SF Tidbits for 11/2/08

By John DeNardo | Sunday, November 2nd, 2008 at 12:05 am

Jeff VanderMeer is collaborating with Jake Von Slatt on a visual Steampunk book.
Free Fiction [courtesy of QuasarDragon]:
- @Manybooks: “The Eternal Wall” by Raymond Z. Gallun (1956).
- @Feedbooks: “Dry Frugal With Death Rays” by Alex Wilson (2008).
- @Revolution SF: “Night of Their Conversion” by Patrice Sarath.
- Reflections Edge has a new issue with fiction by RJ Astruc, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Evan Lewis, and Richard Wolkomir.
- @Beneath Ceaseless Skies: [via SFScope]
  - “Sun Magic, Earth Magic” by David D. Levine.
  - “Architectural Constants” by Yoon Ha Lee.
  - Part One and Part Two of “The Sword of Loving Kindness” by Chris Willrich.
- Audio Fiction:
  - @PodCastle: “Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe, read by Cheyenne Wright.
  - @Well Told Tales: “Folsom Pond Blues” by Doug Murano, read by J.B. Goodspeed.
Apex interviews Louise Bohmer and M.M. Buckner.
Apex is holding their Annual Post-Halloween Raffle.
Should sex be included in a sf/f narrative or not?
Ben Bova writes Great strides vs. diseases depend on politicians: “In the United States, some aspects of such research have been hampered by politicians who are under the influence of very conservative religious groups.”
Kathryn Cramer has World Fantasy Con photos.
Lists:
- @io9: 30 Burning Sci-Fi Bromances, Secrets Of Great Characters, and Patents in SF Books.
- @Marooned: Top 5 Bad Martian Invasions from Film & TV.

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