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Steven Brust in 2004 at Minicon 39 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Steven Brust in 2004 at Minicon 39 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Minicon is a Science fiction and Fantasy convention in Minneapolis usually held on Easter weekend

Steven Karl Zoltán Brust (born November 23, 1955) is an American fantasy and science fiction author of Hungarian descent. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic He was a member of the writers' group The Scribblies, which included Emma Bull, Pamela Dean, Will Shetterly, Nate Bucklin, Kara Dalkey, and Patricia Wrede, and also belongs to the Pre-Joycean Fellowship. The Scribblies were a Fantasy Fiction writer's group based in the U Emma Bull (born 13 December 1954) is a Science fiction and Fantasy author whose best-known novel is War for the Oaks, one Pamela Dean (Pamela Dean Dyer-Bennet (born 1953 is an American Fantasy author whose most notable book is Tam Lin, based on the Child Ballad Will Shetterly (b 1955 is an American Fantasy and Comic book writer best-known for his novel Dogland (1997 Nathan A Bucklin is a Musician living in Minneapolis Minnesota with his wife Louie Spooner Bucklin and stepson James Trainor Kara Mia Dalkey (born 1953 is an American author of young adult fiction and Historical fantasy. Patricia Collins Wrede is an American Fantasy Writer, born 1953 in Chicago Illinois; she is the eldest of five children Several writers known for fantasy and Science fiction have semi-seriously called themselves the Pre-Joycean Fellowship to indicate that they value 19th-century values

He is best known for his novels about the assassin Vlad Taltos. Vlad Táltos is the central character of a series of novels written by Steven Brust and set on the planet Dragaera. His novels have been translated into German, Russian, Polish, Dutch, Czech, French, Spanish and Hebrew, as of 2006. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname Czech (ˈʧɛk čeština ˈʧɛʃcɪna in Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers it is the majority language in the French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Agyar has two different French translations. Most of his short stories are set in shared universes. A shared universe is a Literary technique in which several different authors create works of Fiction that share aspects such as settings or characters and that are These include Emma Bull's and Will Shetterley's Liavek, Robert Asprin's Thieves' World, Neil Gaiman's Sandman and Terri Windling's Borderland Series. Liavek is a Shared world brought to life in a series of five Fantasy anthologies edited by Emma Bull and Will Shetterly. Robert Lynn Asprin ( June 28, 1946 – May 22, 2008) was an American Science fiction and fantasy author best known Thieves' World is a Neil Richard Gaiman (ˈgeɪmən (born November 10, 1960) is an English author of Science fiction and Fantasy short stories and The Sandman is a Comic book series written by Neil Gaiman and published in the United States by the DC Comics imprint Vertigo Borderland is a series of Urban fantasy novels and stories created for teenage readers by Terri Windling.

On December 12, 2007, Teresa Nielsen Hayden announced that Brust has "a recurrent and hard-to-treat infection" in "the bone behind one of his eyes" [1]. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Teresa Nielsen Hayden (born March 21, 1956) is an American Science fiction editor fanzine writer Essayist, and Teacher

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The Dragaeran books

The Vladimir Taltos series is set on another world (possibly another planet), in an Empire mostly inhabited and ruled by the Dragaerans, who are humanoid but have such differences as greatly extended lifespans and heights averaging about 7 feet. Dragaera is the fictional world in which a series of novels by Steven Brust is set Referred to as "elfs" by some humans, they refer to themselves as "human". The Dragaeran Empire controls the majority of the landmass on the planet, and does not greatly concern itself with the rest. Vlad Taltos is one of the human minority, which exists as a lower class in the Empire (known by Dragaerans as "Easterners"). Vlad also practices the human art of witchcraft; "táltos" is Hungarian for a kind of supernatural person in folklore. Though human, he is a citizen of the Empire because his social-climbing father bought a title in one of the less reputable of the 17 Dragaeran Great Houses. The only Great House that sells memberships this way is, not coincidentally, also the one that maintains a criminal organization. Vlad proves surprisingly successful in this House. Despite being a human and a criminal, he has a number of high-ranking Dragaeran friends, and often gets caught up in important events.

