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Die, Human, Die! John Scalzi Ponders Death at the Hands of SciFi's Meanest Creatures
What would it be like to die in the jaws of an Arachnid, or to have an alien burst through your chest, or to watch The Thing steal your identity while you die? John Scalzi is here to tell you. For the last few weeks, I've been chatting about serious real-world aspects of science fiction filmmaki...
Wed, Jan 27 | from blogs.amctv.com
John Scalzi - Do the Producers Guild Nominations Foretell Oscar Bids for SciFi?
The presence of three science fiction movies in the mix is significant in that the Producers Guild has not been notably friendly to scifi before and because, as with the Academy Awards, it expanded its Best Picture category this year from five movies to ten. So both of these add some real int...
Wed, Jan 6 | from blogs.amctv.com
Does Social Networking Kill the Author Mystique? - Huffington Post
Does Social Networking Kill the Author Mystique? blog) John Scalzi, New York Times bestselling author of Zoe's Tale and proprietor of the popular blog "Whatever" says, "A lot of people who friend or follow me ...
Wed, Dec 16 | from Huffington Post
John Scalzi - The Ten Worst SciFi Blockbusters of the '00s
The end of the decade means -- you guessed it! -- end of the decade retrospectives. This week, I thought I'd kick it off with my votes for the Worst (Major) Science Fiction Flicks of the Last Decade. For a movie to be eligible here, it has to fulfill three criteria:
Thu, Dec 3 | from blogs.amctv.com
The Singularity Is Coming—Now What?
I asked science-fiction writer John Scalzi about Singularity issues and he pointed out that the Skype video we were using to chat would have seemed like ... and more »
Thu, Nov 19 | from Popular Mechanics
John Scalzi - Relax. Transformers Is Not the End of Cinema as We Know It
Second question first: Sure, it's science fiction. It's got giant robots from space. We put robots into space, but giant robots from space? That's not something you see in the real world, much less giant robots from space who can fold themselves into GM products. Thus: science fiction. I thin...
Wed, Jun 24 | from blogs.amctv.com
Tor offers free short stories, comics and art
Tor, one of the largest publishers of science fiction, fantasy and horror, has a large collection of short stories and art available for free on its website. Available stories are provided by authors such as Elizabeth Bear, John Scalzi, ...
Wed, Jun 10 | from Examiner.com
Literary Tweets: 100+ of the Best Authors on Twitter
CA A sample tweet: @scalzi - John Scalzi is the author of eight novels, including “Old Man's War,” “The Last Colony,” and “Agent to the Stars.” He's also written a variety of short fiction and a number of nonfiction books, including “The Rough Guide to ...
Fri, May 8 | from Mashable!
Podcast: Requiem for Ficlets.com
And there were so many ficlets that many of them went without getting responses entirely. The problem was exacerbated by the way ficlets tended to get pushed off the front page by more ficlets, but paradoxically the ficleting community may just not have been large enough to support all pos...
Sat, Jan 3 | from TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home
John Scalzi - Old Man's War (Book Review)
Old Man's War" (Amazon: UK, USA) by John Scalzi Format: Paperback, 320 pages Publisher: TOR Books Then Maggie turned, faced the planet that would kill her, and like the good professor of Eastern religions that she used to be, she composed jisei, the death poem, in the haiku form.
Mon, Oct 13 | from sf-fantasy-books (Blogspot)
Opinion: Old Man's War
Awards, etc: Nominee, Hugo Award for Best Novel, 2006; Finalist, 2006 Locus Award for Best First Novel; Featured selection, The Science Fiction Book Club (Winter 2005); Featured selection, Barnes & Noble Explorations (December 2005); A "Sci Fi Essential" book (January 2006)
Mon, Oct 13 | from Books by John Scalzi
Opinion: Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi
I posted my review of Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi (US, UK, Canada) over at FantasyBookSpot. I have to say that this one is Scalzi's best book yet and I really enjoyed it. Hopefully I'll be getting a Questions Five interview within him soon.
Sat, Aug 16 | from Neth Space
Opinion: John Scalzi Answers Questions Five
John Scalzi has quickly risen to become one of the most popular science fiction writers out there right now. This has lead to nomination for several high-profile awards, including wins for the John C. Campbell Award and most recently, the Hugo for Best Fan Writer – he missed winning Best Nov...
Fri, Aug 15 | from Neth Space
SciFi Surplus Podcast #042 Council
Topics: Speedracer, Dollhouse, Dr. Horrible, Atlantis, Cloverfield, Fashion On the show: Casey Vince Stephanie Jeromy John Casey: The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi Vince: Speedracer Talk Casey: SciFi Finder Application Casey: SFS Beta Dollhouse Trailer Updated Source Whedon’s “D...
Tue, May 20 | from SciFi Surplus
SciFi Surplus Podcast #024 Council
The Council of Great Relevance. Topics this week: Harry Potter Movies, Religion in Speculative Fiction, “Old Man’s War” by John Scalzi, Superman Movies, Farscape Webisodes. This weeks Council Members: Casey, Vince, Jenica, Mark, Randy, Jeromy If you would like participate in the Coun...
Thu, Mar 20 | from SciFi Surplus
SciFi Surplus Podcast #020
Interview: Mur Lafferty - Topics: Kristin Kreuk, Saturn Awards, Blu-Ray, Akira, TOR, Old Man’s War, John Scalzi Thank you for joining us for show number 20. We’re going to be talking with New Media pioneer and sci-fi writer, Mur Lafferty. In the news is the Saturn Awards, Blu-Ray, Akira, Kr...
Sun, Feb 24 | from SciFi Surplus
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