Mastodawn

panoramix Feb 9, 2018

"Firefly" canon to expand with series of original books http://ew.com/books/2018/02/08/firefly-book-series/

The 'Firefly' canon is expanding with a series of original books

It may sound like something out of science-fiction, but it's true: More Firefly stories are on the way. EW can exclusively report…

panoramix Feb 2, 2018

2017 Locus recommended reading list: http://locusmag.com/2018/02/2017-locus-recommended-reading-list

panoramix Jan 24, 2018

neville park Jan 23, 2018

Ursula K. LeGuin, one of science fiction's all-time greats, has gone home. https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/01/23/obituaries/ursula-k-le-guin-acclaimed-for-her-fantasy-fiction-is-dead-at-88.html #sff #sffbookclub

Ursula K. Le Guin, Acclaimed for Her Fantasy Fiction, Is Dead at 88

Ms. Le Guin brought literary elegance and a feminist sensibility to science fiction and fantasy tales, drawing millions of readers around the world.

panoramix Jan 24, 2018

#nowreading The Will to Battle, by Ada Palmer

panoramix Jan 22, 2018

Margaret Atwood - I am not a prophet, science fiction is about now. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jan/20/margaret-atwood-i-am-not-a-prophet-science-fiction-is-about-now

Margaret Atwood: ‘I am not a prophet. Science fiction is really about now’

The TV adaptation of her dystopian classic The Handmaid’s Tale captured the political moment. Ahead of a new series, Atwood talks bestsellers, bonnets and the backlash against her views on #MeToo

panoramix Jan 10, 2018

The Skiffy and Fanty Show Jan 10, 2018

It's time! The big announcement is here!

Welcome to 2018: New Website, New Feeds, New Annual Theme, and New Everything!

We're super excited to share all this wonderful news with everyone. Enjoy the new look, y'all!

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Welcome to 2018: New Website, New Feeds, New Annual Theme, and New Everything!

2018 has arrived, and it brings with it gifts a-plenty! We’ve left 2017 behind, strapped to a thermonuclear teddy bear bomb on a one-way trip to Hell. All its friends were quietly dispatched …

panoramix Dec 19, 2017

Ted Chiang: Silicon Valley Is Turning Into Its Own Worst Fear https://www.buzzfeed.com/tedchiang/the-real-danger-to-civilization-isnt-ai-its-runaway

Silicon Valley Is Turning Into Its Own Worst Fear

We asked a group of writers to consider the forces that have shaped our lives in 2017. Here, science fiction writer Ted Chiang looks at capitalism, Silicon Valley, and its fear of superintelligent AI.

panoramix Dec 13, 2017

It's been a good year. https://bookwitty.social/media/mmKfvM1ZSizDQ5Kcadk

panoramix Dec 6, 2017

I need to build myself a new house.
https://weburbanist.com/2017/12/04/lean-learn-oblique-earthquake-proof-bookshelf-doubles-as-a-climbing-wall/

Lean & Learn: Oblique Earthquake-Proof Bookshelf Doubles as a Climbing Wall

No ladders are required to get all the way to the top of this floor-to-ceiling bookshelf in a Japanese home, built into a specially designed oblique exterior wall for both easy access and earthquak…

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panoramix Dec 5, 2017

That's sad ... https://bookwitty.social/media/9YgutaI6_RbezcHGkGk