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	amber - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about amber
		The effect, first noticed by the ancient Greeks, is due to acquisition of negative electric charge, hence the adaptation of the Greek word for amber, elektron, for electricity (see static electricity).
		Amber's preservative properties were demonstrated 1992 when DNA was extracted from insects estimated to be around 30 million years old which were found fossilized in amber, and in 1995 US scientists succeeded in extracting bacterial spores from a bee in amber that was 40 million years old.
		There was a pretty legend among the Phoenicians that the pieces of amber were the petrified tears of maidens who had thrown themselves into the sea because of unrequited love, and each bead of amber was highly prized.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Amber (346 words)

	Parallel worlds. - The Hyperspace Forums
		It should be noted that the division between science fiction and fantasy becomes fuzzier than usual when dealing with stories that explicitly leave the universe we are familiar with, especially when our familiar universe is portrayed as a subset of a multiverse.
		While a parallel universe may be invoked by the concept, the nature of the universe is not often explored.
		By extension all of fiction in general could, by this reasoning, be occurring in an "alternate reality." While this definition might be useful in some critical contexts[citation needed] a more generally useful definition restricts the term to fiction where there are alternate realities presented in the work itself.
	www.mkaku.org /forums/showthread.php?p=1871 (3375 words)

	The Tony Jones Amber Page
		For those who don't know, Amber is the diceless role-playing system based in and around the universe of Roger Zelazny's ten Amber novels.
		Argentium by Iain Walker - Amber is destroyed, Oberon rules in Chaos, and the Elders and their Children live at Corwins Pattern.
		Obviously Amber has a currency, and given its close trading ties to shadows across the Golden Circle it is quite likely that it will have long ago replaced any local currencies which may have once existed.
	www.wolfram.demon.co.uk /rp_amber_top.html (2182 words)

	in the Shadow of Greatness: IMC :: family generations
		In Amber, they are the plot—except for those weeks you are saving the universe for your own selfish reasons.
		These 'family' elements are captured pretty well in the Amber DRPG rulebook—and it seems to me that no other game that I know of captures the notion of family as a central consequence of plot.
		While one of the first premises of the Amber DRPG rulebook is that your parents are manipulative bastards, the game takes on a new meaning when you do the same thing to your own kids.
	www.skyseastone.net /itsog/shadows/006025.html (852 words)

	Herman Melville and Harriet Prescott Spofford (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Their stories tend to be heavily plotted, and often are directly ancestral to such modern genres as the mystery story and science fiction, both of which tend to feature complex plots.
		What these detective stories are is unclear to me. The 1850's saw the birth of casebook fiction, and Spofford's tale has some similarity to their works, in that it is a short story narrated by the detective hero, concentrating on his detective work in solving the crime.
		Riddle Fiction seems to be a largely Nineteenth Century form, written mainly by mainstream authors such as Kipling, Twain, Stockton and Aldrich, that is less practiced today.
	hometown.aol.com /mg4273/melville.htm (3216 words)

	GOLDSTEIN PSYCHONAUTIC INSTITUTE
		The green and amber shades of the leaves make me feel so happy and at peace and even as I ache from crouching in the garden and my back groans in complaint, I continue to poke and prod and look, mostly look and think, at and about my allies.
		Only universal and omnipotent compassion will be expressed by those who choose to keep the upgrade loaded in the wetware and plan to maintain the biological form indefinitely with Bodhisattva action.
		We are biological beings all caught in the universe of delusions placed in our minds and put upon our lives, by the very varied forces that make us the masticators and the progenitors.
	gpi.alkem.org (5608 words)

	List of fictional universes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The term universe can be misleading, since some of them are supposed to occur in our own world, but in a fictional future (sci-fi) or past (Hyborian Age) timeline.
		A science fictional universe consists of multiple stars and planets where the fictional action takes place, usually linked by some form of space travel, or in some cases by teleportation.
		These universes usually are set some hundreds or thousands of years in our future, at a time when mankind has spread to the stars.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_fictional_universes (1571 words)

