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Archive for December 2009
Transformers 1: I’m with Stupid
I am stupid for Transformers.
I am not talking normal stupid here, I am talking Bush/Palin lovechild stupid. Since about the age of 4 I have been a Transformers nut. Which is normal up to a point, the point obviously being at about 10-11 years old when you stop being a Transformers nut…
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Game Roundup for December 12, 2009
This week’s links include an open call for submissions to a gaming blog anthology, a signsthat Dungeons & Dragons is becoming an acceptable pastime for young people and sad news regarding lay-offs at a major gaming company.
What Our Reflections Say: Angela Slatter
Angela Slatter is a Brisbane, Australia, writer of speculative fiction. Her short stories have appeared in anthologies such as Jack Dann’s Dreaming Again, Tartarus Press’ Strange Tales II, Twelfth Planet Press’ 2012, Dirk Flinthart’s Canterbury 2100, and in journals such as Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet, Shimmer, On Spec, and Doorways Magazine. Her work has had Honorable Mentions in the Datlow, Link, Grant Year’s [...]
The Year’s Best SF and Fantasy, Honorable Mentions, Part 3
For the month of December, FM will be presenting in four segments, all the honorable mentions listed in The Year’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy, edited by Rich Horton, which is forthcoming in December from Prime Books.
Open Fantasy Magazine Positions
We’re looking to fill the following positions at Fantasy Magazine: Podcast manager, and advertising manager/representatives. If interested, drop FM a line, including the position(s) you’re interested in, and why you’re qualified.
Strange Brew edited by P. N. Elrod
Will appeal to most readers of contemporary Urban Fantasy, if mainly as snacks between the more substantial novelistic meals these writers usually produce
The Chrysanthemum Bride
Chen-Ju hates her sister. Her own face is flat and plain; they don’t look alike at all. Some days—all days, really—Chen-Ju would like to rake something sharp down Mei-Ju’s face. Not her nails—she has none, for they crack and split and tear to the quick from her arduous hours of manual labour. Something else, then: one of the engraved combs Mei-Ju uses in her hair, perhaps. The combs that belonged to the concubine grandmother. Yes, they would do the damage nicely.
Game Interview: Erik Mona
Erik has overseen the release of Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: a fantasy roleplaying game that picks up where Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 left off and propels it into the future. Erik recently spoke with Matt Staggs about Pathfinder and what the future holds for Paizo Publishing.
Game Review: “Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier” for the PS2
While it shows its PSP origins in its crude visuals and frequent lack of camera control, “Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier” for the PS2 is still more satisfying than many snazzier-looking action-adventure games for the PS3.
