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Stanley Schmidt
Stanley Albert Schmidt (born March 7, 1944) is an American science fiction author and editor. Between 1978 and 2012 he served as editor of ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' magazine. Biography Schmidt was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1966. He then attended Case Western Reserve University, where he completed his PhD in physics in 1969. After receiving his degree, he became a professor at Heidelberg College in Tiffin, Ohio, teaching physics, astronomy, and science fiction. Schmidt was editor of ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' magazine from 1978 to his retirement on 29 August 2012. Additionally, he has served as a member of the Board of Advisers for the National Space Society and the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame and was Guest of Honor at BucConeer, the 1998 World Science Fiction Convention in Baltimore, Maryland. Fiction His first publication was "A Flash of Darkness" (''Analog'', September 1968); his first novel was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Jack McDevitt
Jack McDevitt (born April 14, 1935) is an American science fiction author whose novels frequently deal with attempts to make contact with alien races, and with archaeology or xenoarchaeology. Most of his books follow either superluminal pilot Priscilla "Hutch" Hutchins or galactic relic hunters Alex Benedict and Chase Kolpath. McDevitt has received numerous nominations for Hugo, Nebula, and John W. Campbell awards. '' Seeker'' won the 2006 Nebula Award for Best Novel. McDevitt's first published story was "The Emerson Effect" in ''The Twilight Zone Magazine'' in 1981. Biography McDevitt went to La Salle University, where a short story of his won the annual ''Freshman Short Story Contest'' and was published in the school's literary magazine, ''Four Quarters''. As McDevitt explained in an interview: McDevitt received a master's degree in literature from Wesleyan University in 1971. He returned to writing when his wife, Maureen, encouraged him to try his hand at it in 1980. , McDe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writers' Choice, Volume II
The Writers' Buildings, often shortened to just Writers, is the official secretariat building of the state government of West Bengal in Kolkata, India. The 150-meter long building covers the entire northern stretch of the iconic Lal Dighi pond at the centre of historic B.B.D. Bagh, long considered as the administrative and business hub of the city. It originally served as the principal administrative office for writers (junior clerks) of the British East India Company (EIC). Designed by Thomas Lyon in 1777, the Writers' Building has gone through a long series of extensions over the centuries. Since India's independence in 1947, it housed the office of the Chief Minister of West Bengal, cabinet ministers and other senior officials, until 4 October 2013, when a major restoration of the building was announced. The majority of government departments were subsequently moved out to a new repurposed building named Nabanna in Howrah on a temporary basis. The building has been called a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aliens From Analog
''Aliens from Analog'' is the seventh in a series of anthologies of science fiction stories drawn from '' Analog'' magazine and edited by then-current ''Analog'' editor Stanley Schmidt. It was first published in paperback by Davis Publications and hardcover by The Dial Press in 1983. The book collects eleven short stories, novelettes and novellas first published in ''Analog'' and its predecessor title ''Astounding'', together with an introduction by Schmidt. Contents *"Introduction" (Stanley Schmidt) *"First Contact" ( Murray Leinster) *"Green-Eyed Lady" ( Alison Tellure) *"The Children's Hour" (Lawrence O'Donnell (Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore)) *"... And Comfort to the Enemy" (Stanley Schmidt) *"Now Inhale" (Eric Frank Russell) *" Unhuman Sacrifice" (Katherine MacLean) *"Big Sword" ( Paul Ash) *"Wings of Victory" ( Poul Anderson) *"The Waveries" ( Fredric Brown) *"Hobbyist" (Eric Frank Russell) *"Petals of Rose" (Marc Stiegler Marc Stiegler (born 1 August 1954) is an Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Analog's War And Peace
