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Discussion of written science fiction and fantasy.
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Cyberwizard Productions Hot off the Press special announcement!
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After what amounts to an ongoing soap-opera in the attempt to publish this book, fraught with pitfalls, full of heartache and the stuff that would make a great Shakespearean tragedy... IT'S ALIVE! As of less than an hour ago, Lords of Justice is in print. It will be a week or so before bookstores and places like Amazon.com update their... more »
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United States of America:
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...Just as a corroborating example, I work for the University of Washington. In addition to the simple 7 choice Federal ethnic reporting code, we have the 762 entry detailed ethnic reporting code. For us, that visitor from Botswana would be Ethnic Group 1, African American, and Ethnic Code 871, African. There are another 42 options under Ethnic... more »
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Yeats' The Second Coming--Genre's favorite poem?
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If you've watched or read genre fiction, you're probably head these 5 words: "The center can not hold." It's from THE SECOND COMING by William Butler Yeats: [link]) I know I had heard of the poem, at least that oft-quoted line, second only to Shakespeare, but it was BABYLON 5 that impressed upon me with multiple... more »
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Story help wanted- Travelleresqe
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So, a Travelleresque universe. Aliens (ala Elder things) a long time ago came to Earth, took humans and spread them around (no other intelligent races). Aliens disappear for unknown reasons (hints of war, but uncertain). Humans develop greatest human civilization ever. Civilization grows old, stagnates, ossifies, and dies in the fire of... more »
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