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Walter Jon Williams has been successful for over twenty years in writing mostly hard science fiction while many of the genre's authors have turned to fantasy to satisfy readers. Part of that success has come from looking for places that no one else was writing, and finding, or creating a gap to fill. From his early cyberpunk-esque work Hardwired and the related novels, through the complex fantastic science-fiction of the Metropolitan series and the galaxy-spanning Dread Empire books, Walter's work has consistently asked us to look at how our philosophy shapes the world we live in. Nowhere is that more true than in his latest book Implied Spaces, new this month from Nightshade.

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The movie based on Jules Verne's Journey to the Centre of the Earth is a cinematic masterpiece that will not be to everyone's taste.

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Steven K. Brust emerged on the fantasy scene 25 years ago with the appearance of Jhereg. His mix of comedy, grittiness, and tiny wise-ass dragons attracted my attention almost immediately, and I haven't been disappointed since.

July marks the arrival of the latest Vlad Taltos novel, Jhegaala, the eleventh in the planned nineteen books about Vlad and his annoying familiar. Steve has had some health problems recently (which I've previously discussed here), and I think I can speak for all his fans when I say that we hope this is behind him and he has many productive years ahead. After watching the blog Steve shares with some close friends for the last few months (recently relocated to his Dream Cafe site), I've taken the opportunity to presume on his writing time for an interview.

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Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow creeps in this petty pace from day to day to the last syllable of recorded time

Macbeth -- William Shakespeare

Shakespeare had something completely different in mind when he wrote the above, but it nicely fits the feeling of readers when their favourite author's new book is delayed. I found myself wondering, last night, just who it is that suffers the most when a book doesn't arrive as expected.

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Two of the highlights of March's schedule for us booksellers are the appearance in pocket book size of Anne Bishop's Belladonna as well as the release of her new Realms of the Blood book, Tangled Webs, featuring Surreal SaDiablo. It also marks the tenth anniversary of the publication of her first novel, Daughter of the Blood,. With nearly a dozen books in ten years, her fans are fortunate in having an author who can keep them satisfied, while keeping them guessing. I'm fortunate that Anne has agreed to do an interview with me, via email, which I'm pleased to share with you below.

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By any measure, Robert J. Sawyer is one of Canada's most successful writers, an achievement made even more amazing by his ability to reach it while writing books that are consistently marketed as Science Ficton. Robert's latest book Rollback is out in paperback this month, so I'm pleased to present an interview, conducted via email recently.

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The judges of the 2007 Philip K. Dick Award and the Philadelphia SF Society have announced the seven nominated works that comprise the final ballot for the award:

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Steven Brust facing Financial/Health problems

For many of us in Canada, the idea of losing your home to a minor health crisis is foreign. Not so in other parts of the world. Steven Brust, author of several fantasy series including the Vlad Taltos novels, has had a lien placed against his house by a hospital for unpaid medical bills.

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Test Your Vocabulary to Support the World Food Program

For vocabulary fans everywhere, if you're looking for a way to do your tiny bit for those with less than yourself, you might want to check out freerice.com, a chance to provide food for the starving and a bit of entertainment at the same time.

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