Visions of Paradise (Free subscription) | 12/12/2009
I have been reading several issues of prozines recently, both current and vintage and, as is typical with prozines, there have been both excellent and mediocre stories. The vintage issues I have been reading are the first two issues of Worlds of Tomorrow dated April and June, 1963. The feature story was a two-part serial People of the Sea , by Arthur C. Clarke, which was released in book form as the...
The Lipstick Chronicles (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
honda Dossett calls herself the "Southern half of Evelyn David." Rhonda lives in Oklahoma. Her writing partner, Marian Edelman Borden, lives in New York. Together, they’ve written two hilarious mystery novels – and never met. Today, they give TLC advice...
BOOKSTEVE'S LIBRARY (Free subscription) | 25/10/2009
I always love finding out about a cool-looking film I had no idea existed. This clip from 1969's THE MONITORS popped up on Facebook this evening and I clicked on it to watch on YouTube. I went back long enough to hit the "Like" button during the clip but afterwards the clip was gone and I wasn't even sure who had posted it! My own profile didn't even indicate I had "liked" anything!...
Free SF Reader : Free Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror (Free subscription) | 17/09/2009
Stasis revival Bolo magic. 3.5 out of 5 http://www.webscription.net/chapters/0671698796/0671698796.htm
The Eternal Golden Braid (Free subscription) | 09/07/2009
Even Newer Destinies After Far Frontiers , came New Destinies , as Jim Baen continued to work on the "bookzine" format. Similar in frequency, New Destinies concentrated more on fiction and had fewer but longer entries per issue than Far Frontiers . Jim Baen (editor): New Destinies 01 (Baen Books; March 1987; ISBN 0-671-65628-7; cover by Craig Farley). Made up of: Point Man (Timothy Zahn);...
WonderAudio.com (Free subscription) | 20/06/2009
Did you know you can get either of these titles, as well as any other Wonder Audio title for just $7.49? Just sign up at Audible.com/WonderAudio The Fabulous Clipjoint By Fredric Brown; Read by William Coon 5hr, 36 min.- [UNABRIDGED] Publisher: Wonder Audio Published: 2009 Available at Audible & iTunes Winner of the Edgar Award You’ll hear the soft, lazy voice of [...]
Rene's Apple (Free subscription) | 16/06/2009
I've been reading a compilation of Thomas Merton's works and a book by the great Science Fiction writer Keith Laumer, and noticing some interesting parallels between the largely phony society Merton describes in the mid 20th Century, and the logical conclusions of that phoniness in some maybe not too distant future, as dreamed up by the brilliant and hilarious Laumer. Merton: "If we take our vulnerable...
Planet-x.com.au (Free subscription) | 27/05/2009
Ethical Governor For Battlefield Robots re: Keith Laumer on 5/26/2009: Science Fiction in the News.
The Eternal Golden Braid (Free subscription) | 08/05/2009
Young Flandry Ensign Flandry, Agent of the Terran Empire, looks like Keith Laumer's Retief and acts like A. Bertram Chandler's Grimes in this piece of art for an upcoming Baen Books release !
Divers and Sundry (Free subscription) | 28/01/2009
Lectitans has an introduction-to-steampunk reading list: Proto-Steampunk: Gormenghast Novels (esp Titus Alone), Mervyn Peake Worlds of the Imperium, Keith Laumer Queen Victoria's Bomb, Ronald W. Clark A Nomad of the Time Streaks, Michael Moorcock Early Steampunk: The Anubis Gates, Tim Powers Homunculus, James Blaylock Infernal Devices, K W Jeter More Recent Steampunk: The Difference Engine, William...
The Rap Sheet (Free subscription) | 24/10/2008
Among the other worthy but “forgotten books” being touted today around the blogosphere are: Dark Wanton, by Peter Cheyney; The Godwulf Manuscript, by Robert B. Parker; Five Minutes with a Stranger, by Miles Tripp; Fat Chance, by Keith Laumer; Cajun Nights, by D.J. Donaldson; and John the Balladeer, by Manly Wade Wellman. In addition, series organizer Patti Abbott features several other...
SF Signal (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Over at Subterranean Online, artist John Picacio dissects the work he did for Muse of Fire , the latest book by Dan Simmons . Another winner. Interviews & Profiles: Speaking of John Picacio, over at FearNet.com John interviews horror author Mario Acevedo ( The Nymphos of Rocky Flats ). @OrbitBooks: David Farland talks about his book WorldBinder and Pamela Freeman talks about her novel Deep Water...
advanced nanotechnology (Free subscription) | 12/09/2008
What are Bolo Tanks ? Bolo's are fictional artificially intelligent super-heavy tanks. They were described in science fiction books by Keith Laumer. Online books have the specifications for the different bolo models. Amazon.com Widgets Bolo Mark X 350 tons Laser cannon, railguns, missiles, preloaded computer battle plans Bolo Mark XII 500 tons Intercontinental missiles, surface to space missiles Bolo...
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