Brust has written ten novels in the series, which is proposed to run to nineteen novels - one named for each of the Great Houses, one named for Vlad himself, and a final novel which Brust has said will be titled The Last Contract. The first three novels resemble private-eye detective stories, perhaps the closest being Robert B. Parker's Spenser series. Detective fiction is a branch of Crime fiction in which a Detective (or detectives either professional or amateur investigate a crime usually Murder Robert B Parker (born September 17 1932 Biography Parker was born in Springfield Massachusetts. Spenser (he never reveals his first name is a fictional character in a series of detective novels by the American mystery writer Robert The later novels are more varied than the first three. Though they read like fantasy, there are hints at science-fictional explanations for some things.

Brust has also written another series set in Dragaera, the Khaavren Romances, set centuries before Vlad's time. The Khaavren Romances are a series of fantasy novels written by Steven Brust and set in the fictional world of Dragaera. Since Dragaerans live for thousands of years, many characters appear in both series. It is partly an homage to Alexandre Dumas, père's novels about the Three Musketeers, and is five volumes long, following the pattern of Dumas's series. The Three Musketeers ( Les Trois Mousquetaires) is a Novel by Alexandre Dumas père. The books are presented as historical novels written by Paarfi of Roundwood, a Dragaeran roughly contemporary with Vlad. Paarfi's old-fashioned, elaborate, and highly verbose writing is explicitly based on Dumas's, though with a dialogue style that is, at times, based on Tom Stoppard's wordgames in Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (according to Pamela Dean's introduction to Five Hundred Years After). Sir Tom Stoppard OM, CBE (born 3 July 1937 is a British Screenwriter playwright Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is an absurdist, existentialist Tragicomedy by Tom Stoppard, first staged at the Edinburgh

There is a certain amount of variation in the writing style amongst the Taltos novels as well. Brust uses a different narrative approach in almost every novel in the series. Some of these approaches are more purely stylistic and have minor effects on the actual story-telling; some are profound and involve the point of view of characters whom the reader never expected to get to know so well.

Further, as the writing of the Taltos novels has spanned over two decades, they have been influenced by events in Steven Brust's own life. A fascination with the Mafia — subsequently brought into a somewhat shocking perspective by the murder of a friend — profoundly influenced his storylines, as did the breakup of his marriage. The events and arguments of his books, especially Teckla, are acknowledged by Brust to be influenced by his life-long interest in Marxist theory and practice, especially as advocated by Leon Trotsky. Leon Trotsky ( Russian:, Lev Davidovich Trotsky, also transliterated Leo, Lyev, Trotskii, Trotski, Trotskij Since Brust is a self-identified "Trotskyist sympathizer," this topic frequently comes up in interviews with him. [1]

Lastly, it should be noted that Brust has a decided knack for slipping absorbing mysteries into the minor details of his stories; mysteries that tend to fascinate his readers, once they notice them, and often form the kernel around which later books coalesce, even though their resolution still springs upon the reader unexpectedly when it finally comes.

Convention chapbooks

In 1986, Steven Brust was a Guest of Honor at the Per Ardua Ad Astra science fiction convention in Toronto, and he contributed the Vlad Taltos short story "A Dream of Passion" to the convention chapbook. For other uses see Ad astra. Ad Astra is an annual literary Science fiction convention in Toronto. Science fiction conventions are gatherings of the community of fans (called Science fiction fandom) of various forms of Speculative fiction including Science

Brust included "Klava with Honey" in Eeriecon Chapbook #4 for the 2005 Eeriecon convention. This very brief excerpt was initially part of the novel Dzur. He was unable to attend the convention due to medical reasons.

He contributed "Chapter One" for the Eeriecon Chapbook #6 as well.

Most recently published

Dzur, the latest Dragaeran book, was published in early August 2006 by Tor Books. DZUR, operating as 1079 U Radio, is a low power FM Radio station owned and operated by Brainstone Broadcasting Inc Tor Books is one of two Imprints of Tom Doherty Associates LLC based in New York City It has been selected as "a Sci-Fi Essential Book" as part of an arrangement between Tor and the Sci-Fi Channel.

