“a nearly fatal case of Toxic Shock brought on by a visit to my dentist. Apparently this is not uncommon. In my case the dental work unloaded such a spillage of poisonous bacteria into my blood that my whole system crashed, putting me into a coma. I spent several days in Intensive Care, with a machine breathing for me. Later, my doctors said that they had not anticipated a happy ending until I started to fight, repeatedly pulling out the tubes that I was constantly gagging on. After a few days of nightmarish delusions I woke up to my life again, tired, twenty pounds lighter, but happy to be back from a very dark place. And here in the world I intend to stay. I’ve books to write, films to make and paintings to paint. I seem to have come home with my sight clearer somehow, and my sense of purpose intensified.”

Περαστικά Clive!!!!

Novel

God’s War, Kameron Hurley (Night Shade)
The Kingdom of Gods, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
Firebird, Jack McDevitt (Ace)
Embassytown, China Miéville (Del Rey)
Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti, Genevieve Valentine (Prime)
Among Others, Jo Walton (Tor)

Novella

‘‘With Unclean Hands’’, Adam-Troy Castro (Analog 11/11)
‘‘The Ice Owl’’, Carolyn Ives Gilman (F&SF 11-12/11)
‘‘The Man Who Bridged the Mist’’, Kij Johnson (Asimov’s 10-11/11)
‘‘Kiss Me Twice’’, Mary Robinette Kowal (Asimov’s 6/11)
‘‘The Man Who Ended History: A Documentary’’, Ken Liu (Panverse Three)
Silently and Very Fast, Catherynne M. Valente (WSFA)

Novelette

‘‘Six Months, Three Days’’, Charlie Jane Anders (Tor.com 6/8/11)
‘‘The Old Equations’’, Jake Kerr (Lightspeed 7/11)
‘‘What We Found’’, Geoff Ryman (F&SF 9-10/11)
‘‘The Migratory Pattern of Dancers’’, Katherine Sparrow (GigaNotoSaurus 7/11)
‘‘Sauerkraut Station’’, Ferrett Steinmetz (GigaNotoSaurus 11/11)
‘‘Fields of Gold’’, Rachel Swirsky (Eclipse 4)
‘‘Ray of Light’’, Brad R. Torgersen (Analog 12/11)

Short Story

‘‘Her Husband’s Hands’’, Adam-Troy Castro (Lightspeed 10/11)
‘‘Mama, We Are Zhenya, Your Son’’, Tom Crosshill (Lightspeed 4/11)
‘‘Shipbirth’’, Aliette de Bodard (Asimov’s 2/11)
‘‘Movement’’, Nancy Fulda (Asimov’s 3/11)
‘‘The Axiom of Choice’’, David W. Goldman (New Haven Review Winter ’11)
‘‘The Paper Menagerie’’, Ken Liu (F&SF 3-4/11)
‘‘The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees’’, E. Lily Yu (Clarkesworld 4/11)

Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation

The Adjustment Bureau
Attack the Block
Captain America: The First Avenger
Doctor Who: ‘‘The Doctor’s Wife’’
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
Source Code

Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy Book

Ultraviolet, R.J. Anderson (Orchard UK; Carolrhoda)
Chime, Franny Billingsley (Dial)
The Girl of Fire and Thorns, Rae Carson (Greenwillow; Gollancz as Fire and Thorns)
The Boy at the End of the World, Greg van Eekhout (Bloomsbury USA)
Everybody Sees the Ants, A.S. King (Little, Brown)
Akata Witch, Nnedi Okorafor (Viking)
The Freedom Maze, Delia Sherman (Big Mouth House)
Daughter of Smoke & Bone, Laini Taylor (Little, Brown)

Οι νικητές θα ανακοινωθούν στο SFWA’s 47th Annual Nebula Awards Weekend,που θα γίνει 17 εώς 20 Μαίου 2012 στοHyatt Regency Crystal City.

Οι ημερομηνίες διεξαγωγής του φετινού Φεστιβάλ Ταινιών Φαντασίας και Επιστημονικής Φαντασίας, SFF-rated Athens είναι 7 με 14 Μαρτίου, στον κινηματογράφο Μικρόκοσμος (Λεωφ. Συγγρού 106, Φιξ – στάση μετρό: Συγγρού/Φιξ, τηλ 210.9215.305) και το μπαρ/αίθουσα προβολών Nixon (Αγησιλάου 61Β, Κεραμεικός, τηλ 210.3462.077).

