tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post1518890369377338655..comments2024-03-22T19:07:21.790+00:00Comments on The Wertzone: The Wertzone Awards for Best SF&F Novel in 2009Adam Whiteheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-55112059446464022702009-12-31T14:37:25.243+00:002009-12-31T14:37:25.243+00:00True, but if you are of a certain age (to have gro...True, but if you are of a certain age (to have grown up in the 1980s like me and indeed the Abercrombie), you are more likely to have seen WRATH OF KHAN a long time before DANGEROUS LIASONS or the various Mafia movies/TV shows that reference it.<br /><br />Hmm. Deja vu.<br /><br />Plus I asked Joe if that's where he first encountered the phrase and he replied in the affirmative, adding that the working title for THE HEROES was in fact THIS IS CETI ALPHA V! Although possibly he was lying for comedic purposes.Adam Whiteheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-26449333676504967332009-12-31T13:23:46.088+00:002009-12-31T13:23:46.088+00:00"Revenge is a dish best served cold" is ..."Revenge is a dish best served cold" is a common expression, why the need to associate it to one particular movie?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-46009294821888861312009-12-30T06:25:39.909+00:002009-12-30T06:25:39.909+00:00The sequel to RF has ninjas? It just has to have, ...The sequel to RF has ninjas? It just has to have, actually zombie ninjas would be even better. One thing I am truly looking forward to in 2010.Elfyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09955473789404631382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-512867032190202802009-12-27T10:12:33.449+00:002009-12-27T10:12:33.449+00:00Nice to see Yellow Blue Tibia getting a nod, turns...Nice to see Yellow Blue Tibia getting a nod, turns out we do have some tastes in common :-) Good on ya Adam.Jonathan Mhttp://ruthlessculture.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-29784388991221668532009-12-27T09:07:58.675+00:002009-12-27T09:07:58.675+00:00Thanks for the mention, Adam, and for maintaining ...Thanks for the mention, Adam, and for maintaining a very entertaining blog.Markhttp://blog.markcnewton.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-67718568703394467442009-12-27T05:08:15.433+00:002009-12-27T05:08:15.433+00:00Good list Adam, the steampunk titles certainly pea...Good list Adam, the steampunk titles certainly peak my interest. I read and thoroughly enjoyed Boneshaker last month and am certainly in the mood for more of that kind of steampunk.Carl V. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948764216438379394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-92005414502572529542009-12-27T01:38:46.828+00:002009-12-27T01:38:46.828+00:00Not all of them. Robin Hobb had a new book out thi...Not all of them. Robin Hobb had a new book out this year but I gave up on her many years ago. I'm also way behind on KJ Parker and need to catch up (assuming she's a she etc). I want to read Alex Bell's second book as well. JV Jones and Connie Willis have got new books in 2010 I'd like to get hold of. Jaine Fenn is a new-ish SF author I want to read as well. I just didn't have the book-buying budget to do that this year.Adam Whiteheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-46821237654468931462009-12-27T01:30:06.113+00:002009-12-27T01:30:06.113+00:00Glad to see Abercrombie at the top of the list. Ac...Glad to see Abercrombie at the top of the list. Actually, glad to see the first three there. <br /><br />As for female writers, aren't they all off busy writing that Vampire stuff?Ed S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15580602235331051071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-3044682762453731432009-12-26T23:30:38.618+00:002009-12-26T23:30:38.618+00:00"When I see a list like that, I always want t..."When I see a list like that, I always want to count the female to male writer ratio."<br /><br />Fair point, although due to financial constraints most of my 2009 releases were books that were sent to me from publishers, and I simply wasn't sent very many books by female authors (in fact, out of 20 2009 releases sent to me I received precisely two by female authors). SONGS OF THE DYING EARTH also does have quite a few female writers in it (Liz Williams, Kage Baker, Tanith Lee etc).<br /><br />"Revenge is a dish best served cold is believed to have originated in the french novel Dangerous Liasons. I can just hear John Malkovich saying it in the movie."<br /><br />True, but if you are of a certain age (to have grown up in the 1980s), you are more likely to have seen WRATH OF KHAN a long time before DANGEROUS LIASONS or the various Mafia movies/TV shows that reference it.Adam Whiteheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-64259854401535882722009-12-26T22:28:54.609+00:002009-12-26T22:28:54.609+00:00Revenge is a dish best served cold is believed to ...Revenge is a dish best served cold is believed to have originated in the french novel Dangerous Liasons. I can just hear John Malkovich saying it in the movie. - IanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-21362249682945410392009-12-26T14:36:47.676+00:002009-12-26T14:36:47.676+00:00When I see a list like that, I always want to coun...When I see a list like that, I always want to count the female to male writer ratio. :(Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09720021257606531766noreply@blogger.com