unlikelyworlds.blogspot.com - 11/4/2009
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To Greenwich and the Royal Observatory on Friday, to take part in a discussion about ‘whether science fiction authors are wasting their time writing about interplanetary travel, space colonisation and the spread of mankind across the universe given everything science has taught us about the ...
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Earth and other unlikely worlds: 51̊28'38"N 0̊00'00"E
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... Earth and other unlikely worlds: 51̊28'38"N 0̊00'00"E ...
The Link Hand of God
Torque Control —
... by Christopher Barzak and Delia Sherman
A very interesting review of Galileo’s Dream by Robin Durie at Ready Steady Book, not least because it says some of the things I wanted to say in the review I haven’t had time to write.
Annalee Newitz at io9 on twenty sf books for 2010, which includes some suggestions by me. (I might to a more comprehensive list of things I’m looking forward to at some point.)
Paul McAuley on arbitrary divisions, and on the film of The Road
Jonathan McCalmont and ...
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