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Space, Inc.
''Space, Inc.'' is a 2003 anthology of science fiction short-stories revolving around careers in space. It is the first anthology edited by Julie E. Czerneda, for which she won a 2004 Prix Aurora Award The Aurora Awards (french: Prix Aurora-Boréal) are a set of primarily literary awards given annually for the best Canadian science fiction or fantasy professional and fan works and achievements from the previous year."Literary glow of Auroras lur .... Contents References External links *{{isfdb title, id=36629, title=Space, Inc. 2003 anthologies Science fiction anthologies DAW Books books ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Science Fiction
Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, extraterrestrial life, sentient artificial intelligence, cybernetics, certain forms of immortality (like mind uploading), and the singularity. Science fiction predicted several existing inventions, such as the atomic bomb, robots, and borazon, whose names entirely match their fictional predecessors. In addition, science fiction might serve as an outlet to facilitate future scientific and technological innovations. Science fiction can trace its roots to ancient mythology. It is also related to fantasy, horror, and superhero fiction and contains many subgenres. Its exact definition has long been disputed among authors, critics, scholars, and readers. Science fiction, in literature, film, television, and other media, has beco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Kress
Nancy Anne Kress (born January 20, 1948) is an American science fiction writer. She began writing in 1976 but has achieved her greatest notice since the publication of her Hugo- and Nebula-winning 1991 novella ''Beggars in Spain'', which became a novel in 1993. She also won the Nebula Award for Best Novella in 2013 for ''After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall'', and in 2015 for ''Yesterday's Kin''. In addition to her novels, Kress has written numerous short stories and is a regular columnist for ''Writer's Digest''. She is a regular at Clarion writing workshops. During the winter of 2008/09, Nancy Kress was the Picador Guest Professor for Literature at the University of Leipzig's Institute for American Studies in Leipzig, Germany. Biography Born Nancy Anne Koningisor in Buffalo, New York, she grew up in East Aurora and attended college at SUNY Plattsburgh and graduated with an M.A. in English. Before starting her writing career she taught elementary school and then c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Anthologies
3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious or cultural significance in many societies. Evolution of the Arabic digit The use of three lines to denote the number 3 occurred in many writing systems, including some (like Roman and Chinese numerals) that are still in use. That was also the original representation of 3 in the Brahmic (Indian) numerical notation, its earliest forms aligned vertically. However, during the Gupta Empire the sign was modified by the addition of a curve on each line. The Nāgarī script rotated the lines clockwise, so they appeared horizontally, and ended each line with a short downward stroke on the right. In cursive script, the three strokes were eventually connected to form a glyph resembling a with an additional stroke at the bottom: ३. The Indian digits spread to the Caliphate in the 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanya Huff
Tanya Sue Huff (born 1957) is a Canadian fantasy author. Her stories have been published since the late 1980s, including five fantasy series and one science fiction series. One of these, her '' Blood Books'' series, featuring detective Vicki Nelson, was adapted for television under the title '' Blood Ties''. Biography Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Huff was raised in Kingston, Ontario. Her first sale as a writer was to '' The Picton Gazette'' when she was ten. They paid $10 for two of her poems. Huff joined the Canadian Naval Reserve in 1975 as a cook, ending her service in 1979. In 1982 she received a Bachelor of Applied Arts degree in Radio and Television Arts from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute in Toronto, Ontario; she was in the same class as science-fiction writer Robert J. Sawyer and they collaborated on their final TV Studio Lab assignment, a short science-fiction show. In the early 1980s she worked at Mr. Gameway's Ark, a game store in Downtown Toronto. From 1984 to 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alison Sinclair (author)
Alison Sinclair (born 1959) is a British writer of science fiction, resident in Canada. She is the author of the ''Darkborn'' trilogy of novels and other works and is a medical doctor. Selected publications * ''Legacies'' (1995) * ''Blueheart'' (1996) * ''Cavalcade'' (1998) * ''Throne Price'' (cowritten, 2001) * ''Darkborn'' (2009) * ''Lightborn'' (2010) * ''Shadowborn'' (2011) * ''Breakpoint: Nereis'' (2014) * ''Contagion: Eyre'' (2015) References External links * * Living people 1959 births British women medical doctors People from Colchester 20th-century English medical doctors English emigrants to Canada English women writers English science fiction writers English fantasy writers 20th-century English women 20th-century English people {{UK-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael E
