The Affinity Bridge by George Mann

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The Affinity Bridge is another steampunk novel by George Mann. It was actually written before Ghosts of Manhattan (review) and there is a sequel, The Osiris Ritual (review), which just came out in the US (Four books in the series have been published in the UK). Mann is setting himself up as the master of the steampunk universe. So, how is the book?

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My Name is Will by Jess Winfield

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My Name is Will is not really a science fiction or mystery book, but I’ve seemed to be a lot of reading about Shakespeare pastiches or plays lately. So you could say I’ve had Shakespeare on my mind. The author, Jess Winfield, is a member of The Reduced Shakespeare Company and is well versed in the details of Shakespeare’s plays and life. This book does a good job at tying Shakespeare’s life to present day and deals with his introduction to the theater in an interesting manner. So, how does he do this?

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Chuck Season 4 Premiere

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Chuck, a show many didn’t think would survive it’s first season, is having it’s fourth season premiere tonight. It’s amazing that there wasn’t a usual summer worry about Chuck being canceled (mainly due to the rest of NBC’s schedule being so bad, Chuck was safe). For those of you who haven’t seen it before, read on and find out why you should watch.

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Firefly by Joss Whedon

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Firefly was Joss Whedon’s first non-Buffy universe show and was an interesting failure. For a show that debuted to poor ratings, had episodes shown out of order and only had 11 of the 14 episodes actually air, it has quite a following. When the axe finally fell on the show, I don’t think anyone would have expected a movie showing up a few years later. And while the show did ultimately fail, it was ultimately a wonderful show that deserves a wider audience.

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The Golden Globe by John Varley

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The Golden Globe is yet another Heinleinesque romp through the imagination of John Varley. Of all the current science fiction writers, Varley is the one who attempts Heinlein like book the most. Many writers love Heinlein, but few attempt to write in a style like the Heinlein juveniles. Varley even named a group of anarchist types in the book as Heinleiners. But did Varley make the book work?

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The God Engines by John Scalzi

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The God Engines is a short novel (novella possibly) John Scalzi that is different in tone and style than his earlier books. Where all his previous novels have been firmly in the science fiction camp, this one treads the line between science fiction and fantasy. But it is still (at its heart) a science fiction novel. So, how does it compare to Scalzi’s previous novels?

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Seth Green and Matt Senreich’s Star Wars Show

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Seth Green and Matt Senreich had a red carpet interview about the Star Wars comedy show they are working currently. They answered several questions before being interrupted by George Lucas while being asked if Yoda would be on the show.

According to Seth, “We’re hard at work on the show right now, full time.”
Matt explained that they’re doing all of the development and production up front and then they’ll be looking for distribution.  They won’t even begin looking for a distributor until the first season is finished, just like Clone Wars, and we shouldn’t expect to see any indication of what the show looks like or what it’s about (aside from what they told me) until after that process is completed.

H/T to IO9

Solar by Ian McEwan

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Solar by Ian McEwan is technically a science fiction novel, but it’s understandable that some people might not view it as such. The book deals with a technological breakthrough as the center of the story and, while the technology is essential to the book, the book is not about technology. The book is a character study that uses the technology to help bring out the true face of its characters. So what is the book about?

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Game of Thrones preview this Sunday night

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HBO will preview upcoming shows this Sunday night.

Sunday night at 8:40 Eastern Time, those who tune in to the “Countdown to the True Blood Season Finale” will be treated to previews of upcoming HBO original programming. The list of shows includes (among others) Boardwalk Empire, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Bored to Death and Game of Thrones.

I’m curious about Game of Thrones and interested in most of the other shows.So I’ll be DVR’ing this to see what will be coming up.