John Scalzi

By John Scalzi Directors like Spike Jonze and Quentin Tarantino may have come close to directing scifi, but they rank among people like Martin Scorsese and Michael Mann who should be working in the genre. Last week I was noting the uphill climb scifi will have in winning the "Best Picture" Academy Award,...

By John Scalzi While science fiction is typically un-cool, a few movies like 2001: A Space Odyssey and The Matrix were in the right place at the right time to connect with American culture as a whole. An interesting question from the mailbag: Hey, Scalzi: Was science fiction ever cool?"

By John Scalzi Louise's choice of the "sidekick meeting" assignment was also prescient, because as it happens I've spent the last few days thinking about sidekicks in movies -- particularly in science fiction -- and what qualities make for a perfect scifi sidekick. After careful consideration, I hav...

By jsherry@gmail.com (Joe Sherry) Thanks to John Scalzi I spent some time looking through the new technorati rankings for books because, like everybody else, I want to see where I was ranked. I’m more popular than Neil! We may live in the same state, but victory is mine! No longer will the talk be about Prince and Neil Gaiman, n...

By John Scalzi This year the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences announced it was doubling the number of nominees for the Best Picture Oscar. Does this mean a science fiction movie might actually have a chance this year? It's funny; I think one of the reasons that the Academy is doubling up on nomin...

By John Scalzi J.J. Abrams InterviewLearn about the new movie from the directorDamon Lindelof InterviewThe movie's executive producer explains why Trek needed a rebootSimon Pegg InterviewLearn about the new Scotty, actor Simon PeggUltimate Fan QuizTest your Trek trivia with questions from the mo...

By jsherry@gmail.com (Joe Sherry) Felix Gilman is the author of two novels: Thunderer and Gears of the City. Gord Sellar is a Canadian science fiction writer currently living and teaching in a suburb of Seoul, South Korea. His fiction has been published in Apex Online, Interzone, Asimov’s, Fantasy Magazine, and Nature.

By John Scalzi Celebrate Independence Day with John Scalzi, who's compiled a list of scifi movies, such as Star Wars and Alien, that contain the Biggest Damn Explosions this side of Alderaan. This Saturday, it's July 4, when America celebrates its independence from Britain by blowing things up real go...

By John Scalzi Second question first: Sure, it's science fiction. It's got giant robots from space. We put robots into space, but giant robots from space? That's not something you see in the real world, much less giant robots from space who can fold themselves into GM products. Thus: science fiction. I thin...

John Scalzi - Book updates, inflammatory comments, and tons of pictures (especially of cats). Don't miss out on the fun and controversial articles Scalzi posts. Patrick Rothfuss - Rothfuss, author of critically acclaimed The Name of the Wind, ...

Tor, one of the largest publishers of science fiction, fantasy and horror, has a large collection of short stories and art available for free on its website. Available stories are provided by authors such as Elizabeth Bear, John Scalzi, ...

 CA A sample tweet: @scalzi - John Scalzi is the author of eight novels, including “Old Man's War,” “The Last Colony,” and “Agent to the Stars.” He's also written a variety of short fiction and a number of nonfiction books, including “The Rough Guide to ...

By Julia Author: John Scalzi Book: Old Man’s War Genre: Sci Fi Julia Rating: 10 Comments: Old Man’s War by John Scalzi is a well written Sci Fi adventure that made me look at old people from a new angle. The idea behind it is, if you are old (75 years to be exact), what would you do to be young [...]

By John Scalzi Filmmakers in pursuit of pet projects can be dangerous. While some, like Mel Gibson, can turn their Passion into success, others like John Travolta use it to create the worst scifi movie ever. "Hey," a friend said to me last week, "you know something about science fiction movies."

I thoroughly enjoyed it. Even if you’re not a science fiction fan, I think you will enjoy it too. Let Others Know About This Post These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.

By jsherry@gmail.com (Joe Sherry) Best Novel Anathem, by Neal Stephenson The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman Little Brother, by Cory Doctorow Saturn's Children, by Charles Stross Zoe's Tale, by John Scalzi Best Editor, Long Form Lou Anders Ginjer Buchanan David G. Hartwell Beth Meacham Patrick Nielsen Hayden

I reached out to a college friend and accomplished Twitterer, John Scalzi, for some advice. Mr. Scalzi, a best-selling author of science-fiction books including "Old Man's War," has 3380 followers and follows only one person, the friend who invited him ...

 CA Over on his personal blog, sci-fi writer John Scalzi shared this photo of a Seattle theater's ever-so-slightly spoilerish marquee (see above). You can't have a movie event with a high profile like Watchmen without a lot of fans making with the funny. ...

 CT Not surprisingly, authors who have more willingly entered the 21st century, such as Cory Doctorow, John Scalzi, Neil Gaiman, and Wil Wheaton, have attacked Blount’s argument with gusto. Wil even provides an amusing side-by-side audio comparison (MP3) ...

 NY Novelists John Scalzi and Tobias Buckell joined Tor Books editor Patrick Nielsen Hayden, contributing their ideas about how to interact with readers online. The other panelists had practical advice. Buckell urged writers to avoid the "first impulse to ...

By John Scalzi Winner of the Hugo Award and the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, John Scalzi is the author of The Rough Guide to Sci-Fi Movies and the novels Old Man's War and Zoe's Tale. He's also the editor of METAtropolis, an audiobook anthology on Audible.com. His column appears every Thursday.

 - Jan 5, 2009 might arise when dealing with a sentient non-human race. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Even if you’re not a science fiction fan, I think you will enjoy it too.

By Chris Meadows And there were so many ficlets that many of them went without getting responses entirely. The problem was exacerbated by the way ficlets tended to get pushed off the front page by more ficlets, but paradoxically the ficleting community may just not have been large enough to support all pos...

 - Dec 18, 2008 Even if you’re not a science fiction fan, I think you will enjoy it too. You can find your own copy of Agent to the stars at Amazon. ...

 AZ - Dec 10, 2008 An additional effort was launched by author John Scalzi, who posted a short story online for free. Readers are encouraged to donate to the fund if they like ...

By P. A. Monteiro PS: I wrote this review a while back but I don’t know why it’s taken this long to be published. Sometimes even blogs have slow turnaround times.        The Last Colony (TLC) is John Scalzi’s third book of the Old Man’s War series. I believe that this book was supposed to be it for the series, for a w...

 NY - Nov 14, 2008 To that end, science fiction author John Scalzi and Jay and Mary's Book Center hit on an innovative, simple way to sell some books. ...

As gloomy sales predictions mount, booksellers and authors are fighting to save the holiday season. To that end, science fiction author John Scalzi and Jay and Mary's Book Center hit on an innovative, simple way to sell some books. New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media

By John Scalzi Given what the studios do to keep bringing us to the show, you would think that the main advantage that movie theaters have over home viewing is technological, but this is not entirely true. Chances are you don't have an IMAX theater in your house (and if you do, I'm offended you haven't invit...

 CA - Nov 2, 2008 At the top of that list for me is John Scalzi, who has a new book out ("Zoe's Tale," Tor, $24.95, 336 pages) that brings a different narrator to some of the ...

Bush out of consideration, what former US president would you most like to have waterboarded? Dude, waterboarding is so 2006. John Scalzi is a science fiction author whose most recent novel, Zoe’s Tale, was published in August. ...

PR-inside.com) - Audible.com James Pearson, 973-820-0474 jpearson@audible.com The leading provider of premium digital spoken-audio information and entertainment, Audible Inc., an Amazon.com, Inc. subsidiary (Nasdaq: AMZN), today announced the publication of 'METAtropolis,' an o...

By John Scalzi Not all B-movies are created equal: Every once in a while, you'll find a B-movie that's actually really good. And those are the ones John Scalzi wants to hear about. The great movies of science fiction: The movies that changed the genre -- changed film history -- and may have even had a signifi...

By John Scalzi Those are my nominations for "American" science fiction films, as opposed to Hollywood science fiction films. Winner of the Hugo Award and the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, John Scalzi is the author of The Rough Guide to Sci-Fi Movies and the novels Old Man's War and Zoe's Tale. H...

