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The interview beyond the waves
The Fantasy Book Critic interviews fantasy author Stephen Hunt about his latest work, The Kingdom Beyond the Waves, and his Jackelian world.
The X-Files: I Want to Believe
The first trailer for the new movie for the FBI's alien-hating arm. Come on Mulder, what's with all the hate crimes against ET?
Orbit bulks up for a sci-fi smackdown
Following its US launch in 2007, science fiction publisher Orbit has reported its intention to expand both lists. In the US, Orbit is going to double the size of the list over the next three years, taking its output of sci-fi novels to 70-80 titles per year by 2011. In the UK it will increase the size of the list by approximately 10 per cent each year over the next three years.
Make your own timelord
The official Who website has launched a new tool to allow users to create their own Doctor Who trailer. Trailer Maker will offer users the chance to mix video clips, images, sound effects and music tracks together, to create their own Doctor Who footage.
UKSFBN slips into cyrogenic storage
The very nice UK SF Book News web site has sadly been put into hibernation and won't be updated for the foreseeable future according to its founder, Darren Turpin.
Iron Sky
Danger, Will Robinson. The space nazis are coming. Watch the trailer for this lo-fi budget SFF movie, Iron Sky. Looks like a lot of fun.
Prince Caspian trailer
Another online trailer for the next kiddie Narnia movie.
I, Zombie
Al Ewing will be signing his new book, I, Zombie at the Forbidden Planet Megastore, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR, on Saturday 12th June 6-7pm 2008.
The Ghost Whisperer
SCI-I Channel has secured cable rights to CBS's TV fantasy/horror series, Ghost Whisperer. SCI FI will launch the series in the fall of 2009.
2008 Science Fiction Hall of Fame
EMP|SFM will hold its 2008 Science Fiction Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Those being honored this year are Betty and Ian Ballantine (Literature Category), William Gibson (Literature Category), Richard M. Powers (Art Category), and Rod Serling (Film, Television and Media Category.)
Studio Space
SFF comic-book titans Brian Bolland, Dave Gibbons, Duncan Fegredo and Sean Philips will be signing Studio Space at the Forbidden Planet Megastore, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR, on Saturday 7th June 2008 1-2pm.
Bond is back
Publisher Doubleday is to publish a new James Bond novel, Devil May Care, written by Sebastian Faulks.
Delta Film Award
Budding successors to Romero, Cameron and Jackson should note that entries are now been sought for the 2008 Delta Film Award, presented to the best amateur movie shown at Manchester's 19th Festival of Fantastic Films (17th-19th October 2008).
Emily Gee is in the house
Ghost in the Machine podcast, hosted by fantasy author Gail Z. Martin, will be welcoming fantasy authors Emily Gee (Thief With No Shadow) and Justin Gustainis (Black Magic Woman).
The Black Man commeth: Richard Morgan wins this year's Clarke award
Science fiction author Richard Morgan has won this year's Arthur C Clarke award for best SF novel, with his title Black Man. He basically dedicated his acceptance speech to his mom, who sadly passed away while he was writing the book, causing it to be delivered a year late. In the US, this novel was released as Thirteen.
The Incredible Hulk trailer
New online trailer for the latest comic-to-movie excursion of the big mean green one. You really don't want to make him angry.
The Linx effect: Sontaran Officer Linx, that is
The first in a series of six helmets from Doctor Who, made by Weta, has just hit the streets (this is a 500 run limited ed.) The Sontaran Officer Linx Helmet weighs in at just under a kilo (2.2 lbs) and is made from cast metal. It measures 170mm x 100mm x 100mm ... and was created by Weta model maker and Doctor Who fan, David Tremont. Their range of helmets will also include an Ice Warrior helmet, and Industrial Welding Mask, a Sycorax helmet, a Cyberman helmet and a Lord President Borusa Head-dress.
Get Betrayed for free
Have you ever wondered what happened to Han, Luke and Leia after the events of Return of the Jedi? Well, scifi fans, now you can download a free PDF copy of
Star Wars Legacy of the Force: Betrayal. You can even do it without George - "You're sued!" - Lucas coming after you.
Ian MacLeod turns Brummie
On Friday 9th May 2008 the Birmingham Science Fiction Group is hosting genre author Ian MacLeod, to chat to them about what he's been up to recently.
Tribute to SF author Arthur C Clarke
There's a special tribute show to Arthur C. Clarke on the Time Traveler Show podcast, The centerpiece is the story, The Hammer of God by Clarke and read by Scott Brick with Gabrielle de Cuir.
Audible Frontiers
The Audible Frontiers imprint is launching with 25 audio books, including ten Hugo winners from various science fiction & fantasy authors.
The Arthur C. Clarke Award 2008: winner announced
Black Man by Richard Morgan and published by Gollancz is the winner of this year's Arthur C. Clarke Award, the UK's premier prize for science fiction literature.
Del Toro will direct The Hobbit movie
Peter Jackson has confirmed that the Pan’s Labyrinth director Guillermo del Toro is to direct the two The Lord of the Rings prequel movies. The fun just never stops!
