Neil deGrasse Tyson’s STARTALK season 4 is premiering on Today and George will be featured as a special guest. Stay tuned on the National Geographic Channel to catch George’s episode!
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Death is part of life, I know. But lately it seems to me that there has been far too much of it in SF and fantasy.
Vonda McIntyre passed away last week. I’ve known Vonda for a long time; we were the same age, part of the same “generation” of writers, breaking in during the early 70s. Though I can’t claim to have known her well, I admired her writing and always enjoyed her company when I found myself in Seattle. She was a kind and generous person, and at the Spokane worldcon, where she was guest of honor, she showed herself to be especially humane and tolerant during the ugliness of the Puppy War. Her novel DREAMSNAKE was a Hugo and Nebula winner, and she won another Nebula at the Santa Fe Nebula banquet that I ran. I was pleased to read that she finished a new novel just days before she died.
And just now I received word that Gene Wolfe has died as well. I haven’t seen Gene for a few years, sadly, but I knew him well when I lived in Chicago in the 70s. When my friends Alex & Phyllis Eisenstein and I founded the Windy City Writer’s Workshop, we assembled a good group of young aspiring writers… and two giants, Gene Wolfe and Algis Budrys. Gene and Ayjay became mentors of a sort to the whole group of us, attending every monthly workshop and giving us more good advice about the art, craft, and business of writing than I can possibly recall. I learned so much from Gene, and his praise… not always easily earned… meant so much to me. He was a magnificent writer as well, one of the best our genre has ever produced. It is a disgrace that he never won a Hugo (though he was nominated a number of times). He was, however, a SFWA Grand Master and a worldcon Guest of Honor, the two greatest honors our field can bestow. His work will be read as long as SF endures, I believe.
We have lost two of the good ones. SF is poorer for their passing, but their work remains. Read their books.
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We’ve had some great author events of late at the Jean Cocteau Cinema in Santa Fe.
And for all of you out there who couldn’t be there in person, we’ve started streaming the interviews and posting them.
Here are the two most recent: Alan Brennert on DAUGHTER OF MOLOKAI, and Marlon James on BLACK LEOPARD, RED WOLF.
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George R.R. Martin and Marlon James on fantasy literature
Watch Marlon James and George R.R. Martin talk about fantasy literature on April 10th, exclusively on The Verge.
Posted by The Verge on Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Autographed copies of DAUGHTER OF MOLOKAI and BLACK LEOPARD, RED WOLF are available from the bookstore at the Jean Cocteau Cinema… along with signed copies of all of my own books, and those of every other author who has visited us.
https://jeancocteaucinema.com/product-category/signed-books/
Enjoy the talks, and keep reading!
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We’re happy to be the first to show you the cover for Random House’s A Clash of Kings: The Illustrated Edition!
A stunning illustrated edition of the second book in the beloved A Song of Ice and Fire series, for fans of HBO’s Game of Thrones, published in celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the book.
This special edition of A Clash of Kings–featuring a gracious forward by Bernard Cornwell and twenty-two gorgeous, original black-and-white illustrations by Lauren K. Cannon.
continues the series of anniversary releases of the iconic A Song of Ice and Fire novels that began with A Game of Thrones: The Illustrated Edition.
on sale 11/5/2019
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When winter comes, what’s better than a glass of milk and some nice cookies?
GAME OF THRONES Oreos now on sale at your local supermarket.
No, really.
It is NOT April 1.
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Okay, it’s April 2, time to fess up.
Yesterday’s Wild Cards post, the leaked footage and all, was our April Fools prank.
I hope we fooled some of you, and gave you a few moments of fun… or horror.
But no, we are not doing Wild Cards as a daytime soap opera.
What IS true is that we are developing two shows for Hulu… but we’re still a long way from letting the cameras roll, alas.
My thanks to Andrew Miller and his merry band of pranksters, who put together our little jape. And to the talented actors who joined in the deception and helped him work up that fake footage.
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This was not supposed to go public.
Everybody (well, everybody who has been paying attention) knows that we are developing two Wild Cards television series for Hulu. Andrew Miller has taken the reins as showrunner, a writing staff has been hired, and they have been hard at work for months.
What was NOT supposed to be known is how far they’ve come. Not only have some scripts been finished, but the first show has gone into production and has been shooting. That was supposed to be a deep dark secret, however. We wanted to surprise the world.
It’s hard to keep secrets in Hollyweird, however. And now it appears that some of the rough footage has been leaked by person or persons unknown.
Of course, there’s a lot of green screen there. No SFX in yet. Very early days.
Showrunner Andrew Miller has forwarded me this statement about the leak, and the footage:
Dear Wild Cards Fans,
This past week there was a security breach from one of our very own team members on the Wild Cards set. Although the PA in question was terminated, we were unable to stop the leaked footage from being disseminated online.
The premature and largely negative reaction is completely unfounded. As any intelligent Wild Cards fan will know, this footage is raw and incomplete, with a great deal of VFX work still to be done. Not to mention sound, editing, music and color correction.
We have pledged to develop the Wild Cards book series into the greatest daytime soap opera ever produced and we stand by that pledge.
We know you have likely already seen the footage in question but in an effort to take hold of this unfortunate narrative we present the leaked clips here, unfinished but unashamed. Knowing that you, the discerning fan will be able to see the brilliant potential in what we’re creating.
The cast seen in these clips are just a few of the brilliant daytime actors we have lured to our adaptation. Daytime Emmy Award winner GREG RIKAART (Days of Our Lives, Young and the Restless), Daytime Emmy Award winner EDEN RIEGEL (All My Children, Young and the Restless) and multiple Daytime Emmy Award nominee THORSTEN KAYE (Bold and the Beautiful, All My Children).
We are so proud of their work and that of our brilliant crew. And are counting the minutes until we’re able to share the final results with you… Every single afternoon at 1pm.
Until then,
The Wild Cards Team
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The Wall in A SONG OF ICE & FIRE was inspired by Hadrian’s Wall, which I first saw in 1981 with my friend Lisa Tuttle. I’ve told that story about a thousand times in a thousand interviews. (Of course, the Great Wall of China was also a factor, but I’ve only read about the Great Wall, I’ve never seen it. One day I want to visit China, but not until I’ve finished these books).
Hadrian’s Wall is the reality. My Wall is the fantasy. In fantasy, you take reality and turn it up to eleven. (I have used that line in numerous interviews as well).
But now something very strange is happening. Reality is turning around to imitate fantasy.
English Heritage has appointed Watchers on the Wall. On Hadrian’s Wall.
Dressed as Roman legionaries, you say? No, dressed as brothers of my Night’s Watch.
Here’s the whole story:
https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about-us/search-news/pr-game-of-thrones/
So far there are no plans to raise rebuild Hadrian’s Wall in ice and raise it up to 700 feet high, but the way things are going, that might be next.
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Hey, Wild Cards fans, we’ve got another brand new original story for you.
It’s by Marko Kloos, and it’s FREE on Tor.com. The title is “How to Move Spheres and Influence People.” Marko is introducing a brand new ace this time, and I think you guys are going to love her.
You can check it out at
Enjoy… and be sure to leave a comment.
And speaking of Wild Cards, there also some great new stuff on the Wild Cards website.
On our blog, check out William F. Wu’s post, “From Iron Fist to Wild Cards,” at https://www.wildcardsworld.com/from-iron-fistto-wild-cards/
And Ti Mikkel has another victim… ahem, subject, in Talking With Ti. This time she’s interviewing Caroline Spector, mother of Bubbles. You can read what they have to say at https://www.wildcardsworld.com/qa/caroline-spector/
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