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Strangelove for Science Fiction: Embassytown by China Miéville
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Strangelove for Science Fiction. Thursday, July 14, 2011. Embassytown by China Miéville. Is that rare breed of science fiction novel that has greater depth than first meets the eye. The central metaphor of the novel, that language both describes and prescribes our experience of the world, expands out in all directions. Language circumscribing identity. Language as intoxicant. Language as a noose that can hang the unwary. 2000), The Scar. 2002), The City and The City. 2009), and now Embassytown. This one ...
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Strangelove for Science Fiction: Lavinia by Ursula K. LeGuin
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Strangelove for Science Fiction. Tuesday, February 9, 2010. Lavinia by Ursula K. LeGuin. Harcourt, 2008), is among her best, if not the best, and it achieves success in interesting ways. LeGuin has embraced, like never before, a story entwined with important and prickly topics: leadership, family, war, marriage, religion, poetry and prophecy. Parts of story may be familiar to some readers, based as it is on a minor character in Vergil’s Aeneid. 8220;Why must there be war? Because men are men.”. Vergil, h...
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Strangelove for Science Fiction: Loncon 3 panel photos
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Strangelove for Science Fiction. Saturday, August 30, 2014. Loncon 3 panel photos. Here are photos from some of the panels I attended at Loncon 3, the 72nd World Science Fiction Convention, held August 14-18, 2014, in London. Starting with "A Conversation with Malcolm Edwards" an editor and critic, as well as one of the convention's Guests of Honor. Click to enlarge. Malcolm Edwards, Guest of Honor. A Conversation with Malcolm Edwards". Chris Evans, author. A Conversation with Malcolm Edwards". I’l...
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Strangelove for Science Fiction: Orange by Neil Gaiman
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Strangelove for Science Fiction. Wednesday, December 16, 2009. Orange by Neil Gaiman. This one is slick and amusing. The conceit is that the story is composed completely of answers to questions the reader doesn’t get to see. As the first lines say: “Third Subject’s Responses to Investigator’s Written Questionnaire. EYES ONLY.”. The funniest bits arrive early:. 8220;7. Several times a day. 8220;8. No.”. Orange" by Neil Gaiman, originally published in The Starry Rift. Link: Year’s Best SF 14. Defining Robi...
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The Fan Writer Hugo, and Pros – Whatever
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A Brief Biography of John Scalzi. Availability for Interviews, Appearances, Writing Work and Optioning Existing Work. Books and Other Projects by John Scalzi. Guidelines for Publicity, Blurbing, Unpublished Work, Retweets, Guest Blogging, Charitable Solicitations, Autographing, Educational Use and School Assignments. Site Disclaimer and Comment Policy. The Canonical Bacon Page. The Scalzi Creative Sampler. A WORLD OF NEVERENDING HAPPINESS. The Fan Writer Hugo, and Pros. March 23, 2014. March 23, 2014.
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Balticon -- Maryland Regional Science Fiction Convention Web Page
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Art Show and Artists' Alley. BSFan Advertising Information and Rates. Program Ideas Submission Form. Balticon Truck Crew Time Record. Volunteer Reg and Release Fill-In. Volunteer Reg and Release Print Form. Volunteer Time Record Fill-In. Volunteer Time Record Print Form. Balticon 49 Dealers' Info. Dealers' Room Hours will be:. Open to the Public. Friday, May 23, 2014. 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Saturday, May 24, 2014. 10:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Sunday, May 25, 2014. 10:30 am to 5:00 pm. Monday, May 26, 2014. Collecta...
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Strangelove for Science Fiction: Loncon 3 notes and quotes
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Strangelove for Science Fiction. Thursday, September 25, 2014. Loncon 3 notes and quotes. Notes from Loncon 3, the 72nd World Science Fiction Convention, held August 14-18, 2014, in London. Thursday panel: "LOLcats in Space: Social Media, Humour, and SF Narratives.". Panelists: Andrea Phillips, Jean Johnson (m), Adam Roberts, and Charles Stross. During introductions: "I'm Charles Stross and I tweet too.". Charles Stross: "The modern human condition is a cyberpunk dystopia .". And The Player of Games.
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Strangelove for Science Fiction: More Loncon 3 panel photos
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Strangelove for Science Fiction. Sunday, August 31, 2014. More Loncon 3 panel photos. More photos from panel discussions I attended at Loncon 3, the 72nd World Science Fiction Convention, held August 14-18, 2014, in London. Christopher Priest, writer,. Elizabeth Hand, writer,. Graham Sleight, critic,. John Clute, critic,. Peter Higgins, writer,. Kate Nepveu, reviewer,. The Canon is Dead. What now? Connie Willis, writer,. The Canon is Dead. What now? Joe Monti, editor. The Canon is Dead. What now? PM Pres...
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Strangelove for Science Fiction: Hugo Award slates and the politics of exclusion
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Strangelove for Science Fiction. Friday, April 24, 2015. And the politics of exclusion. Slate voting is an exclusionary tactic. Regular Hugo Awards voters nominate the stories and authors that they love in a scattershot manner, a method of voting that is easily overwhelmed in the nomination process by a relatively small group of lockstep slate voters. Posted by SF Strangelove. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Coode Street Podcast. Embassytown by China Miéville. Lavinia by Ursula K. LeGuin. Kim Sta...
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The Way the Future Blogs, an online memoir by science fiction writer Frederik Pohl » Blog Archive » Cordwainer Smith: The Ballad of Lost Linebarger, Part 2
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The Way the Future Blogs. Laquo; Cordwainer Smith: The Ballad of Lost Linebarger, Part 1. Judith Merril, Part 8: Spymaster in the Custody Wars. Cordwainer Smith: The Ballad of Lost Linebarger, Part 2. Cordwainer Smith, 1965. 8220; Scanners Live in Vain. Was the first published work by the pseudonymous Cordwainer Smith. But not of the real person behind the pseudonym, Paul Linebarger. Linebarger had published numerous nonfiction works. And three novels before writing “Scanners.”. Two of these, Ria. Becaus...
