Aug 1, 2006 | Intergalactic Medicine Show
Just as Obi-Wan Kenobi presented a lightsaber to Luke Skywalker with the words, “Your father wanted you to have this when you were old enough,” my father gave me two books when I turned 11: Pebble in the Sky by Isaac Asimov and The Puppet Masters by Robert...
Aug 1, 2006 | Intergalactic Medicine Show
The New York Review of Science Fiction (NYRSF), Locus, SF Chronicle, and The Internet Review of Science Fiction devote the bulk of their pages to reviews. Genre magazines and e-zines frequently contain a book review section. And many newspapers (such as The New York...
Jul 1, 2006 | Intergalactic Medicine Show
I’m currently reading Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, which is a comic book based on the two video games that are based on the extended universe of the science fantasy sextology. Although it captures the flavor of the Star Wars universe, it’s about...
Jun 1, 2006 | Intergalactic Medicine Show
“Being a fan is like being in love,” says Lynn Karlsson, a fanfic writer. “You just want to eat, sleep, breathe, and love these characters, and spending time with them is the most engaging thing that you think of.” Fanfic writer and artist...
May 1, 2006 | Intergalactic Medicine Show
I was fifteen years old when I invented the genre of fan fiction, a form of writing where the author takes characters or universes created by someone else and writes stories about them. That was the year I wrote my first short story involving me, Kirk, and Spock,...
Apr 1, 2006 | Intergalactic Medicine Show
When Ann Tonsor Zeddies read excerpts from her latest book, Blood and Roses, for a private group, she did not have to bolster her confidence by imagining her audience without their clothes. She had only to look up. The audience, members of the Clothing Optional Dinner...
