Tag Archives: Science Fiction

Most Popular and Updated Articles: 20-26 November 2011

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

World SF Blog Call for Fiction Submissions

The World SF Blog is seeking all sorts of speculative fiction submissions, reflecting its mandate to gather sf from around the globe... Read more [...]

Most Popular and Updated Articles: 13-19 November 2011

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

Rebellion opens e-book store with 10% discount and zombie sale

Rebellion Publishing has opened its on e-book store, and is offering 10% of all e-books and a £2 sale on certain zombie and game titles... Read more [...]

Ridley Scott Reveals the Prophets of Science Fiction, this November on Science Channel

Iconic director Ridley Scott profiles legendary figures who connected science fiction with science fact in the world premiere series debuting November 9 on Science Channel... Read more [...]

Not First Contact: At NYRSF Readings, a Tribute to Murray Leinster

Michael Swanwick, Marianne Porter, David G. Hartwell, and Billee Stallings entertained and enlightened a full house audience on the life and works of Murray Leinster... Read more [...]

Gareth L. Powell sells alternative history gonzo cyberpunk novel to Solaris

Solaris Books bought Gareth L. Powell's new novel, Ack-Ack Macaque, which the publisher describes as a fusion of alternate history and gonzo cyberpunk... Read more [...]

Phoenix Pick giving away Paul Cook’s The Engines of Dawn

Small press publisher Phoenix Pick's monthly e-book give-away for November will be The Engines of Dawn by Paul Cook. They also send word of their contest to win a free membership to next year's WorldCon... Read more [...]

Minneapolis’ DreamHaven Books closing physical store

Owner Greg Ketter will close DreamHaven Books' physical Minneapolis bookstore at the end of January 2012, but will remain in the business at conventions and as an on-line retailer... Read more [...]

Science Fiction Trails #7 appears

The seventh issue of science fiction/western annual Science Fiction Trails is now available, with nine new stories... Read more [...]

Cognitive Regression—Terra Nova’s “What Remains”

You can spend a lot of money, use very good actors, and throw around some big names, but if the stories are weak, you're going to have bad television... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) Read more [...]

Martin H. Greenberg’s book collection available for sale

Anthologist Martin H. Greenberg's library has been purchased by Doug Ellis and Bob Weinberg, and they are offering it to fans piecemeal... Read more [...]

Carl Frederick’s SF++: Science Fiction Stories for Linux Geeks available for free

Upholding the Linux tradition, author Carl Frederick is releasing his e-book collection SF++: Science Fiction Stories for Linux Geeks for free from his website... Read more [...]

Jar Jar Binks Must Die, and Daniel M. Kimmel must be read

Fantastic Books has changed the ISBN and cover of its best-selling Jar Jar Binks Must Die… by Daniel M. Kimmel, which is garnering rave reviews... Read more [...]

Broderick and Di Filippo writing Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels: 1985-2010 for Nonstop Press

A supplement to David Pringle's 1985 Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels, Nonstop Press will publish Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo's listing of the best of the last quarter century next year... Read more [...]