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Sharon Lee (writer)
Sharon Lee (born September 11, 1952) is an American science fiction, fantasy and mystery author who lived in Winslow, Maine from 1988-2018 before moving to nearby Waterville. She is the co-author (with Steve Miller) of the Liaden universe novels and stories, as well as other works, and individually the author of several mystery and fantasy novels. Background Born Sharon Lee Backof in Baltimore, Maryland, Lee graduated from Parkville Senior High School in 1970, and attended University of Maryland, Baltimore County during the late 1970s while employed as Administrative Aide to the Dean of the School of Social Work and Community Planning at the UMAB Professional Schools in downtown Baltimore. Sharon Lee and Steve Miller were married in 1980. In 1988, they relocated to central Maine, living in Winslow. In early 2018, they moved "into town" to nearby Waterville (on the other side of the Kennebec River). Throughout her life, Lee has been employed as various flavors of secretar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Liaden Universe
The Liaden universe ( or ) is the setting for an ongoing series of science fiction stories written by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller. The series covers a considerable time period, some thousands of years in all, although since it also covers more than one universe the exact chronology is unclear. However the main timeline extends across only a few generations. The central stories primarily concern Clan Korval, a leading house in Liaden society. The stories are primarily in the genre of space opera, with heavy doses of romance, intrigue, and wizardry. As of May 2022 the series comprises 24 novels and 33 chapbooks (the stories within them now available as ebooks or in collections). Overview The series is set at some unspecified time in the future. There is a reference to the planet named "Terra" not being the first planet to bear that name; however, the familiar names and cultural references in the core books (coupled with a lack of them in the "Crystal" books) suggest that it is " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trinoc*coN
Trinoc*coN was an annual science fiction convention which was held in North Carolina. It started in 2000. Guests of honor included George R.R. Martin. 2006 was the first year that the convention was held outside of Durham; it was held in the Northern Raleigh Hilton in Raleigh, North Carolina. The name "Trinoc*coN" is a reference to the Trinocs, a fictional alien race from the works of Larry Niven. It ceased operation in 2009. Notable Guests Art :Charles Vess (2000), Dru Blair (2001), Tom Fleming (2007), Charles Keegan (2005), James Wappel (2002), Andrew Probert (2001) Comics :T Campbell - ''Penny and Aggie'' (2007), Greg Eatroff FAANS.COM(2003, 2007), Barb Fischer and Chris Impink - Fragile Gravity' (2007), Jade Gordon - Lean on Me' (2005), Larry Holderfield ("mckenzee") - '' Sinister Bedfellows'' (2007), Gene Kannenberg ComicsResearch(2007), Joe Komenda - Feral Chicken' (2007), Arienna Lee - A World Like My Own' (2007), David Milloway, Matthew Z. Wood, and Step ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CONduit
Conduit may refer to: Engineering systems * Conduit (fluid conveyance), a pipe suitable for carrying either open-channel or pressurized liquids * Electrical conduit, a protective cover, tube or piping system for electric cables * Conduit current collection, a system of ground-level power supply * Duct (flow), for heating, ventilating and air-conditioning Business * Conduit (finance) or asset-backed commercial paper program, a type of non-bank financial institution * Conduit and Sink OFCs, a classification of offshore financial centres/tax havens Computers and Internet * Conduit (company), an international software company ** Conduit toolbar a defunct web publishing platform by Conduit * Conduit (software), an open-source synchronization program for GNOME Arts and entertainment * ''Conduit'' (Coby Sey album), by Coby Sey, 2022 * ''Conduit'' (album), by Funeral for a Friend, 2013 * ''The Conduit'' (album), by Jarboe, 2005 * Conduit (comics), a DC Comics supervillain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MarsCon (Bloomington, Minnesota)
MarsCon is a science fiction convention held in Bloomington, Minnesota, United States. It was first held in February 1999 with the goal of appealing to a diverse audience of fans in Minnesota and the vicinity. It is a mid-sized convention with a wide variety of events including panel discussions, guest of honor presentations, music of many kinds, art show, film room (including anime), science room, dealers room, charity auction, and a masquerade. Past guests have included actors, authors, artists, scientists, musicians, producers, and even the occasional pooka. The ''Minneapolis Star-Tribune'' describes MarsCon as "for the sci-fi serious nerds". Since 2003, MarsCon Minnesota has also included a strong presence of the "Dementia" (comedy/novelty/filk) music genre, making the convention one of the largest events in the country to showcase such music. Conventions Past MarsCon 1999: Celebrating 60 Years of Fandom :Where: Radisson South Hotel :When: February 26-28, 1999 :Guests of H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balticon
Balticon is the Maryland Regional science fiction convention, sponsored by the Baltimore Science Fiction Society (BSFS). It has been held annually since 1966. The name "Balticon" is trademarked by BSFS. Overview Balticon brings together over 1800 science, science fiction and fantasy professionals, creative amateurs, and fans on Memorial Day weekend each year for a 4-day multi-track event in or around Baltimore. Balticon can be described as a "General" or "Big Tent" science fiction convention since, while the primary emphasis is literary, programming and activities cover a number of other areas, such as anime, art, costuming, science, Podcasting and new media, gaming, and Filk music. Balticon is produced by the Baltimore Science Fiction Society, Inc., a 501(c)(3) literary society. It is run entirely by volunteers, who assume responsibility at many levels, ranging from gofers who sign up and run errands at the convention, to the Con Chair who may spend up to two years on planning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albacon
