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Discussion of written science fiction and fantasy.
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New Words
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Which science fiction novel invented the most new words?
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any opinions on the Writers of the future contest ?
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How do you rate it WRT other writing contests / other means of getting published for the first time ? I submitted a short story to them for the oct - dec edition and it was rejected, of course. Now, I wouldn't mind very much (though I still believe my story is pretty good, but that's just my opinion) except... more »
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Where to start with Dave Duncan?
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I've not read anything of his and am interested to know what good starting points are, and what may be generally held to be his best stuff. By the way, I thought this had rolled around in this group before, but I couldn't turn up anything close from the last 7 years or so. Tony
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AI Rampancy In Written SF
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I'm sure some of you are familiar with the concept of AI rampancy used in the works of Bungie - the video game designer firm. I'm sure I encountered something along those lines in a Man-Kzin War story, the name and author of which escapes me. Does anyone remember which story collection, story title and author it was? Are there any... more »
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YASID: Super Colliders and hardons
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Funny PG13-R-rated comic: [link] On to the YASID! We're in the furture and they've about to turn on the Super Collider in Texas. They do and some sort of link between universes is formed. A good ET comes through -I think they throw what comes through into a pond and it grows. Another evil AI-ET comes through and is going to destroy... more »
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A question about Cards Alvin Maker series and gender changing babies
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I recently read Card's Alvin Maker series and was confused by the sudden gender change of Alvin and Margaret's first child. That is, at the end of 4th book, Alvin and Margaret get married and conceive a child. They know this (due to their knacks) and even discuss what to name her (Alvin wants to name her Little Peggy).... more »
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