| The
Offworld Report
 The
chance of finding life on Jupiter's moon, Europa, goes up a notch,
the Washington-based editor of SciFi.com muses about living life
in the shadow of the sniper's crosshair, and author Jack Williamson
gets interviewed about his long brilliant life in the SF world.
All
this and more in our round-up of the best SF offworld the 'Nest.
Life
on Europa?
A sea of what could be water on Jupiter's moon, Europa,
has Earth-like characteristics, boosting the chance of life existing there.
Martin's
Game, but are You?
Hugo winning fantasy author George R.R. Martin's
'A Game of Thrones' novels is given a new lease of life as a Magic The Gathering-style
card game.
Jack's
Back
Classic SF author Jack Williamson - first published in 1928 and
still going strong - sits for another interview.
Birds
That Don't go Tweet
In the new TV series Birds of Prey, Dina Meyer,
Ashley Scott and Rachel Skarsten leave Batman behind, grouping together to battle
Gotham City's supervillains.
Who
will rid me of this Troublesome Priest?
John Clute turns his educated
gaze on publishing world of SF author Christopher Priest.
The
Quality of Pity is Not Folded
Robert Silverberg puts his point of
view across in this online article.
Flying
with the Firefly
Set in the 25th century, this new SF television series
looks at the voyages of the Serenity, a small tramp freighter starship and her
crew, trying to make a living shortly after the end of an immense civil war.
Walking
on Mars
Human explorers will walk on Mars, but not for many centuries,
predicts one of the lunar astronauts.
John
Meaney - How Mean Is He?
The author of the strange but amenable SF
novel Paradox puts his life and works under the spotlight.
Worlds
Glimpsed, Worlds Lost
The 'Save Farscape' campaign continues apace,
as this cry of rage testifies.
Dan
Simmons Interviewed
Hyperion author Dan Simmons talks about his work
and life. Just in time for his new book releases too.
Jeff
VanderMeer
The gorgeous Mr VanderMeer looks at Precious Ambergris,
whatever the heck that is?
Robert
L. Forward Dies
Robert Lull Forward, the author of Dragon's Egg, Starquake
and other science fiction novels, dies of brain cancer at his home in Washington.
Cutting
the Cards
Orson Scott Card in fine form for this interview
The
Centre of the Galaxy is Evil
Scientists ponder the existence of a
colossal black hole at the core of the Milky Way.
Who's
on the Web?
Not who's on the web - but Who is on the web - as in Martin
Sketchley goes looking for Doctor Who material on the internet. He finds a few
interesting things too.
Shoot
the Damn Stars
Astronomers are just itching to use their new powerful
'scopes to take a photograph of the first extra-solar world. And in the process,
they are helping the hunt for extraterrestrial life. Ansible
goes Professional?
Dave Langford on why Ansible must, according to
the Hugo rules, be a semiprozine (and other related fan news). One for the fans
with a very large 'F'.
Warner
Breathe - real - Life into the Classic Anime Movie 'Akira'
Can Warner
Brothers make a live-action version of Japan's classic anime movie Akira (in English,
of course), without reverting to Flintstones and Scooby Doo terrirory?
Life
In the Cross-Hairs
Scott Edelman, editor of Science Fiction Weekly,
finds a little comfort from science fiction as a crazed sniper stalks his home
town, Washington.
Below.
Below What?
Director David Twohy (he who created Vin Diesel in Pitch
Black), talks about his new film, Below. Ghosts in U-boats? The real thing was
scary enough.
The
Strange Mr Kelly
James Patrick Kelly, the author behind the excellent
'Strange but not a Stranger', jumps into the interview hotseat.
The
Planet Behind Pluto
It is just under half the size of Pluto - the
largest object discovered in the Terran System for 72 years. But is it a world,
or something else?
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OTHER CONTENT - November 2002
Ken MacLeod interviewed
Scottish SF author Ken MacLeod may be a best buddy with Iain Banks, but he's now
been firmly established as a rising star in the science fiction firmament in
his own right. He chats about why he's trying to find time to read Perdido Street
Station, his new book, Engine City, and why most of the futures are capitalist
… but they're terrifying!
(AUTHOR INTERVIEWS)
Hit And Kismet
A time travel chestnut from the pen of our own dear editor. But can you really send people into the past without upsetting the present? Read on for some shocking short fiction …
(FICTION)
The Jim Munroe Reviews
Jim Munroe is a Canadian author whose works are generally not marketed as science fiction, even though all three of his books to date have strong elements of the fantastic. In this appraisal of his works by James Nicholl, the light side of anti-globalization ideology comes under the microscope.
(ARTICLES)
The Offworld Report
The chance of finding life on Jupiter's moon, Europa, goes up a notch, the Washington-based editor of SciFi.com muses about living life in the shadow of the sniper's crosshair, and author Jack Williamson gets interviewed about his long brilliant life in the SF world. All this and more in our round-up of the best SF offworld the 'Nest.
(NEWS SUMMARY)
Fare thee well, Ron Walotsky
Ron Walotsky's death shattered many people in the fantasy art world. Here, Paul Barnett, 'Nest columnist and editor of art book imprint Paper Tiger fondly remembers his friend, and there's a posthumous interview with Ron too.
(INTERVIEWS)
Walter Jon Williams interviewed
Science fiction author WJW chats about bashing out a new Star Wars novel, the impact of September 11th on his writing, and how he probably left a few scribbles on his mother's womb.
(AUTHOR INTERVIEWS)
Shockwave Part II (Trek)
As Archer attempts to make his way back from the 31st century, those damn tricky Suliban takes the Enterprise crew captive. And even their silly theme tune is growing on us!
(TV REVIEWS)
Carbon Creek (Trek)
T'Pol tells Trip and Archer about her great-grandmother T'Mir, who was part of an expedition to Earth that crashed in the 1950s. Vulcans at Roswell; who would have thought?
(TV REVIEWS)
Minefield (Trek)
When the Enterprise stumbles into a Romulan minefield, Reed finds himself in a life-or-death situation. As good as excuse as any for some more hammy acting, we suppose.
(TV REVIEWS)
Triple XXX
Frank's latest movie review isn't porn - it's Bond-age. A fuelled-up Vin Diesel inherits his very own explosive playground where he gets to play secret agent in the banal and boisterous spy actioner "XXX".
(FILM REVIEWS)
Lost on the way to see the Brontosaurus
Mark Leeper explores the BBC's miniseries adoption of the Lost World, and finds it is the best of a not-very-good lot of adaptations of Doyle's great adventure novel of a forgotten plateau with prehistoric man and dinosaurs. The dinosaur re-creations are effective, but there are major discrepancies from the novel.
(TV REVIEWS)
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