Albacon is the Albany science fiction convention, held each year in the Albany, New York area, also called the Capital District. Albacon is the largest "Con" in upstate New York, United States. It is hosted by LASTSFA, or Latham-Albany-Schenectady-Troy Science Fiction Association, a local science fiction fandom group. The Albacon website lists itself as: Past Albacons The con has hosted many special guests. In 2006, the Guest of Honor (GoH) was Peter David, a novelist most famous for his short stories, television shows and ''The Incredible Hulk'' comic book; the Artist Guest of Honor was Omar Rayyan. Additional guests in 2006 included online cartoonist Jeph Jacques, Nick Sagan (son of Carl Sagan and a science fiction writer in his own right), and Klingon linguist and psychologist Lawrence M. Schoen. Other guests at recent Albacons have included filker Erwin S. Strauss (Filthy Pierre), humorist-novelist Esther Friesner, Shannara creator Terry Brooks, Lois McMaster Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romantic Times
''Romantic Times'' was an American genre magazine specializing in romance novel A romance novel or romantic novel generally refers to a type of genre fiction novel which places its primary focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people, and usually has an "emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending." Pr ...s. It was founded as a newsletter in 1981 by Kathryn Falk. The initial publication took nine months to create and was distributed to 3,000 subscribers. In 2004, the magazine reportedly had 150,000 subscribers, and had built a reputation as "Romance's premiere genre magazine". From 1982 to 2018, the magazine organized the "Romantic Times Booklover's Convention." Several thousand people attended the annual convention, which featured author signings, a costume ball, and a male beauty pageant. In May 2018, Kathryn Falk and her co-owner, husband Kenneth Rubin announced the closure of the magazine. The last RT Booklovers Convention ended with the one held May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SF Site
SF may refer to: Locations * San Francisco, California, United States * Sidi Fredj, Algeria * South Florida, an urban region in the United States * Suomi Finland, former vehicular country code for Finland In arts and entertainment Genres * Speculative fiction (usually ''sf'') ** Science fiction or sci-fi (usually ''SF'') In film and television * , the Swedish film industry ** SF Film Finland, a Finnish film distributor * SF Channel (Australia) * , a German-language television network in Switzerland * , a Finnish film production company In music * Sforzando (musical direction) or sf, a musical accent * ''Subito forte'', a musical notation for dynamics (music) * Switchfoot, a band * Sasha Fierce, on-stage alter ego of American entertainer Beyoncé, and namesake of her album '' I Am... Sasha Fierce'' Other media * Saikoro Fiction, a Japanese role-playing game system * ''Street Fighter'', a series of fighting video games by Capcom Businesses and organizations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Duck Award
The Golden Duck Awards for Excellence in Children's Science Fiction were given annually from 1992 to 2017. The awards were presented every year at either Worldcon or the North American Science Fiction Convention (NASFiC). In 2018 they were replaced by Notable Book Lists of the same names sponsored by the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA). The Golden Duck Awards were funded by Super-Con-Duck-Tivity, Inc., the sponsor of the U.S. midwest regional science fiction convention DucKon. Winners were selected by a group of teachers, librarians, parents, high tech workers and reviewers. Categories The categories are: * Picture Book * Middle Grades (the Eleanor Cameron Award) * Young Adult (the Hal Clement Award) There was also a provision for a Special Award if a book was found to be outstanding but did not fit any of the standard categories. Golden Duck Award Winners Picture Book The picture book award is sometimes given to a book with non-fictional science content w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balrog Award
The Balrog Awards were a set of awards given annually from 1979 to 1985 for the best works and achievements of speculative fiction in the previous year. The awards were named after the balrog, a fictional creature from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium.''Locus'' Index to SF Awards: About the Balrog Awards Accessed 26 March 2021. The awards were originally announced by editor Jonathan Bacon in Issue #15 of ''Fantasy Crossroads'' and presented at the Fool-Con II convention on , 1979 at [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Locus Award
The Locus Awards are an annual set of literary awards voted on by readers of the science fiction and fantasy magazine ''Locus'', a monthly magazine based in Oakland, California. The awards are presented at an annual banquet. In addition to the plaques awarded to the winners, publishers of winning works are honored with certificates, which is unique in the field. Originally a poll of ''Locus'' subscribers only, voting is now open to anyone, but the votes of subscribers count twice as much as the votes of non-subscribers. The award was inaugurated in 1971, and was originally intended to provide suggestions and recommendations for the Hugo Awards. They have come to be considered a prestigious prize in science fiction, fantasy and horror literature. ''The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction'' regards the Locus Awards as sharing the reputation of the Hugo and Nebula Awards. Gardner Dozois holds the record for the most wins (43), while Neil Gaiman has won the most awards for works of fic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |