Dr. Shaun Duke, Professional Nerd

Editor. Writer. Professor. Host.

The Bad Bully Review(er) Manifesto (or, Why Negative Reviews Are Good)

If you haven’t heard or seen it yet, the proverbial shit hit the SF/F-community-fan today on this Strange Horizons review of Michael J. Sullivan’s Theft of Swords.*  Not just any shit, mind you, but a rather familiar kind of excrement that makes the SF/F world an amusing and altogether strange place.  The short version: Liz […]

Haul of Books 2012: Books Received Vol. 1 (Post-Christmas Edition)

Everything you see below are books (and a movie) I got over Christmas, whether as presents or through spending my Christmas money.  Needless to say, I bought a lot of stuff. Before you check out the books, though, I’ve got a few questions: What did you get for Christmas (or your particular winter holiday)? Which […]

SandF Episode 3 (Torture Cinema Meets Twilight) is Live!

(We’re playing catch-up right now, which should explain why there have been two episodes this week.  There was no episode last week.  Regular schedule shall resume next week!) The newest episode over at The Skiffy and Fanty Show is a little obvious from the tile:  a long and intoxicated review of one of the worst […]