''Analog's War and Peace'' is the sixth in a series of anthologies of science fiction stories drawn from '' Analog'' magazine and edited by then-current ''Analog'' editor Stanley Schmidt. It was first published in paperback by Davis Publications and hardcover by The Dial Press in June 1983. The hardcover edition bore the alternate title ''War and Peace: Possible Futures from Analog''. The book collects eleven short stories, novelettes and novellas first published in ''Analog'' and its predecessor title ''Astounding'', together with an introduction by Schmidt. Contents *"Introduction" (Stanley Schmidt) *" E for Effort" ( T. L. Sherred) *"The Weapon Shop" (A. E. van Vogt) *"The Wabbler" ( Murray Leinster) *"Conquest by Default" ( Vernor Vinge) *"Warrior" ( Gordon R. Dickson) *"Hawk Among the Sparrows" ( Dean McLaughlin) *"The Mercenary" ( Jerry Pournelle) *"No Shoulder to Cry On" ( Hank Davis) *"The Bully and the Crazy Boy" (Marc Stiegler) *"Thunder and Roses" ( Theodore Sturgeon) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writers' Choice
The Writers' Buildings, often shortened to just Writers, is the official secretariat building of the state government of West Bengal in Kolkata, India. The 150-meter long building covers the entire northern stretch of the iconic Lal Dighi pond at the centre of historic B.B.D. Bagh, long considered as the administrative and business hub of the city. It originally served as the principal administrative office for writers (junior clerks) of the British East India Company (EIC). Designed by Thomas Lyon in 1777, the Writers' Building has gone through a long series of extensions over the centuries. Since India's independence in 1947, it housed the office of the Chief Minister of West Bengal, cabinet ministers and other senior officials, until 4 October 2013, when a major restoration of the building was announced. The majority of government departments were subsequently moved out to a new repurposed building named Nabanna in Howrah on a temporary basis. The building has been called a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Analog's Lighter Side
''Analog's Lighter Side'' is the fourth in a series of anthologies of science fiction stories drawn from ''Analog'' magazine and edited by then-current ''Analog'' editor Stanley Schmidt. It was first published in paperback by Davis Publications in 1982, with a hardcover edition following from The Dial Press in January 1983. The book collects thirteen short stories, novelettes and novellas and one poem, all first published in ''Analog'' and its predecessor title ''Astounding'', together with an introduction by Schmidt. Most of the pieces are accompanied by the original illustrations from their initial magazine appearances, by artists Edd Cartier, Kelly Freas, John Sanchez, Jack Gaughan, and Vincent Di Fate. Contents *"Introduction" (Stanley Schmidt) *"Ex Machina" (Lewis Padgett) *" Pate de Foie Gras" (Isaac Asimov) *"Peek! I See You" (Poul Anderson) *"The Exhalted" (L. Sprague de Camp) *"Gone With the Gods" (Andrew J. Offutt) *"Mail Supremacy" (Hayford Peirce) *"The Gentle Earth" ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Analog's Children Of The Future
''Analog's Children of the Future'' is the third in a series of anthology, anthologies of science fiction stories drawn from ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Analog'' magazine and edited by then-current ''Analog'' editor Stanley Schmidt. It was first published in paperback by Davis Publications and hardcover by Dial Press, The Dial Press in December 1982. The book collects ten short pieces first published in ''Analog'' and its predecessor title ''Astounding'', together with an introduction by Schmidt. Contents *"Introduction" (Stanley Schmidt) *"Mimsy Were the Borogoves" (Lewis Padgett (Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore)) *"Mewhu's Jet" (Theodore Sturgeon) *"The Witches of Karres" (James H. Schmitz) (first part of his The Witches of Karres, novel of the same title) *"Mikal's Songbird" (Orson Scott Card) (part of his book ''Songmaster'') *"In Hiding" (Wilmar H. Shiras) *"Weyr Search" (Anne McCaffrey) (later incorporated into her book ''Dragonflight (novel), Dragonflight'') *"Meeting o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Analog Anthology 2
