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Sunburst Award Nominees Announced by Chadwick Ginther - Monday, Jun 02, 2008 at 6:50pm

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.

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Valley of Day-Glo by Nick DiChario by Chadwick Ginther - Wednesday, Apr 16, 2008 at 3:20pm

In the grand tradition of Vonnegut's absurdist fiction, Nick DiChario'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".

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Small Favor by Jim Butcher by Chadwick Ginther - Monday, Apr 07, 2008 at 7:49pm

Harry Dresden, wizard for hire is back in Small Favor the tenth installment of the Dresden Files. Jim Butcher's trademark lightning pacing will keep you turning pages long into the night.

Categories: Staff Pick, SciFi & Fantasy

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Shannara, the Graphic Novel by Chadwick Ginther - Tuesday, Mar 25, 2008 at 1:37pm

Terry Brooks' 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 Brooks' story), and artist Edwin David.

Categories: SciFi & Fantasy, Graphic Novels

David Fincher to Direct Black Hole by Chadwick Ginther - Wednesday, Feb 20, 2008 at 6:37pm

David Fincher, acclaimed director of among other films, Fight Club and Zodiac has been attached to direct the live action movie based on Charles Burns' 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.

Categories: buzz, SciFi & Fantasy, movies, Graphic Novels

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