Scifi Picks » UridiumNY http://www.scifipicks.com The latest science fiction news and info Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:45:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 SciFi and Fantasy Reviewers Wanted | Literary Escapism http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/07/07/scifi-and-fantasy-reviewers-wanted-literary-escapism/ http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/07/07/scifi-and-fantasy-reviewers-wanted-literary-escapism/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:18:40 +0000 UridiumNY http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/07/07/scifi-and-fantasy-reviewers-wanted-literary-escapism/ Literary Escapism is looking to add one reviewer for science fiction and one reviewer for straight fantasy . These reviewers will get consulted on all review requests for their respective genre alone, but will also be held to the same …

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]]> http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/07/07/scifi-and-fantasy-reviewers-wanted-literary-escapism/feed/ 0 Tor.com / Science fiction and fantasy / Blog posts / Steal this … http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/06/18/tor-com-science-fiction-and-fantasy-blog-posts-steal-this/ http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/06/18/tor-com-science-fiction-and-fantasy-blog-posts-steal-this/#comments Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:19:48 +0000 UridiumNY http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/06/18/tor-com-science-fiction-and-fantasy-blog-posts-steal-this/ I realize this idea combines some of the best elements from Doctor Who, Firefly, Battlestar Galactica, Andromeda, and then some. But really, shouldn’t Star Trek be the gold standard of televised science fiction ? LOLDoctor image from LiveJournal … My husband, who’s a Trek fan who liked Enterprise, gave up on Torchwood and BSG, because he was sick of sci-fi that was about “people screaming, killing each other and just dying all the time.” That just isn’t as original as it …

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]]> http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/06/18/tor-com-science-fiction-and-fantasy-blog-posts-steal-this/feed/ 0 Only The Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy: Out of Context http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/06/15/only-the-best-sci-fifantasy-out-of-context/ http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/06/15/only-the-best-sci-fifantasy-out-of-context/#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:52:00 +0000 UridiumNY http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/06/15/only-the-best-sci-fifantasy-out-of-context/ Terry Goodkind’s new Richard and Kahlan novel will be called The Omen Machine (2011), according to the Fan Forum admin, who is actually Terry himself, sort of. Other relvelant facts about the forthcoming Sword of Truth book: …

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]]> http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/06/15/only-the-best-sci-fifantasy-out-of-context/feed/ 0 Elemental – the Tsunami relief anthology: Stories of science … http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/05/17/elemental-%e2%80%93-the-tsunami-relief-anthology-stories-of-science/ http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/05/17/elemental-%e2%80%93-the-tsunami-relief-anthology-stories-of-science/#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 17:11:23 +0000 UridiumNY http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/05/17/elemental-%e2%80%93-the-tsunami-relief-anthology-stories-of-science/ Elemental: The Tsunami Relief Anthology: Stories of Science Fiction and Fantasy ISBN: 0765315629. Mix of SciFi and Fantasy stories. Proceeds of the book goes to the Save the Children’s Asia Tsunami Relief Fund (the afterword section …

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]]> http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/05/17/elemental-%e2%80%93-the-tsunami-relief-anthology-stories-of-science/feed/ 0 Top 10 Mothers in Science Fiction and Fantasy | TechOat.com http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/05/08/top-10-mothers-in-science-fiction-and-fantasy-techoat-com/ http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/05/08/top-10-mothers-in-science-fiction-and-fantasy-techoat-com/#comments Sat, 08 May 2010 15:21:38 +0000 UridiumNY http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/05/08/top-10-mothers-in-science-fiction-and-fantasy-techoat-com/ 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.

