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A genre in a time warp *
The weird thing about sci-fi fans gathered in Toronto for their world convention is how focused they are on the past -- odd for a group famous for changing the present by predicting the future
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American Gods (Garber synopsis) *
American Gods is Neil Gaiman's best and most ambitious novel yet, a scary, strange, and hallucinogenic road-trip story wrapped around a deep examination of the American spirit. Note: Neil Gaiman appears at the Vancouver International Writers' Festival October 6, 2005.
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Anansi Boys (Garber synopsis) *
Here's a romantic screwball comedy seasoned with murder, magic, and ghosts from the fantastic pen of Sandman creator, Neil Gaiman. Note: Neil Gaiman appears at the Vancouver International Writers' Festival October 6, 2005.
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Beloved C.S. Lewis series headed for big screen *
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the beloved fantasy novel by C.S. Lewis, will be made into a film in New Zealand, a newspaper reported Friday.
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Bradbury celebrates 83rd birthday *
Science fiction author Ray Bradbury celebrated his 83rd birthday with this wish...
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Dan Greenberg's weird universe *
The American writer and humorist Dan Greenburg has, for some time now, made a very respectable living based, essentially, on a four-letter word that starts with "F."
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Fallout: Green Stone of Healing Book Two (Garber review) ****
If you were enamoured of The Vision, you will find this second book just as gripping a "page-turner," and the characters even more deeply and convincingly drawn.
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For Us, The Living: Back to the future *** 1/2
The heart-tugging, familiar voice of Robert A. Heinlein returns with the publication of his first novel, written in 1939. It's a fascinating work, a special gift for fans of the science-fiction grandmaster, says SPIDER ROBINSON
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Forward, into the past *
Why are our imaginations retreating from science and space, and into fantasy? asks SPIDER ROBINSON
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McCaughrean chosen to write Peter Pan sequel *
Children's author Geraldine McCaughrean has been chosen to write the official sequel to J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan, the London hospital that holds the copyright to the classic work said Sunday.
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More Potter, Rowling hints *
Harry Potter may be set to grow up. . .
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Neal Stephenson: The long and short of him *
Neal Stephenson, the writer lionized by the cyberset, is a man of few words in person, a self-described introvert, in fact. The same, however, can't be said of his books.
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Neil Gaiman fan? 'The Dangerous Alphabet' released April 29 *****
The Dangerous Alphabet will be released on April 29, 2008. You can pre-order yours at a savings of $5.76 by following any of the links, herein. . .
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Sandman: Not just a comic-book hero *
Neil Gaiman, author of the groundbreaking Sandman series, now frightens kids, including his own, LUMA MUHTADIE finds
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Sawyer wins Hugo Award *
Canadian Robert Sawyer took home the best novel of the year prize at the 50th presentation of the Hugo Awards on Saturday night, the annual awards for science-fiction writing
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Sci-fi fans flock to Toronto *
A convention first established in the 1930s and devoted to all things interstellar touches down in Toronto
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Shop talk -- Books about the Shopping Condition *
Already the stores are full of Christmas offerings, but as RYAN BIGGE writes, not everyone loves to shop till they drop.
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Stardust (Garber synopsis) *
Neil Gaiman, creator of the darkly elegant Sandman comics, tells the story of young Tristran Thorn and his adventures in the land of Faerie. Note: Neil Gaiman appears at the Vancouver International Writers' Festival October 6, 2005.
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The Da Vinci Code: Cracking a bestseller's code *
Was Jesus the Son of God? Married to Mary Magdalene? The Da Vinci Code has sparked new speculation, REBECCA CALDWELL writes.
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The Polar Express (Garber backgrounder) *****
The Academy Award-winning team of Tom Hanks and director Robert Zemeckis ("Forrest Gump," "Cast Away") reunite for The Polar Express, an inspiring adventure based on the beloved illustrated children's book by Chris Van Allsburg (Jumanji).
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The Scorpions Strike: Green Stone of Healing Book Three *****
The Scorpions Strike is face-paced, action-packed and full of surprises. Just when you think you have figured out where these events might be heading, everything you imagined is thrown out the window.
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The Vision: Green Stone of Healing Book One (Garber review) ****
There must be legions of writers out there who read Dune and Lord of the Rings as children (and Harry Potter as adults) who said to themselves: "Hey, I can write a complex multi-volume story peopled with exotic, well-drawn characters and an air of magic and healing." C.L. Talmadge actually achieves this end with a fascinating first-of-a-series book. . .
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Tolkien's gentlemanly art of war *
It's lucky Hollywood didn't get a hold of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, RAY CONLOGUE says, and that a director who loved the books did.
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William Gibson's Pattern Recognition (Shaviro review) **** 1/2
William Gibson's new novel Pattern Recognition (which I have finally finished reading) is very likely the first work of literature to use "Google" as a verb (as in: "If you Google him, you'll find...). What's important, however, is not that Gibson is savvy enough to note how everyone's favourite search engine has entered the vocabulary, but rather the absolute ordinariness, or taken-for-grantedness, of this usage: it's a detail, precisely, that doesn't stand out in any way in the novel. And that is what makes it significant...
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Dan Greenberg in Vancouver, 2006 *
Just a reminder that Dan Greenburg will be in Vancouver, April 13th. . .
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Influential author Kurt Vonnegut dies at 84 *
In books such as "Slaughterhouse-Five," "Cat's Cradle," and "Hocus Pocus," Kurt Vonnegut mixed the bitter and funny with a touch of the profound.
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Will Susanna Clarke follow in the footsteps of J. K Rowling? *
Although it has not yet been published in her native Britain, Susanna Clarke's first novel, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, has been sold in 23 countries. A fantastical tale of practical magic, reviewers' copies have reportedly sold for more than $200 on eBay. Today, we meet the woman behind the hype. . .
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