Scifi Picks » ordivodoPosireE http://www.scifipicks.com The latest science fiction news and info Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:15:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 acualizator – Gay and geeky? Outlanta sci-fi convention is for you http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/07/02/acualizator-gay-and-geeky-outlanta-sci-fi-convention-is-for-you/ http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/07/02/acualizator-gay-and-geeky-outlanta-sci-fi-convention-is-for-you/#comments Sat, 03 Jul 2010 07:28:33 +0000 ordivodoPosireE http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/07/02/acualizator-gay-and-geeky-outlanta-sci-fi-convention-is-for-you/ Gay and geeky? Outlanta sci-fi convention is for you. Are you geeky and gay? Then, check out OutlantaCon, a science fiction and fantasy convention starting today in Atlanta. The annual event for fiction, fantasy and horror fan groups …

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]]> http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/07/02/acualizator-gay-and-geeky-outlanta-sci-fi-convention-is-for-you/feed/ 0 Old Scofield Study Bible » Purity Rings News http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/05/30/old-scofield-study-bible-%c2%bb-purity-rings-news/ http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/05/30/old-scofield-study-bible-%c2%bb-purity-rings-news/#comments Mon, 31 May 2010 03:28:54 +0000 ordivodoPosireE http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/05/30/old-scofield-study-bible-%c2%bb-purity-rings-news/ Edenstar was formed in February 2003 by two long-time Christian Science Fiction & Fantasy fans, Bill and Cheryl Bader, out of the frustration that many Christian Sci Fi / Fantasy fans face: the genre is often looked down upon, …

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]]> http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/05/30/old-scofield-study-bible-%c2%bb-purity-rings-news/feed/ 0 POLL: Which sci-fi season finale was your favorite? | SCI FI Wire http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/05/28/poll-which-sci-fi-season-finale-was-your-favorite-sci-fi-wire/ http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/05/28/poll-which-sci-fi-season-finale-was-your-favorite-sci-fi-wire/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 15:30:00 +0000 ordivodoPosireE http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/05/28/poll-which-sci-fi-season-finale-was-your-favorite-sci-fi-wire/ I know Sci-Fi / Fantasy fans are rather passionate…even rabid on occassion, particularily when a show they love is canceled. But the Sara Connor Chronicles and Defying Gravity fans just won’t give up! Geez, people, let it go! …. Which sci -fi season finale was your favorite? Could the people at the Syfy Channel be any more clueless as to the definition of Science Fiction ? Chuck Ghost Whisperer Legend of the Seeker Lost (Especially after that POS ending) Medium Smallville …

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]]> http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/05/28/poll-which-sci-fi-season-finale-was-your-favorite-sci-fi-wire/feed/ 0 Who are the best science fiction authors of the past few years … http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/05/26/who-are-the-best-science-fiction-authors-of-the-past-few-years/ http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/05/26/who-are-the-best-science-fiction-authors-of-the-past-few-years/#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 05:49:14 +0000 ordivodoPosireE http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/05/26/who-are-the-best-science-fiction-authors-of-the-past-few-years/ I’ll admit I haven’t been keeping up with the more recently written sci-fi books, but that’s because most of the old ones are the best. The 1960s and 70s were the golden years for science fiction , in my opinion–Orson Scott Card, … For fantasy / hard science I would go with Peter F. Hamilton, Neal Stephenson, Gregory Keyes, Rirchard K. Morgan. I enjoyed the works of Frank Herbert, Roger Zelazany and his Amber series, Ray Bradbury, David Eddings, Raymond Fiest, …

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]]> http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/05/26/who-are-the-best-science-fiction-authors-of-the-past-few-years/feed/ 0 Planet-x.com.au » Survey of international science fiction http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/05/20/planet-x-com-au-%c2%bb-survey-of-international-science-fiction/ http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/05/20/planet-x-com-au-%c2%bb-survey-of-international-science-fiction/#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 17:35:18 +0000 ordivodoPosireE http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/05/20/planet-x-com-au-%c2%bb-survey-of-international-science-fiction/ Writer Jeff VanderMeer solicited recommendations for sf from around the world, compiling it into “An Overview of International Science Fiction / Fantasy in 2009″ for Locus magazine. It’s a tantalizing glimpse into the sf that us dumb … …

