(1) TODAY’S 40,000. [Item by Anne Marble.] A little Warhammer news… The official Warhammer Official X.com account just posted “In regards to female Custodians, there have always been female Custodians, since the first of the Ten Thousand were created.” (It … Continue reading
Report by: Arthur Liu, Sanfeng Zhang and Shaoyan Hu (translator): Recently, the Chinese Science Fiction Database (CSFDB) released its annual science fiction & fantasy recommendation list for 2023. The list is divided into 7 categories: Domestic/Translated Novels, Domestic/Translated Stories, Anthologies, … Continue reading
The nominations for the Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire 2024 have been announced. This is in effect a longlist, and in a few weeks the jurors will issue their shorter second round of nominees. The awards will be presented during La Comédie du … Continue reading
(1) TOR ACCUSED OF USING AI ART COVER, AGAIN. [Item by Anne Marble.] People strongly suspect that Tor used yet another AI cover for a release by its Bramble imprint. In this case, the book is their hardcover reprint of … Continue reading
Chasm City by Alastair Reynolds (Trantor Audio, 2009) Review by Lis Carey: Chasm City is set in Reynolds’ Revelation Space universe, a century or so after the events of The Prefect and Elysium Fire. Or, put another way, some years after the end of … Continue reading
(1) BRITISH LIBRARY “FANTASY” EXHIBITION. [Item by Steven French.] For those who might be in London between October 27 and February 25, the British Library is putting on an exhibition about “Fantasy: Realms of Imagination”. Set out on a legendary … Continue reading
The 2023 Dragon Awards Ballot came out yesterday and collectively the nominees kept up the trend of becoming more organic year by year — books that are widely talked about, and some even up for other awards in the field … Continue reading
The 2023 Dragon Awards Ballot was published on August 8. Registered voters should expect to receive notice by email. To be eligible for the 2023 Dragon Awards the book, comic, game, movie, must have been released between July 1, 2022 and the … Continue reading
(1) SURVIVAL ISSUES FOR ACTORS. Bleeding Cool quotes Wil Wheaton’s statement supporting the strike: “Star Trek Residuals ‘Kept Me Afloat For Two Decades’: Wil Wheaton”. …In 1960, SAG and WGA struck to force management to adapt to the new technology … Continue reading
Five finalists have been announced for the Prix Utopiales 2023. The award will be presented at Utopiales, the International Science Fiction Festival of Nantes planned for November 1-5.) PRIX UTOPIALES 2023 The Prix Utopiales recognizes a novel, or a collection, published … Continue reading