Tom blows Veronica’s mind, she implies dirty things, I imply them back and we all look forward to Ringworld. It’s like going to camp.
WHAT ARE WE DRINKING?
Tom: Murphy’s Irish Stout
Veronica: Hendry Ranch Pinot Gris
QUICK BURNS
Science Fiction and Fantasy Author Richard Matheson Dead At 87
2013 Science Fiction Hall of Fame Inductees
Your First Look at the Epic Fantasy Novel Everybody’s Raving About
Neil Gaiman’s ‘Sandman’ prequel launching October 30th, first image and plot details emerge
Online Voting is Open for The 2013 Hugo Award and John W. Campbell Award
Why Big Publishers Think Genre Fiction Like Sci-Fi Is the Future of E-Books
Pop Culture References You Probably Didn’t Know Were Created by Science Fiction Writers
TV, MOVIES AND VIDEO GAMES
William Shakespeare’s Star Wars: exclusive excerpt
BOOK KICK-OFF
Kick-off Ringworld by Larry Niven
Larry Niven Wikipedia Article
The Guide to Larry Niven’s Ringworld
Interactive guide to Ringworld (includes a kind of Google Maps for the Ring)
Don’t forget : ‘Ringworld’ miniseries in the works at Syfy
Alternate Pick – Redshirts by John Scalzi
BOOK WRAP-UP
Wrap-up Among Others by Jo Walton
Anyone else get this through Interlibrary loan? – Erik
Who Died? – Paulo
Magic In the book – Nathan
The books! All those books! – Rob
Novels mentioned in Among Others
ADDENDUMS
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