#scifi

Scifi Magazine 'Starlog' Relaunches, and Back Issues Return to Internet Archive

Slashdot reader sandbagger brings news about the classic science ficdtion magazine Starlog. It's 33-year run from 1976 to 2009 is now available on the Internet Archive. And 17 years after publishing its final issue, Starlog is relaunching, publishing one issue a year starting November 13, according to The Hollywood Reporter: The magazine launched in 1976 and gained a fanbase for being one of the few places to get reliable news and interviews about geek culture. It launched with a cover focusing on Star Trek, one of its key areas of expertise, but the magazine's editors and writers also pioneer

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The Orphans trilogy

One of the ideas explored in Sean Williams and Shane Dix’s Orphans trilogy is how an early version of uploading might be superseded by later designs, and the attitude the later versions have toward the earlier ones. In this series, the early versions are referred to as “engrams.” Echoes of Earth, the first book, starts … Continue reading The Orphans trilogy →

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Exodus: The Helium Sea

Peter F. Hamilton’s Exodus: The Helium Sea is the second part of a duology that began with Exodus: The Archimedes Engine. It continues the story of humans trying to survive in a star cluster dominated by numerous posthuman species known as Celestials. The Celestials are descendants of the first settlers in the cluster, who arrived … Continue reading Exodus: The Helium Sea →

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