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  Isaac Asimov - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He invented the science-fiction mystery with the novel The Caves of Steel and the stories in Asimov's Mysteries, usually playing fair with the reader by introducing early in the story any science or technology involved in the solution.
His later novels, written with more female characters but in essentially the same prose style as his early SF stories, brought this matter to a wider audience.
In the novel The Flying Sorcerers by Larry Niven and David Gerrold, the hero is never named explicitly, but is referred to as "Purple", short for the local planetary dialect translation of his Earthly name to "Like a Reddish-Purple Color" (i.e.
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 Science fiction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Precursors of the genre, such as Mary Shelleys Gothic novel Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus (1818) and Robert Louis Stevensons The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
This novel is set on a planet which rotates at a terrific speed; it is Therefore flattened, with wild variations in its gravity, and its Main character is an alien whose species has evolved to live on such a world.
The premiere literary awards of Science fiction, the Hugo Awards, are awarded by members of the annual Worldcon, which is almost entirely run by fan volunteers; the other major Science fiction literary award is the Nebula.
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 SB&F: Sample SB&F Online
Hugo Gernsback is considered the father of science fiction, and, you guessed it, the source of the Hugo award for outstanding science fiction.
The Hugo Award was named in honor of Hugo Gernsback, "The Father of Magazine Science Fiction," as he was described in a special award given to him in 1960.
The award is administered by the committee of the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) held that year, and is determined by nominations from and a popular vote of the membership of WSFS.
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 Globe Corner Bookstore Staff Picks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Before she knew it, she was not just exploring but making Chinese culture--as the sexy, aggressive, fearless Jexi, star of a wildly successful soap opera.
This magnificent new novel has a similarly extraordinary scope and the same capacity to amaze, entertain, and bewitch the reader.
When Xinran was given clearance to host a radio call-in show, she barely anticipated the enthusiasm it would quickly generate.
www.globecorner.com /staffpicks.html   (2724 words)

  
 Christian Sauvé: Torcon3: Worldcon 2003 Report   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
A complicated scheme was required to allow all thousands attendees to exit through one single door (and a different door than the one we'd all entered through, at that), prompting many to pre-suppose that this was all a sadistic experiment in crowd psychology.
I particularly enjoyed the Hugo Awards display case, which showed the evolution of the award throughout the years.
Maybe inevitably, going to an event billed as the "largest annual SF convention", complete with the awards ceremony for the most popular award in the field induces a few reflections on the state of the art and the state of the fans.
www.christian-sauve.com /texts/worldcon-2003.htm   (4980 words)

  
 infinity plus - features archive
All are listed below in alphabetical order (by author); the most recent features are also listed in our main Non-fiction section.
Lou Anders talks to John Grant, who as a Hugo-award winning writer weaves characters, gods and images through all of his novels and stories, and as an editor at Paper Tiger oversees the world's leading line of fantasy art books.
A close examination of two novels by Arthur C Clarke award-winning novelist Tricia Sullivan, "an author of deceptive depth, of brilliant resourcefulness".
www.infinityplus.co.uk /nonfiction/features.htm   (4055 words)

  
 Science Fiction Writer Robert J. Sawyer: Profiles and Interviews
2003 Win / 2004 Nomination / 2001 Nomination / 1999 Nomination / 1998 Nominations / 1997 Nomination
Seiun: 2001 Win / 1997 Win / 1997 Nomination
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya: On Winning UPC Award / 2004 Win / 1998 Win / 1997 Win
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