A while back, I had some correspondance with Damien Broderick, often called the dean of Australian science fiction, and he is kindly allowing me to post this article which includes interesting CS comments. You can read The Ruined Queen of Harvest World online here. — Rosana An Introduction to “The Ruined Queen of Harvest World”…
Damien Broderick’s New Story and Cordwainer Smith Comments
Saturday, October 17th, 2009 at
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2009 Rediscovery Award Goes to A. Merritt
Sunday, July 12th, 2009 at
9:56 pm
The annual Cordwainer Smith Rediscovery Award went to A. Merritt this year. The link takes you to the page where I describe what the award is. It is given every summer at Readercon. Don’t know much about A. Merritt? Or like me, know nothing of him? Ah, that’s probably part of why our panel of…
How to Keep Up with Cordwainer Smith Around the Internet
Saturday, April 18th, 2009 at
8:21 am
Here’s how I keep up with Cordwainer Smith blogging and other news: I have google alerts that come into my email, one set for Cordwainer Smith and another set for Paul Linebarger. Much of what I get this way isn’t very interesting, but there are often fascinating bits. Sometimes I in turn blog about those…
I Haven’t Disappeared to Any Other Galaxy
Saturday, April 11th, 2009 at
10:33 am
Since I haven’t posted for a while, I just wanted to let my regular readers know that I’m fine, just very busy with some other websites, not to mention life. I expect to write less often here. But I’ve got some good tidbits on my to-do list. Rosana
You Can Read Several Cordwainer Smith Science Fiction Stories Online Free
Saturday, March 21st, 2009 at
9:27 pm
There is an ebook edition of Cordwainer Smith’s stories and the publisher (with our agent’s permission) put several of the stories online where you can read them free. If you have never read Cordwainer Smith, this is an easy way to get started. If you are a fan already, you might like to refresh your…
Cordwainer Smith on Top 100 or Other Top Lists?
Saturday, March 14th, 2009 at
8:54 pm
Sometimes my Google Alerts show me places where Cordwainer Smith or his works are on some sort of “best” science fiction list. I’m putting down the ones I know of, and hope that readers will add to this over time. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here’s one where Norstrilia is #46 on a list of the best 100 science…
Is Rod McBan a Stranger in a Strange Land?
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 at
12:01 am
By Steve Davidson I had to skip last week’s entry due to time pressures and promised that I’d be taking a look at Norstrilia this week after having just re-read it. I’m still pressed for time but I dared not skip another post here; I’ve been stealing bits and pieces of time here and there…
No, No, Not Rogov: A Review by Jim Black
Saturday, February 21st, 2009 at
7:45 am
Thanks to new guest blogger Jim Black for today’s article which first appeared on his website. He says: My interest in science fiction began in the early 70s when I read a copy of Del Rey’s The Runaway Robot. Little did I know that it would be the start of a life time of reading…
The Copt Out
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 at
4:55 am
by Steve Davidson, The Crotchety Old Fan No, that’s not a misspelling. I’ve just re-read Norstrilia. Unfortunately, I’ve not had time this week to write up my thoughts and have utterly failed to come up with something else appropriately Cordwainer Smith for this week’s entry. I’ll have to copt-out this week and simply suggest that…
Science Fiction Artist Craig Moore Adds More to His Cordwainer Smith Works
Saturday, February 14th, 2009 at
8:36 pm
There’s a page on my website that has a photo gallery of the science fiction art of Craig Moore, or at least his Cordwainer Smith art. I really like his work and with his permission have put some of the images onto t-shirts that you can see at my Cafepress Cordwainer Smith t-shirt store. …
Cordwainer Smith and A. Bertram Chandler
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009 at
12:01 am
by Steve Davidson, The Crotchety Old Fan I’ve made no secret (elsewhere) of my gushing fanboy affliction for the science fiction author A Bertram Chandler. I’m about to inflict it upon you all here within the hallowed pages of another author who’s star burns as brightly as Chandler’s in my science fictional heaven. I do…
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