Re: WorldCon

2008-08-23 Thread Julia Thompson
On Sat, 23 Aug 2008, Julia Thompson wrote: > The folks at the party had been ConCom for LoneStarCon 2 in 1997. > > And I don't remember which WorldCon it was that this cookout was after -- > it was at least 2 years later. So 1999 or later. Maybe it was 2002, I > know my mom was visiting in the

Re: WorldCon

2008-08-23 Thread Julia Thompson
On Sat, 23 Aug 2008, Jon Louis Mann wrote: >> One of the kindest acts toward my mother by anyone in the >> SF community in >> a SF community context was committed by Teddy Harvia. I >> was at a cookout >> with a bunch of people, most of whom had been on the ConCom >> for a >> Worldcon, and Harv

WorldCon

2008-08-23 Thread Jon Louis Mann
> One of the kindest acts toward my mother by anyone in the > SF community in > a SF community context was committed by Teddy Harvia. I > was at a cookout > with a bunch of people, most of whom had been on the ConCom > for a > Worldcon, and Harvia showed up with the Hugo he'd just > won for Bes

Re: Br!n: What's in the works? (was Re: Greg Bear)

2008-08-23 Thread Julia Thompson
Taking this out of Dr. Brin's inbox, he doesn't need to have it cluttered with my babbling about Teddy Harvia. On Sat, 23 Aug 2008, David Brin wrote: > 2- I got a chance to do this fabulous panel with > much-talented artists Frank Wu and Teddy Harvia, in > which I essentially did stand-up storyt

Re: Greg Bear

2008-08-23 Thread John Williams
> From: Olin Elliott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Is City at the End of Time part of the Eon series? No, it is not related to Eon at all. City was just published this summer. Frankly, I haven't completely decided whether I liked it or not. It is a rather odd story, with elements of science fiction an

Re: Brin: What's in the works? (was Re: Greg Bear)

2008-08-23 Thread David Brin
Thanks Nick and sorry I neglect Brin-L. Drowning for time, alas. (I blog sometimes at: http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/ ) First off... we've all just returned from a high plains family odyssey -- from Denver (the World Science Fiction convention) to Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Devil's Monument an

Re: Greg Bear

2008-08-23 Thread David Hobby
John Williams wrote: ... > As long as I am asking questions, does David Brin have any new > science fiction books in the works? I suppose the lack of new David > Brin SF accounts for the lack of SF discussion here? John-- Hi. Yes, I'm sure that the lack of new books is what causes off-topic disc

Re: Greg Bear

2008-08-23 Thread Olin Elliott
Is City at the End of Time part of the Eon series? I somehow missed Eon years ago when I was first reading heavily in science fiction, and I'm reading it now. I'm thinking that I probably enjoy it more now -- or at least appreciate it -- than I would have in my 20's. Olin - Original M

Brin: What's in the works? (was Re: Greg Bear)

2008-08-23 Thread Nick Arnett
Let's ask him... ;-) What *is* in the works, David? (By adding "Brin:" to the start of the subject, it'll get to David. If the subject drifts off, please replace that with Br!n or something like that, which helps keep his inbound mail volume down.) Nick On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 7:00 AM, John Wil

Re: Greg Bear

2008-08-23 Thread Julia Thompson
On Sat, 23 Aug 2008, John Williams wrote: > After seeing several messages with Greg Bear as subject, I am wondering > if anyone has read his new book, City at the End of Time. Are there any > guidelines on discussing books here without giving away too much (I'm > new here, by the way)? Givin

Re: Greg Bear

2008-08-23 Thread John Williams
After seeing several messages with Greg Bear as subject, I am wondering if anyone has read his new book, City at the End of Time. Are there any guidelines on discussing books here without giving away too much (I'm new here, by the way)? As long as I am asking questions, does David Brin have any