Archive for February, 2011

  • Book Jacket: All three novels in this epic trilogy, Sheepfarmer’s Daughter, Divided Allegiance, and Oath of Gold, appear in the omnibus edition, Deed of Parksenarrion. Paksenarrion Dorthansdotter, headstrong daughter of a sheep farmer on […]

    The Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon – Review

    Book Jacket: All three novels in this epic trilogy, Sheepfarmer’s Daughter, Divided Allegiance, and Oath of Gold, appear in the omnibus edition, Deed of Parksenarrion. Paksenarrion Dorthansdotter, headstrong daughter of a sheep farmer on […]

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  • From DHD – Universal Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to the latest adaptation of John Le Carre’s classic tale of Cold War espionage, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Talent is just dripping […]

    Universal acquires Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

    From DHD – Universal Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to the latest adaptation of John Le Carre’s classic tale of Cold War espionage, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Talent is just dripping […]

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  • By this point I think we’re all pretty much convinced, but HBO’s promotional landslide shows no signs of abating – here’s the latest trailer to whet your appetite: Iron Throne […]

    Game of Thrones – latest trailer

    By this point I think we’re all pretty much convinced, but HBO’s promotional landslide shows no signs of abating – here’s the latest trailer to whet your appetite: Iron Throne […]

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  • It’s official – Powers, FX’s long gestating superhero series, is finally getting off the ground. Based on the comics by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming, Powers has been in development at […]

    FX orders Powers pilot

    It’s official – Powers, FX’s long gestating superhero series, is finally getting off the ground. Based on the comics by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming, Powers has been in development at […]

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  • Book Jacket: From Dagger Award–winning and internationally bestselling author Alan Bradley comes this utterly beguiling mystery starring one of fiction’s most remarkable sleuths: Flavia de Luce, a dangerously brilliant eleven-year-old […]

    The Weed that Strings the Hangman’s Bag by Alan Bradley – Review

    Book Jacket: From Dagger Award–winning and internationally bestselling author Alan Bradley comes this utterly beguiling mystery starring one of fiction’s most remarkable sleuths: Flavia de Luce, a dangerously brilliant eleven-year-old […]

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  • Tonight, after the finale of Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (so about 11:05 PM), Starz is airing a sneak peek of Camelot (the first hour of the two hour pilot). […]

    Camelot, tonight on Starz

    Tonight, after the finale of Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (so about 11:05 PM), Starz is airing a sneak peek of Camelot (the first hour of the two hour pilot). […]

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  • Links from the web jungle WEB OF INTEREST –> – The 2010 Nebula Award nominees – The 2010 Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalists – Kirkus Reviews’ list of starred […]

    The weekly web ramble (2/25)

    Links from the web jungle WEB OF INTEREST –> – The 2010 Nebula Award nominees – The 2010 Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalists – Kirkus Reviews’ list of starred […]

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  • Can’t get enough of Being Human? Toby Whithouse, the man who created the UK original, has expanded his brand of socially awkward supernaturals to a web series, Becoming Human – it’s pretty […]

    Becoming Human – Story Break

    Can’t get enough of Being Human? Toby Whithouse, the man who created the UK original, has expanded his brand of socially awkward supernaturals to a web series, Becoming Human – it’s pretty […]

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  • Review: Sharpe’s Rifles is the first installment in the BBC’s long-running series of TV movies (there are currently sixteen) based on the books by Bernard Cornwell. I first caught sight of […]

    Sharpe’s Rifles – review

    Review: Sharpe’s Rifles is the first installment in the BBC’s long-running series of TV movies (there are currently sixteen) based on the books by Bernard Cornwell. I first caught sight of […]

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  • A new series to look forward to this season on Masterpiece Mystery – Zen, based on the Aurelio Zen novels by Michael Dibdin, hails from the BBC and stars the […]

    First Look at Zen, coming to PBS this July

    A new series to look forward to this season on Masterpiece Mystery – Zen, based on the Aurelio Zen novels by Michael Dibdin, hails from the BBC and stars the […]

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