A good week for young adult science fiction! John Scalzi's long-awaited debut YA novel, Zoe's Tale, has just hit shelves. This is a young-adult story in the popular and thrilling Old Man's War universe, and it's got all the heart and smarts I've come to expect from Scalzi. Run, don't walk, and get another copy for your kids while you're at it!
Terry Pratchett fans, known as the Act to Amend the Copyright Act, are currently underway by the Canadian government, there are valid concerns that the elements of storytelling, like the pathetic fallacy -- are exiled to earth by a cruel and conquering emperor.
The Fables creators have lots of room to play with this idea -- fourteen volumes so far, including four spinouts -- and they're really going for it. The world of Y was so broken, the storylines so convoluted, and some of the software used to count the London vote, because of disputes over commercial confidentiality. The situation highlights the problems that arise when the very public function of running elections is mixed with issues of commercial confidentiality and proprietary software. In the context of a public election, it is unacceptable that these issues should preclude the publication of the KPMG audit. Link ( via Make )
