John Scalzi

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...

By John Scalzi Just like in real life, scifi fathers come in all shapes and sizes. Which ones are pure evil (Darth Vader) and which are well, incredible (Mr. Incredible)? Father's Day is this Sunday, which made me curious -- as I so often am when a deadline is approaching -- as to how dads are portrayed in scie...

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, ...

By John Scalzi That said, Ferrell's science fiction belly flop shouldn't come as a huge surprise: History has shown us that when you combine Saturday Night Live alumni with science fiction cinema, what you often -- indeed, usually -- get is a big fat flop. Truly, scifi and SNL are two great tastes that go a...

John Scalzi is called Joe Scalzi on page 369 and in the index.) It is understandable that most of the information is US centric. Singer has been involved with America's Department of Defense and the American military is one of the few that is spending ...

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 John Scalzi John Scalzi hits the mailbag this week, answering your questions about Wolverine's box office potential, George Lucas's contribution to filmmaking and Speed Racer's enduring appeal. This past week my brain has collapsed like the proverbial flan in the cupboard, so rather than think o...

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) ...

By John Scalzi Why does this matter? Because movies -- particularly science fiction and fantasy movies -- are going increasingly 3D. Later this year the animated scifi spoof Monsters Vs Aliens will be screening across the U.S. in three-dimensional glory, and then at the end of the year James Cameron has p...

 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 ...

  United States - Jan 11, 2009 Agent to the Stars" is a first-contact novel. But as in other John Scalzi novels, nothing is as straightforward as it might be. ...

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...

 - stoolpigeon writes "John Scalzi, the author of Hugo Award-nominated science fiction novel Old Man's War, has built what started as a story serialized in his ...

 - 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. ...

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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...

NOBODY TELL JOHN SCALZI: Bacon Defeats Fries. UPDATE: Scalzi: "You can’t defeat bacon. You can’t even hope to try."

 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. ...

By noreply@blogger.com (Joe Sherry) Zoe’s Tale is a much better novel than I had any expectation it would be. I am very much aware that expectation plays very strongly in how any reader experiences a book. My expectations for The Last Colony were very high and in retrospect I’m not sure Scalzi entirely met them (hey, Old Man’s War...

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...

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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 John Scalzi is a gleeful mash-up of science fiction and Hollywood satire from acclaimed novelist John Scalzi (Old Man's War), a film critic since 1991 and author of The Rough Guide to Sci-Fi Movies. It's a whole new look at alien encounters -- and a view of Tinseltown you've never seen before.

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...

By Cam That’s the end of the review. Zoe’s Tale arrived today. Bye. Dear Mr. Scalzi, Please don’t take all of my money. Thanks in advance — Cam Yes folks, I finished The Android’s Dream a few days ago, and while it isn’t quite Old Man’s War in terms of sheer awesomeness, it’s darn close. Moreover, I’m total...

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 David Rothman John Scalzi, a sci-fi novelist, among his other incarnations, is no stranger to TeleBlog readers. I’d been meaning for a long time to catch up with his work, so you can imagine my delight when, belatedly, I stumbled across a free Creative Commons-licensed copy of Agent to the Stars at Manyb...

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