Archive for the ‘Sci Fi’ tag

Neil Gaiman and HarperCollins are beginning a fiendishly delightful Halloween tradition, beginning now: All Hallow’s Read. The premise is simple: give a scary story – a wonderful, soul-shivering tale of terror, or a humorous, playful monstrous romp of a read – to someone you love, or someone you like, or someone you’ve never even met, [...]

I had the enviable task of talking with the talented Cherie Priest, recently, about her involvement with the recently released The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities: Exhibits, Oddities, Images, and Stories from Top Authors and Artists, her forthcoming second novel in the Cheshire Red Reports series, Hellbent; and her progress on her wildly popular [...]

I must admit, I did not come to this reading as an objective reviewer – I am a long time fan of Ms. Carriger’s delightful steampunk world. I also must admit, this isn’t the first time I’ve written about her Parasol Protectorate, here on GSB. Last November, I offered up a “series to date” review of [...]

Many thanks to our guest, today, Professor Randolph Lyall. He comes direct from Gail Carriger’s London, in her deliciously entertaining steampunk series, The Parasol Protectorate. GSB: I know your time is precious, so I’ll jump right in, if you’ll forgive me bypassing the usual niceties. For anyone who may not yet be acquainted with …

A bit of weekend fun with a liberal dash of teasing…Here’s the clip BBC1 kindly shared, today, previewing next week’s Doctor Who episode, “The Doctor’s Wife”. In case you’re curious (and I know you are, you cheeky geeks) this is the episode written by none other than Neil Gaiman. Yes, THAT Neil Gaiman. So watch [...]

Terri Garey’s RITA-award winning Nicki Styx series has been haunting my bookshelves for years. Wild, wacky, and original, those tale have delighted me from the first chapter of Dead Girls are Easy; the first book in the Nicki Styx series. However, my goal wasn’t to tempt you with tales of Nicki’s shenanigans. (At least, not [...]

Unless you live under a rock, you’ve probably heard about the catastrophe that struck Japan – the 8.9 earthquake that devastated northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011. Many groups are coming together to share resources and give help to Japan. To find the quick and easy spots, you can even hit the Google page that [...]