SF Signal (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
@ManyBooks.net " Status Quo " by D.M. Reynolds (1961) " Freedom " by D.M. Reynolds (1961) " The Smiler " by Albert Hernhuter (1952) " The Stowaway " by Alvin Heiner (1952) " Service with a Smile " by Charles Louis Fontenay (1958) " Pipe of Peace " by James McKimmey (1953) " Field Trip " by Gene Hunter (1953) " Prelude to Space...
Free SF Reader : Free Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
Alien takeover? Would prefer to die. Slight problem with that, though. 3.5 out of 5 http://manybooks.net/titles/delrayl3023430234.html
SF Signal (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
@ManyBooks.net " Dead Ringer " by Lester del Rey (1956) " The Red Hell of Jupiter " by Paul Ernst (1931) " The Last Days of Earth " by George C. Wallace (1901) " McIlvaine's Star " by August Derleth (1952) " Show Business " by Lyle G. Boyd (1953) @Timeslingers: Episode 9-3: " Against Protocol " Episode 9-4: " Transfer " Episode...
SF Signal (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
Missions Unknown calls my attention to this new NESFA Press collection: War and Space: Selected Short Stories of Lester del Rey, Volume 1 . Here's the Table of Contents: Introduction by Frederik Pohl "And It Comes Out Here" "And There Was Light" "The Band Played On" "Battleground" "Boiling Point" "Dark Mission" "The Deadliest Female"...
Planet-x.com.au (Free subscription) | 06/15/2009
Dynamic Science Fiction - Dec. 1952. Posted by B-Sol at 4:03 PM. Labels: 1950s, 1952, Dynamic Science Fiction , Lester del Rey, science fiction . 0 comments: Post a Comment · Older Post Home. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) ...
Cuz We Said So (Free subscription) | 06/04/2009
Fantasy novelist David Eddings died yesterday in Carson City, Arizona at the age of 77. Eddings is best known for The Belgariad series, the first installment of which, The Pawn of Prophecy (1982), prompted Lester del Rey to tell him,...
Dear Author.Com (Free subscription) | 06/03/2009
David Eddings, fantasy author, has passed away at the age of 77. Eddings is best known for The Belgariad series, the first installment of which, The Pawn of Prophecy (1982), prompted Lester del Rey to tell him, “You’ve written a classic.” The series introduced many to fantasy, and inspired some to write themselves (including Stephen Hunt, [...] Related posts: REVIEW: I Try Not to...
Notes From The UndergroundBastard (Free subscription) | 05/29/2009
From an interview in Wings from the 1970's: On Scientology and L. Ron Hubbard: Ellison: Scientology is bullshit! Man, I was there the night L. Ron Hubbard invented it, for Christ Sakes! I was sitting in a room with L. Ron Hubbard and a bunch of other science fiction writers. L. Ron Hubbard was famous among science fiction writers because he was the first one to have an electric typewriter. Wings: He...
Web News Site (Free subscription) | 03/22/2009
Image from KuiperCliff The Steven writes in the comments : You say DIY bride, I think of Helen O'Loy by Lester Del Rey Well, maybe you haven't heard of ol' Helen O'Loy either. O'Loy sounds a lot like Alloy, doesn't it? Spoiler Alert: Don't read the wikipedia entry, it gives too much info. Spoiler-less synopsys : Dave and Phil are two pals who spend a lot of time together. Although Dave is a robot...
MAKE: Blog (Free subscription) | 03/22/2009
Image from KuiperCliff The Steven writes in the comments : You say DIY bride, I think of Helen O'Loy by Lester Del Rey Well, maybe you haven't heard of ol' Helen O'Loy either. Spoiler Alert: Don't read the wikipedia entry, it gives too much info. Spoiler-less synopsys : Dave and Phil are two pals who spend a lot of time together. Although Dave is a robot repairman and Phil is a doctor, they become...
MNSpeak | Secrets of the City (Free subscription) | 03/10/2009
Minnesota Historical Society Acquisitions Librarian Patrick Coleman in a video about Minnesota's contributions to pulp literature , including the rarely told but fascinating tale of Captain Billy's Whiz Bang , steamy novelist and wildman Dan Brennan , sci-fi great Lester del Rey , and The Drowning Wire , a pulp novel set in Minnesota.
Lorem Ipsum (Free subscription) | 02/03/2009
I've been reading (well, mostly skimming) the stories in The Best of Lester del Rey, and just found this line: "War...
SF Signal (Free subscription) | 02/28/2008
From the Science Fiction Writers of America : The SFWA® Board of Directors and President Michael Capobianco are pleased to announce that writer and editor Michael Moorcock has been named Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master for 2008. The Grand Master represents SFWA's highest accolade and recognizes excellence for a lifetime of contributions to the genres of science fiction and fantasy. Mr. Moorcock...
SCI FI Wire (Free subscription) | 11/21/2007
SF author Robert J. Sawyer praised the journal Science for recognizing that the nascent field of robot ethics has its roots in science fiction. Sawyer contributed an editorial on the topic in the Nov. 16 edition of the top scientific journal.
The Reading Diary of John Dupuis (Free subscription) | 03/03/2007
What do you care what I read in 1984? Nothing, of course, but I do. As I get older (I was 20 in 1983 when I started keeping track of the books I read) I find myself more and more in the position of looking at a stack of books on my shelves by, say, Cornell Woolrich and they all have the word "Black" in the title. I know I've read a couple but I can't remember which ones. Fortunately, I've...
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