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Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:01:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 2006-2011 summer@kickassmysticninjas.com (Summer Brooks, David Moldawer, Brian Brown, Jen Crawford) summer@kickassmysticninjas.com (Summer Brooks, David Moldawer, Brian Brown, Jen Crawford) 1440 http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/images/KAMN144x144.jpg http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com 144 144 http://feeds.feedburner.com/kickassmysticninjas Discussing old-school scifi and fantasy, Ninja style The Kick-Ass Mystic Ninjas are here to bring you a new perspective on old school science fiction and fantasy. science, fiction, fantasy, movies, TV, books, ninjas, discussion Summer Brooks, David Moldawer, Brian Brown, Jen Crawford Summer Brooks, David Moldawer, Brian Brown, Jen Crawford summer@kickassmysticninjas.com no no http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2009/05/16/roger-zelazny-collections-from-nesfa-press/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2009/05/16/roger-zelazny-collections-from-nesfa-press/#comments Sun, 17 May 2009 00:00:25 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/?p=252 New England Science Fiction Association is the group behind Boskone and NESFA Press, and during 2009, they are publishing the collected short stories of Roger Zelazny.]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2009/05/16/roger-zelazny-collections-from-nesfa-press/feed/ 0 http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2009/04/15/show-44-pre-show-discussion/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2009/04/15/show-44-pre-show-discussion/#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2009 05:00:54 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/?p=250 The Black Company by Glen Cook. The first volume in the Books of the North, a series chronicling The Black Company's time fighting in the Empire of the North, in service of The Lady and her efforts to revive her empire.]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2009/04/15/show-44-pre-show-discussion/feed/ 0 http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2009/02/11/a-remake-of-triffids/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2009/02/11/a-remake-of-triffids/#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:08:26 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/?p=247 The Day of the Triffids is being remade. On the upside, it's being done by the BBC]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2009/02/11/a-remake-of-triffids/feed/ 3 http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2009/01/28/new-and-improved-ninjas/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2009/01/28/new-and-improved-ninjas/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:55:22 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/?p=232 http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2009/01/28/new-and-improved-ninjas/feed/ 5 http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/12/05/show-42-pre-show-discussion/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/12/05/show-42-pre-show-discussion/#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:00:24 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/?p=229 The Stainless Steel Rat by Harry Harrison. Originally published in 1961, it tells the story of The Rat, a criminal and thief who is convinced to join an elite law enforcement agency... comprised entirely of former criminals like himself. As we've seen so often in history, sometimes bad guys can be pretty good good guys.]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/12/05/show-42-pre-show-discussion/feed/ 1 http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/07/27/tordotcomannouncement/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/07/27/tordotcomannouncement/#comments Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:27:01 +0000 David http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/?p=225 Tor.com, a publisher-agnostic blog and community site for SF lovers, and I've joined the team of bloggers (which includes some really, really terrific folks who are far more interesting than me like Jim Henley, Cory Doctorow, Charlie Stross, and more).]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/07/27/tordotcomannouncement/feed/ 1 http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/07/19/show-40-pre-show-discussion/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/07/19/show-40-pre-show-discussion/#comments Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:00:56 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/?p=224 Jhereg by Steven Brust. Published in 1983, it's the first book in the Vlad Taltos saga, of a planned 17 volumes. Steve likes the number 17; he's said so.]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/07/19/show-40-pre-show-discussion/feed/ 2 http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/06/08/show-39-pre-show-discussion/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/06/08/show-39-pre-show-discussion/#comments Sun, 08 Jun 2008 18:11:11 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/?p=221 RoboCop. This 1987 feature film starred Peter Weller, Ronny Cox, Nancy Allen, Kurtwood Smith and Miguel Ferrer.]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/06/08/show-39-pre-show-discussion/feed/ 0 http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/05/08/show-38-pre-show-discussion/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/05/08/show-38-pre-show-discussion/#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 04:38:54 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/?p=218 http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/05/08/show-38-pre-show-discussion/feed/ 3 http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/04/14/show-37-pre-show-discussion/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/04/14/show-37-pre-show-discussion/#comments Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:00:48 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/?p=216 Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Discussion will include both the 1956 version and the 1978 version, so make sure you study up!]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/04/14/show-37-pre-show-discussion/feed/ 1 http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/03/21/more-kamn-coming/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/03/21/more-kamn-coming/#comments Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:00:03 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/03/21/more-kamn-coming/ Dragon Page will be reposted here shortly. I couldn't decide if it would be better to repost them with the original dates (thus dating them before KAMN existed), or just post them new, with a tagline saying when they were originally done. Brian liked the posting them new idea, so that won out.]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/03/21/more-kamn-coming/feed/ 2 http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/02/06/great-things-come-to-those-who-wait/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/02/06/great-things-come-to-those-who-wait/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2008 05:30:29 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/02/06/great-things-come-to-those-who-wait/ Heroes Die becomes eligible for KAMN discussion. This is the book that rekindled my interest in fantasy by showing me that fantasy could be so much more, and yes, validating the feeling that I hadn't been getting enough story in my stories.]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/02/06/great-things-come-to-those-who-wait/feed/ 5 http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/02/06/show-36-pre-show-discussion/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/02/06/show-36-pre-show-discussion/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:00:03 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/02/06/show-36-pre-show-discussion/ The Broken Lands, Book 1 of the Empire of the East trilogy. Published initially as separate volumes, it was consolidated into the omnibus edition sometime around 1978-79 for reprinting, and has been that way ever since.]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/02/06/show-36-pre-show-discussion/feed/ 0 http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/11/11/asimov-foundation-and-more/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/11/11/asimov-foundation-and-more/#comments Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:00:07 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/11/11/asimov-foundation-and-more/ lot of requests during the time we've been doing this to do a show on "Foundation." A lot of requests. I haven't put it on the schedule yet, simply because of how much work I've been doing lately, but for some reason I kept getting hints and reminders about Foundation over the past 2 months.]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/11/11/asimov-foundation-and-more/feed/ 3 http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/11/10/show-35-pre-show-discussion/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/11/10/show-35-pre-show-discussion/#comments Sat, 10 Nov 2007 22:00:22 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/11/10/show-35-pre-show-discussion/ Near Dark, a 1987 cult classic, starring Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton, and Jenette Goldstein. Vampires, cowboys, and romance, with a Tangerine Dream soundtrack. What's not to like?]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/11/10/show-35-pre-show-discussion/feed/ 6 http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/10/21/kamn-reviews/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/10/21/kamn-reviews/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2007 06:55:08 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/10/21/kamn-reviews/ Dragon Page Cover to Cover has thrown the door open to more contributor reviews, both in audio and print form, I'd like to do the same thing here. There are a lot of books and movies and tv shows that we won't get to, or at least not get to any time soon, so I don't see any reason why we can't post written reviews here, or include the occassional audio review in a KAMN episode. Same Ninjas rules apply... anything 10 years old or older is fair game.]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/10/21/kamn-reviews/feed/ 0 http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/10/04/show-34-pre-show-discussion/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/10/04/show-34-pre-show-discussion/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:52:12 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/10/04/show-34-pre-show-discussion/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/10/04/show-34-pre-show-discussion/feed/ 8 http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/09/25/poltergeist-25th-anniversary-screenings/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/09/25/poltergeist-25th-anniversary-screenings/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:57:40 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/09/25/poltergeist-25th-anniversary-screenings/ Poltergeist is a cult classic that people remember!]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/09/25/poltergeist-25th-anniversary-screenings/feed/ 1 http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/09/16/madeleine-lengle/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/09/16/madeleine-lengle/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2007 05:40:01 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/09/16/madeleine-lengle/ A Wrinkle in Time (1962), and it's sequels A Wind in the Door (1973), A Swiftly Tilting Planet (1978), and Many Waters (1986).]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/09/16/madeleine-lengle/feed/ 1 http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/08/24/show-33-pre-show-discussion/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/08/24/show-33-pre-show-discussion/#comments Fri, 24 Aug 2007 07:30:15 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/08/24/show-33-pre-show-discussion/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/08/24/show-33-pre-show-discussion/feed/ 3