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Emerald City #125

alexmc6 — 2006-02-15T14:13:20+00:00

Another year, another 12 issues on the way. And the first one has a feature article by Jeff VanderMeer, plus the best subscriber draw we've yet offered. As usual you can find it at: http://www.emcit.com/.

Iain Banks fanzine

alexmc6 — 2005-02-17T21:09:29+00:00

David Haddock writes "Banksoniain #5 Fifth edition of The Banksoniain was posted last night. Pick it up from http://banksoniain.netfirms.com This issue focuses on Espedair Street, the book, the radio series, the film, the album and the musical. It also looks at Iain's musical taste and the music his work has inspired. The politics of The Culture's interventions are also examined. Banks related events and news are also covered with a little bit of rocket science, Turkish translations and other obscure stuff."

Free science fiction calendar for 2005

alexmc6 — 2005-01-05T10:33:48+00:00

Capt. Xerox writes What do James Tiptree Jr. and Orson Scott Card have in common? It's certainly not their writing styles, but they do share the same birthday.
After the success of last year's free science fiction calendar, the Website at the End of the Universe is offering a new one for 2005. Each page has a list of famous science fiction authors' and artists' birthdays for that month. This year's artwork features covers from the ever-popular line of Ace Doubles. Each month highlights a cover of a book's author who was born in that month. You can download your copy from http://www.theendoftheuniverse.ca/calendar2005/. It's a 577 Kb PDF download.

Concussion web site update, Eastercon 2006

alexmc6 — 2004-11-25T12:58:36+00:00

Concussion, the British National Science Fiction convention in Easter 2006, has updated its website http://www.eastercon2006.org/

Iain Banks Fanzine - Banksoniain

alexmc6 — 2004-11-09T13:29:25+00:00

David Haddock writes "The Iain Banks fanzine "Banksoniain #4" is now available. Features on The Algebraist and Consider Phlebas,a s well as Banks news and other related items - Japanese translations, the Iain Banks Big Band, the Guinness Book of Records, Classic Glamour Photography etc. http://banksoniain.netfirms.com"

Peter Weston book review

alexmc6 — 2004-10-04T17:55:03+00:00

Victor Gonzalez

I've posted a review of Peter Weston's Stars in My Eyes: My Adventures in British Fandom to Trufen.net. " This will probably be of interest to all people who consider themselves part of SF Fandom. Why not visit Victor's site, and tell everyone there about DiverseBooks.com

Iain Banks Fanzine: Banksonian

alexmc6 — 2004-05-28T14:54:58+00:00

DiverseBooks reviewer David Haddock has another issue of his Iain Banks fanzine out The Banksonian

Emerald City review fanzine out again

sadmin — 2003-09-02T17:54:15+00:00

Are we late with this? Sorry Cheryl.... Cheryl Morgan writes "Issue #95 of Emerald City has just been released. You can find the online version at http://www.emcit.com/.
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Terry Pratchett, 1st Ed, available on Ebay

alexmc6 — 2003-07-28T12:56:45+00:00

I don't really approve of turning this site into a "For Sale" message board but this one has gotten through: Anonymous Coward writes "Just thought if anybody is after 1st edition prints of the Pratchett books. I've found somebody in uk [who will ship anywhere] with a almost complete set for sale individually.

GopherIT

rwgray — 2003-06-11T16:28:56+00:00

Alex McLintock writes:

I am trying to create a loose collection of SF Fans who are willing to do IT work for SF and Book related groups. I call the group GopherIT:

http://www.sflink.net/gopherit/wiki.cgi