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Hot Chocolate and Sex! Dave Begins The Tremontaine Listen-A-Long!

Posted on 2015-11-03 by Dave

“Arrivals” (Tremontaine, Episode 1) by Ellen Kushner, narrated by Sarah Mollo-Christensen, Nick Sullivan, and Katherine Kellgren Length: 1 hour, 52 minutes Finding out that there was a new story set in Ellen Kushner’s Riverside was kind of like waking up … Continue reading →

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BREAKING NEWS: Ellen Kushner’s Swordspoint to Become a Major Motion Picture!

Posted on 2014-04-01 by Dave

Well, this is unexpected. I’ve just exchanged emails with a delighted Ellen Kushner and confirmed it: Swordspoint will become a major motion picture, to be directed by Brett Ratner.   Kushner did caution that the film wouldn’t be a direct … Continue reading →

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The 2014 Audie Award finalists have been announced

Posted on 2014-02-19 by montsamu

Via Booklist Online, the 2014 Audies Finalists have been announced. My first thoughts are 1. that I’m thrilled to see Kim Stanley Robinson’s Shaman named as a finalist in the Science Fiction category. And 2, I can’t recall a previous year … Continue reading →

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Review: The Fall of the Kings

Posted on 2013-09-27 by Dave

The Fall of the Kings (Riverside, Book 3) By Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman Narrated by Ellen Kushner, Nick Sullivan, Simon Jones, Katherine Kellgren, Robert Fass, Richard Ferrone, Tim Jerome, and Neil Gaiman Length: 18 hours, 40 minutes Often fantasy … Continue reading →

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Review: The Privilege of the Sword

Posted on 2013-09-24 by Dave

The Privilege of the Sword (Riverside, Book 2) By Ellen Kushner, Narrated by Ellen Kushner, Barbara Rosenblat, Felicia Day, Nick Sullivan, Katherine Kellgren, Joe Hurley and Neil Gaiman Length: 15 hours, 40 minutes I have a serious complaint about Ellen … Continue reading →

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Release Week: The Returned, The Fall of the Kings, Ice Forged, Abaddon’s Gate, Reanimators, and Shadows of the New Sun

Posted on 2013-08-28 by montsamu

AUGUST 21-27, 2013: It’s quite a release week haul this week: a powerful debut in the form of Jason Mott’s The Returned, the return of Neil Gaiman Presents with another full cast “illuminated production” in Ellen Kushner’s Riverside series, a … Continue reading →

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And the Audie goes to…

Posted on 2013-05-31 by montsamu

The 2013 Audie Awards have been announced, including Ellen Kushner’s Swordspoint (for best Audio Drama), Karen Thompson Walker’s The Age of Miracles (for best Science Fiction), the new Audible production of Claire Danes’ narration of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale … Continue reading →

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Today’s Audible.com Daily Deal: Neil Gaiman and Neil Gaiman Presents

Posted on 2012-12-07 by montsamu

Audible.com has been offering Daily Deals this December, and today (Friday, Dec 7) brings a 50% off deal on a list of titles by Neil Gaiman and from Neil Gaiman Presents. From Gaiman’s American Gods: The Tenth Anniversary Edition (A … Continue reading →

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Sam’s listening report: September 2012

Posted on 2012-11-08 by montsamu

After dropping to six audiobooks in August, I downsized my listening even further, to the tune of just five in September. (And at that, a bit of a cheat perhaps, considering I’m counting the 1.5-hour podcast of a novella, but … Continue reading →

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Audiobook review: Welcome to Bordertown

Posted on 2012-09-21 by montsamu

Welcome to Bordertown: New Stories and Poems of the Borderlands Edited by: Holly Black and Ellen KushnerPerformances by: MacLeod Andrews, Cassandra Campbell, Ellen Kushner, and Holly Black Length: 18 hours and 8 minutes Release date: 10 April 2012 Review by … Continue reading →

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