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Hugos and Homework for July's Meeting

Submitted by eDave on Sat, 06/13/2009 - 09:09
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Our next meeting is 7 July 2009 at the usual place, the Pittsford Barnes & Noble Community Room, and we'll be doing our own Hugo vote. Thanks to esteemed VP Craig DeLancey for posting the following to the listserv:

The next meeting of R-Spec will be our annual discussion of Hugo
nominated short stories.

What?  Homework!

No, I tell ye.  Here are ALL the Hugo nominated short stories, with
links to podcasts of them being read.  You can listen to them while
ironing or driving or laying on your back being fed grapes by your
slavebots.  Painless!

For all of the links Craig posted, as well as links related to ALL of the nominated works, click the title.

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Michael Chabon

Submitted by eDave on Sun, 03/29/2009 - 19:49
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Michael Chabon had a huge hit with his 2007 novel of alternative history, The Yiddish Policemen's Union. However, he has written many other works. Click the title above to read more and contribute your comments about Chabon and his works.

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Orson Scott Card

Submitted by eDave on Sun, 03/29/2009 - 19:40
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Orson Scott Card is probably best known for the series that started with Ender's Game, and his Alvin Maker series. He has written many other works, mostly in science fiction and fantasy, but also non-fiction and commentary on the fiction of others. Click the title above to read more and contribute your comments about Card and his works.

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Ray Bradbury

Submitted by eDave on Sun, 03/29/2009 - 19:28
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Ray Bradbury is probably best known for Fahrenheit 451, his Martian Chronicles, and The Illustrated Man, but has written many other works. Click the title above to read more and contribute your comments about Bradbury and his works.

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Alfred Bester

Submitted by eDave on Sun, 03/08/2009 - 19:19
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Alfred Bester is best known for The Stars My Destination, but had many other works published. Click the title above to read more and contribute your comments about Bester and his works.

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Lloyd Alexander

Submitted by eDave on Sun, 03/08/2009 - 19:08
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Alexander is best known for The Chronicles of Prydain, including The Book of Three and The Black Cauldron, but had many other works published. Click the title above to read more and contribute your comments about Alexader and his works.

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Piers Anthony

Submitted by eDave on Fri, 03/06/2009 - 05:20
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Piers Anthony is a prolific author with many works in fantasy, science fiction, and non-fiction. Click the title above to read more and contribute your comments about Anthony and his works.

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Greg Bear

Submitted by eDave on Thu, 03/05/2009 - 23:54
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Bear is a successful author with many works in fantasy, science fiction, and non-fiction. Click the title above to read more and contribute your comments about Bear and his works.

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Isaac Asimov

Submitted by eDave on Thu, 03/05/2009 - 23:40
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Isaac Asimov, one of the best-known names in speculative fiction, was a prolific author with many works in science fiction and non-fiction. Click the title above to read more and contribute your comments about Anthony and his works.

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Why Orwell Doesn't Matter

Submitted by melvin on Sun, 07/08/2007 - 11:55
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George Orwell had the good fortune -- or misfortune, depending on your perspective -- of being an honest man in an exceptionally dishonest time. The world has always been filled with liars, of course...

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