''The Analog Anthology #2: Readers' Choice'' is an anthology of science fiction stories and articles drawn from '' Analog'' magazine, edited by then-current ''Analog'' editor Stanley Schmidt. It was first published in paperback by Davis Publications in January 1982, and reprinted later the same year under the alternate title ''Analog: Readers' Choice''. A hardcover edition was issued by The Dial Press under the alternate title in March 1982. The book collects eleven short pieces first published in ''Analog'' and its predecessor title ''Astounding'', together with an introduction by Schmidt. Contents *"Introduction" (Stanley Schmidt) *"Old Faithful" (Raymond Z. Gallun) *"Helen O'Loy" ( Lester del Rey) *"Requiem" ( Robert A. Heinlein) *"Some Curious Effects of Time Travel" (L. Sprague de Camp) *"The Cold Equations" (Tom Godwin) *"Plus X" (Eric Frank Russell) *"The Big Front Yard" (Clifford D. Simak) *"What Do You Mean ... Human?" ditorial(John W. Campbell, Jr.) *"Home is the Hangman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Analog Anthology 1
''The Analog Anthology #1'' is an anthology of science fiction stories and articles drawn from '' Analog'' magazine over its first fifty years of publication, edited by then-current ''Analog'' editor Stanley Schmidt. It was first published in paperback by Davis Publications in December 1980, and reprinted under the alternate title ''Fifty Years of the Best Science Fiction from Analog'' in 1982. A hardcover edition was issued under the alternate title ''Analog’s Golden Anniversary Anthology'' in 1981. The book collects twenty-three short pieces first published in ''Analog'' and its predecessor title ''Astounding'', together with an introduction by Schmidt. Contents *"Introduction" (Stanley Schmidt) *"Twilight" ( Don A. Stuart) *" The Lotus Eaters" ( Stanley G. Weinbaum) *"Fantastic Fiction" ditorial(John W. Campbell, Jr.) *"Language for Time Travelers" rticle(L. Sprague de Camp) *"QRM - Interplanetary" (George O. Smith) *" —And He Built a Crooked House" ( Robert A. Heinlein) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gardner Dozois
Gardner Raymond Dozois ( ; July 23, 1947 – May 27, 2018) was an American people, American science fiction author and editing, editor. He was the founding editor of ''The Year's Best Science Fiction'' anthologies (1984–2018) and was editor of ''Asimov's Science Fiction'' magazine (1986–2004), garnering multiple Hugo Award, Hugo and Locus Awards for those works almost every year. He also won the Nebula Award for Best Short Story twice. He was inducted to the EMP Museum#Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Science Fiction Hall of Fame on June 25, 2011. Biography Dozois was born July 23, 1947, in Salem, Massachusetts. He graduated from Salem High School (Massachusetts), Salem High School with the Class of 1965. From 1966 to 1969 he served in the United States Army, Army as a journalist, after which he moved to New York City to work as an editor in the science fiction field. One of his stories had been published by Frederik Pohl in the September 1966 issue of ''If (magazine), If'' but h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tales Of Alternate History
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Tales may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Tales'' (album), a 1995 album by Marcus Miller * ''Tales'' (film), a 2014 Iranian film * ''Tales'' (TV series), an American television series * ''Tales'' (video game), a 2016 point-and-click adventure game * ''Tales'' (video game series), a series of role-playing games *"Tales", or "Tales from the Forest of Gnomes", a song by Wolfmother from '' Wolfmother'' *"Tales", a song by Schoolboy Q from '' Crash Talk'' Geography *Tales, Castellón, a municipality in Spain *Täles Railway (other), two railway lines in Baden-Württemberg in Germany People *Rémi Tales (born 1984), French rugby union player *Tales Schütz, Brazilian footballer See also *Tale (other) Tale may refer to: * Narrative, or story, a report of real or imaginary connected events * TAL effector (TALE), a type of DNA binding protein * Tale, Albania, a resort town * Tale, Iran, a village * Tale, Maharashtra, a village in Ratnagiri distri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
