SPECIAL NOTE: Dr. Jerry Pournelle passed away 9/8/2017. He was a major influence on the field in many ways – his fiction, his collaborations, his generosity, his service. He could be prickly, he could be intimidating, he could be sympathetic. Whether one agreed or disagreed with his many and varied positions on all manner of subjects, he always argued the facts. I think it fitting that one of the most recent awards he received was the NSS’ Heinlein Award. I greatly enjoyed much of his fiction, both that written by himself and in collaboration with others. Amazing Stories wishes to extend its condolences to the Pournelle family and to the science fiction community. He will be missed.
OTHER SPECIAL NOTE: Seth McFarlane’s The Orville and WD spinoff Fear the Walking Dead both premiere this evening. Fortunately FtWD opens at 9 pm (est) and tO opens at 10 pm (est).
SOCIAL
Clowns ‘Pissed’ at Stephen King (and: editorial department NOT afraid of red balloons or clown makeup) (just goes to show you: genre fiction really does have an impact on society)
What Happens When ALL Opinions are Valued Equally? This
ENTERTAINMENT
Worldcon Wayback Machine: Magicon
Cocktails & Flash Fiction (is the page spinning or is it me?)
New Release: The Darkness Within Us by Brooke Hodge
New Release: Henry Man by Jason Norton
New Release: Strikeforce Falcon: Operation Komodo by Richard White
New Release: Mad Shadows II by Joe Bonadonna
Creepy Chicks (it’s an homage!) (No Kardashians were harmed…probably shoulda been…)
INDUSTRY
The Marketing of Star Wars: Interview with Craig Miller
Sexual Harassment in the SF Community Survey Results (don’t ignore this!)
Lunacon Will NOT Have a 2018 Con
SCIENCE
Bionic Lens: Now you can look at things and you’ll hear di-di-di-di-di-di-di-di as you focus
In case you missed it Juno just did another flyby of Jupiter
“Sci Fi” Stuff on Display at Space Shuttle Discovery
19 Light Hours Away and Still Going: Voyager 1
Neanderthals: Learning How to ‘Stick’ Together 200,000 Years Ago
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