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Offworld Report: Science Fiction & Fantasy - Feb '04

Authors Brian Aldiss, Lucius Shepard, Robert Sheckley, Stephen Baxter and Gene Wolfe are interviewed, as is Kim Stanley Robinson, whose latest novel is somewhat ... wet. There's also new articles by Isaac Asimov, James Patrick Kelly and John Clute.


INTERVIEWS

The State of Aldiss
Author Brian Aldiss chats about Super-State and his other recent works.

And A Shepard Shall Lead Them
Author Lucius Shepard on his fascination with Central America and other topics.

Little Herbert
Author Brian Herbert on flying a flag for Dune and his father's works.

Sheckley's Snigger
Author Robert Sheckley interviewed on the role of comedy in SF.

Being Baxter
Author Stephen Baxter interviewed.

When Worlds Collide
Author Gene Wolfe chats about The Book of the Long Sun and his latest novel, The Knight.

Red Kim
Author Kim Stanley Robinson muses on the uptopia we could build.

Uma and Ben
Ben Affleck and Uma Thurman interviewed about their latest movie Paycheck.


ARTICLES

The Space Age Part II
Looks at possible starship drive technologies such as fusion and antimatter.

To Those Departed
Looks back at the SFF notables who sadly passed away in 2003.

Moonshine
Author Isaac Asimov gets all lunar on our ass with the differences between moonshine, sunshine and artificial light.

Genre
Writer James Patrick Kelly looks at the issues of genre online.

For Us the Living
Feared SF critic John Clute looks at Heinlein's latest novel from beyond the grave. Our knees tremble at JC's insights.

Re-Dick-ulous
What the heck is Hollywood doing to Philip K. Dick stories?


LITERARY

It's Raining Meme
Author Kim Newman brushes the dust of his ornate Victorian-jacket to bring you an analysis of the 'Forty Signs of Rain', the new luvvy SF novel by Kim Stanley Robinson.

Feel the Flood
The Guardian's turn to wax lyrical about Kim Stanley Robinson's new book, 'Forty Signs of Rain'.

Peering into The Past
Looks at author Octavia Butler's latest work of time travel and slavery.

Jack Cady RIP
Obit for author Jack, Mr. Cady, creator of The Hauntings of Hood Canal and Street: A Novel.

Tolkien's Estate Victorious
JRR Tolkien's estate beats seven shades of crap out of some wicked cyber-squatters.

A Future History, From the Past
More on the resurrection of one of Robert A. Heinlein's forgotten works.

Have My Genes
... and even more on Robert Heinlein's debut novel creative work.

My Fortress
Looks at Jonathan Lethem's new novel The Fortress of Solitude.

The Dick Vehicle
More on Hollywood's plundering the PK Dick legacy.

Burn Baby Burn
Fifty years on and 'Fahrenheit 451' is looking as scary as ever.


MEDIA

Cameron Does SF Again
Terminator's daddy, James Cameron, plans another science fiction blockbuster.

Doctor ... Who?
About the missing early Dalek-episode of Doctor Who returned to the Beeb by a fan who rescued the film from destruction.

Woo to You
The dynamics between Affleck and Woo in the science fiction movie Paycheck.

Wooed by SF
Why John Woo doesn't like science fiction as a genre.

'Paycheck' Crash
Not a friendly review of the film Paycheck.

Enterprise Fear
Tempers fray among scared executives as Star Trek Enterprise popularity continues to dive.

Tripping Up
Trip Tucker actor on the joys and pain of seducing T'Pol.

Jeremiah
Review of the Season One DVD for SF TV series Jeremiah.


SHORT FICTION

Three Tales from Sky River
Vandana Singh brings you some myths for a starfaring age.

The War of the Flowers
Short SF tale from the pen of Brenda Cooper.

The Arimaspian Legacy
A little short fiction from the shiny pen of Gene Wolfe.

St. Ailbe's Hall
Naomi Kritzer's tale about a gentically enhanced Siberian husky.

Queuing Behind Crazy People
More new weird (or should that be old weird) from DF Lewis


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The Man Who Sold the Moon
Scots SF author Ken Macleod reckons that watching George W. Bush's recent speech at NASA felt like science fiction coming true. But reservations ... well, he's got a few.
(COMMENT)

Human Stories of Mars
The successful landing of the NASA rover Spirit in Gusev Crater on Mars has caught the world's imagination, but England's favourite hard SF author, Stephen Baxter, thinks that our attention will soon move on.
(ARTICLES)

Sixty-Two And A Half Miles High
Scottish SF writer Rod MacDonald on the X Prize Foundation and the strange British dreams of a privately funded space race.
(ARTICLES)

Starfleet In Motion
There's rather a lot of crew on a Federation starship. So apart from jogging around a lot during a red alert, what the heck do they all do? Uncle Geoff muses on the unlucky blue shirts who draw the Enterprise's toilet duty.
(ARTICLES)

Offworld Report: Science Fiction & Fantasy - Feb '04
Authors Brian Aldiss, Lucius Shepard, Robert Sheckley, Stephen Baxter and Gene Wolfe are interviewed, as is Kim Stanley Robinson, whose latest novel is somewhat ... wet. There's also new articles by Isaac Asimov, James Patrick Kelly and John Clute.
(NEWS)

Offworld Report: Weird Science - Feb '04
Plenty of articles on Mars missions and moon bases, a look back at the top scientific advances of 2003, a new supersolid state of matter is discovered, and why the Earth's magnetic field is fading fast.
(NEWS)

Offworld Report: Comics, Manga and Anime - Feb '04
An Alan Moore retrospective, another look at Tank Girl, and why poor old Captain America is now awakening in a parallel reality where the Nazis won WWII and control the USA ... hmmm, a bit of politics, anyone?
(NEWS)

Offworld Report: Roleplaying Games - Feb '04
Why presenting an RPG player with impossible choices helps makes for a great game, a look at the secret lives of Wood Elves, and a free PDF rules download for the 28mm figures wargame Cobalt-2 from Westwind.
(NEWS)

Paycheck
Sadly, our Frank discovers this film is one Paycheck not worth necessarily cashing or depositing as Woo waters down his boisterously banal and generic thriller all too convincingly.
(FILM REVIEWS)

Peter Pan
Visually vibrant and mystical in its charming presentation, Franks happily discovers Hogan's live action take on Peter Pan is an exquisite and sparkling celluloid fable that just pops into life.
(FILM REVIEWS)

The Return of the King
Inherently grand, vibrant, inviting and whimsically overwhelming, Jackson packs an urgent sense of vitality into this third installment that will certainly amaze those who were attentive to the previous colorful two TLoTR epics.
(FILM REVIEWS)

Peter Pan
In this new movie, Mark discovers a feast for the eyes that he can recommend with more conviction for parents than he can for the children who might see it.
(FILM REVIEWS)

Sea of Souls
Interviews with actors Bill Paterson and Archie Panjabi, stars of the BBC's shortly-to-be-released new X Files-style television series, 'Sea of Souls'.
(INTERVIEWS)


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