SF Tidbits for 9/22/09
[SF Signal extends Best Wishes to Joe Haldeman, who took an unexpected trip to the hospital. Get well, Joe!]
- Interviews and Profiles:
- @New Statesman: Iain M. Banks (Transition). [via Bibliophile Stalker]
- Suite101.com interviews Tamora Pierce.
- @SciFi Scanner: Robert J. Sawyer.
- David Anthony Durham offers his Thoughts on Winning the John W Campbell Award.
- David B. Coe says With Worldbuilding, Every Detail Counts.
- Matt Jones On Cities, Future And Science Fiction. [via Big Dumb Object]
- Artist Robin Chyo’s tribute to games like God of War and Dante’s Inferno is really cool.
- EVENT: The first ever SFX Weekender — the “ultimate sci fi and fantasy event” being held in the UK on February 5th and 6th, 2010 — will feature guests, book readings, interviews & panels, workshops, the SFX Awards and screenings of forthcoming films and TV series, plus more.
- What If Star Wars Was Made By Environmentalists? [via Boing Boing]
- Lists:
- Fandomania has begun listing The 100 Greatest Fictional Characters. Lots of names instantly recognizable to genre fans.
- @Automopedia: 10 Epic SciFi Battle Scenes – In Space!
- @Mental Floss: 10 Facts About Stephen King.