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We have lost another science fiction writer. Christopher Samuel Youd died on February 3rd at the age of 89 from complications of bladder cancer. I, and many in the world, now him by one of his more famous pennames John Christopher. Other pennames were Stanley Winchester, Hilary Ford, William Godfrey, William Vine, Peter Graaf, Peter [...] I love to read about odd and strange phenomenon in our large universe. The one I read the other day is on Molecular Cloud Barnard 68. This ‘hole’ among the stars is what is called a dark molecular cloud where the concentration of dust and gas is so dense that is shuts out practically all [...] Earth is being invaded! Yes, again. Neat animation with great music. Enjoy! Operation White Widow (2011) from Jmtm00 on Vimeo. Originally spotted at Lynn Viehl’s blog. PHP Freelancer The science fiction and fantasy world was lost something wonderful. Anne McCaffrey, the author who brought us the Pern, Rowen, Crystal Singer, and so many other series and stories has passed away. Anne was a wonderful writer who inspired me as a teen for her wonderful worlds, character development, fight sequences (learned SO much), and [...] Kate shifted in her chair, shrugging off the harness. Time for her to obey another stupid adult rule. But one she put up with. For Grandma. She lifted the red cloth from off the top of the basket and shook it out. The deep red cloth unfolded without a fold or crease. She flipped it [...] • Genre and Category Sell-through This is where continual research is so important. At the beginning of the series I mentioned that science fiction was one of the genres selling well in ebooks. And it is. Genre fiction is typically selling well. But some are selling better than others. In print books science fiction is [...] After all the anime showing a holographic rock star, you knew they would eventually make it happen, right? Well, yes, it has happened now, including a #1 single and a sold out 2009 ‘live’ tour. So, what’s next? A holographic politician? :shudder: In any case, this is more fodder for fiction. Oh, so much fodder! [...] Inspiration for new fiction come from all over. This series explores possible ideas for science fiction. I’ve seen variations of these before. Cities on the water, making use of all that watery space on planet Earth. For science fiction, this might also include other planets, water worlds, or maximizing Earth’s capacity as population goes out [...] |
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