Song of the Sea

Song of the Sea" Blu-ray cover.

Song of the Sea” Blu-ray cover.


Title: Song of the Sea
Starring: Fionnula Flanagan, Brendan Gleeson, Lisa Hannigan, Liam Hourican, Jon Kenny, Lucy O’Connell, David Rawle, Pat Shortt, Colm Ó Snodaigh, Kevin Swierszcz
Director(s): Tomm Moore
Producer(s): Claus Toksvig Kjaer, Paul Young
Music: Bruno Coulais, Kíla
Studio: Big Farm, Cartoon Saloon, Mélusine Productions, Noerlum Studios, Super Productions
Released: December 2014
Language: English, Irish

The Hobbit – The Battle of the Five Armies

"The Hobbit The Battle of the Five Armies".

“The Hobbit The Battle of the Five Armies”.


Title: The Hobbit – The Battle of the Five Armies
Starring: Richard Armitage, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Benedict Cumberbatch, Luke Evans, Martin Freeman, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Evangeline Lilly, Ian McKellen, James Nesbitt, Lee Pace, Ken Stott, Hugo Weaving
Director(s): Peter Jackson
Producer(s): Carolynne Cunningham, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Zane Weiner
Music: Howard Shore
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, New Line Cinema, WingNut Films
Released: December 2014
Series: The Hobbit series, Middle-Earth series
Number in Series: 3 (three), n/a
Language: English

The Twentieth Anniversary Nearly-Complete Essential StarChild by James A. Owen

Title: The Twentieth Anniversary Nearly-Complete Essential StarChild
Series: StarChild
Number in Series: n/a
Author(s): James A. Owen
Cover Artist: James A. Owen
Interior Artist(s): James A. Owen
Language: English
Publisher: Coppervale Press
Published: Deember 2014
ISBN-10: none
ISBN-13: none

Altered Perceptions – edited by Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, and Robison Wells

"Altered Perceptions" edited by Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, and Robison Wells.

“Altered Perceptions” edited by Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, and Robison Wells.


Title: Altered Perceptions
Author(s): Nancy Campbell Allen, Brodi Ashton, Erin Bowman, Larry Correia, Bree Despain, Sarah M. Eden, Jessica Day George, Claudia Gray, Shannon Hale, Josi Kilpack, S.J. Kincaid, Mary Robinette Kowal, Mike Kupari, Annette Lyon, Seanan McGuire, Jennifer Moore, Brandon Mull, Jacqueline Novak, Lauren Oliver, Luisa Perkins, Aprilynne Pike, Brandon Sanderson, J. Scott Savage, Shawn Speakman, Howard Tayler, Sandra Tayler, Dan Wells, Robison Wells, Kiersten White, John C. Wright, Sara Zarr
Editor(s): Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, Robison Wells
Cover Artist: Robison Wells
Interior Artist(s): Robison Wells
Language: English
Publisher: Fearful Symmetry
Published: December 2014
ISBN-10: none
ISBN-13: none
Notes: There are a number of essays included in this book, though not all are listed below. You can see the full index here.
Contents:
   “Foreword” by Ally Condie
   “Introduction” by Dan Wells
   “Ravenous” by Shannon Hale
   “Third-Person Draft Chapter from Incryptid” by Seanan McGuire
   “Deleted Scene from Valour and Vanity” by Mary Robinette Kowal
   “Playing Cards with the Corley” by Jessica Day George
   “No. I’m Fine” essay by Howard Tayler
   “Married to Depression” essay by Sandra Tayler
   “Aftermath: Deleted Epilogue from The Lost Saint” by Bree Despain
   “Haden: Alternative First Chapter from Into the Dark: The Shadow Prince” by Bree Despain
   “Sections from the First Draft of Pandemonium” by Lauren Oliver
   “Notes from a Depressed Humor Writer as She Works on Her Humorous Book About Depression” essay by Jacqueline Novak
   “Deleted Scene from Swords of Exodus” by Larry Correia and Mike Kupari
   “Unused Chapter from The Dark Thorn” by Shawn Speakman
   “Excerpt from Song for Anna” by Annette Lyon
   “Original Chapter One from Vortex” by S.J. Kincaid
   “Early Chapters from Farworld” by J. Scott Savage
   “Supernova: Epilogue to Feedback” by Robison Wells
   “Free-Write Prologue to I am Not a Serial Killer” by Dan Wells
   “Seeing Red” by Luisa Perkins
   “Marie: Bonus Chapter from Beauty and the Clockwork Beast” by Nancy Campbell Allen
   “Family Portrait at the Kensington Manor Hotel” by Sara Zarr
   “Three Stories from the World of Wings” by Aprilynne Pike
   “Womb” by Kiersten White
   “The First Three Chapters of The Echo Lives in Blackfoot” by Brodi Ashton
   “Book 8, Which Became Tres Leches Cupcake” by Josi Kilpack
   “Oracular Interviews: Bonus Excerpts from Beyonders Book 2” by Brandon Mull
   “Deleted Scene from Becoming Lady Lockwood” by Jennifer Moore
   “Farewells: From Longing for Home and Hope Springs” by Sarah M. Eden
   “Prewriting from the Taken Trilogy” by Erin Bowman
   “Lunar Sacrament of Concilation” by John C. Wright
   “Station 47: Deleted Chapter from A Thousand Pieces of You” by Claudia Gray
   “Deleted Scenes from the 2002 Version of The Way of Kings” by Brandon Sanderson

