has the HBO deal. Now the fantasy author I loathe the most (hehehe) also has a miniseries of his own. Will Aj disband WoT (which looks like it will _never_ be finished, lol) Philippines and form the Pinoy Rahl Clan? Hehehe. Hi
! <impish grin>
’s Red Seas Under Red Skies is out! And no branch of Fully Booked has it. Freaking fuck. Must resist urge to order from Amazon.
, and
. They are some of the most well-read people I know, and their recommendations have been spot on. So here are 2 new authors to add to the (ever growing) wish list: Joe Abercrombie’s The Blade Itself and Before They Are Hanged (Books 1 and 2 of The First Law trilogy), and Patrick Rothfuss‘ The Name of the Wind (first of the Kingkiller Chronicles trilogy). The Name of the Wind is particularly interesting. I read the excerpt (Abenthy is a most interesting arcanist; it’s gotten great reviews by Orson Scott Card and Robin Hobb) and I am hooked! I’ve sent an inquiry to Fully Booked and if they don’t have it, I’m special ordering all 4 books.
I’ve marked my calendar for this. I hope to see batch mates and school mates at the CCP.
PISAY
by: AURAEUS SOLITO
Finalist, Full Length Films CategoryAmidst the chaos of Martial Law in this Third World country in the 1980s, six teenagers in the top high school for the sciences discover themselves as they go through the joys and pains of adolescence. They were the top two hundred students from all over the Philippines who passed the examination for the Philippine Science High School, which was created for the purpose of giving an education highly enriched in the Sciences to exceptionally gifted Filipino children. Selected from the best and brightest from all over the country, they endure college-level courses in biology, chemistry, mathematics, and physics from their sophomore year onwards. Those who can make it are hailed as the future science and technology leaders of the New Republic, those who don’t are deemed unfortunate victims of natural selection. They all learn however that they are neither isolated from the real world, nor are they exempted from living real lives. They find the world outside, erupting into the People Power revolution in 1986 against the Marcos dictatorship, being replicated within the school as they struggle to graduate, contend with teachers, classmates, family, school officials, and a new classification to segregate students meeting the high standards of excellence from those who do not.
The film will be shown at the Cinemalaya 2007 Film Festival on July 20-29, 2007 at the CCP.
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