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October's Baby
''October's Baby'' is a novel by Glen Cook published in 1980. Plot summary ''October's Baby'' is the second book in the Dread Empire List of complete works by American fantasy fiction author Glen Cook. The Black Company The epic fantasy series features a band of mercenaries known as the Black Company. * Books of the North: # ''The Black Company'' (May 1984) # '' Shadows Li ... series. Reception Greg Costikyan reviewed ''October's Baby'' in '' Ares Magazine'' #5 and commented that "Cook's action writing is clean and sparse, but his attempts at character development are somewhat more awkward. The characters do not blend seamlessly into the body of writing, but seem to stand out at odd moments, when the thrust of action comes to a halt." Reviews *Review by Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury s by Kathleen D. Woodbury(1980) in Science Fiction Review, Winter 1980 *Review by Roz Kaveney (1981) in Foundation, #21 February 1981 References {{reflist 1980 novels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Cook
Glen Charles Cook (born July 9, 1944) is an American writer of fantasy and science fiction, known for ''The Black Company'' and ''Garrett P.I.'' fantasy series. Biography Cook was born in New York City."Glen Cook – Summary Bibliography" . Retrieved August 2, 2014. Cook served in the United States Navy from 1962 to 1972 and specifically was attached, for a time, to a Marine Force Recon unit, the 3rd Marine Battalion. During his time attached to the Force Recon Unit, Cook participated in what he called "practice combat", and left active duty, "a month before shipped out to Viet Nam". He later w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinuko Y
Kinuko (written: 絹子) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese volleyball player * Kinuko Y. Craft (born 1940), Japanese-born American painter and illustrator *, Japanese painter {{given name Japanese feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dread Empire
List of complete works by American fantasy fiction author Glen Cook. The Black Company The epic fantasy series features a band of mercenaries known as the Black Company. * Books of the North: # ''The Black Company'' (May 1984) # '' Shadows Linger'' (October 1984) # ''The White Rose'' (April 1985) * Spin-off novels # ''Port of Shadows'' (September 2018). An interquel set between ''The Black Company'' and ''Shadows Linger'' though it is intended to be read after ''Soldiers Live'' # '' The Silver Spike'' (September 1989). Takes place concurrently with ''Shadow Games'' *Books of the South: # '' Shadow Games'' (June 1989) # '' Dreams of Steel'' (April 1990) * Books of the Glittering Stone: # '' Bleak Seasons'' (April 1996) # '' She Is the Darkness'' (September 1997) # '' Water Sleeps'' (March 1999) # '' Soldiers Live'' (July 2000) * Not yet published: # ''A Pitiless Rain'' (TBA) * Science Fiction Book Club hardcover omnibus editions: # ''Annals of the Black Company'' (collects ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epic Fantasy
High fantasy, or epic fantasy, is a subgenre of fantasy defined by the epic nature of its setting or by the epic stature of its characters, themes, or plot.Brian Stableford, ''The A to Z of Fantasy Literature'', (p. 198), Scarecrow Press, Plymouth. 2005. The term "high fantasy" was coined by Lloyd Alexander in a 1971 essay, "High Fantasy and Heroic Romance", which was originally given at the New England Round Table of Children's Librarians in October 1969. Characteristics High fantasy is set in an alternative, fictional ("secondary") world, rather than the "real" or "primary" world. This secondary world is usually internally consistent, but its rules differ from those of the primary world. By contrast, low fantasy is characterized by being set on Earth, the primary or real world, or a rational and familiar fictional world with the inclusion of magical elements. The romances of William Morris, such as ''The Well at the World's End'', set in an imaginary medieval world, are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berkley Books
Berkley Books is an imprint of the Penguin Group. History Berkley Books began as an independent company in 1955. It was founded as "Chic News Company" by Charles Byrne and Frederick Klein, who had worked for Avon; they quickly renamed it Berkley Publishing Co. The new name was a combination of the their surnames, unrelated to either the philosopher George Berkeley or Berkeley, California. Under their editor-in-chief Thomas Dardis, over the next few years Berkley developed a diverse line of popular fiction and non-fiction, both reprints and mass-market paperback originals, with a particularly strong history in science fiction (books of Robert A. Heinlein and Frank Herbert’s '' Dune'' novels, for example). The company was bought in 1965 by G. P. Putnam's Sons and in years to follow undertook a hardcover line under the Berkley imprint, chiefly but not only for science fiction. For example, Merle Miller’s ''Plain Speaking: An Oral Biography of Harry S. Truman'' (1973), and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Shadow Of All Night Falling
''A Shadow of All Night Falling'' is a 1979 fantasy novel by Glen Cook. Plot summary Reception Greg Costikyan reviewed ''A Shadow of All Night Falling'' in '' Ares Magazine'' #2 and commented that "Cook has managed to avoid most of the traps into which fantasy writers tend to fall. His language, while striking, is not awkwardly archaic; he communicates some of the awesomeness that is the province of epic fantasy without seeming silly or mundane; his magic is believable and not trivial. He also manages to create sympathetic characters – a difficult task in epic fantasy – and his prose is clear and well-executed. ''A Shadow of All Night Falling'' is by no means a classic, but it shows great promise." Reviews * Review by Roz Kaveney (1981) in Foundation, #21 February 1981 *'' Magia i Miecz'' #65 (May 1999) (Polish) References 1979 American novels 1979 fantasy novels American fantasy novels Berkley Books books {{1970s-fantasy-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Darkness Met
''All Darkness Met'' is a novel by Glen Cook published in 1980. Plot summary ''All Darkness Met'' is the third book in the Dread Empire List of complete works by American fantasy fiction author Glen Cook. The Black Company The epic fantasy series features a band of mercenaries known as the Black Company. * Books of the North: # ''The Black Company'' (May 1984) # '' Shadows Li ... series. Reception Greg Costikyan reviewed ''All Darkness Met'' in '' Ares Magazine'' #5 and commented that "Each of the books is enjoyable in its own right, although the last seems somewhat rushed toward the end – as if Cook were tempted to expand into a fourth book, but realized that he must tie up all of the remaining plot elements in the third." Reviews *Review by Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury s by Kathleen D. Woodbury(1980) in Science Fiction Review, Winter 1980 *Review by Roz Kaveney (1981) in Foundation, #21 February 1981 *Review by Barry N. Malzberg (1982) in The Magazine of Fantasy & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Costikyan
Greg Costikyan (born July 22, 1959, in New York City), sometimes known under the pseudonym "Designer X", is an American game designer and science fiction writer. Costikyan's career spans nearly all extant genres of gaming, including: hex-based wargames, role-playing games, boardgames, card games, computer games, online games and mobile games. Several of his games have won Origins Awards. He co-founded Manifesto Games, now out of business, with Johnny Wilson in 2005. Personal life and education Greg Costikyan is the son of attorney and politician Edward N. and Frances (Holmgren) Costikyan. He and Warren Spector, a game designer, were friends since high school. He is a 1982 graduate (B.S.) of Brown University. (subscription required) He married Louise Disbrow (a securities analyst), September 4, 1986. They have three children. He is a frequent speaker at game industry events including the Game Developers Conference and E³. Career Greg Costikyan has been a game designer since th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ares (magazine)
''Ares'' was an American science fiction wargame magazine published by Simulations Publications, Inc. (SPI), and then TSR, Inc., between 1980 and 1984. In addition to the articles, each issue contained a wargame, complete with a foldout stiff paper map, a set of cardboard counters, and the rules. Publication history Simulations Publications, Inc. (SPI) began publishing ''Ares'' in 1980 as a science-fiction companion to ''Strategy & Tactics''.''Ares'' magazine was similar to ''Strategy & Tactics'', with a game every issue, but it focused on science-fiction and fantasy. SPI suffered financial problems and went into debt, and TSR bought the company and its assets in 1982. Shannon Appelcine stated that "TSR did very little with SPI's roleplaying games. ''Ares Magazine'' #12 (1982), which was prepared by SPI and published by TSR, included a game called 'Star Traders,' which was for use with ''Universe''; it was the last support for that game system ..As TSR turned further away fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simulations Publications, Inc
A simulation is the imitation of the operation of a real-world process or system over time. Simulations require the use of models; the model represents the key characteristics or behaviors of the selected system or process, whereas the simulation represents the evolution of the model over time. Often, computers are used to execute the simulation. Simulation is used in many contexts, such as simulation of technology for performance tuning or optimizing, safety engineering, testing, training, education, and video games. Simulation is also used with scientific modelling of natural systems or human systems to gain insight into their functioning, as in economics. Simulation can be used to show the eventual real effects of alternative conditions and courses of action. Simulation is also used when the real system cannot be engaged, because it may not be accessible, or it may be dangerous or unacceptable to engage, or it is being designed but not yet built, or it may simply not e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Science Fiction Review
Richard E. Geis (July 19, 1927 – February 4, 2013) was an American science fiction fan and writer, and erotica writer, from Portland, Oregon, who won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer in 1982 and 1983; and whose science fiction fanzine ''Science Fiction Review'' won the 1969, 1970, 1977 and 1979 Hugo Awards for Best Fanzine. His '' The Alien Critic'' won the Best Fanzine Hugo in 1974 (in a tie with ''Algol''), and in 1975 as sole first place. He was nominated for the Hugo for Best Fan Writer from 1970 to 1971 and 1973-1986 inclusive; his science fiction fanzines A science-fiction fanzine is an amateur or semi-professional magazine published by members of science-fiction fandom, from the 1930s to the present day. They were one of the earliest forms of fanzine, within one of which the term "''fanzine''" was ... were nominated for the Hugo for Best Fanzine from 1968 to 1971 and 1974-1983 inclusive: a total of 30 Hugo nominations and 13 Hugos. Many of his recent SF-relat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foundation (journal)
''Foundation: The International Review of Science Fiction'' is a critical peer-reviewed literary journal established in 1972 that publishes articles and reviews about science fiction. It is published triannually (spring, summer, and winter) by the Science Fiction Foundation. ''The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction'' has called it "perhaps the liveliest and indeed the most critical of the big three critical journals" (the others being ''Extrapolation'' and ''Science Fiction Studies''). A long-running feature was the series of interviews and autobiographical pieces with leading writers, entitled "The Profession of Science Fiction", a selection of which was edited and published by Macmillan Publishers in 1992. Several issues have been themed, including #93 (''A Celebration of British Science Fiction'', 2005), published also as part of the Foundation Studies in Science Fiction. The hundredth edition (Summer 2007) was unusual in that it was an all-fiction issue, including stories by such w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