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]]> http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/05/20/planet-x-com-au-%c2%bb-survey-of-international-science-fiction/feed/ 0 Top 10 Mothers in Science Fiction and Fantasy http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/05/08/top-10-mothers-in-science-fiction-and-fantasy/ http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/05/08/top-10-mothers-in-science-fiction-and-fantasy/#comments Sat, 08 May 2010 15:21:38 +0000 ordivodoPosireE http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/05/08/top-10-mothers-in-science-fiction-and-fantasy/ It used to be difficult to find genuinely good female characters in science fiction and fantasy . And even today, with plenty of excellent female characters to pick from, there still aren’t that many that are also mothers. In honor of Mother’s Day tomorrow, … So, any favorite sci-fi or fantasy moms we missed? Leave a comment. And of course, Happy Mother’s Day to all nonfictional moms reading this! Reblog this post [with Zemanta] · Read More. Related posts: …

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]]> http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/05/08/top-10-mothers-in-science-fiction-and-fantasy/feed/ 0 Summer Reading: Science Fiction | The Megaphone http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/04/10/summer-reading-science-fiction-the-megaphone/ http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/04/10/summer-reading-science-fiction-the-megaphone/#comments Sat, 10 Apr 2010 21:02:13 +0000 ordivodoPosireE http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/04/10/summer-reading-science-fiction-the-megaphone/ Why sci-fi , specifically? Science fiction is a great genre because it combines the best of several worlds – it has the wondrous, fantastical fictional and novel elements of a fantasy novel while usually keeping the story credible within …

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]]> http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/04/10/summer-reading-science-fiction-the-megaphone/feed/ 0 Planet-x.com.au » Planet-x.com.au » From science fiction to … http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/04/02/planet-x-com-au-%c2%bb-planet-x-com-au-%c2%bb-from-science-fiction-to/ http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/04/02/planet-x-com-au-%c2%bb-planet-x-com-au-%c2%bb-from-science-fiction-to/#comments Sat, 03 Apr 2010 03:46:31 +0000 ordivodoPosireE http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/04/02/planet-x-com-au-%c2%bb-planet-x-com-au-%c2%bb-from-science-fiction-to/ For most people, sci-fi and fantasy is purely a way to make a fantasy of first-drum of everyday life. Programs like Star Trek and Doctor Who has drawn legions. Continued here: From science fiction to science fact – see believe in the . …

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]]> http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/04/02/planet-x-com-au-%c2%bb-planet-x-com-au-%c2%bb-from-science-fiction-to/feed/ 0 Animation DVDs Customer Reviews Final Fantasy – The Spirits Within … http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/04/02/animation-dvds-customer-reviews-final-fantasy-the-spirits-within/ http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/04/02/animation-dvds-customer-reviews-final-fantasy-the-spirits-within/#comments Fri, 02 Apr 2010 10:43:55 +0000 ordivodoPosireE http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/04/02/animation-dvds-customer-reviews-final-fantasy-the-spirits-within/ And like Toy Story and Shrek, Final Fantasy : The Spirits Within is completely computer generated. Unlike those cartoon comedies, though, The Spirits Within is a serious science fiction drama with astonishingly human digital actors. … The viewer is not told what happened and what it means, which is nice in that it leaves a lot to the imagination, which is the mark of all quality sci-fi . However, I found the characters boringly two-dimensional and the plot unoriginal, …

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]]> http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/04/02/animation-dvds-customer-reviews-final-fantasy-the-spirits-within/feed/ 0 Looking to the Future with “Last Dragon” Author J.M. McDermott … http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/03/27/looking-to-the-future-with-%e2%80%9clast-dragon%e2%80%9d-author-j-m-mcdermott/ http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/03/27/looking-to-the-future-with-%e2%80%9clast-dragon%e2%80%9d-author-j-m-mcdermott/#comments Sat, 27 Mar 2010 13:47:30 +0000 ordivodoPosireE http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/03/27/looking-to-the-future-with-%e2%80%9clast-dragon%e2%80%9d-author-j-m-mcdermott/ When I was first really introduced to the idea, in fiction , when I encountered Jeff VanderMeer’s City of Saints and Madmen, years and years ago. I started mentally organizing it with two other works that I think merit the definition.

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