	Paradise Denied by Leonie Caldecott (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		This is the cardinal sin of fiction, whereby an author, instead of embedding the moral of his story in the text as a whole, contents himself with putting it on the lips of a protagonist.
		In The Amber Spyglass, it is revealed that there is no heaven, just an infernal limbo into which the gullible faithful have been corralled, until Lyra liberates them into their true condition: impersonal particles in a strictly material universe.
		There is a powerful scene in The Amber Spyglass in which Lyra tries to re-motivate the souls wandering aimlessly in the ghastly Limbo, in which they are trapped after death, by telling them true stories about her own life.
	www.touchstonemag.com /docs/issues/16.8docs/16-8pg42.html (5580 words)

	"Amber Orbs Over Sedona, Arizona" by Linda Pendleton
		The amber orbs were very bright, shimmering orange/yellow, and moving at such a rate that a small trail or streak was behind each of them.
		A local dentist had observed three amber orbs and by all accounts it appeared to be very similar to my sighting.
		I’ve got news for our government, the world is in chaos, and an acknowledgment that we are not alone in the universe may do a lot to give us hope that things might change for the betterment of all, not only American citizens but citizens of our world, and our space brothers.
	www.todancewithangels.com /orboversedona.htm (2016 words)

	Hadrian, Prince of Amber
		When I wrote the fictional piece for Hadrian as an NPC in Strange Bedfellows called "Hadrian's Minding the Store"(read it here), a few of the readers remarked what Hadrian had done and how he reacted was much akin to what they thought I would do if put in that situation.
		MARY JANE: A term used to indicate a fictional character which is very much an alter ego of the author.
		It has been argued that Corwin of Amber was written as such by Roger Zelazny and one of the reasons why the Merlin Chronicles do not engage as well is that Zelazny could not imagine himself as Merlin.
	www.all-roads-lead.net /jvstin/hadrian.html (635 words)

	Science Fiction Weekly Interview
		But again: Fiction is an art form, and the majority of readers consume it for entertainment.
		There is, and always will be, a major slot for brain candy—the fictional equivalent of fast food, not very nourishing in the ideas department but comforting to munch on.
		Fiction, because it's an art form we spin for entertainment, is dangerously preoccupied with heroic exceptionalism.
	www.scifi.com /sfw/issue343/interview.html (6183 words)

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		This is the equivalent of the Amber Psyche Attribute.
		Briefly put, much science-fiction criticism assumes the fictional world to be ruled by laws, which may or may not match our own in every detail but do in bulk.
		Science fiction then tinkers with the laws and creates stories about worlds where this or that variation of natural law is true.
	home.mchsi.com /~philhall1969/amber-merp.htm (8942 words)

	Parallel universe
		The concept of parallel universes figures prominently in many science fiction and fantasy novels.
		The science fiction TV series Sliders was founded upon the idea of an infinite number of "alternate" Earths, with each Earth existing in a different and separate universe.
		In Zelazny's multiverse, there is one prototypical universe, and all others are increasingly distorted corruptions of it, ending finally at the other extreme, which is the complete negation of the prototype.
	www.sfcrowsnest.com /scifinder/a/Parallel_universe.php (1122 words)

	The New Yorker: PRINTABLES
		Every year at the University of East Anglia, in Norwich, England, a guest is invited to speak on the subject of religion and education.
		The novels are set in an alternate version of this universe, in which people travel by zeppelin and refer to electricity as “anbaric power.” It is a church-burdened world, in which the Reformation led to consolidation, not schism, and the Papacy was moved from Rome to Geneva by John Calvin.
		Coulter, is secretly running an isolated camp in the same region, where she conducts sinister Dustrelated experiments on abducted children, under the aegis of the General Oblation Board, one of the Church’s more malevolent offshoots.
	www.newyorker.com /printables/fact/051226fa_fact (5043 words)

