The Bodhisattva

Very Cool, Samantha Henderson dropped me a line to let me know a couple of Heliotrope reviews are out. One positive, one negative, both very much appreciated. Thanks to IROSF and Tangent, two frequent E-stops of mine, and specifically to Lois Tilton and Yael Artom the reviewers.
Note, these are reviews of the short [...]

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Look no further!

What we have here is a very suave Robotech toy ( umm…I mean collectable) made by Yamato, a 1/48 scale replica of the awesomeness (yes I said it) that is Milia Fallyna Jenius’s VF-1J Super Valkyrie (which is super because it includes the incrediblly fashionable Yamato Super Parts set - as seen [...]

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Someone asked me for an update on the reading pile…\par
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and damn it, I’m the middle of reading Winterbirth by Brian Ruckley and it’s one of those books that I simply can’t muster any enthusiasm for. I’ll be reviewing this for a non-FBS related site so I will details for then (a sort of [...]

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Paul Jessup is celebrating, and perhaps with good reason with this line-up:\par
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Samantha Henderson\’e2\’80\’99s Grandmother \par
Forrest Aguirre\’e2\’80\’99s Treason Is\par
Pat Lawrence\’e2\’80\’99s Crow\par
E. Sedia\’e2\’80\’99s Munashe and the Spirits\par
Gloria Weber\’e2\’80\’99s The Branches of the Tree\par
Eugie Foster\’e2\’80\’98s Shim Chung the Lotus Queen\par
Stephanie Burgis\’e2\’80\’99s Ivy and Thorn\par
Jay Lake\’e2\’80\’99s The Best of Men, The Best of Times\par
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Featured Poet: Tim Miller\par
Featured Artist: Liz [...]

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Okay, I already gave my opinion on this subject here. So excuse me if I don’t have much to offer now (and forgive the rehashing), and I really don’t take this seriously, I have more imporant things on my mind (like why the hell did Marvel introduce a damn clone of Thor and why is [...]

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My pop actually sent me this link, announcing that Christopher Tolkien will complete his father’s (that would be J.R.R.) unfinished The Children of Hurin. This allows me to mention my two favorite subjects - one to warn people not to tread down the path that has seen Herbert’s work being added on to by [...]

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Yes we have beef, not Ellison/Willis beef but beef it is!\par
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So I have this list going, on counting down my favorite (which is the PC - politically correct and personal computer - way of saying ‘best‘) reads published in the last 10 years, and the first thing I did when making this [...]

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I just announced the winner of Fantasybookspot.com\’e2\’80\’99s September contest, the prize being a copy of Paul Park’s, A Princess of Roumania and The Tourmaline signed by the author. \par
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Check to see if you are the winner!\par
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Thanks to all who participated, and a special thanks to Tor and Paul Park. To stay updated on the [...]

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Of absolutely no consequence, and comprised of even less thought…\par
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1. Somebody bring back Valiant Comics.\par
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It seems likely such a resurrection won’t be a Shooter production (which is a bad thing for people who don’t know, if you were a fan of what I think were the best comics of its era - Pre-Unity, [...]

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Sorry about recent inactivity -

20. Memories of Ice by Steven Erikson (2001)
A bit of a surprise choice but shouldn’t be if you read my ode to Erickson, I often debate (okay not often) myself in which i prefer the most in the series, either this or the second book Deadhouse Gates. Ultimately this become [...]

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I have content to post, but at the moment I’m apparently haggling with Wordpress (key word apparently) - I may have to move my blog - which would be a royal pain in the ass and completely unnecessary, but that’s basically life in a sentence.\par
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More later, as I get verification.

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