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Last night I finished the sixth book in the increasingly misnamed Hitchhiker’s Trilogy. Many of you may not have know there was to be a sixth book, after Adam’s death, but he had apparently been thinking of doing another to try ending on a less bleak note than that of Mostly Harmless. So, Eoin Colfer, [...]
http://www.sliceofscifi.com/2009/03/11/penguin-books-reveals-new-hitchhikers-cover/
Apparently Penguin books has gotten Eoin Colfer to write a sixth installment of the Hitchhiker’s series. I’m not sure how I feel about this, yet. Is this something Colfer polished up from Adams’ notes? Is it a wholly original work? Either way, should it not be laid to rest? On the other hand, this could [...]
Google has just release a beta version of its new web-browser, Chrome. Their introduction is a hoot, because it’s a well-drawn and laid out comic book. Here it is!
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Following its success with allowing American Gods to be read online for free last year, Harper Collins is now making Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere available. If you haven’t read it yet, now’s your chance to do so for free. But be warned, if you download the pdf, you only have 30 days to read it before [...]
I just found out that one of the greats, Arthur C. Clarke, hero of the golden age of science fiction has left our world.
A short CNN article. His Wikipedia entry.
For years now I’ve known I’d never realize my adolescent dream of finally meeting Clarke in person, shaking his hand, perhaps giving him a big ole [...]
I’m annoyed.
I just spent several bucks on an e-edition of a relatively new indie RPG, and while, conceptually, I give it an A+, technically, I’d have to give it an A-, or B+. I bought the e-book as part of a deal the author’s company has, where you can buy the ebook, then upgrade to a [...]
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