An excerpt of Dzur is available at SCI FI Essentials. These first few pages immediately follow the end of Issola.

Brokedown Palace was reprinted as of September 5, 2006 (per Amazon. com). This was the only Brust title previously out of print. Tor Books released it as an Orb trade paperback, as is their policy with reprinted works.

Introductions by Steven Brust

Inspired by Dragaera

Similar LARPS have been run at other conventions, such as KublaCon 2007 [2].

Devera

The same character, usually a cute brown-eyed girl of about nine, appears as a motif in all of Brust's novels. In a Narrative, such as a novel or a film motifs are recurring structures contrasts or literary devices that can help to develop and inform the text’s major themes In the Dragaeran books her name is Devera. She is the (future) daughter of another character and seems to be able to appear anywhere in time and space. In Brust's non-Dragaeran books she usually appears briefly and it is not always obvious where she appears.

Title nicknames

Brust is known for his propensity to create alternative titles for his books - and for his own amusement. These have cropped up in numerous interviews and online forums, starting with "Jarhead" for Jhereg. [3]

Only his collaborative books escape being nicknamed.

Other examples are:

Bibliography

Dragaera

Other novels

Short stories

Award nominations (and dubious honors)

Brust's short story "When The Bow Breaks" was nominated for the 1999 Nebula Award. Dragaera is the fictional world in which a series of novels by Steven Brust is set Vlad Táltos is the central character of a series of novels written by Steven Brust and set on the planet Dragaera. Jhereg is a fantasy novel by Steven Brust in his Vlad Taltos series originally published in 1983 by Ace Books. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Yendi is Steven Brust 's second novel in his Vlad Taltos series and is a prequel to the first novel Jhereg. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Teckla is the third novel in Steven Brust 's Vlad Taltos series Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Taltos is the fourth book in Steven Brust 's Vlad Taltos series set in the fantasy world of Dragaera. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Phoenix is the fifth book in Steven Brust 's Vlad Taltos series set in the fantasy world of Dragaera. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Athyra is the sixth book in Steven Brust 's Vlad Taltos series set in the fantasy world of Dragaera. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Orca is the seventh book in Steven Brust 's Vlad Taltos series set in the fantasy world of Dragaera. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Dragon is the eighth book in Steven Brust 's Vlad Taltos series published in 1998 by Tor Books. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Issola is the ninth book in Steven Brust 's Vlad Taltos series set in the fantasy world of Dragaera. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. DZUR, operating as 1079 U Radio, is a low power FM Radio station owned and operated by Brainstone Broadcasting Inc Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Khaavren Romances are a series of fantasy novels written by Steven Brust and set in the fictional world of Dragaera. The Phoenix Guards is the first novel in the Khaavren Romances, a fantasy series by Steven Brust set in the fictional world of Dragaera. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Five Hundred Years After is the second novel in the Khaavren Romances fantasy series by Steven Brust. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The Viscount of Adrilankha is a fantasy novel published in three volumes and written by Steven Brust. The Viscount of Adrilankha is a fantasy novel published in three volumes and written by Steven Brust. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Viscount of Adrilankha is a fantasy novel published in three volumes and written by Steven Brust. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Viscount of Adrilankha is a fantasy novel published in three volumes and written by Steven Brust. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Published originally in 1986 it was brought back into print in 2006 by Orb a subsidiary of Tor Publishing Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) This book should not be confused with the Star Trek novel To Reign in Hell The Exile of Khan Noonien Singh by Greg Cox. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The Gypsy is a 1992 urban fantasy novel written by Megan Lindholm and Steven Brust. