite road names from a list of fourteen provided by the author. Pratchett quipped: "Personally, I'd pay good money to live somewhere called Treacle Mine Road."
Categories: Authors, Fun, SciFi & Fantasy
Every year a boy and a girl are chosen from the twelve districts of Panem (the post-apocalyptic United States) to compete in the Hunger Games. There's nothing fun about them. These games, held for the entertainment of the Capitol, are "Survivor" on overdrive. The person who wins the games wins fame and fortune for the rest of his or her days - but the winner, having hunted down and killed the rest of the contestants, is also the only one who comes out of the games alive.
Katniss is very well aware that she might be picked to compete; after all, she has put extra ballots into the draw for years in order to help feed her family. But she is not prepared at all when her younger sister's name is picked. Katniss knows that she herself would have a slim enough chance for survival, but Prim would have none at all. So she volunteers herself to go in her sister's stead.
Categories: Reviews, SciFi & Fantasy
When I am asked what my favourite science fiction novel is, invariably the answer is: "The last one by ". With the publication of Wake, the first in Sawyer's WWW trilogy about the rising of consciousness from within the World Wide Web, Rollback must sadly make way for the new title holder.
Categories: Reviews, Staff Pick, SciFi & Fantasy
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America have announced the final ballot for the 2008 Nebula Awards. The awards are voted on by active members of the SFWA. 2008 marks the last year of rolling eligibility. Previously works were eligible for a period of one calendar year after publication. Next year's Nebula Awards will honour works published solely during 2009. The awards will be presented April 24-26,2009 in Los Angeles, California.
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