	Fantasy Reading List - FCPL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Since some fantasy is classified as regular fiction, and some is in science fiction, check both sections of the Library, and don't forget to check the New Books section of the Library for the latest by the Current Stars.
		Roger Zelazny: His Amber series, starting with Nine Princes in Amber, features the ruling family of the one true world, Amber, of which Earth is one of many shadows.
		Charles de Lint: His urban fantasies are set in the fictional North American city of Newford.
	www.fairfaxcounty.gov /library/reading/adult/fantasy.htm (1448 words)

	Game Book - ACNW 2005
		Amber is unknown to you, though you may have passing knowledge of Roger Zelazny's works of speculative and fantasy fiction.
		The relationship between Amber and the Golden Circle is turbulent and ever-changing as the Golden Circle realms form and dissolve coalitions among themselves and Amber.
		Amber, the Courts, and any knowledge of their inhabitants is outside of the scope of the game.
	www.amberconnw.org /acnwSite/Catalog-2005.html (13241 words)

	Shannon - Brand vs. The Genies
		He pulled me out of the Crimson universe, and suggested I join him in remaking the universe.
		The man was one of the most dangerous enemies Amber had ever faced, yet some strange part of me almost hoped that we would lose and that for one brief moment I could truly face this living legend.
		Fiction, apparently, for the text was a narrative of some kind.
	celesstar.osiriscomm.com /amber/shannon/shannon15.html (3462 words)

	Crisis Magazine
		She was fired from the Universe in 1994 at the insistence of a bishop, and in 1996 the Catholic Herald published a front-page apology for her earlier article criticizing the liberal policies of the archbishop of Liverpool.
		He had long floating fur and eyes the amber of the unclouded peat-stained streams of early spring bearing the late winter’s floods—like whisky and water—as though to warm the pale mist of the fur that surrounded his Persian person.
		In her fictional universe there is an abiding sense that, for all our selfishness and foolishness, holiness is possible, that the Catholic tradition is a locus of truth, and that there is a mysterious presence in the universe that cares about us.
	www.crisismagazine.com /october2005/crowe.htm (3096 words)

	Star Wars: Blogs \| Continuity, Criticisms, and Captain Panaka \| Should Star Wars Restart Its Continuity?
		I used to be vehemently against this, until I realized that it preserves the original universe from being further distorted by the weight of its own continuity.
		It locks it in amber, to be appreciated though never added to -- though perhaps forgotten corridors could be examined from time to time.
		I'm all for an "Ultimate" Star Wars Expanded Universe, where the Republic is only 1,000 years old, and before that the galaxy was ruled by the Sith.
	blogs.starwars.com /danwallace/47 (508 words)

	One good solid hope's worth a cart-load of certainties.
		It keeps me wanting to write, which is important when, for various reasons, I don't show many people my actual novels while in the middle of writing them.
		Wicked sense of humor and is my favorite kind of female character, which is to say strong-willed, sensible, and definitely female without being girly.
		Fictional characters are my first choice, but I am willing to take up with actual physical people because, y'know, they're here.
	amberite.livejournal.com (2720 words)

	Unicorn no Seishi: An Amber DRPG Chronicle
		For hundreds of years, a madman sought to destroy Amber, to destroy Chaos, to open the Gate of Revolution and let in the Outsiders to destroy everything that he might remake all of creation and finally surpass his father.
		The geography and cosmology is taken (or twisted) from the Amber novels, but the royal family has been replaced entirely by new characters, mostly adapted from various fictional works, especially Neon Genesis Evangelion and Revolutionary Girl Utena and Love Hina.
		It is a 125 point campaign (Plus Free Pattern) in which the players play the fourth generation (not counting Fuyutsuki himself, who predates Amber...) of Amberites descended from Fuyutsuki, who drew the Pattern with his own blood and the Jewel of Judgement, creating Amber the Eternal City and infinite Shadow.
	www.thekeep.org /~wombat/AmberRPG/UnicornSeishi (341 words)

	A Glossary of Terms Useful in Critiquing Science Fiction
		A Chekhov's gun is a fictional element (threat, character, mystery, prize, challenge) introduced early and with fanfare and in which the author expects the reader to invest.
		Science fiction has more overhead than mainstream fiction: the author is building a world that does not exist so as to stage something which cannot be illustrated in the world that does exist.
		Science fiction uses the real world as a springboard or boomerang; it changes one or more major elements, then builds from that difference, showing us the shadow-side of changing human biology, technology, sociology, or psychology.
	www.sfwa.org /writing/glossary.html (8194 words)

