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Science fiction author birthday

 

Today is SF writer Catherine Asaro's birthday!

Here are a few links for the occasion:

Her Facebook and Twitter pages

Catherine Asaro at Big Think

Novelette "The Pyre of New Day" (PDF)

Interview: Defining Science Fiction and Fantasy (video)

Asaro entry at Internet Speculative Fiction DataBase

Her story "Echoes of Pride" in Galaxy's Edge Issue 5 (available for free online reading through December 31)

This month's free e-book from Phoenix Pick

The free e-book for November from Phoenix Pick is The Children Star by Joan Slonczewski. You'll find instructions for download in our newsletter.

Thanks to SF Signal for spreading the word!

Bundle up!

A basic bundle of 6 books for as little as $2.99 ...

Check it out!

Galaxy's Edge - Issue 4

The September issue of Galaxy's Edge is now available for free online reading!

This month's contents include both new and reprint stories, by Nancy Kress, Nick T. Chan, Janis Ian, Robert Silverberg, Ed McKeown, Maureen McHugh, and several others.

For a full listing of the 10 stories, novel excerpt, serialization, and columns, go to the Galaxy's Edge home page. You'll be able to read Issue 4 free online until Issue 5 debuts on November 1.

If you'd rather not read online, the magazine can be purchased for reading as a mobi or epub file, or as a PDF. A print version is also available, and you can buy an annual subscription via Weightless Books. (Links for all these options are on the magazine's home page.)

We hope you enjoy this latest issue of Galaxy's Edge!

This month's free e-book from Phoenix Pick

The free e-book for September from Phoenix Pick is The River of Dancing Gods by Jack L. Chalker. You'll find instructions for download in our newsletter.

Thanks to SF Signal for spreading the word!

This month's free e-book from Phoenix Pick

The free e-book for July from Phoenix Pick is Rogue Queen by L. Sprague de Camp.
You'll find instructions for download in our newsletter.

Thanks to SF Signal  and SFFWorld.com for helping spread the word!

Galaxy's Edge - Issue 3

The July issue of Galaxy's Edge is now available for free online reading!

This month's contents include both new and reprint stories, by Laurie Tom, Michael Flynn, Brennan Harvey, Jack Williamson, and several others. Gregory Benford is the magazine's science columnist. Paul Cook provides another batch of book reviews.

For a full listing of the 10 stories, novel excerpt, serialization, and columns, go to the Galaxy's Edge home page. You'll be able to read Issue 3 free online until Issue 4 debuts on September 1.

If you'd rather not read online, the magazine can be purchased for reading as a MOBI or epub file, or as a PDF. A print version is also available, and you can get an annual subscription via Weightless Books. (Links for all these options are on the magazine's home page.

We hope you enjoy this latest issue of Galaxy's Edge!

Seattle sets a record with books

Seattle Public Library (Photographer: Rem Koolhaas)

 

Oooh, but as a book lover, the video was a bit painful to watch, especially certain parts!

Did you know that SF writer Nancy Kress lives in Seattle? And that the Association of Writers & Writing Programs will hold its 2014 conference there?

... and the final Iain Banks interview

from The Guardian

Sadness ... Iain Banks (1954-2013)

BBC News
The Guardian
Obituary
In His Own Words
Five Minutes with: Iain M. Banks
Neil Gaiman journal entry

136 Days to Capclave

Ten days to Balticon!

And on the 7th day of May

... in 1931, Gene Wolfe was born.

Image from Wikipedia
original photo here

Here are seven links for the occasion:
 

John Scalzi's December 2012 blog post: Gene Wolfe Chosen as SFWA Grand Master

December 2012 Tor.com announcement -- 19 Gene Wolfe Books Now Available Again in Ebook

Gene Wolfe quotes from Goodreads.com

Gene Wolfe's entry in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

Gene Wolfe interviewed (video) at Balticon 40 (in 2006)

Gene Wolfe at Fantastic Fiction

Chicago Literary Hall of Fame -- Honoring Gene Wolfe


(Okay, technically nine links, but two were more Balticon-related.)

Orson Welles - born May 6, 1915

Welles in 1937 (age 21)
photographed by Carl Van Vechten

 
On this day 98 years ago, Orson Welles was born.

You're probably familiar with his part in the 1938 radio broadcast of H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds.

But you might also enjoy his narrations in the Alan Parsons Project (Edgar Allan Poe-related) album Tales of Mystery and Imagination. If you can get hold of a copy of the 1987 version of the album, check out "A Dream Within a Dream" and "Prelude." (The rest of the album is pretty cool, too.)

Cinco para Cinco de Mayo

For this 5th day of May, here are five past posts from Nancy Kress's blog:

• Discovering Science Fiction
• Frog Blog
• Choice
• Zombies at the CDC
• New Words

Galaxy's Edge

The May issue of Galaxy's Edge is now available for free online reading!

This month's contents include both new and reprint stories, by Ken Liu, Robert Silverberg, Tina Gower (recent winner of the Writers of the Future contest Golden Pen Award), Gio Clairval, and Charles Sheffield. Gregory Benford is the magazine's science columnist. And editor Mike Resnick presents another intriguing editorial.

For a full listing of the 12 stories, novel excerpt, serialization, and columns, go to the Galaxy's Edge home page. You'll be able to read Issue 2 free online until Issue 3 debuts on July 1.

If you'd rather not read online, the magazine can be purchased for reading as a MOBI or epub file, or as a PDF. A print version is also available, and you can get an annual subscription via Weightless Books. (Links are on the home page.)

We hope you enjoy what each issue of Galaxy's Edge has to offer!

April-wise

Samuel Ray Delany, Jr. was born on April 1, 1942. Happy 71st birthday to him!

Have you read any of his work? Here are some links:

Delany's Facebook page
"There's Not Been Enough of Samuel R. Delany" by Jo Walton at Tor.com
Interview at Public Radio International (audio available on the site)
Frederik Pohl on Delany
Works at gutenberg.org
"Notable Quotes"
"A Conversation with Samuel R. Delany"