The
His Dark Materials movie is taking shape. The
award-winning children's series,
considered the "anti-Narnia", is due on the screen in 2007,
starring a actress found in open casting, along with Nicole Kidman (as Mrs. Coulter, for those who know the books). Unfortunately, the
screenplay by Tom Stoppard has been dumped, though the new one
appears to be to the author's liking. There is no official trailer yet, but there are several
more or
less painful fan-made ones. The series has also been made into a
successful play, and
a radio program. For those who haven't read it, an excerpt is
here; and for those that have, try the interactive
alethiometer or
find out your daemon's name. Previous discussion on the debate with the Archbishop of Canterbury was
here.
posted by blahblahblah
on Jul 31, 2006 -
52 comments
Free,
good science fiction for download, some you might have seen, some new, all are worth the time. If you have only a few minutes, Michael Swanick's
Science Fiction Table of the Elements features 108 short short stories. If you have a little more time, Kelly Link, called by Neil Gaiman "the best short story writer currently out there" has released her much-praised collection
Stranger Things Happen. For longer reads, Charlie Stross has made available his cyberpunk novel
Accelerando and his Lovecraftish
Colder War. The creepier
Peter Watts has posted the New York Times Notable Book
Starfish, and its sequels as well
[previously]. If you haven't had enough, you should check out the
Baen Free Library, with books by everyone from Andre Norton to Larry Niven, as well as a large amount of right-of-center combat-oriented stuff by David Weber and friends. Also, the Science Fiction Channel has made available
many well-known classic short stories as well as
a lot of contemporary Hugo and World Fantasy Award winners
[previously]. Finally, you probably
already know that Cory Doctorow has
four novels available under creative commons. Happy reading!
posted by blahblahblah
on Sep 19, 2005 -
59 comments
