He's a Brit SF writer who's won some awards. I haven't read any of his novels, but they've generally been well-reviewed.
Yes! Ohmigod! Someone's blondie bear's a twenty-question genius!
Harmony ,'Help'
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."
Consuela - Mar 23, 2009 5:47:04 pm PDT #8614 of 28431
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Strix - Mar 23, 2009 6:17:30 pm PDT #8615 of 28431
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I may have to give the a whirl, see what I think.
Thanks, Suela
Jessica - Mar 24, 2009 3:38:17 am PDT #8616 of 28431
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I've read him - he's fun. Not terribly deep, but good solid hard SF actiony stuff.
[eta that I wasn't a huge fan of Thirteen, even as I appreciated the worldbuilding. But the Takeshi Kovacs novels and his two Black Widow graphic novels I like quite a bit.]
Polter-Cow - Mar 24, 2009 9:15:27 am PDT #8617 of 28431
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Courtesy of 'Suela, this is epic. Someone wrote a "tribute" sequel to Breaking Dawn (about Jacob) AND IS SELLING IT ON EBAY. And she sees nothing wrong with that. Nor does her publisher. It's astounding.
Steph L. - Mar 24, 2009 10:16:58 am PDT #8618 of 28431
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Okay, my favorite part of that whole thing is the author's interpretation of copyright law.
"Characters are only copyrightable if their creator draws them or hires an artist to draw them."
WHAT.
The crazy, it burns.
Polter-Cow - Mar 24, 2009 10:23:42 am PDT #8619 of 28431
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Tep, my exact reaction was "The stupid, it BURNS."
Jessica - Mar 24, 2009 10:26:19 am PDT #8620 of 28431
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Sooo....what are the chances that "AV Paranormal" publishing is not run out of this crazy woman's basement?
erikaj - Mar 24, 2009 10:31:49 am PDT #8621 of 28431
Always Anti-fascist!
Dude, funniest thing since "Larry Craig Puppet Theater" I'm guessing she has a crazy *friend* with a basement, Jessica. Much different.
Hil R. - Mar 24, 2009 1:38:02 pm PDT #8622 of 28431
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Wow. I love how her source for her claim that only drawn characters can be copyrighted is an article that actually just says that it's easier to protect copyright on graphic characters than on literary ones. Like, she went to the trouble of finding an actual legal article, but it's one that doesn't at all say what she says it does.
Polter-Cow - Mar 24, 2009 2:07:45 pm PDT #8623 of 28431
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!