Category: fiction

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Next for Jude Watson

After Jedi Apprentice came Jedi Quest. But what’s next for Jude Watson?

Scholastic announced a new kids’ series today. The 39 Clues is a series that will mix books, collectible cards, and online gaming. It’s all supposed to fit together like a giant puzzle.

The New York Times says this is Scholastic’s bid to follow up on their success as the U.S. publishers of Harry Potter. The books will be written by different authors (sound familiar, EU fans?) and Jude Watson is signed to write the fourth book, due out in July 2009.

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Dragonriders of Pern: The Movie?

Well, probably the smartest attitude is “don’t get your hopes up.” But the lite SF series “Dragonriders of Pern” by Hugo Award winner Anne McCaffrey has been picked up for film by Copperheart Entertainment, makers of…well, some film called “Ginger Snaps”, which is apparently horror. While this has gotten some fans in a bit of a tizzy, caution is advised. The Pern rights have been sold before a couple of times and nothing has ever come of it. As, so far, the only news from Copperheart for several months has been the same press release issued in different forums, whether there will be an actual movie is yet to be seen.

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And the Wheel will come to a halt

When the death of Robert Jordan robbed Wheel of Time fans of the conclusion to the saga in the middle of its writing, there was much discussion about how the world could come to know what happened.

Here comes the news that Brandon Sanderson has been selected to complete the saga using the mixture of completed scenes, drafts and recorded notes Jordan left behind.

Full interview with the new keeper of the kingdom can be found on Robert Jordan’s website.

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Sending Our Best

We’ve got a long list of Terry Pratchett fans here at CJ, with Good Omens a perennial entry in our must read lists and several Discworld fans. So today’s news that Mr. Pratchett has been diagnosed with an early onset form of Alzheimer’s disease makes us very sad indeed.

Those of us who have lived with this disease in our own families know that life continues and that love survives. He and his family are in our thoughts.

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Beloved fic writer makes good

Back in the halcyon days of XF fanfic there were few writers more popular than Sheryl Martin (now Nantus). Happy was the day when she posted a story featuring her original character Jackie St. George, who joined Mulder and Scully on their adventures.

Good news! St. George is back (sans Moose and Squirrel) in an original novel titled The Second Line, which promises “corporate espionage, chocolate and vampires.”

And just in time for the holidaze!