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by Windwalker
Sat Nov 03, 2007 3:32 pm
Forum: The Poetry and Prose of Science and Science Fiction
Topic: The Two Cultures of Science Fiction
Replies: 1
Views: 35220

Thanks for the pointer, Calvin! I agree that the essay is rather vague, whereas the Analog thread throws out several interesting tidbits. I cannot judge the negative review of the Analog issue without having read the stories themselves. However, it is generally true that Golden Age writers gave char...
by Windwalker
Wed Oct 31, 2007 8:39 pm
Forum: The Art of Science, Fantasy and Science Fiction
Topic: Because sometimes an otherworldly trip...
Replies: 2
Views: 39596

I've seen some of these before, but not the whole collection. Lovely and otherworldly indeed.
by Windwalker
Wed Oct 31, 2007 8:38 pm
Forum: The Poetry and Prose of Science and Science Fiction
Topic: The science and the fiction in science fiction
Replies: 12
Views: 95178

BenBella is a small publishing house best known for its "Smart Pop" series (critiques of Firefly, Buffy, etc). Apparently, last fall they brought out Star Wars on Trial: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Debate the Most Popular Science Fiction Films of All Time in which eight points abou...
by Windwalker
Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:14 pm
Forum: Literature and Cinema
Topic: Happy 41st Anniversary Star Trek
Replies: 5
Views: 56228

I had to read up on the ST episodes when I wrote my book, I don't think I ever saw any of the series in their entirety. Still, to think of the original McCoy being a Southerner and the present incarnation being a Kiwi... not that Urban is not easy on the eyes, mind, just a sea change! Odd how these ...
by Windwalker
Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:10 pm
Forum: The Poetry and Prose of Science and Science Fiction
Topic: The science and the fiction in science fiction
Replies: 12
Views: 95178

I recently read an SF novel that attempts to seriously address the physiological/behavioral consequences of living on another planet, which is earth-like enough to allow unassisted breathing, etc. It's Hurricane Moon by Alexis Glynn Latner. Thrown in for good measure are politics, genetic engineerin...
by Windwalker
Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:34 pm
Forum: Musings and Chats
Topic: Happy Birthday Athena!
Replies: 12
Views: 92331

Many thanks for thinking of me, my dears! I am not entirely well, but one hurdle is past... several more to go.
by Windwalker
Thu Oct 11, 2007 3:26 pm
Forum: Literature and Cinema
Topic: Doris Lessing wins the Nobel Prize for Literature!
Replies: 2
Views: 38886

She richly deserves the prize. Her mid-period novels and short stories are unparalleled. Also, besides Canopus in Argos she wrote the five Martha Quest (Children of Violence) books, which start as entirely realistic and shade into SF at the end.
by Windwalker
Thu Oct 11, 2007 12:33 pm
Forum: The Poetry and Prose of Science and Science Fiction
Topic: Icarus Beach: a teaser
Replies: 16
Views: 137059

Re: It's here!

caliban wrote:Plus the cover!!
Not bad at all! Though it's so small on the web page that I cannot distinguish the features of the people. But they did capture the concept.
by Windwalker
Sat Oct 06, 2007 2:16 pm
Forum: Musings and Chats
Topic: Happy Birthday Athena!
Replies: 12
Views: 92331

Thank you so much, my dears! I wish I were in a better state, but your thoughts and words give me strength and hope.
by Windwalker
Sat Oct 06, 2007 8:49 am
Forum: Musings and Chats
Topic: Happy Birthday Athena!
Replies: 12
Views: 92331

Thank you for your good wishes, dear friend! The site has becomes what it is because of everyone's contributions.
by Windwalker
Mon Oct 01, 2007 8:53 pm
Forum: The Poetry and Prose of Science and Science Fiction
Topic: Icarus Beach: a teaser
Replies: 16
Views: 137059

caliban wrote:The cover art is pretty nice. At least, it's tasteful. Not 100% accurate, but it nicely captures the spirit of the work.
You can't ask for more than that! Ok, we await the link with baited breath.
by Windwalker
Mon Oct 01, 2007 11:02 am
Forum: The Art of Science, Fantasy and Science Fiction
Topic: New Addition to the Galleries
Replies: 4
Views: 51283

Dear Heather, this is indeed stunning -- the body and face expressions (of both the principals and the equally important pair on the wings), the atmosphere, the accoutrements, your usual meticulous attention to each detail. She looks like one of the sacred Hindu dancers done in stone in the temples,...
by Windwalker
Sun Sep 09, 2007 2:27 pm
Forum: Literature and Cinema
Topic: Rendezvous with Rama
Replies: 3
Views: 41616

Clarke chose Europa for the subsequent 2001 novels after the Voyagers revealed its true nature in 1979. I didn't read any of the 200X novels, I only saw the two films ---2001 and 2010 (I preferred the latter, despite the classic status of the former). That's why I thought he had singled out Europa ...
by Windwalker
Sun Sep 09, 2007 1:32 pm
Forum: Literature and Cinema
Topic: Rendezvous with Rama
Replies: 3
Views: 41616

Re: Rendezvous with Rama

Since at least 2000, a film version of Arthur C. Clarke's SF classic Rendezvous with Rama has been promised by Morgan Freeman. // I did not care for the second novel in this series (it was so not Clarke) and didn't bother with the rest. Why can't some people leave the classics well enough alone? I ...
by Windwalker
Sat Sep 08, 2007 7:14 pm
Forum: The Poetry and Prose of Science and Science Fiction
Topic: Light Pollution
Replies: 7
Views: 70719

An absolutely wonderful and thought-provoking essay! The New Yorker is (hurray!) slowly reverting to its pre-Tina Brown days. Lighting that allows us to see the stars; helps retain circadian rhythms, prevent cancer and keep enriching our myths; decreases vandalism and animal deaths; and is cheaper t...