Archive for March, 2009

Monday, March 9th, 2009

Race and Speculative Fiction, or Where I’ve Failed

After the events of RaceFail ’09 (Google it if you’re interested), it has come to my attention that my personal commitment to diversity is . . . flawed. Deeply, profoundly flawed. I don’t mean to get horribly political, but I don’t think that a commitment to diversity is all that controversial. While I’ve chosen, generally, [...]

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Friday, March 6th, 2009

Street Magic (Black London, book 1), by Caitlin Kittredge

Caitlin Kittredge is younger than I am by close to two years, which of course makes me feel rather un-accomplished. In any case, she’s a Washington state native, with more than one cat, and has been writing forever. A fan of comic books and speculative fiction, she’s sold two series to a major New York [...]

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Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

The Alchemyst (Nicolas Flamel, book 1), by Michael Scott

Michael Scott, who is Irish, apparently usually writes books for adults; he seems to have written some in conjunction with Morgan Llewellyn and Armin Shimerman. A good deal of his books are about Ireland, and he is considered an expert on Irish folktales and mythology. He is also a screenwriter; he worked for the company [...]

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Monday, March 2nd, 2009

Ebb Tide, by James P. Blaylock

James Blaylock is good friends with Tim Powers; he and a few other younger authors were mentored by the late Philip K. Dick. Born in Long Beach and educated at CSU Fullerton, he currently teaches creative writing at Chapman University. Some years ago, Mr. Blaylock created the Sherlock-Holmes-like character of Dr. Langdon St. Ives, and [...]

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