• Ο Ben Affleck,ετοιμάζει τη μεταφορά του βιβλίου του Stephen King “the stand”.Το σενάριο θα γράψει ο David Kajganich,γνωστός από την ταινία του 2008 “the invasion” με την Nicole Kidman.

• Ο ηθοποιός Christopher Heyerdahl(Sanctuary,twilight,supernatural)θα είναι ένας από τους νέους χαρακτήρες που θα προστεθουν στο κάστ της σειράς True Blood,για την 5η σεζόν.Ο Ηeyerdahl θα παίξει τον Dieter Braun,έναν βρυκόλακα που από τις περιγραφές που κυκλοφορούν,μάλλον θα κάνει αίσθηση.Βέβαια η συμμετοχή του Heyerdahl στο True Blood,μάλλον επιβεβαιώνει τις φήμες οτί το Sanctuary,δεν θα συνεχιστεί για 5η σεζόν.

• Η δέυτερη σεζόν του Game of Thrones θα κάνει πρεμιέρα στην Αμερική 1η Απριλίου 2012 ενώ στην Βρετανία μία μέρα μετά.

• Το BBC ανακοίνωσε την τηλεοπτική μεταφορά του βιβλίου του James Herbert “The secret of Crickley Hall,το οποίο θα προβληθεί σε τρία επεισόδια,τον Οκτώβρη του 2012(Halloween).Την μεταφορά θα αναλάβει ο Joe Ahearne(ultraviolet,apparitions,doctor who).Ένα από τα καλύτερα βιβλία τρόμου που έχω διαβάσει και το προτείνω ανεπιφύλακτα σε όλους.

• Ανακοινώθηκαν οι υποψηφιότητες για τα βραβεία BAFTA(Βρετανικά κινηματογραφικά βραβεία)

BEST FILM:
THE ARTIST
THE DESCENDANTS
DRIVE
THE HELP
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM:
MY WEEK WITH MARILYN
SENNA
SHAME
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER:
ATTACK THE BLOCK Joe Cornish (Director/Writer)
BLACK POND Will Sharpe (Director/Writer), Tom Kingsley (Director), Sarah Brocklehurst (Producer)
CORIOLANUS Ralph Fiennes (Director)
SUBMARINE Richard Ayoade (Director/Writer)
TYRANNOSAUR Paddy Considine (Director), Diarmid Scrimshaw (Producer)

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE:
INCENDIES
PINA
POTICHE
A SEPARATION
THE SKIN I LIVE IN

DOCUMENTARY:
GEORGE HARRISON: LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD Martin Scorsese
PROJECT NIM James Marsh, Simon Chinn
SENNA Asif Kapadia

ANIMATED FILM:
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN Steven Spielberg
ARTHUR CHRISTMAS Sarah Smith
RANGO Gore Verbinski

DIRECTOR:
THE ARTIST Michel Hazanavicius
DRIVE Nicolas Winding Refn
HUGO Martin Scorsese
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Tomas Alfredson
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN Lynne Ramsay

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
THE ARTIST Michel Hazanavicius
BRIDESMAIDS Annie Mumolo, Kristen Wiig
THE GUARD John Michael McDonagh
THE IRON LADY Abi Morgan
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS Woody Allen

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
THE DESCENDANTS Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
THE HELP Tate Taylor
THE IDES OF MARCH George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon
MONEYBALL Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Bridget O’Connor, Peter Straughan

LEADING ACTOR:
BRAD PITT Moneyball
GARY OLDMAN Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
GEORGE CLOONEY The Descendants
JEAN DUJARDIN The Artist
MICHAEL FASSBENDER Shame

LEADING ACTRESS:
BÉRÉNICE BEJO The Artist
MERYL STREEP The Iron Lady
MICHELLE WILLIAMS My Week with Marilyn
TILDA SWINTON We Need to Talk About Kevin
VIOLA DAVIS The Help

SUPPORTING ACTOR:
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER Beginners
JIM BROADBENT The Iron Lady
JONAH HILL Moneyball
KENNETH BRANAGH My Week with Marilyn
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN The Ides of March

SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
CAREY MULLIGAN Drive
JESSICA CHASTAIN The Help
JUDI DENCH My Week with Marilyn
MELISSA MCCARTHY Bridesmaids
OCTAVIA SPENCER The Help

ORIGINAL MUSIC:
THE ARTIST Ludovic Bource
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
HUGO Howard Shore
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Alberto Iglesias
WAR HORSE John Williams

