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GAME OF THRONES (top) and DR. WHO (bottom) could be possible contenders in the Best Dramatic Presentation categories. George R. R. Martin fans and Dr. Who fans may have a major impact on who wins this year's Hugo Awards. Cast your vote for the 2012 Hugo Awards and help decide this year’s winners, recognizing [Read it all...] The World Science Fiction Convention will return to Texas — San Antonio to be precise — for the first time since 1997. On Aug. 20, voters at Renovation, the 2011 Worldcon, awarded the right to host the international conference to the Texas in 2013 bid. LoneStarCon 3 -– the 71st World Science Fiction Convention -– [Read it all...] FORGOTTEN BOOK: SCIENCE MADE STUPID by Tom Weller, Houghton Mifflin, 1986 This is the 62nd in my series of Forgotten Books. The other day I was doing my Hugo Award voting and I was reminded of one of the more interesting Hugo results. This time, the category was for Non-Fiction Book. The winning piece was [Read it all...] Here’s how Texas science fiction/fantasy fans can help decide this year’s Hugo Award winners AND bring the 2013 World Science Fiction Convention to San Antonio. The Hugo Awards, presented annually since 1955, are science fiction’s most prestigious award. They are voted on by members of the World Science Fiction Convention (“Worldcon”) which is also responsible [Read it all...]
The 2011 Hugo Awards finalists in the Best Professional Artist category (l to r): Daniel Dos Santos, Bob Eggleton, Stephan Martiniere, John Picacio, and Shaun Tan. The 2011 Hugo Awards and John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer nominations were announced Sunday via live broadcast from Eastercon in Birmingham, UK. [Read it all...] MOONDUST by Thomas Burnett Swann, 1968, Ace Books This is the 38th in my series of Forgotten Books. Moondust (1st Edition Paperback – 1968) As with many of the writers I have discussed in the last nine months, Thomas Burnett Swann should not be forgotten. He was not a prolific writer (17 novels, I [Read it all...] The San Antonio Browncoats are presenting the original pilot episodes of excellent, but short-lived, SF series Firefly. This is your chance to catch them in their full glory on the big screen at the Alamo Drafthouse Westlakes. The show is Thursday January 27th at 7:00 PM and admission is absolutely free. The episodes being shown [Read it all...] The Hugo Award The 2011 Hugo Awards nomination period is currently open until Saturday, March 26, 2011 23:59 PDT. Nominations for the Hugo Awards and John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer may be submitted online or by postal mail. The online ballot form with simple instructions can be found here. Printable ballots [Read it all...] We mentioned this back in early May, but the 2010 Hugo Awards Voting Deadline is now upon us. Deadline to register and vote is 31 July 2010 23:59 PDT — that’s tomorrow! Still time for you to make your voice heard. If you missed our May post about the voting process, here’s a recap: You [Read it all...] A Mirror for Observers by Edgar Pangborn A Mirror For Observers by Edgar Pangborn, © 1954 hardback, Doubleday This is the 7th in my series of Forgotten Books There is a story about Edgar Pangborn that says Theodore Sturgeon was helping H. L. Gold out on night reading the slush pile for Galaxy magazine. [Read it all...] |
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