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Discussion of written science fiction and fantasy.
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Denvention
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Will I meet anybody here at Denvention?
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Poll query: what was the first scifi or fantasy book you read?
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Mine was Heinlein's "Have Spacesuit, Will Travel", so long ago it was still fairly new. I was amazed, enthralled, thrilled; I asked myself, where have they been keeping this stuff? Have they been hiding it? Is there more like it? I was in fourth grade.
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Parallel Passages
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Authors of occult texts make manifold and strange claims. Yet, they oft confirm one another's revelations in mysterious guise. Behold: [. . .] in like manner some are called Woodmen, some Mountaineers, some Fieldmen, some Domesticks. Hence the gods of the Woods, Country gods, Satyrs, familiars, Fairies of the fountains, Fairies of the Woods,... more »
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Definitions of heroism
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The "very interesting" list with "To Kill a Mockingbird" in it reminded me of this: [link] Does standing up to your community to do the right thing really make you more heroic than the larger than life types, or does it just make voting on your heroism more uplifting and a better example for others.... more »
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Save the Arecibo Telescope: Write to Congress
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I just received this email and I thought some folks here might be interested: ______________________________ ________________ Arecibo Observatory, the world's largest radio telescope and the source for the SETI@home data that your computer analyzes, faces massive budget cuts that will END its ability to continue the search for life beyond Earth. The... more »
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Changing titles
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Seeing how it's a holiday, I thought I would see if people would like to play a game. Lo these many years ago, when I was in high school, a friend and I would refer to books by altered titles. The rules were simple: change one word to a synonym in one definition, that totally changes the meaning of the title.... more »
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Old Tea Leaf Reviews 18: 1998 Locus Poll Best First Novel
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This will be the final entry as I think anything less than a decade is insufficient time to consider a career. Best First Novel 1 The Great Wheel Ian R. MacLeod I missed this. MacLeod's books are well received. His career is the opposite of many detailed in this series, with one novel in the 1990s and three... more »
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Cormack McCarthy’s "The Road" – similar works?
 
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I have recently read "The Road" by Cormack McCarthy. Although it was a short book, I thought it was extremely well written – brilliantly crafted. I am trying to find other books (and) movies of this genre, but it hasn’t been easy. I’m already well aware of 28 Weeks/Days Later, and I Am Legend, but I... more »
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