Suvudu

David Anthony Durham had a post on his blog last week about the new Web site Suvudu, so I thought I’d check it out. Suvudu is basically a Web site for all things Science Fiction and Fantasy. Suvudu has only been around for a little less than a month, but it has attracted a lot of attention in its short life on the Web.

A description from the Web site:

“Suvudu is a new website catering to news from all sci-fi and fantasy creative media—books, audiobooks, gaming, manga, comic books and movies! Content will include podcasts, videos, reviews, interviews and original blog posts, all brought to you by some of the best talents in the sci-fi, fantasy, graphic novel and gaming industries.

Sci-fi and fantasy fans will also play a role in Suvudu. Visitors are encouraged to comment on the posted content, contribute information they deem pertinent, and send in suggestions to make Suvudu the best it can be. Links to offsite blog and website content will be highlighted. As a community sharing and growing with one another, every relevant bit of news will have benefit—given voice on Suvudu for those who would hear it.

Suvudu will grow over time. In the coming months Suvudu will not only be a news blog but will evolve to include a library of free science fiction and fantasy books, advanced reads of forthcoming projects, exclusive looks inside the creative process of the publishing world, and incorporate a forum for like-minded fans to converse with one another.”

My first impressions of Suvudu. It has a clean, fresh look to it that makes it graphically appealing, though the various items on both sides of the page do tend to clutter it up a bit, but they are not too distracting. The content seems interesting, and I like the overall concept of the site; I haven’t found too many great sci-fi and fantasy community/news Web sites, so I’m hoping this one will work out and gain strong community support. For what it’s worth, I’m a subscriber now.

Has anyone else tried Suvudu? What are your thoughts?