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Friday YouTube: Buck Rogers and the World of Tomorrow
TSP On This Day Published On: February 20, 2004 To increase our overall post count, I have taken it upon myself to post some links. I found a link to a new Cthulu PC game. The website just launched today and I don't have many details. Also, the new Freedom Force game/expansion thing has some new screenshots on AVault.
Friday YouTube: Magneto Cat
TSP On This Day Published On: February 20, 2016 The Walking Dead is, for me, turning into one of those shows where I keeeep asking myself why I keep watching. I've done this before. (I'm looking at you, 24.) I do like the show, but the pacing is oh-so-slow. Anywho, the Honest Trailers guys apply their trade to seasons four through six of The walking Dead in the Continue Reading → Published On: February 20, 2012 Interviews and Profiles Boskone Q&A with Theodora Goss (video).
[SHORT FILM] To Terraform a World, An Astronaut Looks for a Planet in the “Goldilocks” Zone
TSP On This Day Published On: February 19, 2015 John Picacio is a World Fantasy and Hugo Award-winning illustrator who is currently reimagining Loteria, the classic Mexican game of chance. His first Loteria artworks are now available as a set of large-format, special-edition cards from Lone Boy. Welcome to the fourth installment of The Loteria Match Game, sponsored by SF Signal. I’m your host, John Picacio.
VIDEO: LeVar Burton’s Keynote From O’Reilly’s TOC Publishing/Tech Conference
TSP On This Day Published On: February 19, 2013 Brenda Cooper is the Chief Information Officer of Kirkland, WA by day and a Science Fiction writer by night. Her stories appeared in Analog, Asimov’s, Strange Horizons, Clarkesworld and anthologies including Fast Forward and Footprints. She’s also headlining my forthcoming space opera anthology Raygun Chronicles: Space Opera For a New Age, due out in November 2013.
Friday YouTube: Batman Does Not Eat Nachos
TSP On This Day Published On: February 18, 2016 There is still some time left for you to enter our Phantom Effect by Michael Aronovitz giveaway...but hurry, time is running out! See the original post for details on how to enter. Published On: February 18, 2010 Interviews/ProfilesBroken Frontier interviews Marjorie Liu.Aidan Moher interviews N.K. Jemisin.
1967 Wonder Woman TV Pilot
TSP On This Day Published On: February 17, 2005 Oh man, this is funny. The entire episode, in stills, with an.....alternate script. Note, this is not for easily offended. Or those without a sense of humor, about just about anything... Published On: February 17, 2008 addBookLink("0060775858");Libba Bray offers us a a zombie version of Goodnight Moon. [via Justine Larbalestier] Ticonderoga Publications has announced publication of Magic Dirt: The Best of Sean Williams.
[SHORT FILM] A New World Opens Up for a Young Girl in “Akouo”
TSP On This Day Published On: February 17, 2013 Moon Dust is a too-short film by Ezequiel Romero well worth the watch. A pilot crash his landing pod from the Moon in the middle of a forest. He carries a secret with him that could cost him his life... Published On: February 17, 2011 The winners of our Apotheosis Trilogy giveaway have been randomly chosen and notified. Congratulations to: CRAusmus and AsheHunt! And thanks to everyone who entered.
Saturday Morning ‘Toon: “Paul and the Dragon”
TSP On This Day Published On: February 16, 2005 Here's a story about a town in Nebraska that's so rural its population is one. But that doesn't stop them (and by "them" I mean "her") from having a 5,000 volume library! It's the personal library of her late husband whose lifelong wish was to make his book collection public. It does include science fiction but also some really older Continue Reading → Published On: February 16, 2011 Interviews/Profiles Jeff VanderMeer interviews Kevin Brockmeier.
Interviewed at Amazing Stories
TSP On This Day Published On: February 15, 2012 Carrie Cuinn is a writer, editor, book historian, small press publisher, computer geek, & raconteur. In her spare time she reads, makes things, takes other things apart, and sometimes gets a new tattoo. Learn more at carriecuinn.com.
SHORT FILM: Zombies Make Good Roommates in “Roommate Wanted: Dead Or Alive”
TSP On This Day Published On: February 15, 2010 A new batch of free fiction has been linked to by indispensable resource Free Speculative Fiction Online, sourced from Fortean Bureau and Electric Velocipede: Published On: February 15, 2012 Over at Kirkus Reviews, my interview with Karen Burnham has gone live. Karen is a vital part of the science speculative fiction community.
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Red Dwarfs
TSP On This Day Published On: February 12, 2011 Interviews & ProfilesAgony Column Podcast interviews (podcast). Published On: February 12, 2009 James Morrow published his first novel, The Wine of Violence, in 1981. His efforts since then include The Continent of Lies (1984), This Is the Way the World Ends (1986), Only Begotten Daughter (1990), City of Truth (1991), Bible Stories for Adults (1996), and The Cat's Pajamas & Other Stories (2004).
[SHORT FILM] What is this Recon Droid up to in “Autonomous”?
TSP On This Day Published On: February 12, 2015 Interviews & Profiles Connect Savannah interviews Patton Oswalt, author of Silver Screen Fiend. Den of Geek interviews Dean Israelite, director of Project Almanac. Hypable interviews Victoria Aveyard, author of Red Queen. The Millions interviews Kelly Link, author of Get In Trouble. My Bookish Ways interviews Andrew Pyper, author of The Damned. NCPR interviews Kathryn Cramer, editor of Hieroglyph.
VIDEO: In Search of Steve Ditko
TSP On This Day Published On: February 12, 2016 Ellen Datlow has kindly shared the table of contents for The Best Horror of the Year Volume 8, out in June. About the book: For over three decades, Ellen Datlow has been at the center of horror. Bringing you the most frightening and terrifying stories, Datlow always has her finger on the pulse of what horror readers crave.
OK Go Wins the Internet with Their Video for “Upside Down & Inside Out”
TSP On This Day Published On: February 12, 2008 addBookLink("0765311089");The Canadian TV show Big Ideas features a fascinating talk by sf author Robert J. Sawyer (Rollback), who talks about the effect Hollywood has had on science fiction - which is to say that the social commentary has become watered down on the big screen. Any keynote address that starts "I'm mad at George Lucas!" deserves a listen...
Neil Gaiman on Why eBook Piracy is Ultimately an ‘Incredibly Good Thing’
TSP On This Day Published On: February 12, 2016 Space is cool. Here's one reason why. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS-VPyLaJFM Published On: February 12, 2016 I will ready anything that Laird Barron writes, so I'm very excited about his upcoming novella, Man With No Name! Check it out! About the book: Nanashi was born into a life of violence.
Klingon Nightschool
TSP On This Day Published On: February 11, 2008 Here are the results of the latest SF Signal poll. QUESTION Do you (or would you) read Young Adult fiction?
How to Survive Space (According to the Movies)
TSP On This Day Published On: February 11, 2015 *taps mic* Hey, is this thing still on? So, obviously, I've been away for a bit. Not physically away, but away from Lost in Animeland -- I've been finishing up The Price of Valor, the next Shadow Campaigns book, and the workload got a bit heavier than I could handle.
Watch Conan O’Brien, Von Miller, Josh Norman & Marshawn Lynch Play DOOM
TSP On This Day Published On: February 11, 2015 Gateway, a UK eBook publisher and web portal (and home to the Science Fiction Encyclopedia), has added an impressive array of classic SF and Fantasy authors th their stable. Press release follows... Published On: February 11, 2016 I'm a huge fan of Jonathan Maberry, and Vault of Shadows, the 2nd book in his middle grade Nightsiders series (after The Orphan Army), is coming up in August.
VIDEO: George R.R. Martin Reads Nursery Rhymes
TSP On This Day Published On: February 11, 2012 Interviews & Profiles Speculate (Gregory A. Wilson & Bradley P. Beaulieu) interviews Mark Hodder. @Suvudu: Terry Brooks answers reader questions. Sci-Fi Fan Letter (Jessica Strider) interviews Myke Cole. Video Conversations involving Samuel R. Delany. (Thanks, Fred!) TheForce.Net interviews Dan Wallace. Forces of Geek profiles the Masters of Stop Motion.
VIDEO: Science Fiction Authors on Black History Month
TSP On This Day Published On: February 11, 2014 I don't think Arthur C. Clarke had selling cars in mind when he talked about imagining what the future would, could and should be like...but that didn't stop BMW. Don't watch the commercial, but do listen to Clarke talk about the future. Published On: February 11, 2008 Short Answer: No. Longer answer: Having been away from the show, I've had time to reflect. I realized that no show warrants the viewer frustration it put me through.
How “Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Should Have Ended
TSP On This Day Published On: February 10, 2008 Two movies are on my 'must see' list this year: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and this one, Wall-E. And now, hot on the heels of the Super Bowl commercial, is this, longer trailer, now with more storyline! I can't wait. I want a Wall-E action figure. Or plush I can hang from my rear view Continue Reading → Published On: February 10, 2009 REVIEW SUMMARY: Maintains the quality and wonder that began with The Dreaming Void.
FILM: Robocop (The Crowd Sourced Version)
TSP On This Day Published On: February 9, 2011 SF Signal has an awesome prize pack to give away to 1 lucky SF Signal reader...it's a classic-SciFi-lover's dream: Space: 1999: The Complete Season One and The Prisoner: The Complete Series , both on Blu-ray disc! Read on to see how you can win this awesome prize pack...
SHORT FILM: “Driven”
TSP On This Day Published On: February 9, 2016 Interviews & Profiles Grim Tidings interviews Bryan Thomas Schmidt, author of Mission: Tomorrow. My Bookish Ways interviews Marcus Sakey, author of Written in Fire. Notes from Coode Street interviews Neil Clarke, editor and publisher of Clarkesworld. The Qwillery interviews Marshall Ryan Maresca, author of The Alchemy of Chaos. Tor.com interviews Brandon Sanderson, author of Steelheart.
William Shatner Calls Astronaut in Space
TSP On This Day Published On: February 8, 2012 [Do you have an idea for a future Mind Meld? Let us know!] A lot of recent science fiction appears to take place on Earth, and only a minority of space-based science fiction taking place outside the solar system.
The Avengers/Breakfast Club Trailer Mashup
TSP On This Day Published On: February 7, 2015 As you may know, I've been actively seeking out new science fiction and fantasy in English translation, and reviewing these books here on SF Signal. You may not know, however, that my search for these new releases has lately turned into something of a crusade.
How It Should Have Ended: The Phantom Menace
TSP On This Day Published On: February 6, 2014 Got a hot Free Fiction Tip? Tell me here Want these delicious links emailed to you once a week?
Friday YouTube: Picard, Wesley…and Randy (If You Know What I Mean)
TSP On This Day Published On: February 6, 2007 John Scalzi is offering an audiobook version of The Sagan Diaries. The book is from the point of view of Jane Sagan, a character in Scalzi's Old Man's War and The Ghost Brigades books.
VIDEO: The Death and Return of Superman
TSP On This Day Published On: February 5, 2007 Two worthwhile posts from The Art Department today: one on multiple cover designs for The Mothman Prophecies and one with a quick interview with artist David Palumbo. Rick Kleffel of Agony Column podcast-interviews Dan Simmons.
Short Film: Cool Unicorn, Bruv!
TSP On This Day Published On: February 5, 2016 Short and sweet and quite well done, methinks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc1__2waAX8 Published On: February 5, 2011 Author Jeffrey Ford has posted the table of contents for Jonathan Strahan's upcoming anthology Eclipse 4: "Slow as a Bullet" by Andy Duncan"Tidal Forces" by Caitlin R.
REVIEW: Stiff by Mary Roach
REVIEW SUMMARY: An entertaining and educational read MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: Discussion of the various things that happen to human cadavers MY REVIEW: PROS: Humorous, conversational writing style; interesting topic. CONS: Gruesome at times. BOTTOM LINE: Will hold your attention from beginning to end. So a friend of mine says, “John, you’ve got to read this book.” “What book?” I ask. “It’s a non-fiction book called Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers.” “Riiiiiight.
REVIEW: Crystal Rain by Tobias S. Buckell
REVIEW SUMMARY: An awesome debut novel. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: John deBrun, a man with no memory of his past, must find a mythological artifact to protect the people of Nanagada from the invading Azteca. MY REVIEW: PROS: Flawless pacing; rich story background; cultural flavor; colorful characters. CONS: The Caribbean dialect, while it added to the island flavor, was somewhat of an impediment to reading the dialogue.
Tuesday Tune: “Chimera Panorama” by Mirage in the Water
TSP On This Day Published On: February 4, 2014 Got a hot Free Fiction Tip? Tell me here Want these delicious links emailed to you once a week? Sign up for the Free SF/F/H Fiction Newsletter What's Special About Today's Free Fiction?
REVIEW: Rollback by Robert J. Sawyer
MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: The SETI scientist who decoded and responded to the first-ever alien transmission is asked, 40 years later, to receive a rejuvenation operation to decode the encrypted reply. MY REVIEW: PROS: Thought-provoking sf; likable characters; intriguing first-contact story; moves fast; one of those books you can’t put down. CONS: Perhaps too many anachronisms. BOTTOM LINE: A book that has mainstream appeal but is also a great read for fans of thought-provoking science fiction.
Tuesday Tune: ‘Star Trek Girl’ by by Meekakitty
TSP On This Day Published On: February 1, 2016 Here's the latest of our monthly comics and graphic novel roundups See anything of interest? A Philosopher Reads Marvel Comics' Civil War: Exploring the Moral Judgment of Captain America, Iron Man, and Spider-Man by Mark D.
Honest Trailers: Robocop
TSP On This Day Published On: January 31, 2011 Grab your quill and ink, folks! It's time for another Book Cover Smackdown! Here are the contenders... Your Mission (should you choose to accept it): Tell us what you think of these bold covers.
REVIEW: The Dreaming Void by Peter F. Hamilton
REVIEW SUMMARY: Fans of Hamilton’s galaxy-spanning space operas will not be disappointed. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: Various players and factions move about the galaxy, trying to decide what to do about the Void, a planet-eating region of space from which dreams emanate. MY REVIEW: PROS: Excellent world building; cool tech; some tense, page-turning moments. CONS: Takes a while to get this behemoth moving along. BOTTOM LINE: Solid SF Space Opera. The Dreaming Void is the ambitious start of Peter F.
Here’s an Honest Trailer for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
TSP On This Day Published On: January 27, 2004 I downloaded the demo of SpellForce - The Order of Dawn the other day, and its actually been rather fun. Spellforce is in an interesting mix RPG and RTS, with the RTS being the main focus of the game. You start out commanding one guy, your avatar, and he/she is an uber unit compared to the others.
VIDEO: How “Return Of The Jedi” Should Have Ended
TSP On This Day Published On: January 26, 2004 REVIEW SUMMARY: A good film if viewed the right way MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: An Engineer is paid to steal designs and have his subsequent memories erased. MY REVIEW: PROS: Great premise CONS: Out-of-place action sequences; broken suspension of disbelief; BOTTOM LINE: Concentrate on the story line and ignore the out-of-place action sequences. Published On: January 26, 2016 The winners of our Alastair Reynolds giveaway have been chosen and notified.
[Short Film] In “Sumer,” Earth is a Desolate Wasteland
TSP On This Day Published On: January 25, 2007 The Art Department profiles (with cool thumbnails!) Illustrators 48 which showcases some of the work of the best contemporary illustrators. Chapter Feeds offers a sample from the Battlestar Galactica novel Sagittarius is Bleeding by Peter David. Paperback Writer collects a bunch of free online courses for writing. SCI FI Wire profiles Andrea Hairston, author of the Philip K.
A Host of Classic SF/F Author Interviews From the Hour 25 Radio Show (Butler! Powers! Silverberg! And More!)
TSP On This Day Published On: January 24, 2011 In the interest of full disclosure, here are the items we received this week. Published On: January 24, 2010 The winners of the 2009 Aurealis Awards, honoring works of SF, fantasy, and horror by Australians, have been announced: Published On: January 24, 2007 Michael A.
