The Golden Compass web site has an ingenious, little marketing ploy that I couldn’t help but participate in, since it’s so closely tied to one of the best ideas in the story.
In the world of The Golden Compass every human has a daemon, an animal familiar that represents their personality and serves as an extension […]
April 25th, 2007 | Comment on this post » | permalink
I planned to close down Pop Astronaut, but it turns out posting to two blogs isn’t much more difficult than posting to one. Besides, I like writing about genre, toys, and space monsters. Sorry to jerk you around. I promise not to make any rash decisions in the near future.
Speaking of the […]
April 1st, 2007 | 6 Comments » | permalink
Daily thoughts and links from Joe Eastham, writing from the frozen wastes of the Pacific Northwest. Contact me via astronaut at popastronaut dot net.