He’s been the leader of the Autobots for decades.
But in the first issue of IDW’s latest Transformers comic book, long time leader Optimus Prime has resigned the mantle of leadership, reports USA Today.
Acclaimed author Michael Moorcock has signed on to pen an upcoming “Doctor Who” novel, according to the British newspaper, the Guardian.
Moorcock’s novel will be published at Christmas next year according to the report and will feature the new 11th Doctor played on screen by Matt Smith.
Meyer Changed Ending of “New Moon”
November 17, 2009 || Category: Book News, Film News | 10 Comments
If you liked the ending of Stephenie Meyer’s “New Moon,” you can thank the author’s movie.
Meyer tells Oprah Winfrey that she orginally planned the ending of the second installment in the series to be a bit more cerebral and to take place inside Bella’s head.
Hungry for more “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”?
And no, we don’t mean the movie reboot. We mean Buffy with the blessing and involvement of series creator Joss Whedon.
Ready for more “Doctor Horrible?”
If you are, then we’ve got good news for you. A comic prequel written by the co-creator and co-writer of the original Emmy winning web series, Zach Whedon, is headed to a comic store near you.
Hitting stands later this month is a prequel comic that will give us more of [...]
The end is near for Sookie Stackhouse–at least for the series of novels about her exploits.
The best-selling series by Charlaine Harris could come to an end after the next three novels are published.
Harris made the announcement while promoting a new collection of short stories about Stackhouse and company.
“I’ve signed a contract to write three more [...]
“7th Son: Descent” Episode 2 — A Slice of SciFi Special
October 21, 2009 || Category: Book News, Featured, Specials | 1 Comment
Welcome to the second serialized installment of J.C. Hutchins’ SF thriller novel 7th Son: Descent. To celebrate the Oct. 27 release of the book, J.C. is releasing Descent in several free serialized formats: PDF, blog text, and audio. We’re distributing the audio version of the novel in ten weekly installments.
In the last serialized episode, U.S. [...]
J.C. Hutchins “7th Son: Descent” — A Slice of SciFi Special
October 14, 2009 || Category: Book News, Featured, Specials | 2 Comments
The president of the United States is dead. He was murdered in the morning sunlight by a four-year-old boy…
Those are the opening lines of J.C. Hutchins’ sci-fi thriller novel 7th Son: Descent, which will be released in North American bookstores on Oct. 27.
When dozens of publishing pros rejected 7th Son in 2005, J.C. reckoned the [...]
The latest mash-up for a classic monster with a great tome of (public domain) literature is set to hit the shelves. This time it’s the “Little Women” of Louisa May Alcott taking on werewolves.
You can find out more about this at our sister site, Dragon Page.
Latest Spider-Man Issue Creates Controversy
September 15, 2009 || Category: Book News, Collectibles | 8 Comments
The latest issue of “Amazing Spider-Man” seems to be raising a few eyebrows s and has created some controversy within the fan community.
In the current issue (#603), super villain the Chameleon disguises himself to look like Peter Parker and tries to take over his life. The Chameleon is clueless about Peter’s dual identity but does [...]
Fans of classic “Trek” original fiction will have at least four chances to revisit the original Enterprise next year.
Pocket Books has released some preliminary information on four of its “Star Trek” novels for 2010. They bring back popular “Trek” writers Margaret Wander Boanano and David Stern and look to delve into some of the unanswered [...]
For the first time in three years, the Hugo for best dramatic presentation, short form didn’t go to “Doctor Who”’s Stephen Moffatt.
This year it went to Joss Whedon for “Doctor Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog.”
Pixar’s “Wall-E” took home the Hugo for best dramatic presentation, long form.
Author Neal Gaiman picked up his second best novel Hugo for “The [...]
When “Breaking Dawn” debuted last year, some readers of Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight” saga weren’t happy with it. Some went as far as to return the book to stores and demand a refund.
But their unhappiness is nothing compared to author Jordan Scott who has sent a cease and desist to the publisher, claiming that “Dawn” contains [...]
Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight” series continues to sell like hotcakes at the bookstore. According to USA Today, the series has now taken the throne from the “Harry Potter” books for time spent at the top of the USA Today best-seller list.
USA Today’s best-seller list finds novels from the popular vampire series holding four of the top [...]
English-lit students may be interested to learn that a new version of Ray Bradbury’s classic novel, “Farenheit 451″ is hitting stores this week–and that the new version is extremely faithful to the original text.
The classic novel about a post-apacolyptic future where firemen burn books instead of putting out fires is getting the graphic novel treatment. [...]
“The Amazing Spider-Man” hit another milestone this week-the publication of its 600th issue.
As a celebration, the issue features the return of Doctor Octopus, a guest spot by Daredevil, a wedding and the return of Mary Jane Watson. In addition, there are several short stories by some of the iconic writers for everyone’s favorite web-slinger, including [...]
Taking a page from “Buffy, the Vampire Slayer” and “Angel,” “Stargate SG1″ and “Stargate: Atlantis” will continue their stories in comic books.
