Archive for the ‘Books’ category
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‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Novel-Of-The-Movie Hits The Same Day As The Film
Occasionally, when there’s a movie that you just can’t wait for, you get lucky that there’s a novelization of the film. Even better, the book version often releases before the actual film so you can get a head-start on the movie’s universe before it hit. And, if it’s... -
2012 Hugo Awards Nominations Announced
On Saturday, April 7th, this year’s prestigious Hugo Award Nominees were announced. Those who attended the Norwescon, Leprecon, Minicon, Marcon, and the Olympus 2012 conventions were able to see the announcements delivered live while those at home were able to stream it via... -
Book Review: ‘The Girl Who Was On Fire: Movie Edition’ By Leah Wilson
We’ve all fed into our Hunger Games obsession. You’ve read the books, and if you’re like me, you read them more than once. Perhaps you’ve even tried the cookbook. Now we’ve seen the movie. The question then becomes: how do you feed this obsession... -
Book Review: ‘How To Make A Big Bang: A Cosmic Journey’ By Andrew And Victor Flambaum
Jonathan Swift’s ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ came out in 1726 and was an immediate best-seller. Gulliver, a surgeon and master mariner, encountered a number of bizarre races on his travels: the tiny Lilliputians, the gigantic Brobdingnagians and the uncouth Yahoos. These weird,... -
Book Review: ‘Acacia: The Sacred Band’ By David Anthony Durham
Not long after ‘The Other Lands’ ends, ‘The Sacred Band’ begins. Queen Corinn’s powers have grown, her spells from the Book of Elenet mastered. Dariel, her younger brother, is still on his mission to The Other Lands. Mena, her younger sister, is... -
Book Review: ‘Acacia – The Other Lands’ By David Anthony Durham
In ‘The Other Lands’, the second book, in the ‘Acacia’ trilogy, nine years have passed since young beautiful Corinn has become Queen Corinn, taking control of the Known World. The opposite of her father, Leodan, Corinn rules with an iron fist. Because... -
Book Review: ‘Acacia – The War With The Mein’ By David Anthony Durham
The ruler of the Known World, Leodan Akaran, shields his four children from the real world. The world that they know is perfection with their needs catered to at every turn. Their father, Leodan, himself was born into the wealth, although his knowledge of things past are the... -
‘Prophets Of Science Fiction: Jules Verne’ – Recap
Last night’s ‘Prophets of Science Fiction’ featured one of the most imaginative and perceptive science fiction writers of all time: Jules Verne. It’s not until you truly see the world that he lived in and how precise his science “fiction” theories were in his books,... -
J.K. Rowling To Write First Novel For Adults
It’s been 5 years since J.K. Rowling published the last ‘Harry Potter’ book and her fans have been chomping at the bit waiting to see what she’ll write next. Well, it looks like the wait is over as it is being reported that Rowling’s next novel will be aimed at adults. In... -
Imagine Entertainment Optioned Rights To Anne Rice’s ‘The Tale Of The Body Thief’
The return of Lestat is near! After ‘Queen of the Damned,’ the not too favorable sequel to ‘An Interview with a Vampire,’ the return of Lestat and his story was left undone. Now THR is reporting that Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s production company, Imagine Entertainment,... -
River Road Entertainment Acquires Film Rights For ‘The Age Of Miracles’
In an exclusive, Deadline is reporting that River Road Entertainment has acquired the film rights to Karen Thompson Walker’s first novel, ‘The Age of Miracles.’ The novel, which won’t be published until June 26th, is set in an apocalyptic future and is about a young... -
Science Fiction Author Gene Wolfe To Receive A Chicago Literary Hall Of Fame Award
Although not as commercially familiar as Neil Gaiman or J.K. Rowling, Gene Wolfe is a name that should be remembered and recognized and the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame seems to agree. Next month, they will be honoring the science fiction writer with the first Henry Blake Fuller... -
Black Listed Larry Brenner Of ‘Bethlehem’ To Scribe ‘Angelology’ Film
Back in 2009, Sony Pictures paid $1,000,000 for the rights to ‘Angelology’ by Danielle Trussoni. ‘Angelology’ follows 23 year old Sister Evangeline who discovers a letter from Abigail Rockefeller to the late mother superior of Saint Rose Convent. She... -
A Second Look At ‘The Hunger Games’ By Suzanne Collins
Did you know ‘The Hunger Games’ is a popular book series? I have read the series, and am giving you a recap. Just in case you really don’t feel like doing any of the reading. The novels are written by Suzanne Collins. The first of them is ‘The Hunger... -
Warner Bros. To Adapt Tad Williams’ Cyberpunk ‘Otherland’ Novel Series To Film
Walt Disney’s ‘Tron Legacy’ might not have been the virtual reality masterpiece that it tried to be, but that’s not stopping Warner Brothers from stepping up to the plate with their own cyberpunk VR film. WB just acquired the rights to Tad Williams’ cyberpunk ‘Otherland’...
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