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Want More Trains…
Once I rode Amtrak from Denver to Seattle and did nothing but play poker for Skittles the whole time, for what I assumed were imaginary denominations (purple ones were worth a buck). I won like crazy, and would you believe it? At the end of the trip, the other three players paid up. I sure…
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Morgan on Tolkien
Richard K. Morgan, thinking of these matters perhaps because of his new fantasy The Steel Remains, recently wrote a short essay for Suvudu called “The Real Fantastic Stuff.” I believe my favorite paragraph is the first. If you find it interesting, the rest will be well worth your while. I’m not much of a Tolkien…
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Publishers Weekly Review of Buyout
Buyout Alexander C. IrvineDel Rey, $14 paper (336p) ISBN 978-0-345-49433-7 In this neat, high-concept thriller, Irvine (The Narrows) introduces us to L.A. in the year 2040, where global warming and high-tech identity theft are daily facts of life. Martin Kindred, a mid-level insurance executive, works for a company pioneering a radical new prison cost-cutting program.…
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Interview at Horrornews.net
There’s no direct link,* but if you go to the main site and then click on the Interviews tab, you’ll find it. A wide-ranging chat, focused on Supernatural but incorporating various other projects as well. Plus it includes a swell photo of me wearing five different colors of nail polish. *Edit: Here’s the direct link.
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