SF SiteThe new issue of the SF Site is now online.Nexus Graphica: a column by Rick Klaw and Mark London Williams- May 1, 2008 During the annual Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) business meeting, some discussions took place as to what kinds of works qualify professional science fictionfantasy writers for membership. Rick Klaw has some thoughts on what was said, what they should do to update their definitions and what is happening in the rest of the world when it comes to graphic novels.http://www.sfsite.com/columns/graphica271.htm The Unblemished by Conrad Williams and The Grin of the Dark by Ramsey Campbell- May 1, 2008 Horror fiction is still a relative rarity in the British mass market, so it's great to hear that Virgin Books are starting a monthly series of horror titles. It's also good to hear that the first few will be reissues of small press publications. Of course, we still want the books to be good -- but, with the first two at least, there's nothing to worry about in that regard.http://www.sfsite.com/05a/gd271.htm A Conversation With Rob Schrab- May 1, 2008 'This is early 90's and Scud is being thrown around all over the place because of the Gulf War. And I was like "You know that kind of sounds like a detergent." It was like something you would buy to clean your tub. I thought, you know, what would be real neat is to have an assassin that had this pop art detergent box-like look to it. I though what if there was a robot bought out of a vending machine, like a disposable razor or lighter.'http://www.sfsite.com/05a/rs271.htm Babylon 5.1: TV reviews by Rick Norwood- May 1, 2008 Rick has some thoughts on Battlestar Galactica so far and how the length of a TV series has changed over the years. He also gives us a list of SF on TV in May.http://www.sfsite.com/columns/rick271.htm A World Too Near by Kay Kenyon- May 1, 2008 Titus Quinn is back in the world of the Entire, the neighboring universe which exists contemporaneous with our own. This time, he has an unwelcome companion, Helice Maki, the ambitious scientistcorporate executive who has gained great influence and power. Quinn's mission is two-fold, prevent the Tariq, the strange, powerful beings who rule the Entire from destroying our universe in order to provide energy for their own, and to find his daughter Sydney, who is living with aliens known as the...http://www.sfsite.com/05a/wn271.htm Poison Sleep by T.A. Pratt- May 1, 2008 Genevieve Kelley, an apprentice magician who retreated into a coma of sorts after she was raped, has been kept in the Blackwing Institute, a sanatorium for mentally disturbed magicians. Genevieve is a "reweaver" -- she can rearrange reality to match her dreams. But she has escaped, and she is more or less randomly reweaving reality in Felport, transporting people to a world of her dreams every so often. Marla needs to track her down and eliminate her threat to her city, hopefully without...http://www.sfsite.com/05a/ps271.htm |