by G.L. Breedon | Jul 26, 2011 | Books, Retro-Nostalgia, Science Fiction, SF & Fantasy News
Great news today. SF Gateway will be publishing tons of great sci-fi classics as ebooks over the next few years. Whole back lists of authors whose work is currently out of print an unavailable. They are being published by Orion Books, the same folks who are bringing...
by G.L. Breedon | Jul 25, 2011 | Retro-Nostalgia, Science
I came across this site the other day. Popular Science Magazine has partnered with Google to create a searchable archive of all their back issues. When I was a kid, about 12 I guess, I discovered a large box of my grandfather’s old Popular Science and Popular...
by G.L. Breedon | Jul 23, 2011 | Books, Wizard of Time
After much work (much more than I expected), The Wizard of Time is finally available for sale as an ebook. The print version will be available sometime next week. Time travel and magic. It’s like peanut butter and chocolate. Think Doctor Who meets Harry Potter....
by G.L. Breedon | Jul 22, 2011 | Art, Space
I came across this the home site for Robert McCall a few days ago. What a treasure trove of great space art. I hadn’t been aware, but he had passed away on Feb. 26 this year at age 90. He was one of the first three artists chosen by NASA in 1962 to create art...
by G.L. Breedon | Jul 21, 2011 | Science, Space
A sad day. The Space Shuttle program made it’s final landing today. 135 missions over 30 years. When I was a kid I dreamed of one day riding on the Space Shuttle. I can’t imagine kids today dreaming of riding a Russian Soyuz capsule to space. But they may...