Goodnight Dune

Read it all. By Julia Yu. Hard copy edition forthcoming, pending resolution of certain probable legal issues. Love that the illustrator uses the prop and costume design from the David Lynch movie, which I think several us have agreed is one of the few movies you HAVE TO WATCH when you flip past.

Via.

Leviathan

Heisted from io9
This book preview features the artwork of one of my favorite fantasy/sci fi illustrators, Keith Thompson. Interesting sell.

The Little Lima Bean

Hey, look who did a children's book before you did.

Book Review: Star Fleet Technical Manual!

I found the Star Trek Technical Manual at a used bookstore the other day, I can't believe I've never heard of it before! It's got amazing diagrams of all kinds of things, from a pattern for a ladies' star-uniform (including space-panty) to a plan showing you where the toilets are on the bridge. It is my new favorite book.

**************** 16 stars!!!

Kittens inspired by kittens

Alt.history wins the nebula

Lady and Gents: Here's the winner of the 2008 Nebula Award for best novel--Michael Chabon's, The Yiddish Policemen's Union. Pretty spectacular title, really. More importantly, nice cover. Mostly ref'ed here for Panic, as it's one of them alternate history novels. 

What's pretty cool, is that a lot of the nominated works this year can be found online. For free! (I just read Nancy Kress' Fountain of Age--good, but not as awesome as her Sleepless books. Also reminded me a bit of Verner Vinge's Rainbows End [Which is excellent. Just read it, dammit. Best forward thinkerer, evar.]).