They're about to award the John W. Campbell Award.
I happen to be very biteable, pal. I'm moist and delicious.
Xander ,'Bring On The Night'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Polter-Cow - Sep 02, 2012 4:46:42 pm PDT #19629 of 28343
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Anne W. - Sep 02, 2012 5:03:03 pm PDT #19630 of 28343
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Zen, I quite enjoyed Scott Westerfeld's "Leviathan" trilogy. It's an AU take on WWI, with one side deploying what are essentially giant robots, and the other side using biologically engineered zeppelins and the like. Much, much fun. It also (in the last book anyhow) involves Nikola Tesla, who is something of a favorite in steampunkish RPF.
Zenkitty - Sep 02, 2012 6:09:28 pm PDT #19631 of 28343
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Thanks, Anne! That sounds like a good place to start.
Connie Neil - Sep 02, 2012 6:23:03 pm PDT #19632 of 28343
brillig
Those do sound good.
Polter-Cow - Sep 02, 2012 6:30:34 pm PDT #19633 of 28343
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Among Others won the Hugo.
Consuela - Sep 02, 2012 6:36:02 pm PDT #19634 of 28343
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Among Others won the Hugo.
What a surprise.
That is: not at all.
Consuela - Sep 02, 2012 6:51:54 pm PDT #19635 of 28343
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
DavidS - Sep 02, 2012 7:01:56 pm PDT #19636 of 28343
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Best Novelette: "Six Months, Three Days" by Charlie Jane Anders (Tor.com)
And Seanan wins (with others) on best Fancast.
Polter-Cow - Sep 02, 2012 10:01:16 pm PDT #19637 of 28343
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I got to watch her win her very first Hugo. It was adorable. As soon as she got it, she clutched it tightly like she was never ever ever going to let it go.
I'm sad she didn't win in her other categories, but I'm hoping Blackout pulls a Return of the King and it wins on behalf of the whole trilogy.
I'm really happy about Charlie Jane's win, though; I actually raised my arms and shouted, "Yes!" Because that was a fantastic story.
hippocampus - Sep 03, 2012 3:00:52 am PDT #19638 of 28343
not your mom's socks.
PC, I was shouting the same thing. Charlie Jane is awesome. She's got a new one in lightspeed this month.
I'm over the moon about E. Lily Yu's Campbell Award too.
I met Seannan! And squeecast is hilarious. Jo Walton made me sniffle a lot.
Did you get cut off on the Ustream? Did you hear that Neil Gaiman is writing another Dr. Who ep?
I may have fangeebled at more than a few of my favorite writers this week. And I should still be sleeping right now. Sorry if there are typos.