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Just as warning, the fangirl in me is SQUEEEEEEEing right now. The amazing Winter is Coming website just released an itsy bitsy trailer or the Game of Thrones coming to HBO. SQEEEEE!!! Ahem.
So, without further ado, the Raven:
Are you happy in your pants yet? No? Not after seeing the lovely Sean Bean? What about this amazing interview with the creators? It’s so great to see GRRM so sincerely excited about the series. It would break my heart if he pulled an Alan Moore.
Here’s the deal:
Our bestselling Kindle is now $259, down from $299. Second, we are introducing a new addition to our Kindle family of wireless reading devices: Kindle with U.S. and International Wireless. Our newest Kindle can ship to customers around the world so you can take advantage of referring Kindle sales to customers outside of the U.S.
With this new Kindle, you can receive your books, newspapers, and magazines wirelessly while at home or abroad in over 100 countries. Whether you’re in New York, Paris, São Paulo, Mumbai, Beijing, Tokyo, or Sydney, you can think of a book and be reading it in less than 60 seconds.
Our $259 Kindle with U.S. Wireless is available for immediate shipment, and our $279 Kindle with U.S. and International Wireless can be preordered today for delivery starting in two weeks.
Kindle utilizes the same 3G wireless technology as advanced cell phones, so you never need to hunt for a Wi-Fi hotspot. Unlike cell phones, there are no monthly wireless bills and no yearly contracts. There is no software to install, and no syncing required.
Kindle is as thin as most magazines and weighs less than a paperback—but can hold 1,500 books. Its electronic-ink screen looks and reads like real paper with no glare—even in bright sunlight. A long battery life means you can read for up to two weeks on a single charge.
The U.S. Kindle Store has more than 350,000 books, including 107 of 112 New York Times bestsellers, plus top newspapers, magazines, and blogs.
I love that for a mere $20 more, you can purchase an international Kindle that will work just about everywhere. Even better, there’s no monthly fee!
Like most people, I probably think about/plan reading books the most when traveling. I often have to pick books vs. clothes and other necessities!
This may just be the push I needed to try a Kindle out for myself…
John at Grasping for the Wind has posted the latest edition of the very popular F/SF/H Linkup Meme! Check out the list for blogs that cover a multitude of genres and their respective news and reviews!
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Romanian French Chinese Danish Portuguese German
Tags: Grasping for the Wind, Linkup Meme
This weeks’s question:
There are many well-known authors in the science fiction, fantasy and horror genres, usually known because they hit the NYT Bestseller list, or through good marketing. But who are the less well-known authors you have enjoyed that that we should be looking to read, and why?
Check out the answers on Grasping for the Wind! Listed are many authors I do know, but also many I have not heard of! I’ll definitely be researching some books this afternoon.
Tags: Inside the Blogosphere
Angry Robot is planning to release sample chapters of all their books! They will also be launching e-books worldwide.
Currently, a sample chapter from Slights by Kaaron Warren is available on the Angry Robot website!
Tags: Angry Robot, Karron Warren, Slights
X-Men Origins will be premiering at midnight at theaters all over the country world. I watched Apple’s “exclusive clip” and can I just say…WOW!
Set some twenty years before the X-Men trilogy, Origins explores Wolverine’s first meeting with William Stryker, his time with Team X, his relationship with his brother, Sabretooth, and of course, the experiment that left his skeleton bonded with adamantium.
From what I have seen in the previews, we also meet Kayla Silverfox (the love interest), Gambit, Cyclops, John Wraith, Emma Frost, and Frederick Dukes.
Also, so everyone knows what a nerd I am, I will relate a story that happened several months ago.
The setting: In line at the grocery store with the honey (who is NOT into comics), scanning magazine covers. We both see Hugh Jackman is on the cover of People’s top sexiest.
The Honey: *Conversationally* I hear he’s really strong (as in real life).
Me: *Shouting* Of course he’s strong!! His skeleton is reinforced with adamantium!! GAH!
The Honey: *Takes step sideways* *Gets in other grocery line while avoiding eye contact*
Tags: Hugh Jackman, Logan, Wolverine, X-Men Origins
So I recently heard Bioshock 2 was coming out, and I am surprised at how excited I am. When I got an Xbox 360 for my honey’s birthday two years ago, I never dreamed of playing it, and actually enjoying it.
We started off with Rainbow Six Vegas, teaming up and killing terrorists. The honey congratulates me on my sniping skills. I am elated. We wipe out nests of terrorists, splitting up and outflanking them, using smoke bombs and snake cams as needed. We high five. Dare I admit that I am enjoying myself?
