1) Great Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Who Never Wrote Sequels or Trilogies: Io9 continues to publish interesting articles pertaining to our favorite genres. You have to dig for them a bit since they tend to get buried quickly.

2) ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ Turns 50: A classic and the introduction to genre fiction for many readers turns 50 and is making a lot of people feel very old.

3) Science Fiction Pioneer Homer Eon Flint Gets Second Chance at Publishing Career: I’ve never heard of him, but feel like I should. Glad someone is paying tribute by republishing his work.

4) Writing Tips by Henry Miller, Elmore Leonard, Margaret Atwood, Neil Gaiman & George Orwell: A solid set of rules for writers to follow.

5) Hey, GRRM agrees with me!: Aidan over at A Dribble of Ink emphasizes the need to keep new media part of the Hugo Awards, and George R.R. Martin apparently agrees with him.

1) Movies from an Alternate Universe, by Peter Stults: A very cool series of poster reinterpretations.

2) 60 second Interviews: David Gemmell award nominees are interviewed in 60 seconds.

3) Northanger Abbey and Angels and Dragons: Free Ebook…and apparently a good one at that.

4) Digital Rights Showdown: HarperCollins v. Open Road: Harper and Open Road do a battle of digital copyrights.

1) The Disney John Carters That Never Were: A surprisingly detailed article about the John Cart journey into film.

2) The dark elf of Leominster: A nice article on R.A. Salvatore. Though I think it’s safe to say if you haven’t heard of Salvatore, then you don’t read Fantasy.

3) Dungeons & Dragons 5th d. coming, fan input wanted: A Dribble of Ink provides a heads up that Tor is looking for some input on the D & D edition.

4) Hugo Award nominations have begun: So it begins. And since we’re on the subject: Fantasy Literature is eligible to be nominated for Best Fanzine, and any of our reviewers can be nominated for Best Fan Writer. If you enjoy our blog, and/or one or more of our writers, please consider us when you send in your nominations!

5) Dystopian science-fiction films of the 1970s : Ever wanted to watch 70′s dystopian SciFi and didn’t know where to begin. Well, here you go.

6) Poor Morales: Werst revu evar.

1) ‪The Dragonborn Comes: I’ve played this game way more than I should have. This is a beautiful rendition of the main song.

2) Orbit Books E-book Deals: A few choice e-Book deals from our friends over at Orbit.

3) Free Stories from Neil Gaiman: Neil is a regular among my links. It seems he is always doing something worth noting.

4) Blade Runner Sketchbook: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? I’m not sure, but I like this concept art from the Philip K. Dick inspired movie.

5) Alternate Histories by Matthew Buchholz: These look spectacular.

6) USA Today’s Author of the Year: George R.R. Martin takes the award. He has had quite a year.

1) Carved Book Landscapes: I was not expecting to see what I saw when I clicked that link. These are mind blowing.

2) How Firefly fans saved free speech: An interesting video featuring our beloved Neil Gaiman.

3) The Most Beautiful College Libraries in the World: I’d love to visit a few of these… ok, all of these.

4) Samurai Star Wars: Star Wars themed feudal Japanese art.

5) Io9′s 10 Science Fiction Movies for People Who Think They Don’t Like Science Fiction: I’ve only seen two of these…

6) Steampunk Animals: The artwork is gorgeous, but anyone else thinking that steampunk has run its course?

1) First Official Trailer for The Hobbit: There are no words to describe my level of excitement.

2) LOTR Google Easter Egg: Confused? I was too, at first. Follow the link and it will all make sense… sort of.

3) Steampunk Disney Villains: A collection of Disney villains re-imagined in Steampunk.

4) Writers and artists design money fit for modern times: An odd collection that includes works by some authors and artists you may know.

5) George Takei is the Broker of Star Peace: George Takei, William Shatner, Carrie Fischer, and Twilight?

1) Darrell Sweet Dead at 77: Another icon of Fantasy has left us. Darrell Sweet may not be a name you recognize, but I guarantee you will recognize his work. Mr. Sweet created more than 3000 illustrations during his lifetime. He’s best known for his WHEEL OF TIME, SAGA OF RECLUCE, and XANTH covers.

2) Lightspeed and Fantasy Magazines Merge: John Joseph Adams combines two of his popular genre rags.

3) Rules of Magic: Io9 discusses the rules of magic that have been established by the greatest fantasy sagas of all time.

4) Salvador Dali does Wonderland: I do not need to elaborate about how awesome this is.

5) A Private Letter from Genre to Literature: Daniel Abraham says what needs to be said, and in entertaining fashion. Well done sir, well done.