The world awoke to a pretty cool event Friday morning. At least, it was Friday morning at the epicentre of the event. Yes, I am indeed speaking of the meteorite that showered the Russian city of Chelyabinsk. Thankfully, no one was killed by the meteorite. Instead, most injuries came from glass fragments: Shockwaves damaged buildings, blew out doors, collapsed walls and shattered windows. The Russian Academy of Sciences estimates that the meteorite
David Gerrold Interview Part Two: Kickstarter and Independent Production, “It’s a whole new game.” 
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Short Fiction Review: Shimmer, Issue #16
Magazine/Issue: Shimmer, Issue #16 Publisher: Beth Wodzinski (twitter: @Bethwodzinski) Fiction Editor: Catherine Tobler (twitter: @ECthetwit) Front and back cover: Kurt Higgins/Zelda Devon Author’s Note: Shimmer is clearly a joint effort. As well as featuring multiple illustrations by several artists, a team of talented people worked on the editing, layout, and web design; I’m sorry that I couldn’t list them all. One way of learning about them would be to purchase issue #16 of Shimmer,
Eight Things You Need to Know (That Your Droid Won’t Tell You)
The relationship between a Jedi Knight and his (or her) droid is a special one: not often understood by your family, or even your master. Like all serious relationships, there’s a depth and complexity that lingers just below the surface: thoughts and feelings that fester, late at night, after the beeping has died down. Presented below (and with Valentine’s Day in mind) are eight things your droid won’t tell you that you
The Future is NOW – 9 discoveries once relegated to SFF that became real in 2012
Science made some headway in 2012 bringing concepts and ideas hitherto reserved for the realm of make-believe into reality. The following are 9 pretty damn cool you may have read in Harry Potter or seen on Star Trek that are no longer fiction! 1. The invisibility cloak is HERE First off, in the just-plain-cool category – British Columbia company HyperStealth Biotechnology showed a functioning prototype of its new fabric to the U.S.
Review: Extinction
Author: Mark Alpert Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books (2/12/13) Genre: Science Fiction/Near Future/Thriller There’s a certain symmetry to a well-written thriller: a set of elements that – properly measured – result in something both predictable and surprising. When I started reading Extinction by Mark Alpert so soon after finishing Nexus, I knew that the comparisons would be inevitable: both novels are thrillers, both are near-future speculative fiction and both offer up apocalyptic, or at
