The Eye of Argon - Worst Fantasy Novella Ever?

This is hailed to be the single worst fantasy novella in existence; the challenge is, if you can read more than a page without falling over laughing, you're definitely some kind of professional newsreader. Or somesuch.

Anyway, I figured I'd post it up here; this is too good to be missed.

Neuromancer - BBC Radio Play

Uploaded, because it really doesn't seem to be available anywhere else - so until someone complains:
Part 1
Part 2

Stardust

Stardust is a film is based on the book of the same name by Neil Gaiman. I've been a big fan of Gaiman's work for a few years now, especially the epic "Sandman" graphic novel series, also other works like "American Gods".

Stardust was a nice little book, slightly different from Gaiman's other work. An almost whimsical fairy tale, but with plenty of his usual dry humour. Clearly inspired by Lord Dunsany's "The King Of Elfland's Daughter", it starts off in a quiet English village near a Wall, which separates our world from Beyond, and tells the story of what happens to a mortal who happens to cross the Wall.

Riddley Walker

This is easily the most fascinating novel that I have ever read. The first sentence is a great example of the language: "On my naming day when I come 12 I gone front spear and kilt a wyld boar he parbly ben the las wyld pig on the Bundel Downs any how there hadnt ben none for a long time befor him nor I aint looking to see none agen." It's difficult at first, but once you get into the novel it isn't that hard to understand and by the time you finish the book it really does feel like you have learnt a new language.

Essential Firefox addons

Here are a few Firefox addons I couldn't live without.

Curious Java Update Incentive

I booted up my PC today and was greeted with a curious message. I must say, I'm quite liking Sun Microsystems' new strategy.

Five more great CS Source mods

Based on the relative success of the last article, here are five more CS source mods you should definitely try out, given the chance. They all include download links for the server addons, and a link to all of the servers running them, should you wish to try them out. Don't forget - if you want to try writing your own addons for CS Source, you can get into it within a week, and with minimal experience.

Writing your first mod for Counter Strike Source

Starting projects for anything new can be fairly daunting - but if you're a fan of Valve's Source games, you can be writing addons for their games within a week. Mattie's Eventscripts makes writing server addons a breeze - and if you want to see the kind of things you can create, look no further than my post on CS Source Mods.

Eventscripts actually comes with two languages built in - I've chosen to write about Python because in my opinion it's both easier and more readable than the inbuilt shell language - and if you're coming to it without knowing either, you might as well begin with it. If you already have experiences with interpreted languages, you'll find Python infinitely easier to follow anyway - plus it's magnitudes faster than the built in language, and has more power.

Crayon Physics

Play this game now. It's incredible; you draw two dimensional objects in-game, and they interact with everything else, in a way that fulfils a childhood fantasy I'm sure everyone had. I played through the full thing about five times in a row, and I'm still not bored of it.
http://www.kloonigames.com/blog/games/crayon/
You'll love it.
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Top Ten Science Fiction Novels

"A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in old age, as a fine building should be seen by morning light, at noon and by moonlight." - Roberston Davies

Here is a list of my top 10 Science Fiction Novels. It's purely subjective, based on what I have enjoyed most over the years. These are the ones that stand out for me as all time classics, that are worth reading and re-reading. In fact each time I read them, I discover something new.