Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Winners

Posted on November 01, 2012 by quashnsa

In the history of the award, one award was given to adult and children's liturature until 1992 when an award was given to both classes.

•1971 The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart
•1972 Red Moon and Black Mountain by Joy Chant
•1973 The Song of Rhiannon by Evangeline Walton
•1974 The Hollow Hills by Mary Stewart
•1975 A Midsummer Tempest by Poul Anderson
•1981 Unfinished Tales by J.R.R. Tolkien
•1982 Little, Big by John Crowley
•1983 The Firelings by Carol Kendall
•1984 When Voiha Wakes by Joy Chant
•1985 Cards of Grief by Jane Yolen
•1986 Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart
•1987 The Folk of the Air by Peter Beagle
•1988 Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card
•1989 Unicorn Mountain by Michael Bishop
•1990 The Stress of Her Regard by Tim Powers
•1991 Thomas the Rhymer by Ellen Kushner

A Few Books I have just read

Posted on October 16, 2012 by quashnsa

I have not been consistent with keeping my reading list up-to-date on my website. Here are some of the books I have read in the last month or so.

Mrs. Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - Ransom Riggs
The Good, the Bad, the Uncanny - Simon R. Green
A Hard Days Knight - Simon R. Green
The Last Apprentice - Revenge of the Witch - Joseph Delaney
The Emperor of All Maladies - Siddhartha Mukherjee
Sealab - Ben Hellwarth
The Colour of Magic - Terry Pratchett
The Light Fantastic - Terry Pratchett
Equal Rites - Terry Pratchett

Some of the books I am reading now or will read shortly.

The Strain - Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan
The Bride Wore Black Leather - Simon R. Green
The Last Apprentice: Curse of the Bane - Joseph Delaney
A Separate War and Other Stories - Joe Haldeman

Top 100 Fantasy Books

Posted on October 16, 2012 by quashnsa

http://fantasy100.sffjazz.com/lists_books.html from October 2012

1 J R R Tolkien - Lord of the Rings - 1954
2 J K Rowling - Harry Potter Series - 1997
3 J R R Tolkien - The Hobbit - 1937
4 George R R Martin - A Song of Ice & Fire - 1996
5 Robert Jordan - Wheel of Time Series - 1990
6 C S Lewis - The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe - 1950
7 David Eddings - The Belgariad Series - 1982
8 Terry Goodkind - Wizard's First Rule - 1994
9 Raymond E Feist - Magician - 1982
10 Christopher Paolini - Eragon - 2002
11 Philip Pullman - His Dark Materials Trilogy - 1995
12 Terry Brooks - The Sword of Shannara - 1977
13 Robin Hobb - The Farseer Trilogy - 1995
14 R A Salvatore - Dark Elf Trilogy - 1990
15 Ursula K Le Guin - Wizard of Earthsea - 1968
16 J R R Tolkien - The Silmarillion - 1977
17 Stephen King - The Dark Tower Series - 1982
18 Weis & Hickman - Dragonlance Chronicles - 1984
19 Roger Zelazny - The Chronicles of Amber - 1970
20 Lewis Carroll - Alice's Adventures In Wonderland - 1865

Top 100 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books 2011 from NPR

Posted on October 16, 2012 by quashnsa

http://www.npr.org/2011/08/11/139085843/your-picks-top-100-science-fiction-fantasy-books

1. The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, by J.R.R. Tolkien
2. The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, by Douglas Adams
3. Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card
4. The Dune Chronicles, by Frank Herbert
5. A Song Of Ice And Fire Series, by George R. R. Martin
6. 1984, by George Orwell
7. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
8. The Foundation Trilogy, by Isaac Asimov
9. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
10. American Gods, by Neil Gaiman
11. The Princess Bride, by William Goldman
12. The Wheel Of Time Series, by Robert Jordan
13. Animal Farm, by George Orwell
14. Neuromancer, by William Gibson
15. Watchmen, by Alan Moore
16. I, Robot, by Isaac Asimov
17. Stranger In A Strange Land, by Robert Heinlein
18. The Kingkiller Chronicles, by Patrick Rothfuss
19. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut
20. Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley

What Occupies my Time

Posted on December 02, 2011 by quashnsa

When I get a chance on the computer, I spend my time with Calibre and Sigil. Calibre manages my ebook collection and Sigil allows me to edit epub files.

