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Τετάρτη 16 Ιουνίου 2010

Ο Michael Moorcock γράφει νουβέλα με ήρωα τον Doctor Who

Ο θρυλικός συγγραφέας επιστημονικής φαντασίας και ηρωικής φαντασίας Michael Moorcock συμφώνησε να γράψει μια νουβέλα με ήρωα τον Doctor Who. Το βιβλίο αναμένετε να κυκλοφορήσει στην Αγγλία τον Οκτώβριο του 2010.
Μια πρώτη ανάγνωση της περίληψης του βιβλίου, όπως είναι αναρτημένη στο Amazon, μας κάνει να σκεφτούμε ότι η ιστορία έχει κοινά στοιχεία με τον κόσμο του Jerry Cornelius (ήρωας ψυχεδελικής επιστημονικής φαντασίας του Moorcock την δεκαετία του ’60.)

Miggea - a world on the very edge of reality. The cusp between this universe and the next. A point where space-time has worn thin, and is in danger of collapsing. And the venue for the grand finals of the competition to win the fabled Arrow of Law. The Doctor and Amy have joined the Terraphiles - a group obsessed with all aspects of Earth's history, and dedicated to re-enacting ancient sporting events. They are determined to win the Arrow. But just getting to Miggea proves tricky. Reality is collapsing, ships are disappearing, and Captain Cornelius and his pirates are looking for easy pickings. Even when they arrive, the Doctor and Amy's troubles won't be over. They have to find out who is so desperate to get the Arrow of Law that they will kill for it. And uncover the traitor on their own team. And win the contest fair and square. And, of course, they need to save the universe from total destruction.

Δευτέρα 3 Μαΐου 2010

Forum Fantastico

12-14th November 2010, Lisbon, Portugal
Forum Fantastico [aka the Fantastic Forum] is the annual national Portuguese science fiction convention.
They focus on Portuguese genre creators, from fantasy and science fiction literature to graphic arts and cinema.
Christopher Priest, Paul McAuley, Nick, Sagan, Richard Morgan and Edward James have all been guests of honour in the past, and 2010 will see Stephen Hunt acting as the convention’s guest of honour.
Come along to the capital of sunny Portugal and meet the author of the best-selling Jackelian series, including ‘The Court of the Air’, ‘Kingdom Beyond the Waves’, ‘Rise of the Iron Moon’, and ‘Secrets of the Fire Sea’.
Let us invite you to come and discover Lisbon. Perhaps start out on the river with a Tagus cruise. Or take Lisbon from a different perspective and wander its seven hills admiring its river-oriented layout.

Δευτέρα 15 Φεβρουαρίου 2010

Is Facebook Afraid of Moon Nazis? Iron Sky Fan Page Closed Down

This morning the creators of the science fiction movie Iron Sky were in for a rude surprise: their Facebook page, which has gathered thousands of fans, was closed down by the administration without any warning. Apparently Facebook considers the idea of a movie about Nazis having escaped to Moon in 1945 and coming back to invade Earth in 2018 as "hateful, threatening or obscene".

Iron Sky is a Finnish-German sci-fi comedy with a budget of over five million euros. Over three million people have seen the teaser of the movie which was published in YouTube in spring of 2008.

Facebook gave no advance warning about closing down the fan page of this movie project and neither does it offer any kind of contact information to complain about the decision. The creators of Iron Sky have been very active in the social media, which is one of the corner stones of the movie project that has garnered a dedicated fan base around the world. The previous project of the creators of Iron Sky was the scifi parody Star Wreck: In The Pirkinning, which reached over eight million viewers around the world and gathered around a dedicated fan base, thanks to the internet and word of mouth.

"Businesswise Facebook is not doing itself any favours", commented producer Samuli Torssonen. "The Wikipedia page about WWII and Nazi Germany has more material that can be considered 'hateful or obscene' than our Facebook page. The fact that the removal of the profile of a legitimate business was done without any warning is extremely questionable, especially so because Facebook doesn't offer any way to contact the administration."

"There are many businesses that consider their Facebook presence to be an important part of their marketing. The fact that Facebook can just take down the page of a legitimate business without any warning or any means of contacting them is something most companies don't realize."

"I guess the idea of a Moon Nazi invasion is too much to handle for Facebook", commented director Timo Vuorensola. "I really hope we'll get the page back up and running soon, since the production is starting in the spring and we have a lot of interesting materials lined up for the fans. Luckily Facebook is not the only place on the net where we keep in contact with our fanbase."

"Iron Sky is far from a pro-Nazi movie. It's a comedy about Nazis living on the Moon", commented Tero Kaukomaa, the producer of the movie. "I wonder when they are going to close down the page of Inglourious Basterds. Or Sound of Music, for that matter - that movie has Nazis too."

Contact

Tero Kaukomaa, producer (Blind Spot Pictures): tero@blindspot.fi, +41-792 537 638

Σάββατο 12 Δεκεμβρίου 2009

Ο συγγραφεάς επιστημονικής φαντασίας Peter Watts χτυπήθηκε και συνελήφθη από αστυνομικούς στην Αμερική

Το παρακάτω κείμενο το έγραψε η Cory Doctorow για το Boingboing:

My friend, the wonderful sf writer Peter Watts was beaten without provocation and arrested by US border guards on Tuesday. I heard about it early Wednesday morning in London and called Cindy Cohn, the legal director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. She worked her contacts to get in touch with civil rights lawyers in Michigan, and we mobilized with Caitlin Sweet (Peter's partner) and David Nickle (Peter's friend) and Peter was arraigned and bailed out later that day.

But now Peter faces a felony rap for "assaulting a federal officer" (Peter and the witness in the car say he didn't do a thing, and I believe them). Defending this charge will cost a fortune, and an inadequate defense could cost Peter his home, his livelihood and his liberty.


Peter's friends are raising money for his legal defense. I just sent him CAD$1,000, because this is absolutely my biggest nightmare: imprisoned in a foreign country for a trumped-up offense against untouchable border cops. I would want my friends to help me out if it ever happened to me.