Author Archives: Lawrence Person

About Lawrence Person

Lawrence Person is a science fiction writer living in Austin, Texas. His short fiction has appeared in Asimov's, Analog, Postscripts, Jim Baen's Universe, Fear, and several anthologies. He also edits the Hugo-nominated SF critical magazine Nova Express, and runs the Turkey City Writer's Workshop. His non-fiction has appeared in National Review, Reason, Whole Earth Review, The Freeman, The World & I, Science Fiction Eye, The New York Review of Science Fiction, and Slashdot.org. He owns such a large library (mostly science fiction first editions) he had to buy a two-story house to put it in, and then adopted a golden retriever to drag him out of his house on a regular basis. He also makes a mean batch of salsa.

A Hole In the Water Into Which You Pour Money

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Lawrence Person

I never cared about the America’s Cup, which has always been a race for rich guys to compete against each other. But this article on the crash of Oracle’s radical 13-story, rigid-sail driven ship is fascinating from both engineering and … Continue reading →

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Ray Harryhausen, RIP (And Valley of the Gwangi)

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Stop-motion animation legend Ray Harryhausen has died at age 92. I’m pretty sure your average SF movie blogger can offer a more heartfelt and insightful obituary than I can, so instead, here’s a short documentary about how Harryhausen helped created … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Gene Wolfe!

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Gene turned 82 today. Hopefully he’ll be at the San Antonio Worldcon. I also look forward to reading his book The Land Across later this year. I also hope to have a bit more Gene Wolfe-related content later in the … Continue reading →

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Massive Science Fiction Piracy at BookOS.org

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Good news, everyone! There’s a new website called BookOS offering millions of free books to download! Bad news, everyone! It’s a pirate site that most likely hasn’t obtained any e-rights for any of the millions of copyrighted works they have … Continue reading →

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Library Additions: Three Cheap Street Books

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Lawrence Person

I managed to pick up three different Cheap Street Press books from a couple of different sources over the last week: Benford, Greg. At the Double Solstice. Cheap Street, 1986. First edition chapbook original, a Fine copy, in original mailing … Continue reading →

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On San Antonio: Some Clarifications

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Many of you reading this blog will be attending LoneStarCon 3, the San Antonio Worldcon this year. Many of you reading this blog have also watched the SyFy Channel’s film Chupacabra Vs. The Alamo. I know it may come as … Continue reading →

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Shoegazer Sunday: Kyte’s “Planet”

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Kyte hails from Leicestershire, UK. Here’s “Planet,” which sounds a bit like M83 with a dash of Sigur Ros thrown in.

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High Concept

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Lawrence Person

“He’s the Pope. He’s the Ex-Pope. They’re private detectives.” Benny: “It will take a miracle to solve this case!” Francis: “Good thing they called us in!” “Pope and Pope, Thursdays at 8, on Fox!” Alternately, Benedict XVI was secretly studying … Continue reading →

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Library Additions: Jack Vance’s To Live Forever

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Lawrence Person

I continue to close in on my complete Jack Vance hardback first edition collection. Vance, Jack. To Live Forever. Ballantine books, 1956. First edition hardback, a Fine- copy in a Near Fine- dust jacket with slight spine fading and tiny … Continue reading →

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Library Additions: Signed True First of Lauren Beukes’ The Shining Girls

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Lawrence Person

From the “Distant Stations Heard From department, here’s something that might be hard to come by in the future: Buekes, Lauren. The Shining Girls. Umuzi (South Africa), 2013. First edition hardback, #224 of 1000 copies signed and numbered by the … Continue reading →

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