http://www.examiner.com/x-13081-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner?cid=exrss-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:55:15 -0700 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:33:39 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-13081-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Free-Chapter-5--Nekropolis-by-Tim-Waggoner?cid=exrss-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner NekropolisThis is the last of the five free chapters from Nekropolis, by Tim Waggoner, a recent release from Angry Robot Books.Here's the official description:Meet Matt Richter. Private eye. Zombie.His mean streets are the city of the ... News Contests and Giveaways Book Releases Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:33:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13081-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Free-Chapter-5--Nekropolis-by-Tim-Waggoner?cid=exrss-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13081-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Free-Chapter-4--Nekropolis-by-Tim-Waggoner?cid=exrss-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner NekropolisThis is the fourth of five free chapters from Nekropolis, by Tim Waggoner, a recent release from Angry Robot Books.Here's the official description:Meet Matt Richter. Private eye. Zombie.His mean streets are the city of the de... News Contests and Giveaways Author Updates Book Releases Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:43:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13081-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Free-Chapter-4--Nekropolis-by-Tim-Waggoner?cid=exrss-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13081-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Ray-Bradbury-signs-on-for-a-miniseries?cid=exrss-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner Ray Bradbury According to Variety magazine, legendary author Ray Bradbury has signed on with White Oak Films to produce a miniseries based on six of his short stories. The series will be titled "The Bradbury Chronicles," and is slated for ... News Author Updates Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:35:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13081-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Ray-Bradbury-signs-on-for-a-miniseries?cid=exrss-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13081-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Free-Chapter-3--Nekropolis-by-Tim-Waggoner?cid=exrss-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner NekropolisThis is the third of e free chapters from Nekropolis, by Tim Waggoner, a recent release from Angry Robot Books.Here's the official description:Meet Matt Richter. Private eye. Zombie.His mean streets are the city of the dead, ... News Contests and Giveaways Book Releases Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:26:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13081-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Free-Chapter-3--Nekropolis-by-Tim-Waggoner?cid=exrss-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13081-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Free-Chapter-2--Nekropolis-by-Tim-Waggoner?cid=exrss-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner  NekropolisThis is the second of five free chapters from Nekropolis, by Tim Waggoner, a recent release from Angry Robot Books.Here's the official description:Meet Matt Richter. Private eye. Zombie.His mean streets are the city of ... News Contests and Giveaways Book Releases Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:45:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13081-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Free-Chapter-2--Nekropolis-by-Tim-Waggoner?cid=exrss-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13081-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Free-Chapter-1--Nekropolis-by-Tim-Waggoner?cid=exrss-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner Nekropolis  Over the next five days, I'm going to be releasing the a handful of free chapters. These are from one of Angry Robot Books recent releases, Nekropolis, by Tim Waggoner. Here's the official description:Meet Matt Richter. Privat... News Contests and Giveaways Book Releases Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:24:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13081-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Free-Chapter-1--Nekropolis-by-Tim-Waggoner?cid=exrss-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13081-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Review-The-Silver-Skull-by-Mark-Chadbourn?cid=exrss-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner The Silver SkullI will preface this review by admitting I had a bit of a bias against the book even before beginning to read it. Not the best place to start, certainly, but one must be honest. I'm not a fan of stories in this time period (Elizab... News Review Book Releases Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:58:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13081-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Review-The-Silver-Skull-by-Mark-Chadbourn?cid=exrss-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13081-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Review-The-Unincorporated-Man-by-Dani-and-Eytan-Kollin?cid=exrss-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner  The Unincorporated ManThe Unincorporated Man has several distinctions that set it apart. Not only has it been nominated for a 2009 Prometheus Award, but it was also written by the only living sibling coauthors, Dani and Eytan Kollin. It also is... News Review Author Updates Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:53:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13081-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Review-The-Unincorporated-Man-by-Dani-and-Eytan-Kollin?cid=exrss-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13081-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Plot-revealed-for-Changes-Book-12-of-the-Dresden-Files?cid=exrss-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner Changes A while back we saw the release of the cover art for Changes, Jim Butcher's upcoming Dresden Files installment. Now the book is available for pre-order on Amazon.com, and the official blurb has been released, hinting at how much will be at ... News Author Updates Book Releases Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:31:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13081-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Plot-revealed-for-Changes-Book-12-of-the-Dresden-Files?cid=exrss-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13081-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Author-interview-with-Patrick-Rothfuss?cid=exrss-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner The Name of the Wind  In between working on the sequel to The Name of the Wind, raising funds for Heifer International, and raising his new kid (not necessarily in that order), author Patrick Rothfuss took the time to answer a few question... News Author