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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/2009/12/31/kamn-show-46/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2009/12/31/kamn-show-46/#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:00:23 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/?p=256 Feature Discussion: Summer, Dave, Brian and Jen discuss the 1953 Ray Bradbury novel Fahrenheit 451, both the original and restored versions of the novel, and the 1966 film, directed by Francois Truffaut.]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2009/12/31/kamn-show-46/feed/ 10 0:55:13 Feature Discussion: Summer, Dave, Brian and Jen discuss the 1953 Ray Bradbury novel Fahrenheit 451, both the original and restored versions of the novel, and the 1966 film, directed by Francois Truffaut. Feature Discussion: Summer, Dave, Brian and Jen discuss the 1953 Ray Bradbury novel Fahrenheit 451, both the original and restored versions of the novel, and the 1966 film, directed by Francois Truffaut. Shows Summer Brooks, David Moldawer, Brian Brown, Jen Crawford no no http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2009/05/30/kamn-show-44/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2009/05/30/kamn-show-44/#comments Sat, 30 May 2009 22:30:52 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/?p=254 Feature Discussion: Brian, Dave, Jen and special guest Sam Roberts discuss Glen Cook's 1984 fantasy debut, The Black Company. This story and series is noted for it's gritty portrayal of war and its combatants, and its cult classic following amongst members of the military.]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2009/05/30/kamn-show-44/feed/ 6 0:50:25 Feature Discussion: Brian, Dave, Jen and special guest Sam Roberts discuss Glen Cook's 1984 fantasy debut, The Black Company. This story and series is noted for it's gritty portrayal of war and its combatants, and its cult classic following amongst[...] Feature Discussion: Brian, Dave, Jen and special guest Sam Roberts discuss Glen Cook's 1984 fantasy debut, The Black Company. This story and series is noted for it's gritty portrayal of war and its combatants, and its cult classic following amongst members of the military. Shows Summer Brooks, David Moldawer, Brian Brown, Jen Crawford no no http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/12/27/kamn-show-42/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/12/27/kamn-show-42/#comments Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:00:09 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/?p=230 Feature Discussion: Summer, Dave, Brian and Jen discuss the original 1961 story The Stainless Steel Rat, first in a long series by Harry Harrison.]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/12/27/kamn-show-42/feed/ 11 0:32:50 Stainless Steel Rat. Brian and Dave delve into puns. 'nuff said. Feature Discussion: Summer, Dave, Brian and Jen discuss the original 1961 story The Stainless Steel Rat, first in a long series by Harry Harrison. Stainless Steel Rat. Brian and Dave delve into puns. 'nuff said. Feature Discussion: Summer, Dave, Brian and Jen discuss the original 1961 story The Stainless Steel Rat, first in a long series by Harry Harrison. Shows Summer Brooks, David Moldawer, Brian Brown, Jen Crawford no no http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/09/07/kamn-show-40/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/09/07/kamn-show-40/#comments Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:00:38 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/?p=227 Feature Discussion: Summer, Dave, Brian and Jen discuss the 1983 fantasy Jhereg. A fun, fast-paced story set in a uniquely crafted world, it's a good opening story in the Taltos saga, even though there is mucd laid down that doesn't get explained until later books in the series. Yes, we argue about the casting of the non-existent movie. After more thought, Summer thinks Vlad should be played by Guy Pearce. Jen wants to see Vin Diesel in anything. The casting discussion gets silly, as it should be.]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/09/07/kamn-show-40/feed/ 13 0:40:48 Feature Discussion: Summer, Dave, Brian and Jen discuss the 1983 fantasy Jhereg. A fun, fast-paced story set in a uniquely crafted world, it's a good opening story in the Taltos saga, even though there is mucd laid down that doesn't get explained u[...] Feature Discussion: Summer, Dave, Brian and Jen discuss the 1983 fantasy Jhereg. A fun, fast-paced story set in a uniquely crafted world, it's a good opening story in the Taltos saga, even though there is mucd laid down that doesn't get explained until later books in the series. Yes, we argue about the casting of the non-existent movie. After more thought, Summer thinks Vlad should be played by Guy Pearce. Jen wants to see Vin Diesel in anything. The casting discussion gets silly, as it should be. Shows Summer Brooks, David Moldawer, Brian Brown, Jen Crawford no no http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/05/30/kamn-show-38/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/05/30/kamn-show-38/#comments Fri, 30 May 2008 17:27:26 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/?p=220 Feature Discussion: Summer, David and Jen tackle Joe R. Haldeman's The Forever War, which was first serialized in Analog magazine in 1972, then published in novel form in 1974. It was the Nebula Award winner in 1975 and the Hugo Award winner in 1976.]