The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 3: Lester Del Rey, Frederik Pohl, Damon Knight, A. E. van Vogt, and Jack Vance
Literary Culture (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
I dream of Mars. Since I was a young boy reading science fiction, I have dreamed of going to, and living on Mars. Fueled by books and movies, news reports of space probes, my interest in Mars has never wavered. My first career choice was Astronaut. I went to college originally in Aerospace Engineering for two years at the University of Colorado, Boulder. However, in my freshman year my vision degraded...
Mad Hatter's Bookshelf & Book Review (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
This is the first post of the Looking Forward feature focusing on releases in the Fantasy and Science Fiction areas in 2010. I'm planning on at least two more post like this to let readers know about some titles I excited by. I truly think this could be the year of the anthology with so many heavy hitters such as the GRRM edited Warriors and Lou Anders checking in with Swords & Dark Magic which...
Visions of Paradise (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
There is probably nothing more difficult in writing than following a classic, and I can cite numerous examples where the author’s next work, although good objectively, still suffered by comparison to the previous one: China Miéville’s The Scar (following Perdito Street Station ), Roger Zelazny’s Creatures of Light and Darkness (following Lord of Light ), Samuel R. Delany’s...
Boing Boing (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
Bill sez, "Today, Thursday, is the 90th birthday of Fred Pohl, science fiction novelist, who has also been a literary agent, teenage magazine editor, political activist, globetrotting lecturer, and member of SF fandom." I recently wrote a Fred Pohl tribute story, "Chicken Little," for a forthcoming Tor anthology called "Gateways" -- stories in appreciation of Fred. Happy...
SF Signal (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
@Tor.com: The first of a series of free stories pulled from from Year's Best Fantasy 9 edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer contains: "Dalthree" by Jeffrey Ford, "The Salting and Canning of Benevolence D." by Al Michaud, and "Reader's Guide" by Lisa Goldstein. " The Star and the Rockets " by Harry Turtledove. @Mercury Retrograde Press: Death, Inc....
Visions of Paradise (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
This is the fifth time I’ve picked my favorite books of the preceding decade, and I cannot help but wonder how many more chances I will have to do so in the future? Twice more? Three times perhaps? Scary thoughts. Before I begin, here is a brief review of my selections from past decades: The 1960s: Best Novel : Lord of Light / Roger Zelazny Best Short Fiction : The Star Pit / Samuel R. Delany...
Workbench (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
For the last two years I've voted in the Hugo Awards , yearly literary honors for science fiction and fantasy (but mostly science fiction). I skipped the best novel category because I hadn't read most of the works, which is no fun at all since that's the biggest award. So when the 2010 Hugos are decided next spring, I'd like to have completed enough of the nominated novels to make an informed vote....
SF Signal (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Interviews & Profiles @Sci-Fi Fan Letter: Mark Teppo ( Lightbreaker ) The Sofanauts No 32 features John Joseph Adams and Andrea Kail . News Michael Moorcock to Write Doctor Who novel. Ray Bradbury to develop miniseries based on six of his short stories . NASA says it has discovered a 'significant' amount of water on the moon . Articles @Huffington Post: Not a Simple Price War -- It's a Fight Over...
42 Challenge (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
I've finished the challenge. Since 42 is the perfect number for this challenge I won't add any extras to my list. I will be back when the next challenge launches in December. I had loads of fun doing the 42 Challenge. It ended up being one of my favorites. My completed list is: The Perfect Infestation by Carol Emshwiller Seafarer's Blood by Albert E. Cowdrey Dance of Shadows by Fred Chappell All in...
SF Signal (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
@Tor.com: " A Memory of Wind " by Rachel Swirsky @Apex Magazine: " After the Fire " by Aliette de Bodard " Benjamin Schneider's Little Greys " by Nir Yaniv " An Evening in the City Coffeehouse, With Lydia on My Mind " by Alexsandar Žiljak @ManyBooks.net:" Pythias " by Frederik Pohl (1955) From the September/October issues of Afterburn SF : "...
Free SF Reader : Free Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Better if I'm the only posisble superpowered King Of the World. 3.5 out of 5 http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/3/0/3/9/30399/
SF Signal (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Interviews and Profiles: @PopCultureShock: Mike Mignola Talks About 15 Years of Hellboy, B.P.R.D. & More | @Tor.com: Artist Keith Thompson . @Agony Column Podcast: Margaret Atwood . Frederik Pohl on fandom (part 5). Ellen Datlow reports on the The Funeral (that should have been) for Edgar Allan Poe . @Tor.com: Jo Walton reviews Octavia Butler's Adulthood Rites . Neil Gaiman and BBC will let you...
SF Signal (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
Cool news! Scott Westerfeld 's Midnighters is coming to NBC . The story "revolves around a group of people born at the stroke of midnight who have access to the 25th hour of each day, which they use to stop crime." [via SFX ] Interviews and Profiles: John Scalzi answers Stargate Universe questions . Innsmouth Free Press has a brief interview with Mary Robinette Kowal . 3 Questions with Mindy...
Planet-x.com.au (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
Science fiction as fact? Just like John Scalzi's Old Man's War and Frederik Pohl's Gateway series: By 2040 you will be able to upload your brain. (h/t to Insty.) In the former, several hundred years from now, Earth's colonial defense ...
Althouse (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
"The appliance will supposedly grow meat and fish from prepackaged 'genetically modified' meat and fish.... Apparently the genetically modified prepackaged food, can be 'grown' in the cocoon during cooking, like microwave popcorn. The process isn’t like the food generators on Star Trek. It doesn’t create food out of thin air, nor will it clone food from natural fish and meat sources....
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