Order of Don Sturdy Books
Don Sturdy is the protagonist in a series of children’s adventure novels written under the house name of Victor Appleton. All but one of the books (Don Sturdy in the Land of the Giants by Howard Roger Garis) were written by John W. Duffield. (more…)
Order of Tom Swift Books
Tom Swift is the protagonist in a series of juvenile science fiction/adventure, written under the house pseudonym Victor Appleton. The character was created by Stratemeyer Syndicate founder Edward Stratemeyer. The series has a focus on science, inventions and technology. Interestingly, the taser (which is actually an acronym for “Thomas A. Swift’s Electric Rifle”) was inspired by the fictional invention in the series. Science fiction legend Isaac Asimov considered the series to be an inspiration. (more…)
Order of Victor Appleton Books
Victor Appleton is a house pseudonym created by Stratemeyer Syndicate, the group that created such franchises as Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys. Victor Appleton is the name used most notably for the Tom Swift series as well as the Don Sturdy series. The Victor Appleton books would fall into the children’s/juvenile adventure book genres. (more…)
Order of Acorna Books
Acorna is the protagonist in a series of fantasy novels by authors Anne McCaffrey, Margaret Ball and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough. Acornia is a Unicorn girl with special powers such as healing, making things grow, purifying water and air, detecting venom, mineral deposits, metal deposits and chemical imbalances and telepathic communication. The series would also spawn a spin-off, the Acorna’s Children series. (more…)
Order of Petaybee Books
The Petaybee series consists of two young adult sci-fi trilogies by novelists Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough. The series is focused on a major who goes by the name Yana. Yana is a disabled soldier who is sent to a glacial planet called Petaybee to spy, but it turns out that the planet is actually beginning to become sentient. Yana must now protect Petaybee from corporations attempting to exploit it. (more…)
New Upcoming “Moby Dick” (Loose) Film Adaptation Gets Funding
Written by Brandon Williams on Thursday, October 4th, 2012Lynne Ramsay is directing a new sci-fi film loosely based on Moby Dick by Herman Melville.
The film will be called Mobius and will take place in space, rather than at sea, and “Mobius” is an alien instead of a whale. In the movie, a captain will take his crew on an ego-driven mission in order to control an engimatic alien. (more…)
New Serge A. Storms Beer Launching Soon
Written by Brandon Williams on Thursday, October 4th, 2012Serge A. Storms, the mentally unstable vigilante of Tim Dorsey‘s books now has his own beer.
The beer is named Serge and was crafted by Saint Somewhere Brewing’s Bob Sylvester. It will launch at a Tim Dorsey book signing October 9th at 7-9 PM at Mr. Dunderbak’s in Tampa. (more…)
Order of The Talents Books
The Talents universe is a series of science fiction novels by Irish author Anne McCaffrey. The series is comprised of the Talents sub-series, the Tower and Hive sub-series and the Barque Cat series. The series is about a society created around telepathics and telekinetics who are integral to this interstellar society. (more…)
Order of Dragonriders Of Pern Books
The Dragonriders of Pern universe is a series of science fiction novels by Anne McCaffrey and Todd McCaffrey. Pern is a planet that has been settled by colonists from Earth, who have lost the technology of Earth and now live in a world similar to medieval times. But before the Earth’s technology had been lost, the colonists were able to genetically engineer dragons, which are flown by Dragonriders who are able to communicate with them telepathically. The dragons and their riders now much protect Pern from invaders. (more…)
Order of Anne McCaffrey Books
Anne McCaffrey (1926-2011) was an American-Irish novelist of science fiction, fantasy and planetary romance. She is best known for her Dragonriders of Pern series and the novel The Ship Who Sang. She got the inspiration for another one of her well known novels, Restoree, when she saw how women were portrayed in science fiction, while their men would be the ones fighting the aliens, thus it was important to her to create a stronger female lead character. McCaffrey would receive dozens among dozens of awards for her work and was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2006. She died at age 85 from a stroke. (more…)