• The World in the Satin Bag interviews Karen Miller, author of The Awakened Mage: "...in writing fantasy I get to play with the best of both worlds - larger than life events and themes, a splash of magic, and a chance to explore humanity from a slightly skewed perspective."


• Clive Thompson on Why Sci-Fi Is the Last Bastion of Philosophical Writing: "If you want to read books that tackle profound philosophical questions, then the best -- and perhaps only -- place to turn these days is sci-fi. Science fiction is the last great literature of ideas."


• William Shunn's "Not of This Fold" is the latest preliminary Nebula nominee to be posted online. (See also: More free Nebula nominees online.)


• Thanks to the upcoming BSFA Awards, Niall Harrison has book covers on his mind.


• The latest issue of Science Fiction Concatenation has been posted.


• Screen Grabs lists of The Top Ten Action Heroes Who Deserve A Comeback includes Snake Plissken (Escape from New York) and "Dutch" Schaefer (Predator).

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