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wordfire.com - 8/22/2008
WordFire: Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta
— wordfire.com — Coming in Hardcover on September 16 Frank Herbert's Dune ended with Paul Muad'Dib in control of the planet Dune. Dune Messiah picked up the story several years later after Paul's armies had conquered the galaxy. But what happened between Dune and Dune ... (more) WordFire: Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta

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darylgregory.com - 8/1/2008
Daryl Gregory, Writer Guy Home Page
— darylgregory.com — Welcome to my self-promotional sandbox. * I write science fiction and fantasy, but I've been known to dabble in mainstream and mysteries. My short stories have appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Asimov's Science Fiction ... (more) Daryl Gregory, Writer Guy Home Page

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SF Books Latest Blog Posts (more)

The Mars Experiment, a new debut novel by Paul C. Vinci
21 minutes ago at Marooned: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror books on Mars
Dream Logic, Redux
36 minutes ago at Futurismic
Good Night In The Big Apple
114 minutes ago at 14theditch
The Monster Within Idea available for HWA members
2 hours ago at Apex Book Company
Dan Abnett On Writing Ultramarines
2 hours ago at SciFiCool.com | No Anal Probing Involved
jverse.com - 8/19/2008
Thriller writer Jeff ...
— jverse.com — Jeff Carlson is the author of the internationally acclaimed thrillers Plague Year and Plague War . He is currently working on a new stand-alone thriller as well as a third Plague novel to complete the nanotech trilogy. He is also collaborating with ... (more) Thriller writer Jeff ...

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pauldifilippo.com - 8/17/2008
Paul Di Filippo - Markov Chain of Fools
— pauldifilippo.com — Paul Di Filippo - Markov Chain of Fools (more) Paul Di Filippo - Markov Chain of Fools

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randomhouse.com - 8/18/2008
Del Rey Online
— randomhouse.com — Check out these pages for the latest news about your favorite Del Rey authors. We try to keep up the author websites as best as possible, but if you have suggestions for more sites - or other resources that you'd like to see included in this section ... (more) Del Rey Online

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sfsignal.com - 8/20/2008
MIND MELD: If You Could Change Any Aspect of The Science Fiction Field, What Would it Be?
— sfsignal.com — I recently read Seeds of Change , an anthology edited by John Joseph Adams centered on the theme of technological, scientific, political and/or cultural change. For this week's Mind Meld, we turned to the anthology's editor and authors, as well as a ... (more) MIND MELD: If You Could Change Any Aspect of The Science ...

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nightshadebooks.com - 8/31/2008
Adams, John Joseph - The Living Dead
— nightshadebooks.com — "When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth." From White Zombie to Dawn of the Dead; from Resident Evil to World War Z, zombies have invaded popular culture, becoming the monsters that best express the fears and anxieties of the ... (more) Adams, John Joseph - The Living Dead

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futurismic.com - 8/23/2008
Nostalgia does science fiction a disservice
— futurismic.com — Novelist Ian Sales makes an interesting point - a lot of the stories and novels held up as classics of the science fiction genre are actually very bad adverts for the modern form : I’ve complained before about the undeserving admiration ... (more) Nostalgia does science fiction a disservice

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justhastobeplausible.blogspot.com - 8/22/2008
It Doesn't Have To Be Right...: Don't Look Back in Awe
— justhastobeplausible.blogspot.com — Here we go again. I've complained before about the undeserving admiration given to many science fiction novels and short stories of earlier decades. Such reverence frequently results in fans recommending these works to people wanting to try the genre. ... (more) It Doesn't Have To Be Right...: Don't Look Back in Awe

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boxofficemojo.com - 8/11/2008
Sci-Fi - Based on Book Movies
— boxofficemojo.com — SCI-FI - BASED ON BOOK 1980-Present Lifetime Gross Total (48): $2,082,442,110 Average: $43,384,211 Opening Gross Average (37): $15,009,924 (Wide Releases Only) NOTE: "" If there are any movies that you think should be on this list, e-mail us at ... (more) Sci-Fi - Based on Book Movies

