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From the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction . . . Paul McAuley
As noted yesterday, this week’s posts are courtesy of the essential Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and are all date specific entries. Today: A very Happy Birthday to one of British SF’s premier writers, Paul McAuley. […]
Read MoreFrom the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction . . . Damien Broderick
Partly because holidays – but mainly because, dammit, everyone should be consulting it regularly – this week’s posts will all be taken from the 4 million-plus words of authority and erudition that are The Encyclopedia […]
Read MoreThe Encyclopedia of Science Fiction: Images of London (and Others)
It should no longer come as a surprise to hear how clever the editors of the indispensable Encyclopedia of Science Fiction are. But if 4.3 million words of scholarship aren’t enough for you, the Prosecution […]
Read MoreFour Funerals and a Birthday
There are, at most, 366 days in the year. And there are over 6 billion people currently living on planet Earth, and billions more no longer with us. So, from a purely statistical point of […]
Read MoreSomething in the Water Part III
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, we continue to lavish praise on The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and particularly its excellent On This Day feature. If you’re looking for an instant run-down […]
Read More60 Years of the Hugo Awards
Thanks to our friends at The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction – and, in particular, their indispensable On This Day function, we see that the first Hugo Awards were presented 60 years ago, today, at Philcon […]
Read MoreH.G. Wells: Timeless Genius
Thanks to the time-travelling wonder of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction‘s miraculous On This Day function (much praised in these parts on many an occasion), we can see that the father of Science Fiction, the […]
Read MoreIn Praise of . . . The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
SF Gateway’s respect and admiration for The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction should be obvious – we did have the site built for them, after all – but we really couldn’t let our series of ‘In […]
Read MoreEntirely Random Friday
It’s possible that we may have mentioned, on occasion, in passing, our huge respect and admiration for The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. The SFE is, as every right-thinking sentient being should know by now, the […]
Read MoreHappy Birthday, Stephen Donaldson!
Thanks to the all-seeing eye of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, and its indispensable On This Day function, we see that today is Stephen R. Donaldson‘s birthday. As I’m sure we all know, Stephen Donaldson […]
Read MoreSF Masterwork of the Week: The Dispossessed
Our latest SF Masterwork of the Week is Grandmaster Ursula K. Le Guin‘s masterpiece, The Dispossessed. Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards for best novel, as well as a host of other prizes, The […]
Read MoreHappy Birthday, Jules Verne
So, according to The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, it’s some guy called Jules Verne‘s birthday today: born 8th February, 1828. We’ve never heard of him, but apparently he’s quite well known. Wrote a bunch of […]
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