SS ''Michael E'' was a cargo ship that was built in 1941. She was the first British Catapult Aircraft Merchant ship: a merchant ship fitted with a rocket catapult to launch a single Hawker Hurricane fighter to defend a convoy against long-range German bombers. She was sunk on her maiden voyage by a German submarine. Description ''Michael E'' was built by William Hamilton & Co Ltd, Port Glasgow. Launched in 1941, she was completed in May of that year. She was the United Kingdom's first CAM ship, armed with an aircraft catapult on her bow to launch a Hawker Sea Hurricane. The ship was long between perpendiculars ( overall), with a beam of . She had a depth of and a draught of . She was and . She had six corrugated furnaces feeding two 225 lbf/in2 single-ended boilers with a combined heating surface of . The boilers fed a 443 NHP triple-expansion steam engine that had cylinders of , and diameter by stroke. The engine was built by David Rowan & Co Ltd, Glasgow. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert J
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Stirling
Jan Stirling (''née'' Graham; born 20 July 1955) is a former Australian women's basketball player and coach. She played for the Australia women's national basketball team during the 1970s and competed for Australia at the 1975 World Championship held in Colombia. In the domestic Women's National Basketball League (WNBL), Stirling played 163 games for North Adelaide Rockets. Following her retirement in 1991, Stirling went on to become a successful basketball coach. Stirling led Adelaide Lightning to 12 straight Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) finals appearances between 1993 and 2004 and five consecutive Grand Final appearances resulting in four Championships. Stirling was WNBL Coach of the Year in 1993. Stirling became an assistant coach of the Opals in 1994 and became head coach in 2001, the first time a former Australian player, and a woman, had ever taken charge of the Opals. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean P
YoungBloodZ is an American Southern hip hop duo from Atlanta, Georgia composed of J-Bo (born Jeffrey Raymond Grigsby on October 4, 1977) and Sean P (born Sean Paul Ryan Joseph on March 7, 1978). The duo was signed to LaFace Records. They are one of many commercially successful Atlanta hip hop artists. Career Jeffrey Raymond Grigsby and Sean Paul Ryan Joseph met at Decatur's Miller Grove Middle School, where they started the Attic Crew with some friends. Their debut album was ''Against Da Grain'', released in 1999 on LaFace. The duo are best known for singles like "U-Way" (1999) and "85" (2000), which featured Big Boi. After a 3-year absence, they returned with ''Cadillac Pimpin in 2003, scoring a moderate hit. The duo's sophomore effort featured Grammy-nominated single " Damn!", reaching No. 4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and becoming their only top 10 hit. It was produced by Lil Jon. YoungBloodz released ''Ev'rybody Know Me'' in 2005. It featured guest vocals from Young B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doranna Durgin
Doranna Durgin is an American author. In 1995 she won the Compton Crook Award for the novel ''Dun Lady's Jess''. Durgin's works feature suspense elements and distinctive descriptions of animals and their behavior. Works The Changespell Saga Fantasy novels about Dun Lady's Jess, a spirited young mare, her rider Carey, and their friends. # ''Dun Lady's Jess'' Baen 1994 , reprinted 2007 Star Ink # ''Changespell'' Baen 1997 # ''Changespell Legacy'' Baen 2002 * ''Barrenlands'' (prequel) Baen 1998 The King's Wolf Saga Reandn and friends. # ''Touched by Magic'' Baen 1996 # '' Wolf Justice'' Baen 1998 Star Trek *Tooth and Claw' (2001). . Based on the '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' television series, set in the year 2371. Buffyverse Novels relating to the fictional universe established by '' Buffy'' and ''Angel In various theistic religious traditions an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God. Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derwin Mak
Derwin (also spelled Derwyn) is an English-language given name and surname. It shares the same etymology as the name Darwin with both being derived from the Old English words ‘deor’ (deer) and ‘wine’ (friend). Notable people with the name include: Surname * Hal Derwin (1914–1998), American dance bandleader * Mark Derwin (born 1960), American actor * Scott Derwin, Australian sports administrator Given name * Derwin Abrahams (1903–1974), American film director * Derwin Brown (1954–2000), American law-enforcement officer and politician * Derwin Christian (born 1983), Guyanese cricketer * Derwin Collins (born 1969), American basketball player * Derwin L. Gray (born 1971), American football player * Derwin Gray (offensive lineman) (born 1995), American football player * Derwin James (born 1996), American football player * Derwin Kitchen (born 1986), American basketball player * Derwin Martina (born 1994), Dutch association football player * Derwin Williams (born 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josepha Sherman
Josepha Sherman (December 12, 1946 – August 23, 2012) was an American author, folklorist, and anthologist. In 1990 she won the Compton Crook Award for the novel ''The Shining Falcon''. Works Series Buffyverse *'' Visitors'' (1999) (with Laura Anne Gilman) *'' Deep Water'' (2000) (with Laura Anne Gilman) Find Your Fate Junior Transformers :9. '' The Invisibility Factor'' (1986) Bardic Choices (with Mercedes Lackey) :1. ''A Cast of Corbies'' (1994) Prince of the Sidhe :1. ''The Shattered Oath'' (1995) :2. ''Forging the Runes'' (1996) Novels *''Golden Girl and the Crystal of Doom ''(1986) *''The Shining Falcon'' (1989) -- based on the Russian fairy tale ''The Feather of Finist the Falcon'' *''The Horse of Flame'' (1990) *''Child of Faerie, Child of Earth'' (1992) *''A Strange and Ancient Name'' (1992) *''Windleaf'' (1993) *''Gleaming Bright'' (1994) *''King's Son, Magic's Son'' (1994) -- based on the Child ballad '' King Estmere'' *''Son of Darkness'' (1998) Series c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
