I really wanted to like Paul Melko's "Singularity Ring". I'm a sucker for everything that has Singularity in the title. But it failed to draw me in. By the way -- maybe it's just me, but by stating the...are not woven seamlessly into the plot. That's actually a common flaw in many science fiction books. It's hard to do it right. Well, this is Paul Melko's first novel, so maybe there's still hope

Various blogs and forums have posted about David Tennant on Doctor Who exit . He will be leaving after a string of specials in 2009.

I don't usually care for "paranormal romances" because for me, science fiction/fantasy is the dominant mode, so if they aren't satisfying on that level, I can't just sit back and enjoy the romance. However...(Krentz) and historical (Quick) romances also often feature (mostly) well-handled psi. I have previously enjoyed a number of those (although the last Quick novel was disappointing at best)

Title: Emergence, Chapter 7 + Epilogue Author: C. Isaac Words: ~6000 Cast: Ensemble Rating: PG-13 Disclaimer: I do not own TSCC or anything associated with it. Author's Notes: Due to posting size limitations...the benches.   Humble beginnings, Cheri. Humble beginnings.   In her halting Spanish, she began, “The savior has returned to us, and I have seen his perfection…”

When I left Germany in the late eighties, the country was undergoing a green revolution. Over the decade that followed, draconian recycling schemes were put into place that made me blush when I had to...on the fictional future climate of my fictional novel ;) P.S. Odd, but the long list of LJ moods hardly ever contains an option for my current state of mind, as in 'exasperated'. I give up..

Originally published at Once Upon a Geek . You can comment here or there . My thanks to Cary from THE UNIQUE GEEK for finding this one.  Hilarious!  If you can’t see the embedded video below, click here . This skit, ‘Almost Transformers’ was featured on an Australian comedy show, ‘Merrick and Rosso’.  Check out other videos from them on their website .

Ahhh, to be a collector geek:  I accidentally got a 2nd white label promo of The Tubes 3rd album "Now" the other day. Alas, I learned from the Tubes' website   I need to keep both as the back cover...I thought it was a ghastly sell out... I only knew the Tubes of White Punks on Dope and What Do You Want From Life then, but maybe it really was just a natural evolution of where the band was going?

TusCon 35 will be held November 7-9 at the InnSuites Hotel in Tucson, Arizona. The guest of honor this year is Diana Gabaldon , the toastmaster is Ed Bryant , and you can access the full list of confirmed... Saturday 2:00 - Mass Autographing Sunday 2:00 - Will religion always be with us? (2) Is it hardwired? Does it have a practical purpose? David Brown, Pamela Lloyd, Will Shetterly, David Foste

More info about these titles on our website: http://www.unclehugo.com/prod/upcomingSF.shtml The Pines by Robert Dunbar (Leisure pb, reprint, $7.99) Search for the Star Stones: The Zero Stone / Uncharted...Andre Norton (Baen hc, omnibus reprint, $24.00) Claws That Catch by John Ringo & Travis S. Taylor (Baen hc, 1st edition, $25.00) St. Antony's Fire by Steve White (Baen hc, 1st edition, $24.00)

A Science Fiction Book Club member writes on the club's page for Marseguro : "Good read, strong character...I enjoyed this book all in one evening. It was too good to put down. Strong female character... Well, not too bitter... One plus side to not getting a Book Awards nomination? I'm free to go to the Great Big Sea concert that night upstairs in the very same building. So that's something