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]]> http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/05/08/top-10-mothers-in-science-fiction-and-fantasy-techoat-com/feed/ 0 Axiom's Edge To Go for the Week of May 2nd « Axiom's Edge Science … http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/05/08/axioms-edge-to-go-for-the-week-of-may-2nd-%c2%ab-axioms-edge-science/ http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/05/08/axioms-edge-to-go-for-the-week-of-may-2nd-%c2%ab-axioms-edge-science/#comments Sat, 08 May 2010 13:44:52 +0000 UridiumNY http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/05/08/axioms-edge-to-go-for-the-week-of-may-2nd-%c2%ab-axioms-edge-science/ What to Catch and What to Miss Among the Summer Sci Fi and Fantasy Movies. Catching Up on Comics: The Superman Family. Cancellation Watch: Are We Facing a Sci Fi -pocalypse on Television? DVD Review: The Descent Part 2. The Anti-Blockbusters : Jerome Bixby’s The Man from … The Anti-Blockbusters – Jerome Bixby’s The Man From Earth delivers an excellent Speculative Fiction story with no special effects · Review: Is The Human Centipede the sickest sci-fi film ever made? …

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]]> http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/05/08/axioms-edge-to-go-for-the-week-of-may-2nd-%c2%ab-axioms-edge-science/feed/ 0 Gay and Geeky? Then, the Outlanta Sci-Fi Convention Is for You … http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/04/30/gay-and-geeky-then-the-outlanta-sci-fi-convention-is-for-you/ http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/04/30/gay-and-geeky-then-the-outlanta-sci-fi-convention-is-for-you/#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:38:50 +0000 UridiumNY http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/04/30/gay-and-geeky-then-the-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 promoting LGBT themes runs through Sunday. …

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]]> http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/04/30/gay-and-geeky-then-the-outlanta-sci-fi-convention-is-for-you/feed/ 0 Planet-x.com.au » Charlotte's Library: Middle Grade Science … http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/03/28/planet-x-com-au-%c2%bb-charlottes-library-middle-grade-science/ http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/03/28/planet-x-com-au-%c2%bb-charlottes-library-middle-grade-science/#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 04:33:57 +0000 UridiumNY http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/03/28/planet-x-com-au-%c2%bb-charlottes-library-middle-grade-science/ Hello, everybody, and welcome to another round-up of middle grade science fiction and fantasy goodness from around the blogging world. As usual, if I missed your post, let me know! The most exciting release of the year, … …

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]]> http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/03/28/planet-x-com-au-%c2%bb-charlottes-library-middle-grade-science/feed/ 0 Separated at Birth? ALIEN's Xenomorph and Earth's Slingjaw Wrasse … http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/03/09/separated-at-birth-aliens-xenomorph-and-earths-slingjaw-wrasse/ http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/03/09/separated-at-birth-aliens-xenomorph-and-earths-slingjaw-wrasse/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:20:02 +0000 UridiumNY http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/03/09/separated-at-birth-aliens-xenomorph-and-earths-slingjaw-wrasse/ … craft of writing daybook dungeons & dragons Fantasy fantfight Fiction funn-e-pages george r. r. martin holiday extravaganza interview Journal kick ass movie movies music new release day new releases New Science Fiction Movies people I know photography researchmaterial role-playing Royalty free music Science Science Fiction Science Fiction Book Reviews SciFi Scifisoundtrack blog starlinks Star Wars station ident terry brooks Video webcomics Work Writing writing life …

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]]> http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/03/09/separated-at-birth-aliens-xenomorph-and-earths-slingjaw-wrasse/feed/ 0 Blue Funnies: Random Design Project: Science Fiction Book Covers! http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/02/11/blue-funnies-random-design-project-science-fiction-book-covers/ http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/02/11/blue-funnies-random-design-project-science-fiction-book-covers/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:38:00 +0000 UridiumNY http://www.scifipicks.com/2010/02/11/blue-funnies-random-design-project-science-fiction-book-covers/ Having spent the last few months rereading my favorite scifi novels with the really old, ugly covers from the seventies (Oh, The Word For World Is Forest. You deserve better), I thought, “Man, wouldn’t it be cool if science fiction and fantasy novels got some classy, minimalist covers instead of airbrushed dragons and green furry Ewoks?” A few hours of Photoshop and searching for public domain artwork later, here’s what I created. This is an Antarctic expedition photo …

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