SF Tidbits for 4/13/08
- Free Fiction: Space Platform by Murray Leinster (a.k.a. William F. Jenkins, 1953)
- Nancy Kress considers the craft or writing and art vs. new SF-nal ideas: "I don't have the dazzling ideas of a Bruce Sterling or Charles Stross, and that aspect of SF has never been important to me. How characters interact with the future, what a radical change in setting or technology does to the fabric of human interaction and to a person's sense of his or her place in the universe -- this is what I've always loved best about all literature."
- Our good friend Matt Jarpe (Radio Freefall) is talking crazy-talk, listing 5 reasons why he hates time travel, which is one of my favorite sf tropes. Why, I've got half a mind to whack him upside the head with David Gerrold's time belt. Or, should I have stopped at "I've got half a mind"? Yeah, probably that second one.
- In his Naples Daily News column, Ben Bova talks about science-fiction fans, a breed unto themselves: "Why are science-fiction conventions so popular among the fans? I think it's because science-fiction fans often find themselves regarded by the 'mundane' world as oddballs, nerds, weirdos."
- Subterranean Press is publishing a new novel by William Browning Spencer tentatively titled My Sister Natalie: Snake Goddess of the Amazon. If this is anywhere near as good as his short story "Downloading Midnight," then sign me up.
- The Science Fiction and Fantasy discussion group, Beyond_Reality, nabbed Richard Morgan and Kaza Kingsley to talk about their respective books Thirteen (a.k.a. Black Man in the U.K.) and Erec Rex: The Dragon's Eye.
- Sci-Fi Fan Letter lists SF/F stories that begin with characters on a farm, wishing for better things. Bonus points for creating a list with perhaps the most unique topic ever.
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| Posted by John on Sunday April 13, 2008 - 2:51 AM
| Category: Tidbits
| © 2008 SF Signal
Great news about William Browning Spencer! If you haven't read any of his books, I urge you to pick up RESUME WITH MONSTERS, and ZOD WALLOP. They are both amazing and both can be found at used book stores or amazon for next to nothing.
Posted by Jim Hall on Sunday April 13, 2008 at 10:45 AM
Oh, you just reminded be about reason #6 to hate time travel. You can have sex with yourself. Ewww.
Posted by Matt Jarpe on Sunday April 13, 2008 at 2:48 PM
Where exactly are Richard Morgan Kingsley talking about their books? There is no link...
Posted by futurepunk on Sunday April 13, 2008 at 9:51 PM
Er...that was a test to see if you could spot the HTML blunder. You won. 
[Looks at Fred with disappointment.]
Posted by John on Sunday April 13, 2008 at 10:53 PM
Haha. I hope my prize is something terrific. No worries though. The site is awesome.
Posted by futurepunk on Monday April 14, 2008 at 8:03 AM
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