The Functional Nerds are back as Patrick Hester welcomes his new CoHost – Tracy Townsend! Tracy is the author of The Nine and The Fall (books 1 and 2 in the Thieves of Fate series), a monthly columnist for the feminist sf magazine Luna Station Quarterly, and an essayist for Uncanny Magazine. She’s the former […]
Here are 5 cool things for you to check out this weekend. Podcast: Soundtrack Composer Rob Gokee on The Functional Nerds Podcast – Patrick, Rob and I discuss composers Hans Zimmer, Bear McCreary and Blake Neely. Rob then tells us what it’s like to score music for Dreamworks Animation, the SyFy channel, PBS, National Geographic as well […]
The Martian by Andy Weir Presumed dead, astronaut Mark Whatley is stranded on Mars and has to figure out how to survive on his own. Apollo 11 meets Castaway. Macguyver in space. Call it whatever you want, but it’s the best book that I’ve read so far this year. Can’t wait for the movie. The […]
In the 163rd episode of the Functional Nerds podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio welcome Douglas Lain, author of the new book, Billy Moon, out from TOR. About Douglas Lain: Lain is the producer and host of the weekly podcast Diet Soap, which features insightful guests discussing a wide range of topics, including philosophy, mysticism, […]
ShadowBytes is a new webcomic from Patrick Hester and Clifton Hill. New episodes appear every Tuesday and Thursdays on the Webcomic website.
In Episode 84 of the Functional Nerds podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio welcome Karin Lowachee and Gabrielle Gantz. About Karin: Karin was born in South America, grew up in Canada, and worked in the Arctic. Her first novel WARCHILD won the 2001 Warner Aspect First Novel Contest. Both WARCHILD (2002) and her third novel […]
This coming weekend (July 22nd-July 24th) I will be a guest at Confluence, The Literary Sci-Fi Convention in Pittsburgh, PA. I will be performing a set of my original music on Friday evening: Friday, July 22nd 9:00pm: John Anealio (Solo Concert) in The Redwood Room This is a great con with lots of cool guests […]
In honor of Free Comic Book Day, I’m offering my “Batman Smells” song for absolutely free! Just click the Download button on the player below to get the song for free. Batman Smells (A Rebuttal) by John Anealio If you are viewing this post in a feed reader, click here for the free download: Batman […]
This was our eighth Dragon*Con, and it’s not getting any smaller. Dragon*Con TV, which entertains (and soothes) the masses while they wait for large panels, created a bumper this year projecting the growth of attendance. It won’t be too many more years before we pull in the full population of Atlanta. Won’t they be surprised? […]
Nerd Worthy News Scifi & Fantasy A Dribble of Ink: An Aside | Early Synopsis for ‘The Dragon’s Path’ by Daniel Abraham A Dribble of Ink: An Aside | New Synopsis for ‘The Heroes’ by Joe Abercrombie SFSignal: Science Channel Signs Nick Sagan to Develop New Series & Specials Airlock Alpha: ‘Torchwood’ Becomes Legend In […]
Nerd Worthy News Scifi & Fantasy SFSignal: Exclusive Interview: Amelia Beamer SFSignal: GUEST REVIEW: Dark Faith edited by Maurice Broaddus and Jerry Gordon A Dribble of Ink: An Aside – Peter V Brett Sells Another Novella to Subterranean Press Life, Dr Who and Combom: Amazing Facts About Doctor Who That May Not Be True – […]
Nerd Worthy News Scifi & Fantasy Joystiq: Godzilla 2000 available as a free rental on the Playstation Store io9: Words to Live by: Advice from 34 Science Fiction/Fantasy Authors io9: Harlan Ellison, Samuel R Delany receive lifetime achievement awards Tor: Parliamentary Democracy with Martians: Robert Heinlein’s Double Star Tor: What urban fantasy means to me […]
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