	Margaret L. Carter - Dark Changeling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		While I can enjoy a traditional undead, evil, delightfully terrifying vampire if done well, I have a special fascination with fiction that gets into the mind of the "monster" (in quotes because many contemporary vampires turn out not to be monsters in the traditional sense).
		Also, the vampire, to me, has an exotic sexual appeal similar to that of Spock or any other not-quite-human, mysteriously aloof and powerful but potentially vulnerable creature, with whom intimacy will be hard to achieve but very rewarding when attained.
		And the erotic symbolism of blood in the vampire's feeding/lovemaking (overlapping or even identical for most fictional vampires, which is how they differ from the undead of legend) has always attracted me.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/vampire_ebook_authors/55198 (405 words)

	JTAS: Writing For Us
		Amber Zone: Amber Zones are short adventure seeds, including enough information for a GM to run them, but leaving some details unstated.
		Amber Zones are usually divided into a Players' information section (which gives a basic summary of what the PCs know about the scenario), and a GM's Information section, which gives the GM certain details about what is really going on that the PCs must find out for themselves.
		It is not necessary for the subject line to state the category the article is intended to be (Amber Zone, Contact, etc.), but this should be part of the article's title ("Amber Zone: Per Accidens").
	jtas.sjgames.com /writing.html (2344 words)

	List of fictional cities - Gurupedia
		Like fictional countries, most fictional cities either resemble a specific place or represent a broader archetype.
		Amber - the city of which all others are shadows in Roger Zelazny's Nine Princes in Amber series about Amber (fictional realm)
		Cthulhu Mythos: Arkham, Dunwich (the fictional one), Exham, Kingsport, Innsmouth, R'lyeh, Ulthar and Y'ha-nthlei
	www.gurupedia.com /l/li/list_of_fictional_cities.htm (2315 words)

	Now Playing Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		If like me you’re feeling a bit blue about the state of the Marvel Universe these days — it’s passed you by, it’s not the Marvel you remember and love from your childhood — then there’s no better cure for what ails you than the new Marvel Legacy series.
		These two comics not only conjure nostalgia for the Marvel Universe as it was in its glory days but for the classic ‘80s design of the original Handbook series, probably the most lovingly crafted, anal retentive homage to Marvelania that anyone had yet devised.
		And for all those gaming stalwarts that ably utilized the old Handbooks to craft caped crusader campaigns out of the character information provided within, I’m sure you can relive those glorious days of superhero battles with some retro ‘60s and ‘70s adventuring.
	www.nowplayingmag.com /content/view/3780/63 (573 words)

	Paranormality
		Fantasy takes some of the situations/beliefs to the extreme, but I firmly believe there are far more aspects to life than we can see or touch and my characters explore the possibilities (even those vastly improbable possibilities) in ways that we may not be able to.
		I still think the stuff I research is fascinating… but I might research 50 pages of background about where my hero or heroine went to university, why he—or she-- chose that particular college, what he/she studied, what clubs and societies he/she joined, and only use five lines of it.
		I love to write a book that is like an onion, not because it stinks or because it makes you cry, but for the invisible layers I like to build up, so that if you were to read one of my books a second time, you might see something you hadn’t noticed the first time.
	paranormalityuniverse.blogspot.com (13883 words)

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		Ehran RE:Greatest Fictional Military Leader of all Time 1/25/2005 10:58:23 AM If i was picking someone to follow it would be john christian falkenburgh.
		Thomas Kirk 11/11/2005 8:59:23 AM Is Kirk fictional, I thought he was an MP for the conservatives in Denmark (he is a fisherman) - had a bit of a tiff with the Royal Navy.
		He's the greatest fictional general to ever be creted or though of.
	www.strategypage.com /militaryforums/12-3689.aspx (1258 words)

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