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A few minor updates The last couple of months have been very hectic for me, including a move back to my hometown of Waco, Texas, and starting a new job. I have not had the time I would prefer to work on these pages, but I have recently begun another author profile which should be completed soon. What I have been doing over the last few weeks is changing over almost all of the links on my pages to ones which will open a new browser window rather than take you to the other page in question, leaving Templeton Gate behind. I have been worried that people might click on an amazon.com link, or one to an author's website, and forget where they started and not return to the Gate. I also finally got around to linking all the available non-fiction books, films and tv shows listed as nominees and winners on the Hugo/Nebula pages, and added some new pages for miscellaneous items available from amazon. I welcome your input on what should be listed there, hopefully to generate more referral fees for your humble webmaster. And finally, as promised some time ago, I have added something about Babylon 5, the best SF show to ever air on television. The new page is an Episode Guide for the series, including a synopsis of each ep, its original airdate, and the next scheduled air date on the Sci-Fi Channel.
New Author profile online After more than two months I've finally added another author profile, this time on another Grand Master from the Golden Age, Frederik Pohl. I have also added a new feature to a few pages so far, with more to come. At the end of the article I have linked to several other pages where you can get more information on Pohl's work. He does not have an official site, not even a fan appreciation page, but there are several bibliography pages available, along with several other people's reviews of select titles. Only a handfull of other pages have these new added links so far, but I will endeavor to expand that feature to as many pages as possible.
Hey! We've got some new reviewers! I am happy to announce two new pages added today, both movie reviews, and both written by other people. A week or so ago, Mark Ebert emailed me with his review of A. I. I offered to add it to the pages here and he agreed. Also, ElizaDolots, one of the most active posters on the Templeton Gate Forums, agreed to put her passion for The Fellowship of the Ring down into words and offer her opinions for all to see. My son Alex, who contributed a review of an earlier Peter Jackson film, Dead Alive, a couple of months ago, is also featured on another new page, entitled "Dossiers," which links to pages that give a little information about our reviewers. I again offer an open invitation to anyone else who would be interested in contributing articles, whether they be author profiles, or book, film, or television reviews.
Eliza writes about David Brin! Eliza Dolots gives us a very good profile of a very good writer, David Brin, one of the most popular and influential SF authors of recent years. As an indication of just how popular he is, every title of his mentioned in the article is still in print, which is a first for any author article so far!
Harry Potter and the Review of Doom! Eliza Dolots is on a roll! This week's entry is a review of the film version of Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone.
Hail to the King, Baby! That's right: I've got not one, not two, but three - count 'em, three - reviews for your reading pleasure. It's possible you can expect some more reviews coming your way tomorrow, but for now you'll have to make due with my thoughts on Army of Darkness, Brazil, and The Fellowship Of The Ring. Snootch to the nootch.
Eliza reviews TIME BANDITS! Taking a cue from Alex's earlier review of Brazil, Eliza Dolots takes on another Terry Gilliam film, the 1981 fantasy Time Bandits.
Two new pages, one new reviewer! Ekt joins the TGate crew, with a review of the Nightrunner series of books by Lynn Flewelling. More will be forthcoming soon on those books. Also, Mark Ebert, who earlier reviewed A. I., now turns his attention to another Spielberg film, as he gives us his thoughts on the theatrical re-release of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
Go, Web, Go! Finally got around to completing my review for the new Sam Raimi movie; a small little independent, art-house flick you probably haven't heard of called "Spider-Man". Head on over to the movie pages to check it out.
Episode 2 reviewed by Eliza! Eliza gives us her insights into the latest in the Star Wars saga, Episode 2: Attack of the Clones, as well as reminiscing about the original films.
Ogre's Favorite Comic of All Time! Ogre3000 honors us with his first comic review, Manhunter. Enjoy!
Finally! My new Wolfe article is done! At long last, I've completed another article, this one on Gene Wolfe's "Sun" Books (The Books of the New Sun, Long Sun, and Short Sun). Not as complete as I would have liked, but it took me long enough to write what I have, and as I'm sure the essay makes clear, I need to re-read the books to clarify a few puzzling points of the plots. But who knows when I will be able to do that?
Bebop, anyone? ekt favors us with his second review, this one on the Japanese anime series Cowboy Bebop. It's really a great review which has made me anxious to see this series!
Padre reviews "Beowulf's Children" Templeton Gate adds another reviewer, Padre Mellyrn, who gives us his thoughts on the novel Beowulf's Children by Niven, Pournelle & Barnes.
Starflight joins the TGate crew, and Ogre reviews more comics! Starflight reviews Isaac Asimov's 1987 novel, Fantastic Voyage 2, and Ogre3000 tells us about "Joe's Comics," several series created by J. Michael Straczynski.
The Dingilliad Trilogy from David Gerrold I finally finished these three books and have written a short article about them, with very little that could be considered spoilers. They are great books, and I recommend them highly!
Heinlein's Beyond This Horizon reviewed Beyond This Horizon has recently been reissued in paperback, I re-read it for the first time in many years, and now I've posted a short synopsis and review of this very early work by the Grand Master. Other updates include new links for all the various video versions of The Fellowship of the Ring, along with links for preordering both Spider-Man and Episode 2: Attack of the Clones.
New Hugo Awards Posted The new award-winners recently announced at the Worldcon, Con José 2002, have been posted on the complete Hugo/Nebula Awards Pages.
Edgar Allan Poe Halloween is just around the corner, and who better to read at this time of the year that the master of the macabre himself, Edgar Allan Poe, who also wrote some of the first examples of SF. Also, over the past few days I have updated several individual author pages as well as the Books at Amazon page, to reflect quite a few new and reprinted titles that are now available. The authors effected include Brian Aldiss, Roger MacBride Allen, Poul Anderson, Ray Bradbury, and Harlan Ellison. I will be checking all the other writers soon as well to see if any others have new books available.
Philip Pullman's Fantasy Trilogy His Dark Materials ekt favors us with another article, this time on the popular fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman.
Norman Spinrad's HE WALKED AMONG US I recently got an email from Norman Spinrad. He commented that he liked the bio I had done on him, and he also sent me a file containg the first two chapters of his novel, HE WALKED AMONG US. He has had difficulty placing the book with a publisher, but he is making it available in several e-book formats, and he gave me permission to post the sample chapters here. Please follow the links he has provided on that page if you are interested in downloading the full novel.
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