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Return to Luna writing contest
Published on 4 Mar 2008 at 3:20 pm.
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Filed under science fiction, space exploration.
The National Space Society and Hadley Rille Books are hosting a Return to Luna science fiction writing contest. Contestants are to submit a short story (2000 to 6000 words) about lunar exploration, preferably in the near future.  (To illustrate how little that is, yesterday’s posting about escape velocity was only a little over 2000 […]
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Jules Verne
Published on 9 Feb 2008 at 2:31 pm.
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One of the first introductions that most people have to science fiction, including myself, is the work of Jules Verne. He was born 180 years ago, yesterday, on February 8, 1828. Though he was originally writing for adults, his work is often seen as children’s fiction. That is a shame, because he really […]
Arthur C. Clarke at 90
Published on 18 Dec 2007 at 6:53 pm.
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Happy Birthday Arthur C. Clarke! OK, it is a few days late, but I don’t think that he’ll mind.
For those that don’t know, Arthur C. Clarke is a prolific science fiction writer and visionary. I first became acquainted with Clarke through reading Childhood’s End. I began reading science fiction quite early, […]
Danger, Will Robinson!
Published on 12 May 2007 at 6:15 pm.
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Filed under Mars, science fiction, space exploration.
In September, 1965, CBS launched the TV show Lost in Space. The premise of the show was that an interstellar space mission to the star Alpha Centauri was to be crewed primarily by a family. Professor John Robinson, an astrophysicist, was the expedition’s leader. He was accompanied by his wife, biochemist Dr. […]
Two books by R. M. Meluch
Published on 28 Apr 2007 at 1:04 am.
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Recently, I read two very interesting books by R. M. Meluch, an author that I had not previously been familiar with. The first of these books was The Myriad. I liked it so much that I read the follow-on book Wolf Star, but that book was independent enough that the books could be read […]
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Two science fiction novels by Jack McDevitt
Published on 24 Oct 2006 at 3:56 pm.
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My last post was about a space elevator. Interestingly, there is actually a science fiction novel that has such a device in it. This is Deepsix by Jack McDevitt. I like McDevitt’s novels, or at least the few that I’ve read. He does a good job of working science into science fiction. In this novel, […]
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Fahrenheit 451 — the ultimate banned book
Published on 27 Sep 2006 at 6:19 pm.
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This is banned books week. The idea is to read a book that has been banned somewhere. Many localities and school districts have banned books for various reasons, mostly because something in the book offends someone or makes someone uncomfortable. So, these books are taken out of classrooms and libraries so that children don’t […]
