Author Archives: Ian Randal Strock

Rod Rees’ Demi-Monde coming to the US

HarperCollins' Morrow imprint will be publishing the first two books in Rod Rees' forthcoming The Demi-Monde series... Read more [...]

Beneath Ceaseless Skies celebrates two years

Celebrating two years of online magazine publication, the 53rd issue of Beneath Ceaseless Skies includes stories by Sarah L. Edwards, Rosamund Hodge, Richard Parks, and Tony Pi... Read more [...]

Top Box Office Grossers: First Week in October 2010

Genre films keep slipping and falling down the charts, but there's a few new horror flicks making only small splashes, as well as an Indian robot film... Read more [...]

Most Popular and Updated Articles: 3-9 October 2010

The most popular SFScope articles during the last week, as well as those which were updated... Read more [...]

Albaconning

Off to Albacon for the weekend. Why not join me? Read more [...]

Hammer Films relaunches, and Random House gives them a new imprint

Classic horror film producer Hammer Films returns after a 30-year hiatus, and launches a publishing imprint through Random House's Arrow Books to join the new line of films and other productions... Read more [...]

AMNH’s Isaac Asimov Debate: “Is Earth Unique?”

A special Isaac Asimov Debate celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Rose Center Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History will focus on the question Is Earth Unique? this Sunday... Read more [...]

Escape Pod raising its rates and looking to expand its online content

Science fiction podcast magazine Escape Pod is raising the rates it's paying for stories, and looking to add commentary and reviews to the site... Read more [...]

Memorial service for Larry Ashmead announced

A memorial service for editor Larry Ashmead, who died 3 September, will be held 9 November in Manhattan... Read more [...]

Orbit eBooks announces “The Orbital Drop”

Orbit, which is now publishing nearly all its titles in simultaneous print and ebook editions, is now offering a special announcement list for their ebook readers... Read more [...]

Four Northwestern scientists to discuss Mutants, Androids, and Cyborgs

Mutants, Androids, and Cyborgs: The Science of Pop Culture Films will bring together four neruoscientists from Northwestern University to see what science of tomorrow we can look forward to by viewing the films of today... Read more [...]

Renovation extends membership installment plan

Renovation, the 2011 World Science Fiction Convention, is extending the open period for purchasing memberships on an installment plan, to the end of the year... Read more [...]

Renovation announces Hugo base design competition

Once again, WorldCon is asking artists to design the base for the Hugo Award, this time for 2011. Bases must reflect the theme of New Frontiers, or the region of Reno... Read more [...]

HarperCollins giving away five boxed 60th anniversary Narnia editions

HarperCollins is publishing a special boxed edition to celebrate the 60th anniversary of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, and giving away five copies... Read more [...]

Apex Magazine’s October 2010 Issue

Apex Magazine's October 2010 issue includes fiction by Ian Tregillis, Brenda Stokes Barron, and Ekaterina Sedia... Read more [...]