This week, Joe Murphy joins Michael in studio for a bit of book discussion.
Next, Michael and Evo chat with Rich Horton, editor of Prime Books’ Science Fiction: The Best of the Year 2006 anthology.
Archives for 2006
ADPoV #21: Buzz Kill
No kidding, there I was, minding my own business……
ADPoV #20: Advice
Some friendly words of wisdom passed down to the enemy.
Review: “Star Trek: Summon the Thunder” by Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore
It all began with the granddaddy of them all, Peter David’s superlative New Frontier series and has continued to expand with the continuation of the DS9, Voyager, and Enterprise sagas as well as exploring unique areas of the Star Trek universe. Add to this on-going exploration of the Trek universe, Pocket’s newest spin-off series, Star Trek: Vanguard.
Guest Review: “Prisoners Under Glass” by R. Patrick
Young readers who love big, bold action, boisterous high jinks and bizarre images, all mixed up with a bunch of people prone to snappy dialog learning to rely on each other in life-and-death situations, will get a kick out of Prisoners Under Glass.
Guest Review: “Lyranel’s Song” by Leslie Carmichael
Lyranel’s Song by Leslie Carmichael is a book that thoughtful children can relax into and enjoy. The action is steady without being relentless, leaving room for characters to lead lives that young girls, in particular, could imagine themselves living. The two young readers (age 11) that I field-tested the book on often interrupted to supplement the commentary or make suggestions for what characters might do, which I always consider a good sign.
Snipe Hunting for Stewed Tomatoes: An Interview with Terry Pratchett
Terry Pratchett, or Terryho Pratchetta as they say in the Czech Republic, needs no introduction. If you haven’t heard of him, then good God where’ve you been? Terry’s sold millions of books over the years and I won’t bore you to tears with the numbers here but the sales statistics at least for the UK market are staggering. He’s even made the best sellers list on Pluto so saying you’ve never heard of him because you’re an alien who’s just arrived on Earth won’t cut the mustard or the cheese any longer.
ADPoV #19: Response
My well thought out rebuttal to a few arguments voiced while I was on hiatus.
ADPoV #18: Order 66
Jedi are all nuts, and this was a good idea.
The Rebel With A Clue: An Interview With Richard Calder
Roger Cardinal originally coined the term “outsider art” in 1972 to describe Jean Dubuffet’s eccentric but excellent work, but it should have been coined for Richard Calder. Richard has made a career of providing us with a super-surging, neuron burning, paradigm shift when it comes to ground-breaking genre fiction. Legendary genre writers like Michael Moorcock and Norman Spinrad have sung his praises on the public record and with good reason. Calder is a literary maverick.
Jim Baen passes
Several days ago, Jim Baen of Baen Books suffered a stroke and was in serious condition. Sadly, he passed away yesterday.
Cover to Cover #224: K. L. Nappier
This week, Michael and Evo talk with K.L. Nappier to talk about her newest stories, Voyagers and her contribution to the Twisted Tails anthology from Double Dragon Press.
Review: “Woken Furies” by Richard K. Morgan
Waiting to meet a friend for lunch the other day, I stood outside a restaurant in Manhattan’s TriBeCa with my face buried in Woken Furies, the latest book from Richard K. Morgan. The restaurant manager spotted me reading and approached me eagerly: “Is that the new Takeshi Kovacs?” The funny part is, this was the second time I’d been approached by a rabid fan while reading one of Morgan’s books.
Cover to Cover #223: Harry Turtledove
Interview: This week, Michael and Evo talk with Harry Turtledove, the “Master of Alternative History”, about his latest novel, The Grapple, third book in the Settling Accounts series, and about alternate history, young adult fiction, and future projects.
Cover to Cover #222: EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Roundtable
This week the guys talk to a roundtable of Edge Publishing authors, K.A. Bedford and his Hydrogen Steel and Eclipse, Rebecca Rowe with Forbidden Cargo, and Lynda Williams with Righteous Anger and Courtesan Prince.