Then we pick up Bioshock–the cover was irresistible, and the synopsis on the back sounded pretty cool. Unfortunately it is single player. Do I actually play by myself? I figure out how to boot up the Xbox, fiddle with the speakers, and settle on to the couch. A mysterious plane crash! A lone island! The graphics! I am beside myself with anticipation about this game. As it progresses, you find that you have entered an underwater city, Rapture. Meant to be a utopia, it is now a land of chaos, ruled by splicers who basically attack anything that moves. As you progress, you are connected by Radio to the mysterious Atlas, who helps you navigate your way and gain powers via ADAM, a gene-altering cocktail. Unfortunately, ADAM is harvested and supplied by Little Sisters, who you can choose to either kill for ADAM, or save (and restore their humanity) while gaining much less ADAM. The Little Sisters are protected by formidable Big Daddies with powers that are much greater than your own, and they must be dealt with in order to get close to a Little Sister.
Bioshock is much more than a first person shooter–it is an amazing scifi thriller/mystery that slowly unwraps in such a way that it completely floors you.
And perhaps I enjoyed using a wrench as a weapon a little too much.
Bioshock 2 takes place 10 years after the original Bioshock. You play as the first Big Daddy ever created and your job is to get rid of the Big Sister, a little sister (who is now all grown up), whose purposes are still unknown. Yikes! If the plot twists are anything like that of Bioshock, this is bound to be good. It comes out November 30, and I will definitely be picking it up.
Tags: Bioshock 2, Xbox
ANGRY ROBOT have been busy signing more brilliant authors for its upcoming SF/F/WTF?! imprint, due to launch in July 2009. No flannel, here they are…
Award-winning US author J ROBERT KING has been snapped up for two novels brimming with wild creativity and extraordinary ideas. He calls his books “metaphysical suspense” – don’t worry, that just means they blow your imagination apart while at the same time freezing your blood.
Rob’s debut for Angry Robot, the fabulously named THE ANGEL OF DEATH, does exactly that. The Grim Reaper becomes strangely fascinated with a human cop investigating the deaths caused by a serial killer that Death has been following. But Death is a killer too, of course, and is not above the law. It’ll be published in the UK, US and Australia in September 2009, as a mass-market paperback. This will be followed early next year by DEATH’S DISCIPLES. The sole survivor of a terrorist attack on a plane starts to hear the voices of the dead passengers. But what they’re telling her is far worse than what she’s suffered already.
King’s recent Sherlock Holmes novel for Tor, The Shadow of Reichenbach Falls, attracted a mass of critical attention, as did his Mad Merlin trilogy for the same publisher. And he can ride a unicycle, though maybe not while typing. Find out more at jrobertking.com
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From the UK, meanwhile, we’re delighted and just a little scared to welcome ANDY REMIC to our ravening horde. His reputation as the hard man of British SF is well-deserved. Now he’s taking the tough guy stylings of Quake, Spiral and his recent Combat-K novels into fantasy, for a brand new trilogy that sees him, in one mighty bound, become the natural successor to the much-missed David Gemmell.KELL’S LEGEND, due September 2009 in mass-market paperback, introduces Kell, grizzled veteran warrior much at odds with a civilised world where humanity has become soft. When a new foe arises to threaten the city of Jalder, only Kell remembers that to live, you have to fight, and fight dirty. But how can one man hold off against the Vachine, the terrifying clockwork vampires of legend?
Also, Angry Robot is holding a competition to name their mascot! Go to the competition page and enter your ideas! There is a prize in store for the winner~but get your entry in by May 6, winners will be chosen June 16.
See that angry-looking metallic chap on our website? We’d like you to name him – or rather, we’d like your readers to name him.
Tags: Angry Robot, Competition
So I’ve taken to watching Kings, NBC’s new show on Sundays. All I keep thinking is, “How has this not been done before?????” The whole alternate reality is very cool. It is “present day” but the people are governed by a monarchy, and a religious one at that.
Occasionally all the godspeak turns me off but overall it’s developing very well. King Silas often refers to himself in the third person (as all good kings should do), which is fun. Apparently he rose from a regular foot soldier to the place of King. I’m sure this will become more specific as the show continues. Also, I thought there was an interesting spark between the Queen and her brother, instantly making me think of Cersei and Jaime Lannister 
The only character I’m not crazy about is Jack, the King’s son. His expression can only be described as “pouty” and he just kind of flits about looking high all the time. So far he’s proven to be one dimensional–but again, it’s still early in the season!
Anyway, it’s a fun watch on a Sunday night–it seems like the kind of thing HBO or SHOWTIME would pick up, not NBC. Either way, I’m enjoying it! Find the premiere on Hulu.com or watch it above.
Tags: Kings
My favorite author made an appearance last night on the Colbert Report! Check it out!
Tags: Colbert Report, Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman
Green Eyed Demon
–Jaye Wells
