Tag: scififan
member name: Racheline Maltese
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February 01, 2007 10:44 AM EST --
A brief news item I would be remiss in not reporting. The seventh and final installment of J. K. Rowlings Harry Potter series will be released . . .
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May 17, 2007 01:14 AM EDT --
After leaving my house at 3:40am to cach a 7:10 flight, I arrived in New Orleans for Phoenix Rising, the last major Harry Potter fan event before the release of book 7. Since the conference doesn't . . .
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May 19, 2007 10:14 AM EDT --
In the morning, I attended an excellent panel on tactics in the wizarding war which largely wound up looking at the od gap between the formality of wizarding society and the informal, guerilla-like qualities . . .
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May 20, 2007 11:57 AM EDT --
Yesterday was my day to be a presenter, teaching both a two hour class on using improv to improve your writing and reading some of the fanfiction I write with Kalichan on LJ. Although there was a . . .
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January 30, 2007 08:58 PM EST --
As a child, and I was an only and lonely one, books of every imaginable type were often my closest companions. I . . .
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February 01, 2007 04:58 PM EST --
I have celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder characterized by a range of symptoms effecting most of my bodily systems to vaying degrees depending . . .
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February 01, 2007 09:49 PM EST --
Melusine, the fantasy novel from Sarah Monette, is, despite many positive qualities, in some ways a blueprint on how not to write a fantasy novel. . . .
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February 03, 2007 10:51 PM EST --
Like many of those who have commented on my other Harry Potter related articles, I resisted the Harry Potter books for a long time. In fact, . . .
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May 18, 2007 12:58 AM EDT --
There is something perversely satisfying about striding through rows and rows of people at a welcoming dinner and docking house points. If you haven't done it, you should try it. Really. . . .
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August 13, 2007 12:10 PM EDT --
Novel:
Lisey's Story, Stephen King
The Privilege of the Sword, Ellen Kushner
The Lies of Locke Lamora, Scott Lynch
The Orphan's Tales: . . .
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August 25, 2007 12:09 AM EDT --
Despite my doubts back in April when I asked if cyberpunk is still relevant, I was curious to see where James R. Strickland’s Looking Glass would leave me. . . .
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August 27, 2007 12:18 AM EDT --
What does speculative fiction look like in a fantastical world?
It’s a problematic question, one that raises issues both of perspective (after all, . . .
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August 27, 2007 04:46 PM EDT --
Please join us today, August 28th at 7pm to discuss Quantico live with best-selling author Greg Bear. If you can't make it this evening, post a question below in advance and check back in for . . .
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February 15, 2007 09:36 PM EST --
Discussing religion and spirituality in SF/F literature is complicated by three main facts. The first being that there’s just so much interesting . . .
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February 22, 2007 09:21 PM EST --
One of my many creative fixations is that of dying worlds. And whether that’s a meteor striking the earth, war, pestilence or just . . .
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February 28, 2007 01:47 PM EST --
This year's nominees for The Nebula Awards, given out by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and considered one of the most . . .
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March 03, 2007 12:33 PM EST --
Nominations for the Hugo and Campbell awards are open to those who attended or were supporting members of the 2006 Worldcon in Anaheim or registered . . .
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November 24, 2007 02:35 PM EST --
Hey folks. Since my book, The Book of Harry Potter Trifles, Trivias and Particularities, vol. 1 , comes out next week, I’d thought I’d have a little contest here to win a copy. . . .
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October 19, 2007 11:30 PM EDT --
The news coming out of J.K. Rowling’s US book tour finally got interesting with tonight’s Carnegie Hall revelation that Dumbledore was, in fact, gay and in love with Gellert Grindelwald. . . .
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April 20, 2007 12:29 PM EDT --
Hey all. My cable Internet connection died last night and I may be without until Monday. I am hoping to get my column up sometime over the weekend thanks to the kindness of friends, and I apologize . . .
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