Offworld Report: December '03: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Robin Hobb, Iain Banks and Peter Crowther are interviewed, Robert Silverberg muses over the contents of dinosaur intestines, while John Jarrold visits the odd world of Korean science fiction.

Cooking on the Hobb
Fantasy author Robin Hobb yacks about her Farseer trilogy.

More on Moriarty
New cyberpunk writing lass Chris Moriarty interviewed.

The Terrible Klaw
Author Rick Klaw on urinating on Tolkien.

No Shorts Allowed
Owner of PS Publishing, Pete Crowther, talks about why he loves short stories but despairs for their future.

Making Silver
The producer of Matrix Revolutions, Joel Silver, tells all.

Son of Sagan
Carl Sagan's son, Nick Sagan, yacks it up.

Beings Banks
SF giant Iain Banks on why he hopes his life is going to be as boring as possible.

Son of Sagan II
Crikes, Carl Sagan's son, Nick, in his second interview of the month. Someone is earning their PR gold!

Tru Calling
Eliza Dushku aka Faith in Buffy, on her new horror series, Tru Calling (think Quantum leap to keep ghosts from dying).

Nalo's the One
Author Nalo Hopkinson on trying to widen her audience.

Pointy Ears
Leonard Nimoy interviewed about matters Trek and Spock.

Lost in the Forrest
The prolific short story writer Forrest Aguirre gets interviewed.

John the Carpenter
Famous director John Carpenter ruminates on good – and bad – horror.

Empire of Bones
British writer Liz Williams on being nominated for the Philip K. Dick award.

ARTICLES

SF Salsa
A look at the wild world of science fiction in Cuba.

Sinking you Teeth into It
Examines vampires in the world of movies and television.

Wheels within Wheels
Joel Silver chats about the Matrix movies.

Carved In Stone
Robert Silverberg on how some interesting fossil finds seems to confirm that dinosaurs had warm-blood.

The Dragon in the Lobby
Sculptor Kim Graham on winning a well-deserved Chesley award.

California: the SF State?
A review of the world of California politics through a science fiction lens.

Would you like Noodles with That?
SF editor and legend in his lunchtime, John Jarrold, on science fiction in Korea.

LITERARY

Long Live the King?
Stephen King wins the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, and out come the literary snobs with their daggers drawn.

Argosy Anew
A review of the revived classic SFF and literary magazine, Argosy.

Thai Sci-Fi
Thailand gets a new literary prize to encourage domestic science fiction.

That was the Year: 2003
Look back at the major works of SF, fantasy and horror in 2003.

Effinger, Alas
A glance back at the sad death of author George Alec Effinger in 2002. A life badly cut short.

Fantasy Please
Why fantasy novels prove the ideal companion on a family road trip.

Binky Binky
A sideways look at Soul Music by Terry Pratchett.

MEDIA

The Shy Wachowskis
A FAQ on the Matrix movies' rather publicity shy Larry and Andy Wachowski brothers.

Tolkien's Gold
A look at the rampant commercialism underpinning the Lord of the Rings movies.

The Boston SF Party
Coverage of the 29^th Boston Science Fiction Film Festival.

Those Looneys
Film review of 'Looney Tunes: Back in Action'. Think we'll be missing that one at the cinema when it hits the UK!

Take me
Look at Steven Spielberg's odd UFO television series, Taken.

An End for Eshbach
Retrospective of Lloyd Arthur Eshbach – the classic shorts man who wrote for Amazing and Wonder Stories - who recently died 93. We'll see you beyond the gate, old friend.

Bad Matrix
Review of Matrix Revolutions.

The Legacy of 'Matrix'?
Looks at some of the deeper issues raised by the Matrix films.

'Alien' Back
Revisits Ridley Scott's classic movie 'Alien', in its new Director's Cut format.

Radcliffe Signs Up
Actor Daniel Radcliffe signs up for the fourth Harry Potter film, The Goblet of Fire.

The Thief Lord
Why people are tipping Cornelia Funke, author of The Thief Lord, as the next Potter.

Harryhausen Redux
Ray Harryhausen's films get a polish and a re-release.

Talking about a Revolution
More on the last of the Matrix movies. Yawn.

CONS

Ire in Ireland
Con report from 'They Came and Shaved Us', the con that sounds like something you'd find on the top shelf in the video store.

Oi for the Orycon
Con report from Orycon 25, Oregon's main science fiction convention.

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