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Robin Hobb is the second Pen name of novelist Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden (born 1952 in California) who produces primarily Fantasy fiction Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Emma Bull (born 13 December 1954) is a Science fiction and Fantasy author whose best-known novel is War for the Oaks, one Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Firefly is an American Science fiction Television series created by writer/director Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Emma Bull (born 13 December 1954) is a Science fiction and Fantasy author whose best-known novel is War for the Oaks, one Will Shetterly (b 1955 is an American Fantasy and Comic book writer best-known for his novel Dogland (1997 Emma Bull (born 13 December 1954) is a Science fiction and Fantasy author whose best-known novel is War for the Oaks, one Will Shetterly (b 1955 is an American Fantasy and Comic book writer best-known for his novel Dogland (1997 Robin Hobb is the second Pen name of novelist Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden (born 1952 in California) who produces primarily Fantasy fiction Emma Bull (born 13 December 1954) is a Science fiction and Fantasy author whose best-known novel is War for the Oaks, one Will Shetterly (b 1955 is an American Fantasy and Comic book writer best-known for his novel Dogland (1997 Gregory Frost (born 1951 is an American author of Science fiction and Fantasy, and directs a fiction writing workshop at Swarthmore College Robin Hobb is the second Pen name of novelist Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden (born 1952 in California) who produces primarily Fantasy fiction Emma Bull (born 13 December 1954) is a Science fiction and Fantasy author whose best-known novel is War for the Oaks, one Will Shetterly (b 1955 is an American Fantasy and Comic book writer best-known for his novel Dogland (1997 Ellen Datlow (born December 31, 1949) is an American Speculative fiction editor and anthologist Emma Bull (born 13 December 1954) is a Science fiction and Fantasy author whose best-known novel is War for the Oaks, one Will Shetterly (b 1955 is an American Fantasy and Comic book writer best-known for his novel Dogland (1997 Kim Mohan (born May 4, 1949 in Chicago Illinois) is an American Author and editor. Jane Hyatt Yolen (born February 11, 1939 in New York City) is an American Author and editor of almost 300 books Valiant Comics was an American Comic book Publishing company founded by former Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Jim Shooter, writer/artists Anne Inez McCaffrey (born April 1, 1926) is an American Science fiction Author best known for her Dragonriders Elizabeth Ann Scarborough was born March 23, 1947, and lives in the Puget Sound area of Washington. Neil Richard Gaiman (ˈgeɪmən (born November 10, 1960) is an English author of Science fiction and Fantasy short stories and Edward E Kramer (born on March 20, 1961) is an American editor and author of numerous Science fiction, Fantasy, and horror Roger Joseph Zelazny ( May 13, 1937 – June 14, 1995) was an American writer of Fantasy and Science fiction Martin Harry Greenberg (born March 1[[ 941]] is a prolific American Speculative fiction anthologist and writer Delia Sherman (born Tokyo, Japan) is an award-winning Fantasy writer and editor. Lynn Abbey (born September 8, 1948) is an American author Born in Peekskill New York, she began publishing in 1979 with the novel David Geddes Hartwell (b July 10, 1941) is an American editor of Science fiction and Fantasy. Kathryn Elizabeth Cramer ( April 16, 1962) is an American Science fiction Author, editor, and Literary critic The Nebula Award is an award given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA for the best Science fiction / Fantasy fiction

Five Hundred Years After was nominated for the 1995 Locus Poll Award (Best Fantasy Novel). The Locus Awards were established in 1971 and are presented to winners of Locus Magazine 's annual readers' poll Other novels nominated for various Locus Poll Awards were Brokedown Palace, The Gypsy, Agyar, and Freedom & Necessity. The Locus Awards were established in 1971 and are presented to winners of Locus Magazine 's annual readers' poll [6]

Dragon was a Finalist for the 1999 Minnesota Book Awards in the Fantasy & Science Fiction category. Freedom and Necessity was a 1998 Finalist for the same category, while The Phoenix Guards was a Finalist in 1992. [7]

Brust discovered in August 2006 that he had made the New York Times extended bestseller list at number 30 with Dzur. He mentioned his ambivalence on this subject online. [8]

SCI FI Wire posted an email interview with Brust after Dzur came out [9]

