Blinks: WSJ Best SF of 2018; Scott Edelman

December 17, 2018December 17, 2018 LocEditor 0 Comments

» Wall Street Journal: Tom Shippey’s Science Fiction: Best of 2018 are books by John Marrs, Arwen Elys Dayton, Cixin Liu, Kim Stanley Robinson, and Chandler Klang Smith

» Scott Edelman dines with Stephen Kozeniewski

Live, Die, Repeat: Josh Pearce and Arley Sorg Discuss The Old Guard

August 3, 2020 locusmag 1

Charlize Theron, as Andy, anchors a squad of immortal mercenaries in The Old Guard, a movie based on Greg Rucka’s graphic novels of the same name. Joining her are Booker (Matthias Schoenaerts), Joe (Marwan Kenzari), and Nicky (Luca Marinelli) as fellow immortals who have fought by Andy’s side for hundreds of years. Also sharing these powers are Nile Freeman (KiKi Layne) — a Marine who is quite surprised to discover

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Friday links

August 21, 2009 locusmag 2

In lieu of a proper post, some recently read links: Avatar: I appear to be the only nerd in existence whose enthusiasm for the film has actually been increased by the trailer. Best American Fantasy: the future. Dan Brown is number one! Guy Gavriel Kay continues the debate (my earlier post) about using historical characters in fiction. Jo Walton on Alan Garner’s Red Shift. Marina Warner on Baba Yaga. Mars: