Excerpt from New Supernatural Novel “War of the Sons”

Source: tvovermind.com

he next new Supernatural original novel, written by Rebecca Dessertine and David Reed, will be released on August 31 by Titan Books. The publisher has sent us an excerpt of the prologue for you to read before purchasing the book.

We’re also giving our readers an opportunity to win one of three copies of the novel or one of three copies of the Official Companion Guide for Season 4 (read about our contest here). Check out the prologue below and then take a look at our review of the novel:

War of the Sons – Prologue

This guy’s not from around here.

The thought occurred to Caleb as soon as he saw the man’s car. It was almost silent, drifting up the long driveway to the camp with no engine noise, the only sound the crunch of gravel under its tires. The gunmetal-gray frame came to a halt in the grass field adjacent to the camp that was too- generously labeled “Parking Lot.”

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Supernatural Novel “War of the Sons” Review

Source: tvovermind.com

Every so often an original Supernatural novel comes out. Usually they contain stand-alone cases for the boys to solve. They generally fit into the overall timeline of the show (and there’s usually continuity), but they’re typically independent stories.

The newest original novel, War of the Sons, written by Rebecca Dessertine and David Reed, will be released on August 31 and I had a chance to read it yesterday.

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Supernatural Extended Preview for New Season

www.thedeadbolt.com: Supernatural returns to The CW airwaves on September 24 when the saga of the Winchester brothers continues. Ahead of the new season of Supernatural, The CW recently released a new extended preview that shows the start of the end of the world and the trigger of a new battle for Sam and Dean.

Torchwood Season 4 details: alien sex a possibility

sciencefictionworld.com: When Torchwood Season 4 airs next year on Starz, the American cable channel, it will be set in the US rather than Wales and will run for ten jam packed episodes, according to its creator.

“America is the heartland of the story,” said Russell T. Davies. “The story moves city in the US, so we have some scenes in Washington, we have some scenes in LA. It’s a very, very fast-paced storyline, with a lot of movement. Our intention is absolutely to base ourselves here and work with the best crews and the best actors.”

Entitled Torchwood: The New World, Davies told the Television Critics Association that Season 4 would be far more involved than simply the appearance of an alien monster. It also won’t follow on directly from Season 3′s downbeat ending.

“…That’s why you end those shows on that note, because they’re ending. We’d never start The New World that way… He [Captain Jack] was left very dispirited and almost defeated at the end of the last series, which we acknowledge and we deal with in a language that will both satisfy old fans and also will move forward into the future.”

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The ‘Vampire Diaries’ Season 2 Trailer Is Here

www.celebuzz.com: Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder and the rest of the sexy suckers from The Vampire Diaries return to the little screen on September 9, and to prepare everybody for the vampy thrills and chills, CW has released a little teaser for the season of awesomeness to come. Looks like viewers will have more than their share of romantic intrigue, suspense and epic catfghts to look forward to.

Lionel Luthor Is Returning to Smallville!

screencrave.com: We know what you’re thinking. If there’s one Luthor you’d love to see return to “Smallville” it would be Lex, but at the moment the closest thing we have is his dad. According to EW, John Glover will reprise his role as Lionel Luthor during the tenth and final season of the show. Like several other defunct cast-members, he supposedly bit the dust a few seasons ago, so how will he contact Clark from the grave?

According to the site’s sources, Glover has signed on to appear in multiple episodes for his return stint as Lionel. The last time we saw him on the show was in season 8 via archival footage, and prior to that in season 7 when he was pushed out of a window to his death — at the hand of his own son! Glover is booked for a minimum of two episodes both of which are expected to air in November.

Wow, all of these sneak picks and trailers are amazing! I can’t wait for the new seasons to get here. Evil Sam, Evil Katherine, more Smallville villains on their way, it makes it more thrilling. Not to mention that Smallville comes to an end, being a comic fan and even thought it had some character changes I really liked it and it brought some of my favorite character to life. I’m gonna miss it.I really hope Lex comes back, even for a glimpse

I don’t know what to say about Katherine, she’s boring me. Couldn’t she stay “dead”? Leave my poor Damon alone

What do you think of the new seasons? Which one are you waiting to see?

‘SUPERNATURAL’ WILL ‘FOCUS ON SAM, DEAN’

Source: digitalspy

The executive producer of Supernatural Eric Kripke has promised that the new season will still focus on the Winchester brothers.

In the recent finale, Dean (Jensen Ackles) returned to Lisa and Ben in an attempt to live a normal life.

Kripke has now told Entertainment Weekly that the new episodes will centre on Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean being “on the road together”.

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DETAILS ON THOSE TWO NEW U.S TORCHWOOD CHARACTERS

Source: blastr

We were thrilled to learn last month that there’d be another season of Torchwood, but we wondered … what would the promised new characters be like? And could we ever love them as much as we loved … well, those of you who are up to date know who. And we’re not going to spoil it for the rest of you!

Now we’re finally getting word on what new characters will be introduced to replace those who didn’t survive the most recent season.

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FIRST FULL CAST PICTURE FROM AMC’S THE WALKING DEAD

Source: io9.com

Here it is: the entire cast of AMC’s The Walking Dead. It’s pretty spot-on fantastic — even the colors make the world seem like it’s in black-and-white, similar to the comic book. Plus check out pages from the new issue.

So what do you think? I wonder if this gray haze that seems to be muting the colors and sky will carry over to the series. I can’t imagine the new zombie world being bright and cheery, but then again maybe that will make it even more terrifying? I guess we won’t know for sure until we see the first footage.

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If the creators and BBC/  Starz entertainment / whoever are looking to replace the ‘characters who didn’t make it’ through season 3 of Torchwood – then , wow, do they have a mighty task ahead of them. I cannot see any way that can happen in a satisfactory manner.
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Author name: Marjorie M. Liu by Caro

List of books:
*novels

Dirk & Steele:
Book 1- Tiger Eye (2005)
Book 2- Shadow Touch (2006)
Book 3- The Read Heart of Jade (2006)
Book 4- Dark Dreamers (2006)
Book 5- Eye of Heaven (2006)
Book 6- Soul Song (2007)
Book 7- The Last Twilight (2008)
Book 8- The Wild Road (2008)
Book 9 – The Fire King (2009)

Hunter Kiss:
The Iron Hunt (2008)
Darkness Calls (2009)

*Anthologies
Inked (January, 2010)
Never After
Huntress
Hotter than Hell: Anthology (“Minotaur in Stone”)
Holidays are Hell: Anthology (“Six”)
My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon (anthology)
Companion Story – Hunter Kiss
Book 4 – Dark Dreamers

Standalone Novels
A Taste of Crimson – Book 2 in the Crimson City Series (2005)
X-Men: Dark Mirror (2005)

*Audio Books
The Iron Hunt
A Taste of Crimson

*Comics
NYX: No Way Home #1 – 6, Marvel Comics (2008-2009)

Dark Wolverine #75- present, co-written with Daniel Way. Marvel Comics (2009)

Link to their site/blog:
www.marjoriemliu.com
http://twitter.com/marjoriemliu
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/marjorie_m_liu/
http://www.myspace.com/marjorieliu

Review about the author:

Born in Philadelphia, spending her formative years in Seattle and now resides in the Midwest. She is a 30 year old New York Times bestselling author who has written more than ten romance novels. Marjorie went to Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, for her undergraduate studies, majoring in East Asian Languages and Cultures, with a minor in Biomedical Ethics. After that Marjorie attended law school at the University of Wisconsin, graduating in May 2003. Even though she loved law school, she didn’t like being a lawyer and decided to become a writer.

Her first novels was Tiger Eye in 2005 and all of her books have received some of the highest ratings of 4 ½ stars by the Romantic Times.

