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Posted Video: Brandon Sanderson Event to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
As I reported yesterday, author Brandon Sanderson was in Seattle on November 18th for The Gathering Storm tour. I took pictures of his stop at The Signed Page, the dinner afterward, and the actual event at the University Bookstore. I...
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Posted Brandon Sanderson Visits to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
Hot on the heels of his New York Times #1 bestselling placement that knocked The Lost Symbol from its perch, Brandon Sanderson stopped by my place yesterday to sign several hundred copies of The Gathering Storm for Wheel of Time...
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Posted The Doodling Author to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
I have run the online signed-book bookstore The Signed Page for almost ten years now. I have had the opportunity to meet dozens and dozens of wonderful writers who have given their time to sign and/or personalize their newest releases...
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Posted Cover: The Talisman #3 to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
Yesterday I visited Zanadu Comics here in Seattle to ensure that on Wednesday I would be able to buy a copy of The Talisman: Road of Trials #1. I'm careful like that. You should be too! Find your local comic...
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Posted Video: Naomi Novik Reads Vici to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
Anthologies abound! There are several great ones coming out in the coming months. The first is The Dragon Book, edited by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois. It was released on November 3rd and features short stories from some of the...
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Posted Stephenie Meyer on Oprah to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
Rarely does Orpah have a person on her show who rivals her in sheer popularity. It happened yesterday, I think. Stephenie Meyer, author of the mega-successful Twilight saga, spent time with the long-time daytime diva, in her only interview for...
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Posted The Terry Brooks Name Auction Results to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
On October 20th, I posted news titled Auction: Terry Brooks Character Name. In short, Terry allowed fans to bid on an auction where the winning bidder could have their name in a future book. The auction helped raise $1700 for...
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Posted Cover: The Ruling Sea by Robert V.S. Redick to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
There were a number of great debut books last year and Robert V.S. Redick wrote one of them—The Red Wolf Conspiracy. If you haven't, do yourself a favor! Now, with only a few months left before its release, here...
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Posted A Week In Links: 11/14/09 to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
The internet(s) gives and gives and gives. There are some great sci-fi/fantasy bloggers out there, fans who are devoting a lot of time and energy into supporting authors and their readers. Variety is the spice of life, as they say,...
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Posted The Wind Through the Keyhole by Stephen King to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
Yesterday I posted that Stephen King would be returning to the Dark Tower, writing a novel or a collection of interwoven short stories that take place between the events of Wizard & Glass and Wolves of the Calla. This is...
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Posted Trailer: Clash of the Titans to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
It is rant time for the ole bald man. When I learned that the 1981 classic Clash of the Titans was going to be given the Hollywood remake treatment, I just shook my head, growled under my breath, and moved...
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Posted A New Dark Tower Novel! to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
There will be a new Dark Tower novel! It seems the doors into Roland Deschain's universe are not entirely closed to Stephen King after all! It is widely known that such doors were not readily open to him over...
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Posted Thank You, Veterans! to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
Today is a solemn day, a reminder. Freedom from tyranny has a cost, a high one indeed. Originally called Armistice Day, the holiday to honor our war veterans began with Germany signing the peace agreement with the Allies of...
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Posted Interview: Superheroes & Chris Hart to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
When I was 10 years old, I spent a great deal of time with my friends drawing. Three or four of us would lay out on the carpet with pages of white paper and sharpened pencils, bringing to life...
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Posted Out from Under the Dome to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
It is November 10th, the release day for the new Stephen King novel, Under the Dome! This book is massive in the King lexicon; only The Stand and It are larger self-contained stories. It is a return for the...
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Posted The Gathering Storm is #1 to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
Fantasy has regained its New York Times bestselling status! The Gathering Storm, the first book in the concluding trilogy in the Wheel of Time series, has hit #1 on the New York Times hardcover bestselling list! It pushed The Lost...
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Posted Cover: Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
Here is the North American cover for Under Heaven, the forthcoming new novel by great writer Guy Gavriel Kay! To say I love this cover is an understatement. It is gorgeous, of course, but I love how subtle it...
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Posted Review: World Fantasy 2009! to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
Conventions are great fun! Del Rey Books editor-extraordinaire Chris Schluep has supplied Suvudu with a diary of sorts cataloging some of his adventures at last weekend's World Fantasy Con. Want to know how an editor spends some of his time?...
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Posted Visiting Random House to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
I flew into New York City a few days ago in preparation of an online signing I would be having with author Naomi Novik for her newly released omnibus, In His Majesty's Service. If I haven't said it before, I...
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Posted Free Library: November Additions! to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
November is here! You know what that means. Halloween has just passed, leaving both kids and adults alike with candy galore. The clocks have fallen behind, giving everyone an extra hour to read (you didn't use it for sleep, did...
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Posted Trailer #2: The Road to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
The Road, the movie adaptation of the Cormac McCarthy book of the same name, will be released November 25, 2010. It has been pushed back several times by more than a year, hopefully due to the movie studio wanting to...
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Posted Top 5 Favorite Halloween Candies to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
I have mostly fond memories of Halloween. It is, to me anyway, the best holiday. Grounded in an ancient Celtic festival, Halloween is a fun holiday simply because both adults and children can enjoy it with shared personalized creativity and...
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Posted Full Trailer: Avatar to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
You knew this time was coming, right? It is almost November and James Cameron has decided to release the full trailer for his forthcoming December 3D sci-fi movie, Avatar! I will let the trailer speak for itself! Click HERE!...
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Posted Free Library: Last Chance! to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
The Free Library has a been a wonderful success. Thousands and thousands of people have downloaded free eBooks and discovered new and exciting authors to read. In an economy that forces all of us to make tough choices, I am...
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Posted Last Chat Reminder: Eoin Colfer Tomorrow! to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
Eoin Colfer, bestselling author of the Artemis Fowl series and now writer who holds Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker pen, is joining us on Suvudu tomorrow for a chat at 3:30 PM EDT / 12:30 PM PST! Eoin will be talking about...
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Posted USA Today Covers Wheel of Time to Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
Whenever I see the sci-fi / fantasy genre get a little love from a major newspaper, I have to point it out. It just doesn't happen as much as I would like. That's for sure! USA Today visited with...