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of the Woodwork 121. Fantasy writer Lloyd Alexander, born 1924, died on the 16th May the age of 83. He was best known for the "Chronicles of Prydain" beginning with The Book of Three (1964) and including Newbery Medal winner The High King (1968). Other works included American Book Award winner Westmark (1981), first of a trilogy, and National Book Award winner The Marvelous Misadventures of Sebastian (1970). He was awarded a Life Achievement World Fantasy Award in 2003. SFWA obituary Patrick Moore's comments were one of the main talking points from the last OotW, Fay contacted us :- I'm sure Patrick was joking, he has a wicked sense of humour and knows how to tell them with a straight face. However he made a perfectly valid observation. Captain Janeway was an unmitigated disaster, and there do seem to be a large amount of dramas on tv that would be enjoyed more by women viewers than men. Where are the modern equivalents of Colditz, The Time Tunnel, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea? Even the proposed remake of The Time Tunnel had to change from two men to a man and woman. No wonder it bit the dust. All I can say is thank goodness for the only current contender - Supernatural. Two hunky men and any women they meet are swiftly consigned to a sticky end. And no, I'm not an adolescent boy - I'm a woman more than twice over twenty-one! My best to you all, ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amy Harlib was a little more forthright: Sir Patrick Moore is a bigoted male chauvinist pig! One for the collective consciousness - can you help? About 20 years ago, I read a chapter of a sci fi book in a sci
fi magazine...I think the chapter was called Man on Mars...the book
was written by a philosopher. The book was about man's migration
onto different planets. With each new chapter, they genetically
engineered mankind to adapt to the new planet. Any ideas about this
book? If you can help - email us Recent reading - reviews from the staff at fantastic HQ: Heart-shaped Box by Joe Hill. Started this one on Monday evening and finished it Tuesday lunchtime. Absolutely gripping horror,a relentless and remorseless story of how Juday Coyne deals with a gruesome avenging spirit. Powerful and graphic, genuinely scary, but also a great story told with verve and style. Nebula Awards Winners Winners of this year's Nebula Awards, presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, were announced on Saturday May 12, 2006, in New York City. NOVEL
This is the second year of SFWA's Andre Norton Award, created to honor young adult SF/F novels and named in honor of the late SFWA Grand Master. While not technically a Nebula Award, it is voted on by members in the same way the Nebula Awards are. Last year's winner was Holly Black's Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie. Hammer horror films set to return Spielberg & Jackson to make Tintin movies Steven Spielberg and The Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson
are to bring Tintin to the big screen, according to industry reports.
Curtis Harrington, director, writer and actor: born Los Angeles 17 September 1928; died Los Angeles 6 May 2007. Once seen, the eerie black-and-white film Night Tide, directed by Curtis Harrington in 1961, is not easily forgotten. It lingers in the mind, much as Mora, the mermaid character played by Linda Lawson, does in the mind of Johnny Drake, the sailor on leave portrayed by Dennis Hopper in his first lead role. (Full Independent Obituary) It is a "swords and sandals" epic featuring swashbuckling Celtic warriors and a disappearing Roman legion, set against the windswept backdrop of Hadrian's Wall. Now, The Eagle of the Ninth, Rosemary Sutcliff's historical children's novel set in Roman Scotland, is to be made into a "Scottish Western" by the Oscar-winning director, Kevin Macdonald. (Independent - full story) Author Clive Cussler has been ordered
to pay $5m (£2.5m) to the company which made his book Sahara
into a flop movie. A Los Angeles jury decided he acted in bad faith by slating the film, arguing over the script and inflating his book sales when dealing with the company. Full BBC story http://www.fantasticliterature.com We also buy books and travel around the country to purchase, we will pay a finders fee to anyone who puts us in touch with a collection we later purchase. Instant ordering on our web site in
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