Wesley Snipes banged up
Actor Wesley Snipes is sentenced to three years in jail for cheating The Man of his tax dollars. He is not going to be sentenced to cyrogenic storage in San Angeles like the sci-fi movie Demolition Man, and John Spartan didn't catch him at his tax minimisation, however.
Stargate: Continuum teaser trailer
Here's an online trailer for all you Gateanestas, the next straight to DVD Stargate movie.
Blooming TIE fighters
One bit you might have missed in Star Wars, two British X-wing pilots drinking tea and complaining about having to attack the second Death Star. Very funny.
Steampunk finds radio waves
Steampunk, the new fiction anthology from Tachyon Publications, made its debut before Australian audiences when co-editor Jeff VanderMeer was interviewed by Ramona Koval, host of Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Radio National (ABC RN).
Hancock trailer
An online trailer for the Will Smith movie about a down-and-out superhero living rough on the streets. Yeah, like that'd happen.
Blake's 7 back from the dead
Sky One has told SFcrowsnest.com that it has greenlit development on two scripts of the 80s science fiction series Blake's 7. Elaine Pyke, commissioning editor over at Sky is working with Andrew Mark Sewell at B7 Productions, a subsidiary of B7 Media, on a reinvention of the classic scifi show. Sky One has ordered two scripts for a potential pilot.
Were's your wolf?
BBC3 has ordered a six-part series of the one-off drama, Being Human from Touchpaper Television. Starring Russell Tovey, Andrea Riseborough and Guy Flanaghan, the pilot of Being Human followed the lives of three flatmates; a werewolf, a vampire and a ghost in a look at the friendship between three 20-something outsiders trying to find their way in an enticing but complicated world.
Batman The Dark Knight
The full trailer for the next Bats movie goes online.
Constellation Award nominees announced For 2008
Doctor Who takes the TV Nominations for a second year in a row, while Transformers leads in film.
A Dark Vision of science fiction
Sky Movies will be running their dark and nasty sci-fi season from 26th May–1st June 2008 on Sky Movies. Their line-up includes Blade Runner: The Final Cut, The Matrix, A Scanner Darkly, V for Vendetta and Ridley & Tony Scott’s The Andromeda Strain mini series.
Down the rabbit hole
BookRabbit, a new online service that dynamically connects readers, authors and publishers through the books they own, will shortly be launching its website, bookrabbit.com to all you science fiction and fantasy-loving book fans.
More money than Spidery-sense
The first Marvel super heroes theme park is coming to ever-sunny Dubai as part of their 3 billion squre feet Dubailand project. Hey, your oil money has to end up somewhere, right?
Slaine: The King
Glenn Fabry and Pat Mills wil be signing Slaine: The King at the Forbidden Planet Megastore, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR, on Saturday 17th May 1-2pm 2008.
Patrick McGoohan: Danger Man or Prisoner?
Patrick McGoohan changed the history of television with his series The Prisoner. Many TV series since have cited The Prisoner as an inspiration, including Lost. But there is a lot more to McGoohan than The Prisoner.
The Andromeda Strain
Michael Crichton's scifi novel of viral death from the stars, The Andromeda Strain, gets the TV miniseries treatment. Here's the trailer.
A Most Unusual Greyhound
Mike Resnick reads two stories on The Time Traveler Show podcast.
Kethani
Eric Brown will be signing his new book, Kethani at the Forbidden Planet Megastore, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR, on Saturday 10th May 1-2pm 2008.
Stories from the Golden Age
In the same year that Superman was introduced and radio reports of aliens starting a War of the Worlds induced panic across America, a small group of publishers and famous authors also shook the world: they created what was to become known as the Golden Age of Science Fiction which laid the groundwork for Star Trek, 2001: A Space Odyssey and the Star Wars saga.
Clan of the Dung Sniffers
Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy has announced the novel with surely the best title of 2008, Clan of the Dung Sniffers, by Lee Danielle Hubbard (no relation to Ron).
Clone Wars cartoon series
There's now a trailer online for George's new cartoon Clone Wars series. Some would say the live-action Clone Wars was kind of a cartoon too, but that would be unkind.
Two new Vampire Apocalypse books on their way
Vampire Apocalypse: A World Torn Asunder, is the first book in the Vampire Apocalypse series from Irish author, Derek Gunn (published by KHP Industries, US, under their Black Death Books imprint).
The Last Airbender
There's a live-action adaptation of the manga-like Nickelodeon animated TV series in the works from Paramount. Shyamalan, the creator of The Sixth Sense, Signs and the upcoming The Happening, will direct and produce the fantasy/science fiction action-adventure based on a script that he penned.
Ryan Span feels some Street: Empathy
Street: Empathy, the debut novel by UK-based cyberpunk novelist Ryan A. Span, has been released by Gryphonwood Press.
Denvention 3
Denvention Progress Report 3, the 2008 Hugo final ballot, 2010 site selection ballot and entry form for the Masquerade are now available online.
Dragons and Beasts
Finlay Cowan will be signing his new book, Fantasy Artist’s Pocket Reference: Dragons and Beasts at the Forbidden Planet Megastore, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR, on Thursday 29th May 6-7pm 2008.
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