Comic Book Resources reports that each series will be published by Dynamite Entertainment and will follow-up where the television series left off. “SG1″ will get a season 11 and “Atlantis” will continue in season [...]
With the best-selling hit, “Pride and Predjuice and Zombies,” Quark Books is looking to once again marry the world of Jane Austen with that of sci-fi monsters.
This time, it will be the world of “Sense and Sensibility” with an added dash of sea monsters.
Coming in September from Austen and Ben H. Winters is “Sense and [...]
Stross Blends Cold War Thrillers, Cthulhu in New Collection
July 15, 2009 || Category: Book News | Leave a Comment
Author Charles Stross says that several of the stories in his recently published collection, “Wireless” were influenced by growing up during the Cold War and reading stories set in the universe of Cthulhu.
“I grew up in the UK during the latter stages of the Cold War,” Stross told SciFi Wire. “Britain is relatively compact, [...]
Borders Launches Their Own E-Book Reader
July 9, 2009 || Category: Book News, Technology News | 5 Comments
Borders is making a run at Amazon’s Kindle e-book reader. The book store chain recently announced the launch of their own e-book reader, the Elonex.
The Elonex will come pre-loaded with about 1,000 books and will support both the open-source ePub and proprietary Adobe formats. It will be “completely compatible” with the 45,000 odd e-books [...]
DC Releases First “Wednesday Comics”
July 9, 2009 || Category: Book News, Collectibles, Featured | Leave a Comment
DC’s latest 12-part miniseries isn’t one going to have a huge, universe changing impact on the entire product line. Instead, the new “Wednesday Comics” will seek to take readers back to a time when newspapers boasted colorful comics sections using tabloid-sized paper and 16 colors.
The new series debuts in comic stores today and feature stories [...]
Fans of slash-fiction based on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” may leap for joy….
The new four-page comic book installment from Dark Horse may take the whole Spike and Angel relationship to the next level. The installment, which is available on-line, is written by series creator Joss Whedon. And while it may be an elaborate dream sequence [...]
In the days before VHS, much less DVD, fans of classic “Doctor Who” could only experience their favorite or old “Doctor Who” serial via an occasional BBC repeat or the phenomeon of the Target novelizations. Launched in the mid-70’s during Jon Pertwee’s tenure as the Doctor, the novelizations of popular “Doctor Who” serials were a [...]
Writer Brandon Sanderson is having a pretty good year.
Sanderson was chosen by the estate of Robert Jordan to complete work on the final installments of the “Wheel of Time” saga and his current fantasy offering “Warbreaker” is winning critical praise.
According to SF Scope, Sanderson has just signed a new four-book deal with Tor. The four [...]
While researching the non-fiction, zombie-myth debunking book, “Zombie CSU: The Forensics of the Living Dead” writer Jonathan Maberry says he discovered something interesting.
“My intention had been to use science to (gently) knock down the backstory to most zombie movies and books,” Maberry told Tor.com. “However during the research I discovered that there was a lot [...]
“TekWar Chronicles” Hits Stores This Week
June 22, 2009 || Category: Book News, Collectibles | 2 Comments
WILLIAM SHATNER’S TEK WAR CHRONICLES COMIC DEBUTS THIS WEEK
The TekWar Chronicles, a new comic book series based on the best selling TekWar novels by television and movie icon William Shatner is scheduled to arrive in stores on June 24th.
It is the first title to be released under the creative partnership between Shatner and [...]
Monstrous Affections Limited Edition Hardcover
June 22, 2009 || Category: Book News | Leave a Comment
Monstrous Affections, By Bram Stoker Award Winner David Nickle Available In Limited Edition Hardcover
A limited hardcover edition of the short story collection Monstrous Affections, by David Nickle, is now available for pre-order.
Featuring 13 short stories and an introduction by writer/editor/journalist Michael Rowe, the hardcover edition will be signed by the author, Rowe, and cover artist [...]
The estate of Adrian Jacobs is suing best-selling author J.K. Rowling over claims that the Harry Potter books allegedly copy Jacob’s novel, “Willy The Wizard.”
According to the suit, “Willy” follows a child discovering he has magical powers and was published ten years before the first “Harry Potter” book was published and three years before Rowling [...]
Captain America #600 Hits Stores Today
June 15, 2009 || Category: Book News, Collectibles | Leave a Comment
The pivotal “Captain America #600″ hits stores today. Several years ago, the comic book series made headlines when it killed the central character.
Now, a little over two years later, it appears the 600th issue will undo that death. Or to quote the “Princess Bride,” to make so that Captain America was only “slightly dead.”
Confused yet?
If [...]
With the latest installment in the “Star Trek: The Next Generation” on-going series of novels hitting bookstores later this month, some fans may be wondering what will happen next to Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the rest of the “Trek” crew following the events of last year’s trilogy, “Destiny.”
Fans who can’t wait any longer can read [...]