Marjorie has studied and traveled extensively through Asia, and spent some time working at the US Embassy in Beijing. Loves to write, prove to herself that dreams do come true, poodles and cats.

Upcoming events:
A Wild Light due August 2010.

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Stars of Smallville, Supernatural, Fringe, V and Vampire Diaries at Comic-Con

By David Bentley Coventry Telegraph

THE Warner Bros Television Group is aiming to make the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con (July 22-25) its biggest ever.

Stars and producers of The Big Bang Theory, Chuck, Fringe, Human Target, Nikita, Smallville, Supernatural, V, The Vampire Diaries, Children’s Hospital, Unnatural History, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, MAD and Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated are set to appear at the event later this month.

There will be panels, screenings, signings, video game demos and giveaways.

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Stargate Universe Season 2 Will be Tougher, Darker, More Depressing

By Nix at Sci Fi Cool

As if being forced to sit through a single episode’s worth of storyline stretched out unmercifully into three draaaaaaaaaagging episodes, as well as a season ending cliffhanger wasn’t “tough”, “dark”, and “depressing” enough, the “Stargate: Universe” producers are promising even harder times for our stranded heroes in the show’s upcoming Season 2.

Cooper revealed that Everett Young, played by Louis Ferreira, will “feel some pain” in the new episodes

He explained: “After everything he’s been through – and it gets worse for him initially at the beginning of season two – it’s impossible to imagine that a person wouldn’t go to a very dark place at least for a short period of time.”

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David Anders Enters ‘Warehouse 13′

By Alan Stanley Blair at Airlock Alpha

“Warehouse 13″ has quite a selection of special guest stars for its upcoming sophomore season, including a minor “Firefly” reunion, a crossover with “Eureka” and a few established faces from the science-fiction genre.

Now, the series has another name to be excited about: David Anders.

Fresh off of stints in “The Vampire Diaries” and “24″ this season, Anders has signed on for a guest role on the popular Syfy series. And, just like all his other roles, no one is really sure who he is or what side he is even batting for.

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The 10 most disappointing female characters in sci-fi TV

by Sarah Jayne Brereton at Den of Geek

Surely I can get an ‘amen’ from my geek sisters when I point out that we watch sci-fi too? So, why are there so few good female characters in science fiction television?

Certainly, things have improved slightly in recent years, but for every Kara Thrace there are a slew of disappointing female characters in her wake. At best, most female characters on sci-fi shows are annoyingly stereotypical and, at worst, are introduced as pointless eye candy.

Anastasia “Dee” Dualla – Battlestar Galactica: Dualla had the potential to be such a rich and empowering character. On a show that otherwise boiled over with strong female images, from Starbuck to President Roslin, there would have been more than enough room to bring to the foreground the strong black female character that is so clearly lacking from sci-fi television. It would be refreshing to watch the development of a black female character that could be given more to do on a show than merely repeat out loud what she has heard in earphones.

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LOST Analysis Whatever Happened Vs. Alternate Time Line Debate

by Christina Dagnelli at Suite101

Fans of LOST have been debating the element of time travel most of season five. Are they in an alternate time line or is this what always happened?

Since Jack started yelling “We have to go back” many have wondered why. Why go back, for what reason? There is no definitive answer to that question but there are many possibilities.

Could this be a big loopy circle-and the reason they needed to go back is because they had parts to play in Dharma 1977-because that is what always happened? Or is it, they are just on this crazy ride, they were never in 1977 originally and there is no known answer to why they have to come back.

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Is anyone going to Comic Con this year? What (or who) are you looking forward to seeing the most?

The following night, (September 9th) ”The Vampire Diaries” returns. In its first season, “The Vampire Diaries” was an out-of-the-box hit for The CW and ended the year as the network’s top show, prompting The CW to use it as a lead-in for “Nikita,” the latest evolution in the female assassin franchise, featuring Maggie Q.

Thursday, Sept. 9

8:00-9:00 p.m. “THE VAMPIRE DIARIES” (Season Premiere)