• Del Rey has an interview Josh Conviser, author of Empyre . "Empyre is spy-fi -- cyberpunk spiced with Bourne Identity-style intrigue. "


• At SciFi Wire, John Joseph Adams profiles Joel Shepherd, author of Killswitch.


• Wired Science interviews Greg Bear.


• John Dalmas has been added to the list of sf/f authors who blog. (Thanks, Fred!)


• Recently free fiction at ManyBooks.net: "Instinct" (1959) by George O. Smith, "Unborn Tomorrow" (1969) and "Revolution" (1960) by Mack Reynolds, "The Short Life" (1955) by Francis Donovan, and "Beyond Pandora" (1962) by Robert J. Martin.


• Let's hope that this article on homeopathy is the last time that science fiction and America's Funniest Home Videos are used together: "And yet, we really like science fiction. We like to believe in magical solutions and discoveries that break the mold - that there could be something out there that we find that no one else has thought of yet, or observed, or harnessed. This drive to discover is a wonderful force for investigation and scientific advancement, but it is a double edged sword. The other side can result in irrational beliefs, magical thinking, and snake oil science."


• Here is a list of 10 Science Fiction Clichés to Avoid.


• Larry at OF Blog of the Fallen rounds up a collection of "Best of the year" lists. This is the only time of the year that I am an optimist. Under the false impression that the holidays will leave me enough time to read, I plan on posting my Best Reads of the Year in early January.


• Artist John Picacio shows off his cover for Jeffrey Ford's Memoranda, part of his Well-Built City trilogy. When all three covers (The Physiognomy, Memoranda, & The Beyond) are placed side-by-side-by-side, it creates a larger image, which Picacio and Ford will post soon. Cool.

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Posted by John DeNardo at Saturday December 22, 2007 at 1:15 AM
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