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/05/30/kamn-show-38/feed/ 6 0:50:29 Feature Discussion: Summer, David and Jen tackle Joe R. Haldeman's The Forever War, which was first serialized in Analog magazine in 1972, then published in novel form in 1974. It was the Nebula Award winner in 1975 and the Hugo Award winner in 1976[...] Feature Discussion: Summer, David and Jen tackle Joe R. Haldeman's The Forever War, which was first serialized in Analog magazine in 1972, then published in novel form in 1974. It was the Nebula Award winner in 1975 and the Hugo Award winner in 1976. Shows Summer Brooks, David Moldawer, Brian Brown, Jen Crawford no no http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/03/20/kamn-show-36/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/03/20/kamn-show-36/#comments Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:00:22 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/03/20/kamn-show-36/ Feature Discussion: Welcome newcomer ninja stunt double Jen Crawford. Jen is a big fan of 90s TV, so we'll have to explore that in future KAMN episodes. David, Brian and Jen chat about "The Broken Lands", Book One of the "Empire of the East" trilogy by Fred Saberhagen, first published in 1968, and most recently printed in an omnibus collection of the entire trilogy by Tor in 2004.]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2008/03/20/kamn-show-36/feed/ 7 0:33:57 Feature Discussion: Welcome newcomer ninja stunt double Jen Crawford. Jen is a big fan of 90s TV, so we'll have to explore that in future KAMN episodes. David, Brian and Jen chat about "The Broken Lands", Book One of the "Empire of the East" tril[...] Feature Discussion: Welcome newcomer ninja stunt double Jen Crawford. Jen is a big fan of 90s TV, so we'll have to explore that in future KAMN episodes. David, Brian and Jen chat about "The Broken Lands", Book One of the "Empire of the East" trilogy by Fred Saberhagen, first published in 1968, and most recently printed in an omnibus collection of the entire trilogy by Tor in 2004. Shows Summer Brooks, David Moldawer, Brian Brown, Jen Crawford no no 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/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/2007/11/06/kamn-show-34/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/11/06/kamn-show-34/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2007 23:00:58 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/11/06/kamn-show-34/ Feature Discussion: David, Brian and Summer discuss the Hugo and Nebula Award winning 1970 novel Ringworld, by Larry Niven. The Ninjas talk about this classic SF novel, and also discuss how this type of story has held up over time. David's a big fan of the Ringworld series, and even he admits there are some issues with some of the more recent sequels.]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/11/06/kamn-show-34/feed/ 14 0:46:09 Feature Discussion: David, Brian and Summer discuss the Hugo and Nebula Award winning 1970 novel Ringworld, by Larry Niven. The Ninjas talk about this classic SF novel, and also discuss how this type of story has held up over time. David's a big[...] Feature Discussion: David, Brian and Summer discuss the Hugo and Nebula Award winning 1970 novel Ringworld, by Larry Niven. The Ninjas talk about this classic SF novel, and also discuss how this type of story has held up over time. David's a big fan of the Ringworld series, and even he admits there are some issues with some of the more recent sequels. Shows Summer Brooks, David Moldawer, Brian Brown, Jen Crawford no no 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/2007/09/16/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/2007/08/10/kamn-show-32/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/08/10/kamn-show-32/#comments Sat, 11 Aug 2007 06:30:26 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/08/10/kamn-show-32/ Feature Discussion: Summer, David and Brian talk about Emma Bull's critically acclaimed 1987 debut novel, War for the Oaks. We get a glimpse of how there might be magic in all realms that may happen to collide in this world of ours. All in all, it's a fast, fun read. Go check it out.]