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Archive for January, 2010
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A Great Year for Historical Fiction
Posted on January 15, 2010 | No CommentsIt was, I am pleased to report, another great year for historical fiction. READ MORE -
SF Movies: Guest post from Archie Tait
Posted on January 14, 2010 | 3 CommentsI’ve recently started opening up this debatable space to guest blogs…most recently, Stuart Angell McGregor’s splendid piece on The X-Files and his own original, never-broadcast show The Flashlight Department. Watch... -
Tomorrow and Today
Posted on January 13, 2010 | No CommentsTomorrow: It’s producer Archie Tait’s mighty blog on science fiction movies. Today: Tony Ballantyne chooses the SFF Song of the Week. -
SFF Song of the Week: Tony Ballantyne
Posted on January 13, 2010 | 5 CommentsIn this weekly Wednesday slot, expect great song choices from our resident BJs (blogjays), including Alastair Reynolds, Nicole Peeler, Lilith Saintcrow, and many more. This week there’s a great song... -
Coming Attractions
Posted on January 12, 2010 | No CommentsThe aim of this new look Debatable Spaces is to have something new most days, rather than every now and then, as was my wont previously. And to that end... -
Astronomy Photo of the Week
Posted on January 11, 2010 | No CommentsI love this image from last week of a roll cloud - I’ve never seen anything like it before. But here’s my pick of the week’s images – all available... -
Reblog
Posted on January 11, 2010 | 2 CommentsHere are some blogs which might be worth reading again…some from this site, some from elsewhere. Stuart Angel McGregor on The X-Files. Paul McAuley on the Science Top Ten, and... -
Paintings of the Week
Posted on January 10, 2010 | No CommentsLast year I wrote a radio serial about art and art forgery called The Art of Deception, which was broadcast in 5 x 15 minute episodes on BBC Radio 4; this... -
The New Look Debatable Spaces
Posted on January 8, 2010 | No CommentsThe new look Debatable Spaces looks, I have to admit, exactly the same as the old look Debatable Spaces. But there are some subtle changes. Mainly involving have more stuff,... -
The week reviewed
Posted on January 8, 2010 | No CommentsIt’s been a week of highs and lows this week…I’ve started writing my latest novel Hell Ship, and as I always do at this stage, I’ve allowed reality to unravel... -
Avatar’s Astonishing Success
Posted on January 8, 2010 | No CommentsAvatar has become, in a relatively short time, the 2nd highest grossing film worldwide ever. It’s the battle of the titans now…Cameron has himself to beat, because Titanic is the... -
SFF Song of the Week: Philip Palmer
Posted on January 7, 2010 | 2 CommentsI was watching Kerrang the other day, as one does when there’s an urgent deadline looming. And I found myself watching and hugely enjoying a video of Muse performing Supermassive... -
Nah, SF Rules!
Posted on January 6, 2010 | No CommentsA few blogs ago I quoted SF Crowsnest’s breakdown of the most successful movies of the decade, which showed that fantasy movies were out-selling SF. But the tide seems to... -
Version 43: The Moodboard
Posted on January 6, 2010 | 4 CommentsI love most if not all genres of writing….and before I wrote SF I mainly earned my living from crime. With my third novel Version 43, I took a step... -
Sensual SF
Posted on January 5, 2010 | No CommentsI think SF should be sensual…if you want to know why, have a peek here. -
Astronomy Photo of the Week
Posted on January 5, 2010 | No CommentsI generally start my day by clicking the link to the right of this page, marked Astronomy Picture of the Day…with images of space and the solar system. Here’s my... -
Red Claw: The Moodboard
Posted on January 4, 2010 | No CommentsHere are some images which inspired Red Claw. Red Claw is the story of science and nature on an alien planet, featuring a motley crew of obsessional scientists who are... -
Fantasy rules?
Posted on January 3, 2010 | No CommentsNumbers aren’t everything, but here’s an interesting breakdown from our friends at SF Scrowsnest on the dominance of fantasy movies at the box office. Maybe SF epic Avatar will... -
Debatable Space: The Moodboard
Posted on January 1, 2010 | No CommentsAs the New Year begins, I’m looking forward to an intense and exhilarating writing schedule, with a new 2-book deal from Orbit which means, um, I have to write another...