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Trailer #2: The Road

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 create something as special as the source material. The movie only cost $30 [...]

James Dashner on The Maze Runner

James Dashner, author of The Maze Runner, participated in a recent panel on Post Apocalyptic young adult fiction in an uptown New York city Barnes & Noble. The Maze Runner is the story of a teen who awakens in a strange place, knowing only his name. He can’t remember much else. What he discovers [...]

Carrie Ryan on The Forest of Hands and Teeth

“Mary’s observant, careful narration pulls readers into a bleak but gripping story of survival and the endless capacity of humanity to persevere . . .Fresh and riveting.” -Starred Review for The Forest of Hands and Teeth, Publishers Weekly, February 2, 2009
Carrie Ryan, author of the award-winning* The Forest of Hands and Teeth, was a recent [...]

The Year of the Flood: Atwood and the end of the world as we know it

When you think about authors who have excelled in post apocalyptic fiction, who comes to mind?
Well, there’s Stephen King whose The Stand is probably the first thing that pops to my mind. Cormac McCarthy’s The Road made a big splash in the genre. Robert McCammon’s Swan Song, while not as well-known as The Stand is [...]

9: the most intriguing upcoming film you probably haven’t heard of yet

It didn’t make Shawn’s Remaining Top 5 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Summer Movies list and landing in September, it’s pushing the envelope in regards to “summer” slotting, but 9 has what I would consider a recipe for success written in to it’s digital make-up:
(Tim Burton + Digital Animation + Post Apocalypse Quest) x (Science Fiction + Horror) = [...]

WHAT I LEARNED THIS WEEK: Tracking the wily author via Twitter

Some of my authors have begun tweeting about their writing progress. Perhaps they are unaware that I can use this new tool to spy on them as their deadlines approach. Those who are going to be on time have nothing to fear. It’s those who are twitching and moaning about being late, o so late, [...]

Matt

Hi, When will you be publishing more Star Wars Short stories for us to read? Like, "Death in...
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Anything written by Elizabeth Moon is a good read. Now I get to think about your knitting while...
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I discovered them via a Robin Hobb Forum, about 5 or 6 years ago I guess. However, I'm thinking...

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