I have so many ebooks in various format, that I try to convert them all to epub. Epub seems to be the most flexible and capable format for novels. It also allows for incorporation of images. Sigil edits these files in a very straight forward way.

Storing my Book Collection on LivingSocial.com

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Stephen

[20120215 edit] This no longer works. Thanks Living Social for jackin' me.

books.livingsocial.com

2008 Hugo Award Winners

Posted on December 22, 2008 by Stephen

* Best Novel: The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon (HarperCollins; Fourth Estate)
* Best Novella: “All Seated on the Ground” by Connie Willis (Asimov’s Dec. 2007; Subterranean Press)
* Best Novelette: “The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate” by Ted Chiang (Subterranean Press; F&SF Sept. 2007)
* Best Short Story: “Tideline” by Elizabeth Bear (Asimov’s June 2007)
* Best Related Book: Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction by Jeff Prucher (Oxford University Press)
* Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form: Stardust Written by Jane Goldman and Matthew Vaughn, Based on the novel by Neil Gaiman Illustrated by Charles Vess Directed by Matthew Vaughn (Paramount Pictures)
* Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form: Doctor Who “Blink” Written by Steven Moffat Directed by Hettie Macdonald (BBC)
* Best Editor, Long Form: David G. Hartwell
* Best Editor, Short Form: Gordon Van Gelder
* Best Professional Artist: Stephan Martiniere
* Best Semiprozine: Locus
* Best Fanzine: File 770
* Best Fan Writer: John Scalzi
* Best Fan Artist: Brad Foster

The winner of the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, sponsored by Dell Magazines and administered on their behalf by the World Science Fiction Society, is:

* Mary Robinette Kowal

The Graveyard Book -Neil Gaiman

Posted on October 03, 2008 by Stephen

Neil Gaiman
The Graveyard Book reading and talk

ISBN: 978-0-06-053092-1

Sunday, October 5th,
3:00 pm - 4.30 pm (doors open at 2:15 pm)
arrive early to pick up your tickets & get seats - Neil starts reading at 3:00!

Sundance Kabuki Theatre
1881 Post Street at Fillmore

Tickets: $28.00
(price includes admission to the event and a signed copy of the Graveyard Book ($19.52 value)
Tickets available only at The Booksmith, in person, or by phone, 415-863-8688 or 800-493-7323.
The Booksmith is proud to host Neil Gaiman for a reading celebrating The Graveyard Book.

* Due to time constraints, Neil Gaiman will not be signing at the event.
* The event starts promptly at 3 pm.
* Extra signed copies of The Graveyard Book, as well as signed copies of a limited number of his backlist titles will be on sale at the event.
* Japantown has two parking lots; One on Fillmore @ Post, the other is on Post @ Webster. Free secure bicycle parking in both lots. Some of the Japantown businesses will validate parking: Validated parking is $2.75 for the first 3 hours.
* Several MUNI lines serve the theater, including the 3 Jackson, 22 Fillmore and 38 Geary.

If you cannot attend the event and want a signed book, please email us at read@booksmith.com (sorry, we can't handle ticket sales via email) or phone us at 415-863-8688 or 800-493-7323.

Mr. Gaiman has listed our event on his schedule

You can watch video of the earlier events of this tour on Mousecircus.com

Agents of Light and Darkness -- Simon R. Green

Posted on September 18, 2008 by Stephen

ISBN 0-441-01113-6

This is the second book in the Nightside series. This was also a very good book.. It was a quick read and many of the cool charaters from the first book made appearances in this book.

Somthing from the Nightside -- Simon R. Green

Posted on September 14, 2008 by Stephen

ISBN-10: 0441010652
ISBN-13: 978-0441010653

This book was recommended to me by a friend and what a good recommendation it was. The book was a mix of 1950's private eye meets twilight zone.