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mjengh.com - 8/22/2008
M(ary) J(ane) Engh - Home
— mjengh.com — Science fiction fans know me as M.J. Engh, author of Arslan and other books. I'm also an independent scholar of Roman history, and in that field I write as Mary Jane Engh. This website is for talking about both those interests, and maybe a few more. ... (more) M(ary) J(ane) Engh - Home

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subterraneanpress.com - 8/19/2008
Fiction: Kilimanjaro by Mike Resnick
— subterraneanpress.com — Ten years after the publication of Kirinyaga, the most-awarded science fiction book in history, comes this companion novella by 5-time Hugo winner Mike Resnick. The Kikuyu tribe of East Africa attempted to create a Utopia on the terraformed planetoid ... (more) Fiction: Kilimanjaro by Mike Resnick

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amazon.com - 8/23/2008
Entertainment : Neal Stephenson Reads from "Anathem"
— amazon.com — Video: Neal Stephenson Reads from "Anathem" E-mail This Link to a Friend: From: (required) To: (required) Subject: (required) Separate multiple addresses with commas. Addresses will not be used for promotional purposes. Add comments: (1,000 characters ... (more) Entertainment : Neal Stephenson Reads from "Anathem"

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wired.com - 8/20/2008
Novelist Neal Stephenson Once Again Proves He's the King of the Worlds
— wired.com — Tonight's subject at the History Book Club: the Vikings. This is primo stuff for the men who gather once a month in Seattle to gab about some long-gone era or icon, from early Romans to Frederick the Great. You really can't beat tales of merciless ... (more) Novelist Neal Stephenson Once Again Proves He's the King ...

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longnow.org - 8/27/2008
The Long Now Foundation
— longnow.org — Who is The Long Now Foundation? The Long Now Foundation was established in 01996 * to creatively foster long-term thinking and responsibility in the framework of the next 10,000 years. Learn More >> ANATHEM by Neal Stephenson Long Now presents the ... (more) The Long Now Foundation

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fsfmag.com - 8/31/2008
Fantasy and Science Fiction
— fsfmag.com — The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, founded in 1949, is the award-winning SF magazine which is the original publisher of SF classics like Stephen King's Dark Tower, Daniel Keyes's Flowers for Algernon, and Walter M. Miller's A Canticle for ... (more) Fantasy and Science Fiction

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philosophywithpair.blogspot.com - 8/19/2008
Old School vs. New School Science Fiction
— philosophywithpair.blogspot.com — Ok, so in a previous blog, I addressed the difference between old school and new school gamers. Perhaps rightly so, I got the response that this is a distinction that shouldn't exist. Perhaps there should be no distinction, either, between old school ... (more) Old School vs. New School Science Fiction

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sfwa.org - 8/23/2008
M.J. Engh honored by SFWA as 2009 Author Emerita
— sfwa.org — Mary Jane Engh, author of Arslan and Wheel of the Winds among other works, will be honored as Author Emerita by the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America for the 2009 Nebula Awards® Weekend in Los Angeles, California. The honor was announced by ... (more) M.J. Engh honored by SFWA as 2009 Author Emerita

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pyrsf.blogspot.com - 8/24/2008
Does Nostalgia Do SF a Disservice?
— pyrsf.blogspot.com — Over on Futurismic , Paul Raven points to a post by Ian Sales saying, "Readers new to the genre are not served well by recommendations to read Isaac Asimov, EE ‘Doc’ Smith, Robert Heinlein, or the like. Such fiction is no longer relevant, is often ... (more) Does Nostalgia Do SF a Disservice?

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io9.com - 8/24/2008
Is SF Too Obsessed With Its History? [Scifi Nostalgia]
— io9.com — The problem with science fiction is that it cares too much about the past. Or, at least, that's the argument being put forward by SF writer Ian Sales, who's growing more and more concerned about the reverence that SF fans have for "classic" SF that's ... (more) Is SF Too Obsessed With Its History? [Scifi Nostalgia]

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