August, 2008

DatePost TitleAuthorWorkSeries
Fri Aug 1 : At the edge of humanity: Amy Thomson's Virtual Girl [Post] [Amy Thomson] [Virtual Girl]
Fri Aug 1 : Separating SF and fantasy [Post]
Sat Aug 2 : A treat to re-read: Barbara Hambly's Stranger at the Wedding [Post] [Barbara Hambly] [Stranger at the Wedding]
Mon Aug 4 : The Fermi Paradox: OK, where are they, then? [Post]
Tue Aug 5 : The Dystopic Earths of Heinlein's Juveniles [Post] [Robert A. Heinlein]
Thu Aug 7 : Aliens and Power: C.J. Cherryh's Atevi Books [Post] [C.J. Cherryh] [Atevi Books]
Fri Aug 8 : Worldcon: Conversation [Post]
Tue Aug 12: Clearsighted utopia: Ursula K. Le Guin's The Dispossessed [Post] [Ursula K. Le Guin] [The Dispossessed]
Thu Aug 14: Happiness, Meaning and Significance: Karl Schroeder's Lady of Mazes [Post] [Karl Schroeder] [Lady of Mazes]
Thu Aug 14: Has Queen Amalasuntha Been Assassinated Yet? L. Sprague de Camp's Lest Darkness Fall [Post] [L. Sprague de Camp] [Lest Darkness Fall]
Sat Aug 16: Just Irresistible: Dodie Smith's I Capture the Castle [Post] [Dodie Smith] [I Capture the Castle]
Sun Aug 17: Heterotopian Choices: Samuel R. Delany's Triton [Post] [Samuel R. Delany] [Triton]
Wed Aug 20: The Weirdest Book in the World [Post]
Thu Aug 21: Judging a book by the cover: Steven Brust's Vlad Taltos series [Post] [Steven Brust] [Vlad Taltos series]
Tue Aug 26: New SF Ideas from Rudy Rucker [Post] [Rudy Rucker]
Fri Aug 29: Spellbinding Storytelling Patterns: Steven Brust's Vlad Taltos series [Post] [Steven Brust] [Vlad Taltos series]
Fri Aug 29: My love-hate relationship with fantasy [Post]



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