CINEMATOGRAPHY:
THE ARTIST Guillaume Schiffman
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO Jeff Cronenweth
HUGO Robert Richardson
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Hoyte van Hoytema
WAR HORSE Janusz Kaminski

EDITING:
THE ARTIST Anne-Sophie Bion, Michel Hazanavicius
DRIVE Mat Newman
HUGO Thelma Schoonmaker
SENNA Gregers Sall, Chris King
TINKER TAILOR SOLIDER SPY Dino Jonsater

PRODUCTION DESIGN:
THE ARTIST Laurence Bennett, Robert Gould
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 2 Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillan
HUGO Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Maria Djurkovic, Tatiana MacDonald
WAR HORSE Rick Carter, Lee Sandales

COSTUME DESIGN:
THE ARTIST Mark Bridges
HUGO Sandy Powell
JANE EYRE Michael O’Connor
MY WEEK WITH MARILYN Jill Taylor
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Jacqueline Durran

MAKE UP & HAIR:
THE ARTIST Julie Hewett, Cydney Cornell
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 2 Amanda Knight, Lisa Tomblin
HUGO Morag Ross, Jan Archibald
THE IRON LADY Marese Langan
MY WEEK WITH MARILYN Jenny Shircore

SOUND:
THE ARTIST Nadine Muse, Gérard Lamps, Michael Krikorian
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 2 James Mather, Stuart Wilson, Stuart Hilliker, Mike Dowson, Adam Scrivener
HUGO Philip Stockton, Eugene Gearty, Tom Fleischman, John Midgley
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY John Casali, Howard Bargroff, Doug Cooper, Stephen Griffiths, Andy Shelley
WAR HORSE Stuart Wilson, Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson, Richard Hymns

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS:
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN Joe Letteri
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 2 Tim Burke, John Richardson, Greg Butler, David Vickery
HUGO Rob Legato, Ben Grossman, Joss Williams
RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White
WAR HORSE Ben Morris, Neil Corbould

SHORT ANIMATION:
ABUELAS Afarin Eghbal, Kasia Malipan, Francesca Gardiner
BOBBY YEAH Robert Morgan
A MORNING STROLL Grant Orchard, Sue Goffe

SHORT FILM:
CHALK Martina Amati, Gavin Emerson, James Bolton, Ilaria Bernardini
MWANSA THE GREAT Rungano Nyoni, Gabriel Gauchet
ONLY SOUND REMAINS Arash Ashtiani, Anshu Poddar
PITCH BLACK HEIST John Maclean, Gerardine O’Flynn
TWO AND TWO Babak Anvari, Kit Fraser, Gavin Cullen

THE ORANGE WEDNESDAYS RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public):
ADAM DEACON
CHRIS HEMSWORTH
CHRIS O’DOWD
EDDIE REDMAYNE
TOM HIDDLESTON

Οι νικητές θα ανακοινωθούν την Τρίτη 17 Φεβρουαρίου.

September 1944
It was one of the darkest moments of WWII claiming the lives of 17,000 Allied soldiers in only nine days. History books call it Operation Market Garden, but the men of the 101st Airborne knew it as Hell’s Highway.

The authentic, squad-based combat series returns with amazing, next-generation graphics and unprecedented features

“A superb gaming experience.” 9 out of 10, Editor’s Choice Award, Micromart
“No one captures the reality of World War II better.” PC Gamer

Τιμή Youcube:€10,00

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Includes limited edition poster

Τιμή Youcube:€18,00

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With a cast from the Lannisters to the Starks—and a host of heroes and villains in between—these images evoke the magic, mystery, romance, and adventure that have established Martin as a virtuoso of modern fantasy.

Τιμή Youcube:€24,00

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Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, the action thriller from the award-winning team at Infinity Ward, the creators of the Call of Duty series, delivers the most intense and cinematic action experience ever.

Armed with an arsenal of advanced and powerful modern-day firepower, players are transported to treacherous hotspots around the globe to take on a rogue enemy group threatening the world. As both a U.S. Marine and British S.A.S. soldier fighting through an unfolding story full of twists and turns, players use sophisticated technology, superior firepower, and coordinated land and air strikes on a battlefield where speed, accuracy, and communication are essential to victory.

The epic title also delivers an added depth of multiplayer action providing online fans an all-new community of persistence, addictive, and customizable gameplay.

