More links for a rainy|sunny|strike where not applicable Sunday afternoon.
- Five cups of tea are drunk on approximately two occasions over the course of The Day of the Triffids.
- Mark Chadbourn interviewed by Fantasy Literature.
- If zombies embody the fear of proles and vampires are aristocratic monster, which archetype represents the middle classes?
- If it were October and I was in Germany, I would be going to this: John Scalzi on tour.
- The e-book version of the Leigh Brackett selected The Best of Edmond Hamilton can be downloaded for free at Ebook/POD retailer Phoenix Picks. According to the ISFDB this is the same collection as the old Ballatine/Del Rey collection from the late seventies. If so, this is essential reading.
- Is the Locus Recommended List biased towards America? Cheryl Morgan thinks not, but judge for yourself.
- Not (just) science fiction, but a glimpse of the future: the proposal to put all Icelandic literature online: “the total literature of Iceland is under 50,000 books, which is easily scannable in 2 years by 12 people.