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God Answers Your Questions
In preparation for the release of his new book, The Word of God, author Thomas Disch has revealed himself to be God and is taking questions from the faithful over at his blog. Dear G_d: Could you clarify the order of Creation? There are two different lists in Genesis, and people have died over interpretation.…
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365 Tomorrows
The “flash fiction” site 365 Tomorrows is a collaborative project which presents a new piece of short speculative fiction each day. Contributions come from a combination of staff writers and select submissions from amateur authors around the world, and the site has posted a new piece every day since August 1, 2005. The pieces are…
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2007 Nebula Award Winners
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Presented the Nebula Awards® for 2007 at the Omni Austin Hotel Downtown in Austin, Texas on April 26, 2008. Novel: The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon Novella: “Fountain of Age” by Nancy Kress Novelette: “The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate” by Ted Chiang Short Story: “Always” by…
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Best SF Series
Lists of best science fiction books are pretty common, but it’s somewhat more rare to find a rundown of best SF series. Listverse has come up with a “Top 15” list, and the picks look pretty solid. (Although I don’t know if Heinlein’s “Future History” stuff really qualifies as a true series.) Check it out…
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Pixar to Adapt PKD Story
Amongst the movies listed on Pixar’s slate of planned features is an adaptation of the Philip K. Dick story King of the Elves. The story, which has been anthologized several times, involves a gas-station attendant who gives a group of elves shelter from a storm. In gratitude, they make him their monarch. The film is…
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Cosmotopia: New Amazon SF Store
Billing it as “A Sci-Fi Destination,” Amazon.com has launched Cosmotopia. The portal features books, DVDs, toys, and other paraphernalia, and you can download episodes of SF TV series. There’s some nice associated content such as SF-related podcasts and excerpts from the Amazon blog, plus widgets like the “Shop by World” map that lets you click…
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Hyperion Being Adapted by Warner Bros.
The studio has announced that they’ll be adapting the first two books of Dan Simmons’ Hyperion Cantos (Hyperion and Fall of Hyperion) into one feature film. Trevor Sands, a relative newcomer, convinced the studio to let him write the adaptation by “taking a selective approach to the two novels’ multiple points of view in a…
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Return to Luna, At Least in Fiction
We can’t get off the ground in real life, but the National Space Society is sponsoring a short-story contest on the theme of returning to the Moon. WE ARE LOOKING FOR: Science Fiction stories that show the adventure of lunar settlement. We want to feel the romance of life there, the wonder of the lunar…
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Wikihistory
Wikihistory is a short story by Desmond Warzel which takes the form of a “Talk” page on a time travelers’ wiki. 11/15/2104 At 14:52:28, FreedomFighter69 wrote: Reporting my first temporal excursion since joining IATT: have just returned from 1936 Berlin, having taken the place of one of Leni Riefenstahl’s cameramen and assassinated Adolf Hitler during…
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2008 Hugo Nominees Announced
Whoo! I’m scooping Gandalara for once! I feel so…naughty. Best Novel The Yiddish Policeman’s Union by Michael Chabon (HarperCollins, Fourth Estate) Brasyl by Ian McDonald (Gollancz; Pyr) Rollback by Robert J. Sawyer (Tor; Analog Oct. 2006-Jan/Feb. 2007) The Last Colony by John Scalzi (Tor) Halting State by Charles Stross (Ace; Orbit) Best Novella “Fountains of…