Legion – Skin Deep by Brandon Sanderson

"Legion - Skin Deep" by Brandon Sanderson.

“Legion – Skin Deep” by Brandon Sanderson.


Title: Legion – Skin Deep
Series: Legion
Number in Series: 2 (two)
Author(s): Brandon Sanderson
Cover Artist: Jon Foster
Interior Artist(s): Jon Foster
Language: English
Publisher: Subterranean Press
Published: November 2014
ISBN-10: 1596066903
ISBN-13: 9781596066908

Agatha H and the Voice of the Castle by Phil and Kaja Foglio

"Agatha H and the Voice of the Castle" by Phil and Kaja Foglio.

“Agatha H and the Voice of the Castle” by Phil and Kaja Foglio.


Title: Agatha H and the Airship City
Series: Girl Genius (novel series)
Number in Series: 3 (one)
Author(s): Kaja Foglio, Phil Foglio
Cover Artist: Tom Kidd
Language: English
Publisher: Night Shade Books
Published: November 2014
ISBN-10: 1597802956
ISBN-13: 9781597802956

Shattered Shields – edited by Jennifer Brozek and Bryan Thomas Schmidt

"Shattered Shields" edited by Jennifer Brozek and Bryan Thomas Schmidt.

“Shattered Shields” edited by Jennifer Brozek and Bryan Thomas Schmidt.


Title: Shattered Shields
Editor(s): Jennifer Brozek, Bryan Thomas Schmidt
Cover Artist: Todd Lockwood
Language: English
Publisher: Baen Books
Published: November 2014
ISBN-10: 1476737010
ISBN-13: 9781476737010
Contents:
   “Introduction” by Bryan Thomas Schmidt and Jennifer Brozek
   “Ashes and Starlight” by David Farland
   “The Fixed Stars” by Seanan McGuire
   “The Keeper of Names” by Larry Correia
   “The Smaller We Are” by John Helfers
   “Invictus” by Annie Bellet
   “Rising Above” by Sarah A. Hoyt
   “A Cup of Wisdom” by Joe Zieja
   “Words of Power” by Wendy N. Wagner
   “Lightweaver in Shadow” by Gray Rinehart
   “Hoofsore and Weary” by Cat Rambo
   “Vengeance” by Robin Wayne Bailey
   “Deadfall” by Nancy Fulda
   “Yael of the Strings” by John R. Fultz
   “The Gleaners” by Dave Gross
   “Bonded Men” by James L. Sutter
   “Bone Candy” by Glen Cook
   “First Blood” by Elizabeth Moon

The Baen Big Book of Monsters – edited by Hank Davis

"The Baen Big Book of Monsters" edited by Hank Davis.

“The Baen Big Book of Monsters” edited by Hank Davis.


