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of the Woodwork 130. Philip Pullman on atheism charge in Northern Lights trilogy The author of the book on which the new film The Golden Compass is based has hit back at critics who accuse him of peddling "candy-coated atheism". Phillip Pullman won the Whitbread prize for the third part of his trilogy Philip Pullman dismissed as "absolute rubbish" accusations by the US-based Catholic League that the film promotes atheism and denigrates Christianity. "I am a story teller," he said. " If I wanted to send a message I would have written a sermon." The Golden Compass - which stars Nicole Kidman - premiers in London on Tuesday 27th November. Full BBC story Amazon unveils digital book reader.
Online retailer Amazon has unveiled an own-brand wireless electronic
book reader called Kindle. Would you use a digital book reader? Take our simple poll Anthologist Peter Haining, born 1940, died yesterday, November 19, 2007, at the age of 67. He edited numerous fantasy and horror anthologies beginning in 1966, and won a special British Fantasy Award, the Karl Edward Wagner Award, in 2001. Wikipedia Locus reports that British SF writer Colin Kapp, born 1928, died this past August 3, 2007. He published stories beginning in 1958 in New Worlds, Analog, Galaxy, and other magazines, with first novel Transfinite Man appearing in 1964. Later works included stories collected as The Unorthodox Engineers (1979), and four Cageworld novels published by DAW in the 1980s. Cult TV show "Survivors" to be remade. The BBC is to remake cult 1970s series Survivors, it has announced.
Sci-fi writer Terry Nation created the original series. He also wrote Blakes 7, and created the Daleks - Doctor Who's arch enemy. Full BBC story Robin Hobb has won this year's Endeavour Award for her novel Forest Mage (Tor). The award is presented annually to a distinguished SF or fantasy book written by a Pacific Northwest author or authors. The award was presented last week at Orycon in Portland, Oregon. Full story Can anyone help with this little teaser? (ran this last time but no takers) Hi Your newsletter readers have been 100% successful in identifying books for me in the past from sketchy plot lines. I wonder if they can help again? I've just read Ben Bova's Powersat (at last he's found another country other than England to draw his villains from!). The idea of a satellite gathering power from the sun and beaming it to Earth as microwave energy is not new. I remember starting to read a book, possibly serialised in a magazine, about a manned satellite doing just the same. In this book, someone on board the satellite is unofficially experimenting with some electronic device which unexpectedly causes the satellite to move out of its normal alignment and orbit. As a result the microwave beam (to somewhere in the Arabian desert?) moves off target and causes havoc. That's about as far as I got. I got the impression that the electronic device was probably going to prove, unexpectedly, to be some new source of drive for space vehicles. Does this ring any bells with anyone? I can't even begin to put a date to this but probably 20+ years ago. All the best. Chris Smith Comic book giant Marvel has made 2,500
of its back issues available online in an attempt to introduce its
characters to a younger, computer-savvy audience. Subscribers to the service will have access to the first issues of titles including The Amazing Spider-Man, The Fantastic Four and The Incredible Hulk. New issues, however, will not go online until at least six months after they first appear in print. Full BBC story Smug Self satisfaction as usual! Order received today. I am greatly pleased as I am never sure when I order off the web what condition the book will be in, regardless of description (I have received books listed as "new" that were in terrible condition.) And thanks for including a bookmark, as I collect them. Jim Bohning **************************************************************************************** Hello Simon, I just wanted to thank you, the book just has arrived. I am very happy as I was searching for it for ages and couldn't
remember the correct title. In 1986 I bought it when I travelled across Canada (by train) and I rembember the hilarious writing. Best regards Ralf Author Ira Levin, who was best known
for writing Rosemary's Baby, The Boys From Brazil and The Stepford
Wives, has died aged 78. Physicist Sidney Coleman, a professor at Harvard University who was a co-founder of Advent:Publishers in the 1950s and who wrote several review columns for The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in the 1970s, died Sunday, November 18, 2007, at the age of 70. Chicago Times obituary Our Chums the Dabel Brothers contacted us with some exciting news, it seems they and Del Rey, an imprint of Ballantine Books, have announced a new agreement for distribution of Dabel Brothers graphic novels into the trade book market. In spring 2008 the popular literary comic book publisher will launch comic book adaptations of three major properties: New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein: Prodigal Son; Jim Butcher’s bestselling The Dresden Files; and George R.R. Martin’s Wild Cards. The graphic novel versions, to be distributed by Del Rey, will go on sale in summer/fall 2008. The long-term arrangement will result in broader distribution for their graphic novels than they have had in the past, explains Ernst Dabel, President of Dabel Brothers Publishing. “While we will retain our autonomy and continue to operate as an individual company, we expect the Del Rey sales team to greatly expand our reach into such markets as libraries and independent bookstores.” He added, “Dabel Brothers titles have done well historically in the comic book stores and in the book chains. We’ve had great success with George R. R. Martin’s The Hedge Knight, which was one of the bestselling graphic novels of 2004. Laurell K. Hamilton’s Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter, published in July, is already one of the bestselling graphic novels of 2007. Most of the titles we’ve published have debuted in the top 200, and that was accomplished as a comic book company, with a narrow focus on the markets we knew. We’re extremely excited about our future now that we are working with Del Rey.” 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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