Music & other media

Brust played drums, specifically in the Minneapolis-based folk rock band Cats Laughing and also in the Albany Free Traders [10]. Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of Folk music and rock music. Cats Laughing is a now-defunct Folk rock band based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He released his only solo album, A Rose for Iconoclastes, in 1993. Two songs from this album were played by Doctor Demento: "I Was Born About Ten Million Songs Ago" (co-written with Nathan A. Bucklin) and "Backward Message. Dr Demento is the Stage name of Barret Eugene Hansen (born April 2, 1941) a Radio Disc jockey specializing in Novelty Nathan A Bucklin is a Musician living in Minneapolis Minnesota with his wife Louie Spooner Bucklin and stepson James Trainor "[11]

The 1995 Boiled in Lead enhanced CD Songs from the Gypsy featured songs by Brust and Adam Stemple, as well as the full text of the novel The Gypsy. Boiled in Lead is a semi- Celtic band from Minneapolis Minnesota. Adam Stemple, author and professional musician is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. [12]

Cats Laughing also appears in issue #5 of a Marvel comic book called Excalibur. Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc Excalibur is a Marvel Comics Superhero group an offshoot of the X-Men, usually based in the United Kingdom. Steve is the only member of the band who is both seen onstage and named. Emma Bull also appears but names everyone else in the band except herself. Emma Bull (born 13 December 1954) is a Science fiction and Fantasy author whose best-known novel is War for the Oaks, one [13] Steve was seen again in a one-shot special issue, Excalibur: Mojo Mayhem, in which mutant superhero Shadowcat attends a Cats Laughing concert in Edinburgh and mentions previously having seen the band at Windycon. Katherine "Kitty" Pryde is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Windycon is a Science fiction convention held in Lombard Illinois, on the weekend closest to Veterans Day.

In addition, Chris Claremont inserted a reference to "Cats Laughing - the Excalibur Sessions" into the DC Comics graphic novel "Star Trek Debt of Honor. Chris Claremont (born November 30, 1950) is a writer of American Comic books known for his 16-year (1975-1991 stint on Uncanny X-Men DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company "

Brust owned a Cadillac ambulance in Minnesota. It was painted yellow, light blue and dark blue (and with murals). Known as the Catmobile, the car was the band vehicle for Cats Laughing. The same car is also depicted on the "Another Way to Travel" album with the band members. This album, noted by its picture, has a cameo in the beginning of Emma Bull's novel Bone Dance. Emma Bull (born 13 December 1954) is a Science fiction and Fantasy author whose best-known novel is War for the Oaks, one

Brust performed in several Shockwave Radio Theater productions, notably Closing Ceremonies (aka The Fall of the House of Usherette) and PBS Liavek. Shockwave Radio Theater is broadcast on Fresh Air Radio the community radio station KFAI -FM in Minneapolis.

Dragon gets argued over in the webcomic Penny Arcade [14]. Tycho elaborates on "Fine Distinctions" [15] that same day.

References

  1. ^ Olson, Chris. "Interview: Steven Brust," Strange Horizons website
  2. ^ KublaCon 2007 Program Guide (PDF) p. 43. KublaCon. Retrieved on 2007-07-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold
  3. ^ Robinson, Tasha (2006-08-07). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Science Fiction Weekly Interview.
  4. ^ Locus Forthcoming Books http://www.locusmag.com/ForthcomingBooks.html
  5. ^ Cats and birds: an observation — Words Words Words — The Dream Cafe Weblog
  6. ^ Award Bibliography http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/NomLit13.html#640 on LocusMag. com
  7. ^ Past Finalists and Winners http://www.minnesotahumanities.org/Book/
  8. ^ "I have a new first name" http://skzbrust.livejournal.com/18112.html says SKZB
  9. ^ 24-AUGUST-06 interview http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?id=37635.
  10. ^ Albany Free Traders publicity flyer http://gerisullivan.livejournal.com/84142.html
  11. ^ Steven Brust, The Mad Music Archive, retrieved August 29, 2006.
  12. ^ Olson, Chris (2006-08-07). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Article: Interview: Steven Brust, by Chris Olson.
  13. ^ Steven Who? http://tenser.typepad.com/tenser_said_the_tensor/2006/08/dzur.html
  14. ^ Fine Distinctions http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/06/14
  15. ^ Penny Arcade! http://www.penny-arcade.com/2006/06/14

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Interviews and reviews

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