VIDEO: Patton Oswalt Interviews Harlan Ellison
TSP On This Day Published On: January 23, 2006 The Olaf Stapledon Online Archive. (Image shown: A painting by Olaf Stapledon of title character of his novel Odd John.) The Infinite Matrix's final issue concludes with essays by William Gibson and Eleanor Arnason, stories by Doctorow & Stross and James Patrick Kelly, and more.
How to Build Your Own Star Trek Phaser
TSP On This Day Published On: January 22, 2014 Well, we're almost two weeks into the Winter season, which has given me a chance to take a look at the first episodes. This season I'm trying a slightly different format -- instead of covering every show, I'm including only the ones I either liked or found ridiculous/hilarious.
Short Film: Lazy Teenage Superheroes
TSP On This Day Published On: January 22, 2015 Earalier this week, when we posted Fran Wilde's excellent interview with Elizabeth Bear, folks got excited at the prospect of reading Bear's new steampunk novel Karen Memory.
Listen to Harlan Ellison, Richard Matheson, Roger Anker, and Chris Beaumont Memorialize Author Charles Beaumont
TSP On This Day Published On: January 19, 2012 Here is the table of contents for the January/February 2012 issue of Fantasy & Science Fiction magazine: NOVELETTES "Small Towns" by Felicity Shoulders "The Secret of the City of Gold" by Ron Goulart "Umbrella Men" by John G. McDaid "Alien Land" by K.D. Wentworth "Mindbender" by Albert E.
Superman Says “Say No To Drugs…Get Picked Up by a Stranger Instead!”
TSP On This Day Published On: January 19, 2012 At Fractal'11 last April, author Kij Johnson gave an interesting lecture, The Enigma Machine: Writing, Typewriters, and Decoding the Truth: During World War two, the German military sent information critical to the war through messages encoded and decoded on Enigma machines, small rotor machines that looked a bit like typewriters.
Watch Kylo Ren Go Undercover at the Starkiller Base
TSP On This Day Published On: January 18, 2012 Jennifer Marie Brissett holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the Stonecoast Program at the University of Southern Maine and a Bachelor's in Interdisciplinary Engineering from the College of Engineering at Boston University.
Friday YouTube: A Bad Lip Reading of “Hunger Games: Catching Fire”
TSP On This Day Published On: January 16, 2013 What's special about today's free fiction? The Lorelei Signal Jan - Mar '13 Perihelion Science Fiction - 2013-01-12 Excerpts from Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed - Chapter 1 - Chapter 2 Published On: January 16, 2015 MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: Collection of 4 novellas: 1 Sci Fi Romance (Psy-Changeling #12.5), 2 Urban Fantasies (Kate Daniels World #6.5 and SPI Files #0.5), 1 Fantasy Romance (new Barbarians world).
VIDEO: The History of The Joker
TSP On This Day Published On: January 16, 2016 Got a hot Free Fiction Tip? Tell me here Want these delicious links emailed to you once a week? Sign up for the Free SF/F/H Fiction Newsletter What's Special About Today's Free Fiction? Apex Magazine #80 - January 2016 - Customer Appreciation mega-issue Kaleidotrope Winter 2016 SQ Mag #24 Published On: January 16, 2012 Interviews and Profiles Girls in the Stack interviews Theodora Goss (podcast). Jonathan Strahan and Gary K.
Saturday Morning ‘Toon: Dodo, the Kid from Outer Space
TSP On This Day Published On: January 14, 2014 Here are the contents of the new issue of Black Static (with cover art by Joachim Luetke), which is dedicated to the memory of Joel Lane. Published On: January 14, 2005 The first images of Titan, Saturn's moon, are just now coming through. Way cool stuff. Now might be a good time to read some Saturn/Titan-related science fiction.
Friday YouTube: Aquaman Dance Party
TSP On This Day Published On: January 14, 2016 David Tallerman is the author of the novel Giant Thief - described by Fantasy Faction as "one of the finest débuts of 2012" - and its sequels Crown Thief and Prince Thief, all published through Angry Robot.
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