I'm sure you've heard about it by now. The movie version of Ender's Game has finally materialized from the mists of Hollywood. Half of geekdom is passing out from glee, while the other half is passing out from rage at the idea that Orson Scott Card and his toxic views will be getting that much money and attention ( Read more... )

I've been thinking about how to sub-divide my science fiction books. The categories I see most people use ("Hard" vs "Soft," or "Space Opera," "Military SF," and the like) don't really work for me. They're too subjective and hard to define ( Read more... )

Season 3 of Shadow Unit is airing in about 2 weeks. That gives you just enough time to get caught up, if you read fast. This list is all the stories and extras in the recommended reading order.

The Girl with the Silver Eyes
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Body: Both knees are bothering me.

Book Review: I read World Made by Hand: A Novel
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The Periodic Table of Female SF writers

Body: Both knees are getting grouchy sporadically. Two steps later, they're fine again.

Book Review: I finished Ilium
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They're writing Shepard Book's backstory, and publishing it as a graphic novel. It comes out in November.

The Escapist : News : The Secrets of Firefly's Shepherd Book Will Finally Be Revealed

Body: Surprisingly OK after a weekend spent mostly on my feet. My knees gave me more trouble on the drive home than they did for the entire rest of the weekend.

Reading: I started A Sundial In A Grave: 1610, a novel about what some of the secondary characters from The Three Musketeers were up to 15 years before the events of that book. Very good ( Read more... )

Although, I guess that everyday is literacy day for me.

Body: Can I get a leg transplant? My left hip and both ankles and knees are in pain today.

Reading: Still reading Anathem. I might manage to finish it this weekend.

Hearing: Mountain Stage

Etsy find: Beautiful, hand-painted thread in many shades of pink. I know I've linked to this ( Read more... )