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Author: Hal Duncan

Hal Duncan is a sodomitic Scots smoker who staggered drunkenly into the SF Café in 2005 with his debut, VELLUM, and now has various novels, novellas, short stories, poems and essays circling in print or the aether. Further scribblings and rantings can be found at www.halduncan.com.

What is Style? – Notes From New Sodom

On August 1 By Hal Duncan In (special) Guest Blogs, Notes from New Sodom

Big question. Hal Duncan has (long) answers.

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The Order of the Blue Flower by Hal Duncan – Notes from New Sodom

On June 21 By Hal Duncan In (special) Guest Blogs, Notes from New Sodom

Science Fiction and Fantasy broken down and put back together by Hal Duncan on the quest forthe Blue Flower.

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The Bleating of the Lesser Snipewank – Notes from New Sodom

On August 18 By Hal Duncan In (special) Guest Blogs, Notes from New Sodom

Hal Duncan discusses the media reaction to Sarah Thornton’s successful libel suit of Lynn Barber.

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The Marriage(s) of Science Fiction & Fantasy – Notes From New Sodom

On August 9 By Hal Duncan In (special) Guest Blogs, Notes from New Sodom

Hal Duncan is guest blogging and has genre on his mind.

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The Ghost and the Golem – Notes from New Sodom

On June 15 By Hal Duncan In (special) Guest Blogs, Notes from New Sodom

The ever evolving, the reborn, and death of Science Fiction? Hal Duncan contemplates SF.

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An Essay into Exoticism – Notes from New Sodom

On April 7 By Hal Duncan In (special) Guest Blogs, Notes from New Sodom

Hal Duncan on Exoticism in Literature, representation, cultural appropriation, and needed suspicion.

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The Secret Cuisine – Notes from New Sodom

On March 7 By Hal Duncan In (special) Guest Blogs, Notes from New Sodom

Hal Duncan examines science fiction and fantasy as genre and literature and speculative fiction’s place in culture.

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Gareth Edwards’ Monsters – Notes from New Sodom

On February 7 By Hal Duncan In (special) Guest Blogs, Notes from New Sodom

Hal Duncan on how strange Gareth Edwards is.

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The Kipple Foodstuff Factory – Notes from New Sodom

On December 3 By Hal Duncan In (special) Guest Blogs, Notes from New Sodom

Pulp? Science Fiction? and Sci-Fi? Kafka? Lovecraft? Atwood? Hal Duncan speaks on genre.

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The Booker and the Bistro de Critique – Notes from New Sodom

On October 12 By Hal Duncan In (special) Guest Blogs, Notes from New Sodom

Hal Duncan ponders the Man Booker Prize and the candidacy of science fiction and fantasy novels in his latest Notes from New Sodom.

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Would a Robot Love You? – Notes from New Sodom

On September 4 By Hal Duncan In (special) Guest Blogs, Notes from New Sodom

Romantic advice from the future from the great Hal Duncan.

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The Combat Fiction Bar & Grill by Hal Duncan – Notes from New Sodom

On August 22 By Hal Duncan In (special) Guest Blogs, Notes from New Sodom

Combat Fiction in science fiction and fantasy. What it is. Why. And Catch-22? Hal Duncan explains all in the latest Notes of New Sodom.

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The Lost Airbender – Notes from New Sodom

On July 3 By Hal Duncan In (special) Guest Blogs, Notes from New Sodom

The world needed it, and we got it. The Hal Duncan take on The Last Airbender movie.

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The Spelunkers of Speculative Fiction – Notes from New Sodom

On May 2 By Hal Duncan In (special) Guest Blogs, Notes from New Sodom

Speculative fiction. Science Fiction versus Sci-Fi versus science fiction versus Fantasy versus fantasy?Hal Duncan on genre and labels.

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The Kerspindle Kerfuffle – Notes from New Sodom

On February 28 By Hal Duncan In (special) Guest Blogs, Notes from New Sodom

The book world stands off as Macmillan and Amazon square off over digital domination in publishing.

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On Blood, Bad Boys and Bottoms – Notes from New Sodom

On November 5 By Hal Duncan In (special) Guest Blogs, Notes from New Sodom

Vampire! Hal Duncan’s latest Notes on New Sodom examines vampires in popular fiction, specifically Anne Rice, Twilight, and Poppy.

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To the Water Fountains – Notes from New Sodom

On October 1 By Hal Duncan In (special) Guest Blogs, Notes from New Sodom

Hal Duncan on discovering Samuel Delany, punk rock, the Ramones and Burroughs

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Down in the Ghetto at the SF Café – Notes From New Sodom

On September 3 By Hal Duncan In (special) Guest Blogs, Notes from New Sodom

Defining science fiction, it’s birth, midlife, some punk, and current state with Hal Duncan in the latest Notes from New Sodom.

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The Latest Teacup Tempest – Notes From New Sodom

On January 22 By Hal Duncan In (special) Guest Blogs, Notes from New Sodom

Hal Duncan breaks down the latest book world debate, examining Elitism, Escapism and authorship in publishing.

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The Scourge of Sci-Fi – Notes From New Sodom

On January 5 By Hal Duncan In (special) Guest Blogs, Notes from New Sodom

Fantasy & Science Fiction as genre, where it came from and where it’s going and the discussion around it from Hal Duncan.

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