Updates Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:22:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13081-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Author-interview-with-Patrick-Rothfuss?cid=exrss-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13081-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Review-Finch-by-Jeff-VanderMeer?cid=exrss-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner Finch Finch is messy, and I say that in the best possible use of the word. It is a Picasso type of messy where all the elements are smushed together and sometimes rearranged so they, at first, look chaotic and misplaced. But the longer you ... News Review Author Updates Book Releases Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:09:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13081-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Review-Finch-by-Jeff-VanderMeer?cid=exrss-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13081-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m11d2-World-Fantasy-Award-Winners?cid=exrss-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner   The 2009 World Fantasy Award Winners were announced this past weekend at the 2009 World Fantasy Convention. This convention took place in San Jose, CA, and the awards are given to authors and artists who have demonstrated outstanding achievem... Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:53:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13081-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m11d16-World-Fantasy-Award-Winners?cid=exrss-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13081-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Review-City-Without-End-by-Kay-Kenyon?cid=exrss-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner City Without End City Without End is the third book in the Entire and the Rose series, written by Kay Kenyon. Technically this series is science fiction, but don't let that scare you off if you've ever had a struggle getting into ... News Review Author Updates Book Releases Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:16:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13081-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Review-City-Without-End-by-Kay-Kenyon?cid=exrss-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13081-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m10d28-The-Gathering-Storm--Denver-Book-Signing?cid=exrss-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner Brandon Sanderson This is a public service announcement for both those folks living in the Denver area and who are fans of Brandon Sanderson and/or Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series.During his nationwide tour to celebrate the release of The Gath... News Author Updates Book Releases Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:45:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13081-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m10d14-The-Gathering-Storm--Denver-Book-Signing?cid=exrss-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13081-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Review-The-Gathering-Storm-by-Brandon-Sanderson-and-Robert-Jordan?cid=exrss-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner The Gathering Storm To start, I will state that this review contains no spoilers. Mostly, I want to answer a question I'm sure many readers of the Wheel of Time series are thinking: "Has the wait been worth it?" A valid question. It's been... News Review Author Updates Book Releases Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:34:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13081-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Review-The-Gathering-Storm-by-Brandon-Sanderson-and-Robert-Jordan?cid=exrss-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13081-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Casting-complete-for-A-Game-of-Thrones?cid=exrss-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner A Game of Thrones If you've been keeping an eye on the news surrounding the Game of Thrones television series, then you'll be pleased to know that all the major characters have been cast (though a few official confirmations are still pendin... News Author Updates Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:39:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13081-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Casting-complete-for-A-Game-of-Thrones?cid=exrss-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13081-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Get-your-name-in-The-Wise-Mans-Fear?cid=exrss-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner Patrick Rothfuss Patrick Rothfuss, who wrote the critically hailed debut novel, The Name of the Wind, wants to put your name in the sequel. Yes. There's a catch. Or, not so much a catch, as an opportunity. The Name of the Wind begins ... News Contests and Giveaways Author Updates Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:21:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13081-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Get-your-name-in-The-Wise-Mans-Fear?cid=exrss-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13081-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m10d21-MileHiCon--Speculative-Fiction-in-Denver-CO?cid=exrss-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner MileHiCon Near the Denver area, or willing to travel to hang out with other lovers of all things speculative fiction? Then join in the fun at MileHiCon, the largest speculative fiction literary convention in the Rocky Mountain region. &nbsp... News Conferences and Conventions Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:39:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13081-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m10d21-MileHiCon--Speculative-Fiction-in-Denver-CO?cid=exrss-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13081-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m10d21-The-Gathering-Storm-release-gathers-steam?cid=exrss-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner The Gathering StormRelated ArticlesBrandon SandersonDragonmount.comTGS Publisher's PageTor Twitter With October 27th fast approaching, Tor is beginning to unleash all of their last-minute publicity efforts to get word out about Th... News Contests and Giveaways Author Updates Book Releases Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:15:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13081-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m10d10-The-Gathering-Storm-release-gathers-steam?cid=exrss-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-13081-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m10d19-Realms-of-Fantasy-magazine-reopens-for-submissions?cid=exrss-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner Realms of Fantasy After being closed to fiction submissions for seven months, Realms of Fantasyhas recently reopened to writers wishing to submit their short stories. The end of this hiatus was announced by Assistant Editor Dougla... News Magazines Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:32:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-13081-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m10d19-Realms-of-Fantasy-magazine-reopens-for-submissions?cid=exrss-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner