The Sci Fi Catholic: Upcoming Christian Science Fiction/Fantasy Blog Tour

Saturday, June 16, 2007

Upcoming Christian Science Fiction/Fantasy Blog Tour

There's no new info today because I'm spending my free time working on my novel. It's a fantasy involving all the things I love about fantasy, so it's got talking dinosaurs, virgin warrior princesses, beefy men in loincloths, and all kinds of other fun things.

If you haven't already, check out yesterday's movie review.

Note that the shameless sidebar has a new widget offering you the once-in-a-lifetime chance to vote for this blog on Fuelmyblog. I think you can vote repeatedly, possibly bringing new readers to the blog, if you happen to care.

Also, don't forget that Monday, June 18 to Wednesday, June 20 is the Christian Science Fiction/Fantasy Blog Tour. Because of circumstances beyond our control, we've been able to do little during past tours besides post links, but this month, I have a lengthy book review and a few short essays based on Sharon Hinck's novel, The Restorer, which is the featured book this month. I'll post the review on Monday morning so it will be up early for the tour. I have to go into the field on Tuesday, but chances are good(?) that I'll have Internet access, so I'll put up an essay on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. You won't want to miss it!

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Currently Reading

D.G.D.: McKee has with this book established himself as the master of all things science fiction + religion. If you have an interest in the admittedly narrow subject, you read this book. It is an easy and entertaining read that shows an awesome breadth of knowledge of sf. But just for the record, I disagree with his interpretation of At the Mountains of Madness; the Great Old Ones were not monstrous evil gods, but great men, even supermen. They appear monstrous and evil to the average reader because the average reader has a healthier view of things than Lovecraft did.

D.G.D.: This is so far a depressing steampunkish work depicting an alternate Wild West in a world where the land westward is not just unexplored but literally half-made or unmade (though it's not clear yet who's making it or how it gets made) and locked in a potentially endless war between the human pawns of demon-possessed six-shooters and demon-possessed choo-choo trains. That sounds awesome, but the book is so far proving humorless, grim, vulgar, and a little snide: A little too much modern fantasy and not enough old-fashioned hayburner.

D.G.D.: William Hope Hodgson's classic is both as good and as bad as they say, a story of love in a far-flung future when the sun and all the stars have gone black and strange soul-devouring monsters have risen out of the darkness to await the day when man's last defenses fail and night reigns supreme, in which a young man braves the Night Land to rescue his reincarnated beloved, whom he has sought in vain across countless lifetimes. It contains brilliant flights of imagination, but is written in an obnoxious style and has no characterization to speak of. A must for fans of sf, but not always a pleasant read.

Currently Watching

Snuffles: Recently finished all eleven episodes of Usagi Drop, based on the popular manga published in English as Bunny Drop. The show is currently available, as far as I know, only on Crunchy Roll. A quiet, meditative series about thirty-year-old bachelor Daikichi who unexpectedly finds himself taking care of his late grandfather's six-year-old illegitimate daughter, Rin, it's gentle and heartwarming. Also mixes in elements of romance with a single mom, who is mother of Rin's best friend. So if Rin is Daikichi's aunt, and if she grew up and married Koki, and if Daikichi married Koki's mom . . . yes, I think that would work: Daikichi could be HIS OWN GRANDPA! Everybody sing . . .