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Should I read ‘World War Z’ If I’m Going to See the Movie? Yes.


Should I read ‘World War Z’ If I’m Going to See the Movie? Yes.

Should I read the book before I see the movie? Is the book better than the movie? Will one spoil the other? Those are some of the questions that fans have to ponder before they see a movie based on a novel, or vice versa.
Sometimes it can be difficult to choose which one to experience [...]

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Ernest Cline to Host AMC’s ‘Geek Out’


Ernest Cline to Host AMC’s ‘Geek Out’

Good news for geekish girls and boys of all persuasions: AMC is adding to its already fan-friendly lineup (Walking Dead, Talking Dead, Comic Book Men) with a pilot for ‘Geek Out’, a new unscripted television program hosted by Ready Player One author Ernest Cline. ‘Geek Out’ focuses on different facets of pop culture fandom, from [...]

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George R.R. Martin’s Favorite Book of 2012: ‘The Black Count’


George R.R. Martin’s Favorite Book of 2012: ‘The Black Count’

Amazon.com’s Omnivoracious blog grabbed a moment with A Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin to ask about his favorite book of 2012. What was it, you might ask: A far-flung fantasy, maybe? No, but it might as well be. Martin’s favorite book of the year, Tom Reiss’s The Black Count, is an unbelievable action [...]

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Must Read: Scott Sigler Describes the “Suvudu” Monster


Must Read: Scott Sigler Describes the “Suvudu” Monster

I’ve written about Scott Sigler’s book Nocturnal quite a bit here at Suvudu.com, so I though that for a change, I’d ask him to write for me. On impulse, I asked him to describe Suvudu if it was a monster. Here’s what he sent back. Amazing!
The Suvudu was a monster often reported by trappers, loggers [...]

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Superheroes and Zombies: Peter Clines on ‘Ex-Heroes’


Superheroes and Zombies: Peter Clines on ‘Ex-Heroes’

Superheroes in a world gone to the living dead: what does being superhuman mean when the average person is barely surviving? Peter Clines explores this and more in an Ex-Heroes, an exciting new take on two well-worn genres. Clines spoke with me about this cross-genre horror-fantasy in the following interview:
Zombies and superheroes, huh? I smell [...]

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Meet ‘The Black Count’: General Alex Dumas


Meet ‘The Black Count’: General Alex Dumas

We write a lot about fictional heroes  here at Suvudu, but the real world is full of larger-than-life heroes whose exploits rival anything a writer could dream of. Such is General Alex Dumas, the father of Alexandre Dumas, author of The Three Musketeers, The Count of Monte Cristo and a score of other books. A [...]

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‘Ready Player One’ Author Ernest Cline Gives Away DeLorean on X-Play


‘Ready Player One’ Author Ernest Cline Gives Away DeLorean on X-Play

Ready Player One author Ernest Cline appeared on G4’s gaming culture television program X-Play to present one lucky – and very persistent – reader with the keys to his very own DeLorean. The winner, Craig Queen, managed to locate a hidden web URL in Ready Player One and then defeat a series of on-line challenges [...]

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Ernest Cline’s DeLorean Claimed by One Lucky Gamer


Ernest Cline’s DeLorean Claimed by One Lucky Gamer

Do you remember a few months back when Ready Player One author Ernest Cline announced that he would give away his prized, flux capacitor-equipped DeLorean to the first person who successfully solved a series of three challenges associated with his novel? Well, someone has done it, and the time has come for Ernie to hand [...]

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San Diego Comic Con 2012: Scott Sigler, Author, ‘Nocturnal’


San Diego Comic Con 2012: Scott Sigler, Author, ‘Nocturnal’

You should know that Nocturnal author Scott Sigler is a livewire. He talks fast, thinks fast and writes really, really fast. He’s perhaps the most intense – and intensely talented – person I’ve ever interviewed. In the interview below, Sigler discusses his transition from indie fiction podcaster and writer to an big publishing house author, [...]

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Clearly Insane Author Earnest Cline to Give Away DeLorean


Clearly Insane Author Earnest Cline to Give Away DeLorean

Author and obvious madman Earnest Cline is going the extra mile to promote the paperback release of his novel Ready Player One: He’s giving away one of his DeLoreans. (That’s right: plural. He owns more than one DeLorean.)
All you’ve got to do is find a hidden Easter egg in his novel and complete three video [...]

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