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subterraneanpress.com - 2/25/2009
Fiction: A Four-Sided Triangle: A Lucifer Jones story by Mike Resnick
— subterraneanpress.com — There wasn’t a whole lot of white folks in La Paz back in the spring of 1937,... but them what was there all remember what happened, all the romantic intrigues and double crosses and blazing guns and the like, and they’ve codified it in song and story ... (more) Fiction: A Four-Sided Triangle: A Lucifer Jones story ...

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Strane Horizon Magazine - Contents 23 February, 2009
strangehorizons.com - 2/25/2009
Strane Horizon Magazine - Contents 23 February, 2009
— strangehorizons.com — Revisiting the Victorian Techno-thriller , by Nader Elhefnawy [W]hat these [1980s techno-thriller] novels really represented was a... resurgence of a genre long thought dead, namely the "future war" story as it was known prior to the outbreak of World ... (more) Strane Horizon Magazine - Contents 23 February, 2009

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sfsignal.com - 2/25/2009
MIND MELD: Who are Your Literary Influences in the Ongoing Conversation of Science Fiction?
— sfsignal.com — Just as readers are sometimes influenced by the fiction they read, so, too, are writers. This week,... we asked a bunch of writerly types: Q: The ever-changing landscape of science fiction literature is said to be formed by the ongoing conversation ... (more) MIND MELD: Who are Your Literary Influences in the ...

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locusmag.com - 2/25/2009
Philip José Farmer
— locusmag.com — Philip José Farmer has died at age 91, according to his official homepage . I never met... the man, and am no good at doing eloquent obituary cadences, so will just note that of all the writers I've covered so far in my " Yesterday's Tomorrows " column, ... (more) Philip José Farmer

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CONAN attacks fans
sffaudio.com - 2/25/2009
CONAN attacks fans
— sffaudio.com — Broken Sea Audio Productions , headquartered in New Zealand, has shut down all their Robert E. Howard... projects after receiving another threatening letter from the lawyers for Conan Properties International LLC (aka Paradox Entertainment ). CPI is the limited liability company that claims ... (more) CONAN attacks fans

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Suvudu - 2009 Dan Simmons DROOD Event Part I (video)
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Suvudu - 2009 Dan Simmons DROOD Event Part I (video)
— youtube.com — Author Dan Simmons visits the University Bookstore in Seattle WA to discuss his newest book, DROOD, on... February 18, 2009. Part I of VII. (more) Suvudu - 2009 Dan Simmons DROOD Event Part I (video)

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The Big Idea: Paul Melko
whatever.scalzi.com - 2/25/2009
The Big Idea: Paul Melko
— whatever.scalzi.com — Our informal Week ‘O Big Ideas continues today with an appearance by Paul Melko, member of the... Ohio SF/F Cabal (motto: “There’s more of us than you think”), whose latest multiverse-hopping book The Walls of the Universe is ... (more) The Big Idea: Paul Melko

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Humble at home, Farmer enjoyed international fame
pjstar.com - 2/25/2009
Humble at home, Farmer enjoyed international fame
— pjstar.com — Long after he became an internationally recognized science fiction writer, the usually elusive Philip Jose Farmer lent... his fame to a favorite project: Peoria’s public libraries.   Farmer died at his North Peoria ... (more) Humble at home, Farmer enjoyed international fame

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Sweet Potatoes In Space Questioned By Niven Fans
technovelgy.com - 2/25/2009
Sweet Potatoes In Space Questioned By Niven Fans
— technovelgy.com — This apparently innocent story of research into foods that will grow in space may have an sfnal... side, especially for Niven fans. (SF in the News) (more) Sweet Potatoes In Space Questioned By Niven Fans

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otter.covblogs.com - 2/25/2009
Free Fiction: Asimov's Preliminary Award Nominees
— otter.covblogs.com — Can all be read for free online at their site . Here is the list: Best Novelette... James Alan Gardner: The Ray-Gun: A Love Story Lisa Goldstein: Dark Rooms Ted Kosmatka: The Prophet of Flores Best Short Story Michael Cassutt: Skull Valley Kij Johnson: 26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss ... (more) Free Fiction: Asimov's Preliminary Award Nominees

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otter.covblogs.com - 2/25/2009
Free Audio Fiction: Trunk and Disorderly by Charles Stross
— otter.covblogs.com — Can be found at Subterranean Press . Charles Stross Website ABOUT THE AUTHOR: (snatched from his FAQ's... page) Writers are often boring people. They stay home and they, like, write for hours and hours every day. Watching them write is really boring, because believe it or not it takes ... (more) Free Audio Fiction: Trunk and Disorderly by Charles Stross

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Audio Dune Chronicles Complete!
sffaudio.com - 2/25/2009
Audio Dune Chronicles Complete!
— sffaudio.com — With the release of Chapterhouse Dune this month, Macmillan Audio has completed the entire original Dune Chronicles... , all recorded with full casts. Macmillan’s full list of audio Dune titles (including those by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson) can be found | HERE |, complete with ... (more) Audio Dune Chronicles Complete!

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dreamsandnightmaresmagazine.blogspot.com - 2/25/2009
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— dreamsandnightmaresmagazine.blogspot.com — That is not cooked which can eternal fly but in strange woks even clouds may fry... (more) couplet

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submissions report
dreamsandnightmaresmagazine.blogspot.com - 2/25/2009
submissions report
— dreamsandnightmaresmagazine.blogspot.com — More or less keeping up on subs. I have about 6-8 on hold. Need to learn Adobe... Indesign & do my own layout. My colleague Steve Cooper is having difficulty & may not be able to do issue 82. Think my daughter can help me get started.... (more) submissions report

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Villains Spotlight #3: The Lepus
andscifi.blogspot.com - 2/25/2009
Villains Spotlight #3: The Lepus
— andscifi.blogspot.com — One of the most terrifying villains of all time. You see them all the time but you... never think much about these deadly killers sitting quietly twitching their noses and waiting for the chance to strike, but Night of the Lepus brings that terror to the foreground. Just as Jaws made people afraid ... (more) Villains Spotlight #3: The Lepus

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Sarah Connor is All New in March
sfuniverse.com - 2/25/2009
Sarah Connor is All New in March
— sfuniverse.com — This March, Fox is going to fill our Fridays with all new episodes of Terminator: The Sarah... Connor Chronicles . First up, it’s “ Ourselves Alone .” That nasty little glitch in Cameron’s circuitry has “regrettable consequences” and Riley fears Cameron has discovered her secret. (Boy, I hope ... (more) Sarah Connor is All New in March

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geological tanka
dreamsandnightmaresmagazine.blogspot.com - 2/25/2009
geological tanka
— dreamsandnightmaresmagazine.blogspot.com — Eohippus burning plowing corn under renewing the supply of petroleum kilometers down drop by drop squeezed from... the dawn horse (more) geological tanka

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The Future Of Mobility
bigdumbobject.co.uk - 2/25/2009
The Future Of Mobility
— bigdumbobject.co.uk — Honda have created an interesting video on the future of mobility. As you'd guess there is some... talk of cars, but it's a bit more than just another advert due to the people they have talking, of note: SF authors Ben Bova and Orson Scott Card, ... (more) The Future Of Mobility

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