Features:

Authentic advanced weaponry: Featuring an available arsenal of more than 70 new and authentic weapons and gear from assault rifles with laser sites, claymore mines, .50 caliber sniper rifles, and M-249 SAW machine guns. With accessories like night-vision goggles and ghillie suits for maximum concealment, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has players locked and loaded to accomplish the mission.
Coordinated assault and support: Delivering the most visceral action thriller ever, the title covers modern battle from the soldier to the satellite, where the need for air support is critical to success. The adrenaline rush deployment enlists gamers to fast-rope from tactical helicopters, ride in an armada of attack choppers, utilize jets to remove enemy strongholds, and even engage hostiles from thousands of feet above the ground inside a state-of-the-art aerial gunship.
Cinematic-quality graphics and sound: Featuring stunning next-generation graphics, players will be drawn into the cinematic intensity of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Amazing special effects, including realistic depth of field, rim-lighting, character self-shadowing, texture streaming, as well as physics-enabled effects, will enlist players into the most photo-realistic gaming experience. Combine the lifelike graphics and the realistic battle chatter with the Call of Duty award-winning sound design and players will face battle as they never have before.
Unparalleled depth to multiplayer: Multiplayer builds from the success of Call of Duty 2 delivering a persistent online experience for greater community interaction. Featuring create-a-class options allowing players to customize gear that is best suited for play, to experience points enabling unlockables and perks, all the way to matchmaking and leaderboards for the latest in tracking, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare’s multiplayer is set to deliver easily accessible and addictive online play for all.

Τιμή Youcube:€29,00

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Wi-Fi, 6″ E Ink Display

Technical Details

Display    :Amazon’s 6″ diagonal electronic paper display, optimised with proprietary waveform and font technology, 600 x 800 pixel resolution at 167 ppi, 16-level grey scale.

Size:166 mm x 114 mm x 8.7 mm

Weight:170 grams

System Requirements:None, because it’s wireless and doesn’t require a computer to download content.

Storage:Up to 1,400 books or 2GB internal (approximately 1.25GB available for user content).

Cloud Storage:Free cloud storage for all Amazon content.

Battery Life:A single charge lasts up to one month with wireless off based upon a half-hour of daily reading time. Keep wireless always on and it lasts for up to three weeks. Battery life will vary based on wireless usage, such as shopping the Kindle Store, web browsing, and downloading content.

Charge Time:Fully charges in approximately 3 hours via the included USB 2.0 cable. UK power adapter sold separately.

Wi-Fi Connectivity:Supports public and private Wi-Fi networks or hotspots that use the 802.11b, 802.11g, or 802.11n standard with support for WEP, WPA and WPA2 security using password authentication or Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS); does not connect to WPA and WPA2 secured networks using 802.1X authentication methods; does not support connecting to ad-hoc (or peer-to-peer) Wi-Fi networks.

USB Port:USB 2.0 (micro-B connector)

Content Formats Supported:Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively; HTML, DOC, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP through conversion.

Documentation:Quick Start Guide (included in box) [PDF]; Kindle User’s Guide (pre-installed on device) [PDF].

Warranty and Service:1-year limited warranty and service included. Optional 2-year Extended Warranty available for UK customers sold separately. Use of Kindle is subject to the Kindle License Agreement and Terms of Use.

Included in the Box:Kindle wireless reader, USB 2.0 cable, and Quick Start Guide.

Τιμή Youcube:€150,00

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Δείξτε στον αγαπημένο σας ότι είναι ο ηρωάς σας,με μανικετόκουμπα Batman και Superman.

Batman Bat cufflinks:
Whether you’re a fan of the comic books, the 60s TV show, the 90s Tim Burton era movies, or the latest series of Batman movies, there’s no denying that the Caped Crusader is one of the coolest superheroes around!Batman always looks super-cool when he’s kitted out in his black suit with the pointy ears and flowing cape that strikes fear into the bad guys of Gotham, but what about when he’s not fighting crime?

When he’s relaxing as Bruce Wayne and enjoying the millionaire lifestyle, the Dark Knight still looks sharp with this pair of Batman Cufflinks!Presented in a metal display gift box, these cufflinks depict the classic Batman shape in gun metal. Perfect for fans of the famous DC Comic Hero!

Τιμή Youcube:€30,00

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Superman Logo cufflinks:

These Superman novelty cufflinks are ideal for the fans of the “Man of Steel” or anyone who is into DC Comic superheroes! Features the iconic “S” badge rhodim frontispiece on a nickel bullet backing. Perfect shirt cufflinks for any occasion, especially for those sporting a good sense of humour! Much more than just mere fasteners, Superman Cufflinks are for the man who likes to wear something that reflects his personality!

Τιμή Youcube:€36,00

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