By ThRiNiDiR(noreply@blogger.com) Old Man's War" (Amazon: UK, USA) by John Scalzi Format: Paperback, 320 pages Publisher: TOR Books Then Maggie turned, faced the planet that would kill her, and like the good professor of Eastern religions that she used to be, she composed jisei, the death poem, in the haiku form.

By John Scalzi Awards, etc: Nominee, Hugo Award for Best Novel, 2006; Finalist, 2006 Locus Award for Best First Novel; Featured selection, The Science Fiction Book Club (Winter 2005); Featured selection, Barnes & Noble Explorations (December 2005); A "Sci Fi Essential" book (January 2006)

By P. A. Monteiro And, all this while I’m not a big science fiction reader, so what does that tell you about the books?        The Ghost Brigades (TGB) is the second book in the Old Man’s War (OMW) series by John Scalzi. Now this book was released a gazillion years ago, but I got it only recently along with two oth...

 MD - Sep 24, 2008 Especially when you compare the sales of YA to those of science fiction and fantasy (SF/F for short), which best-selling SF writer John Scalzi did in May ...

By Neth(noreply@blogger.com) I posted my review of Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi (US, UK, Canada) over at FantasyBookSpot. I have to say that this one is Scalzi's best book yet and I really enjoyed it. Hopefully I'll be getting a Questions Five interview within him soon. Review excerpt:

By noreply@blogger.com (Neth) John Scalzi has quickly risen to become one of the most popular science fiction writers out there right now. This has lead to nomination for several high-profile awards, including wins for the John C. Campbell Award and most recently, the Hugo for Best Fan Writer – he missed winning Best Nov...

By RobB Last night I posted my review of John Scalzi’s latest effort, Zoe’s Tale. At this point, I’ll also congratulate John on winning the Hugo Award for best Fan Writer – his Whatever is a daily destination for me and countless (although John ...

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By Casey Topics: Speedracer, Dollhouse, Dr. Horrible, Atlantis, Cloverfield, Fashion On the show: Casey Vince Stephanie Jeromy John Casey: The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi Vince: Speedracer Talk Casey: SciFi Finder Application Casey: SFS Beta Dollhouse Trailer Updated Source Whedon’s “D...

By Casey The Council of Great Relevance. Topics this week: Harry Potter Movies, Religion in Speculative Fiction, “Old Man’s War” by John Scalzi, Superman Movies, Farscape Webisodes. This weeks Council Members: Casey, Vince, Jenica, Mark, Randy, Jeromy If you would like participate in the Coun...

By Casey Interview: Christiana Ellis (Space Casey). Topics: Smallville, Supernatural, Star Trek, Jericho, American Film Institute, “Old Man’s War,” John Scalzi Thank you for taking time to listen to us. This is show number 22 and it’s a doosie. We’ve got a special guest today and one of the funnest...

By Casey Interview: Mur Lafferty - Topics: Kristin Kreuk, Saturn Awards, Blu-Ray, Akira, TOR, Old Man’s War, John Scalzi Thank you for joining us for show number 20. We’re going to be talking with New Media pioneer and sci-fi writer, Mur Lafferty. In the news is the Saturn Awards, Blu-Ray, Akira, Kr...

By Cory Doctorow Cory Doctorow: On April 28, I did a panel at the LA Times Festival of Books with Kage Baker, John Scalzi and Harry Turtledove, called "Science Fiction: The Road From Here to There." The LA Times just provided us with the audio for this panel on CD and I've secured the permission of my co-paneli...

By Cory Doctorow MP3 Link On April 28, I did a panel at the LA Times Festival of Books with Kage Baker, John Scalzi and Harry Turtledove, called "Science Fiction: The Road From Here to There." The LA Times just provided us with the audio for this panel on CD and I've secured the permission ...

By Rich Burridge Old Man's War - John Scalzi Learning the World - Ken Macleod Spin - Robert Charles Wilson These were three of the Hugo award nominees this year, with Spin winning out. See a previous post for more thoughts on these. Ghost Brigades - John Scalzi Agent To The Stars - John Scalzi