Title: The Baen Big Book of Monsters
Author(s): Robert Bloch, Arthur C. Clarke, Larry Correia, Wardon Allan Curtis, Hank Davis, Steven Diamond, David Drake, Edmond Hamilton, William Hope Hodgson, Robert E. Howard, Sarah A. Hoyt, Henry Kuttner, Murray Leinster, H.P. Lovecraft, Anthony M. Rud, James H. Schmitz, Curt Siodmak, Wen Spencer, Steven Utley, Howard Waldrop, Philip Wylie
Editor(s): Hank Davis
Cover Artist: Bob Eggleton
Language: English
Publisher: Baen Books
Published: October 2014
ISBN-10: 1476736995
ISBN-13: 9781476736990
Contents:
   “The Shining Ones” by Arthur C. Clarke
   “All About Strange Monsters of the Recent Past” by Howard Waldrop
   “The Monster-God of Mamurth” by Edmond Hamilton
   “Talent” by Robert Bloch
   “The End of the Hunt” by David Drake
   “Ooze” by Anthony M. Rud
   “The Valley of the Worm” by Robert E. Howard
   “Whoever Fights Monsters” by Wen Spencer
   “Deviation from a Theme” by Steven Utley
   “The Eggs from Lake Tanganyika” by Curt Siodmak
   “The Dunwich Horror” by H.P. Lovecraft
   “From Out the Fire” by Sarah A. Hoyt
   “Beauty and the Beast” by Henry Kuttner
   “The Island of the Ud” by William Hope Hodgson
   “A Single Samurai” by Steven Diamond
   “Planet of Dread” by Murray Leinster
   “An Epistle to the Thessalonians” by Philip Wylie
   “The Monster of Lake LaMetrie” by Wardon Allan Curtis
   “The Giant Cat of Sumatra” by Hank Davis
   “Greenface” by James H. Schmitz
   “Tokyo Raider” by Larry Correia

Field of Fantasies – Baseball Stories of the Strange and Supernatural – edited by Rick Wilber

"Field of Fantasies" edited by Rick Wilber.

“Field of Fantasies” edited by Rick Wilber.


Title: Field of Fantasies: Baseball Stories of the Strange and Supernatural
Author(s): Max Apple, T. Coraghessan Boyle, Ray Bradbury, Ron Carlson, Robert Coover, Gardner Dozois, Karen Joy Fowler, Ray Gonzalez, Jack Kerouac, John Kessel, Stephen King, W.P. Kinsella, Louise Marley, Bruce McAllister, Stewart O’Nan, Kim Stanley Robinson, David Sandner, Valerie Sayers, Wilbur Schramm, Rod Serling, Cecelia Tan, Harry Turtledove, Edo van Belkom, Jacob Weisman, by Rick Wilber
Editor(s): Rick Wilber
Language: English
Publisher: Night Shade Books
Published: October 2014
ISBN-10: 1597805483
ISBN-13: 9781597805483
Contents:
   “A Face in the Crowd” by Stephen King and Stewart O’Nan
   “The Further Adventures of the Invisible Man” by Karen Joy Fowler
   “The Hector Quesadilla Story” by T. Coraghessan Boyle
   “Arthur Sternbach Brings the Curveball to Mars” by Kim Stanley Robinson
   “Ronnie on the Mound” by Jack Kerouac
   “My Kingdom for Jones” by Wilbur Schramm
   “Diamond Girls” by Louise Marley
   “How to Read a Man” by Valerie Sayers
   “The Hanging Curve” by Gardner Dozois
   “The Franchise” by John Kessel
   “Understanding Alvarado” by Max Apple
   “The Southpaw” by Bruce McAllister
   “Ahab at the Helm” by Ray Bradbury
   “McDuff on the Mound” by Robert Coover
   “The Mighty Casey” by Rod Serling
   “The House That George Built” by Harry Turtledove
   “Baseball” by Ray Gonzalez
   “My Last Season with the Owls” by Ron Carlson
   “Pitchers and Catchers” by Cecelia Tan
   “Baseball Memories” by Edo van Belkom
   “Lost October” by David Sandner and Jacob Weisman
   “Stephen to Cora to Joe” by Rick Wilber
   “How I Got My Nickname” by W.P. Kinsella