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/08/10/kamn-show-32/feed/ 6 0:33:39 Feature Discussion: Summer, David and Brian talk about Emma Bull's critically acclaimed 1987 debut novel, War for the Oaks. We get a glimpse of how there might be magic in all realms that may happen to collide in this world of ours. All in all[...] Feature Discussion: Summer, David and Brian talk about Emma Bull's critically acclaimed 1987 debut novel, War for the Oaks. We get a glimpse of how there might be magic in all realms that may happen to collide in this world of ours. All in all, it's a fast, fun read. Go check it out. Shows Summer Brooks, David Moldawer, Brian Brown, Jen Crawford no no http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/07/18/the-complete-guide-to-writing-fantasy/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/07/18/the-complete-guide-to-writing-fantasy/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2007 21:45:17 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/07/18/the-complete-guide-to-writing-fantasy/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/07/18/the-complete-guide-to-writing-fantasy/feed/ 0 http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/07/13/fred-saberhagen/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/07/13/fred-saberhagen/#comments Fri, 13 Jul 2007 17:50:47 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/07/13/fred-saberhagen/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/07/13/fred-saberhagen/feed/ 1 http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/06/09/kamn-show-30-repost/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/06/09/kamn-show-30-repost/#comments Sat, 09 Jun 2007 15:00:57 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/06/09/kamn-show-30-repost/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/06/09/kamn-show-30-repost/feed/ 2 1:09:53 Welcome to Show #30... again. Welcome to Show #30... again. Shows Summer Brooks, David Moldawer, Brian Brown, Jen Crawford no no http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/06/04/kamn-show-30/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/06/04/kamn-show-30/#comments Mon, 04 Jun 2007 07:05:33 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/06/04/kamn-show-30/ Feature Discussion: Tim and David give an overview of the book and the plot summaries, while Summer saves most of her commentary for the later dissection of the storytelling style. It's an engaging space-faring adventure, although it's easy to see how the writing style could make it harder for those more sophisticated reading tastes to easily become lost in the story if they're reading them for the first time. ]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/06/04/kamn-show-30/feed/ 10 http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/04/01/scott-siglers-ancestor-on-amazon/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/04/01/scott-siglers-ancestor-on-amazon/#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2007 16:34:13 +0000 David http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/04/01/scott-siglers-ancestor-on-amazon/ Ancestor, the newest book from Scott Sigler, is available now at Amazon.com. Go get it!]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/04/01/scott-siglers-ancestor-on-amazon/feed/ 0 http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/03/30/kamn-show-28/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/03/30/kamn-show-28/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2007 07:30:24 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/03/30/kamn-show-28/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/03/30/kamn-show-28/feed/ 4 1:12:08 Summer, Dave and Tim give an overview of the story, and discuss some of the more interesting aspects of the book: varying zones of thought dividing up the galaxy, a sentient evil entity and its sentient countermeasure, and a quasi-lupine civilizatio[...] Summer, Dave and Tim give an overview of the story, and discuss some of the more interesting aspects of the book: varying zones of thought dividing up the galaxy, a sentient evil entity and its sentient countermeasure, and a quasi-lupine civilization whose packs are formed from hive minds. Shows Summer Brooks, David Moldawer, Brian Brown, Jen Crawford no no http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/03/18/scott-siglers-ancestor-the-print-version/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/03/18/scott-siglers-ancestor-the-print-version/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2007 05:00:23 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/03/18/scott-siglers-ancestor-the-print-version/ Ancestor, and wants everyone who wants to get the print version of the book to go to Amazon and order it on April 1st. ]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/03/18/scott-siglers-ancestor-the-print-version/feed/ 1 http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/03/17/win-a-trip-to-the-nebula-awards-in-new-york/ http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/03/17/win-a-trip-to-the-nebula-awards-in-new-york/#comments Sat, 17 Mar 2007 15:30:06 +0000 Summer http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/03/17/win-a-trip-to-the-nebula-awards-in-new-york/ Nebula Awards in New York on May 11-12, 2007. A pair of banquet tickets and two nights in the event hotel will go to the winner.]]> http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/2007/03/17/win-a-trip-to-the-nebula-awards-in-new-york/feed/ 0