Free E-books (in case you missed it)

I've just now found and started looking around on this list from Baen Books. Authors include (an abbreviated list):

Andre Norton
Lois McMaster Bujold
David Drake
Michael Flynn
Dave Freer
Mercedes Lackey
Keith Laumer
Murray Leinster
Larry Niven
Jerry Pournelle
David Weber

And, thanks, Ignacio, for the invite to share on the blog :).

-tcb

Ilium, by Dan Simmons

For the meeting of August 25, 2005

Lord of Light

Votes:

Raja 8
Jim 6
Randy 10
Lisa8
TC 9
Jeff 3 (very generous)
Judy 8
Dedaimia 10
Dru
Alek 10

The Lord of Light Company

This is a fascinating website that gives glimpses of the never-completed film version of _Lord of Light_, including artwork and designs by Jack Kirby (!) and a story about the CIA's involvement (!!)

Kung Fu Monkey: It's a "Global" Frequency now ...

Global Frequency was a 12 issue comic series written by Warren Ellis, and apparently it was turned into a pilot for TV.

Episode iii, the backstroke of the west

Abstain from drinking any kind of beverage while reading this....

Definitions of Science Fiction

Here's a web page that includes several definitions of SF from various writers and editors. It's missing some of my favorites (IIRC, Damon Knight said "Science Fiction is what Science Fiction editors buy" ;-) but it has some interesting ones I hadn't seen before.

Star Wars Revelations

May the Force be with you, young pedawan!

Ha ha... pedawan!