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Science fiction just suffered two great blows last week, losing two influential writers and wonderful people, Frederik Pohl and A.C. Crispin.  I knew them both well and admired their work. When writing an appreciation, it’s easy to get carried away with hyperbole. In Frederik Pohl’s case, it is all true. Looking back on his many-pronged […]

I fell in love with Frank Herbert’s writing back when I first read DUNE at age 12, and I have been pleased for years to be working with Brian Herbert and the Herbert estate to keep Frank’s works and his memory alive. Our work in continuing the DUNE saga is the most obvious success, but […]

It’s an annual pilgrimage to DragonCon in Atlanta.  Rebecca and I counted, and we think this is our 18th one—and it certainly won’t be our last.  Of all the cons we go to, year after year, DragonCon never disappoints. It is vibrant, crowded, and full of joyful fans. You can tell that everybody loves to […]

If you’re looking for a great selection of new military science fiction, we’ve got five new short novels for you.  FIVE BY FIVE 2: No Surrender contains five military SF novellas by five masters of military SF, just out now in print and in eBook form from WordFire Press. This volume has action-packed works by […]