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.

Howard Waldrop and I Review Prometheus

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Over at Locus Online. It wasn’t as good as we hoped it would be.

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The Trailer for Django Unchained is Out

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Lawrence Person

And it looks every bit as much fun as it sounded:

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Library Acquisition: Philip K. Dick’s Counter Clock World

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I’m in the process of acquiring a complete collection of Philip K. Dick’s first editions in hardback, including those books first published as paperback originals. Some of these are fairly hard to find, among them the UK White Lion edition … Continue reading →

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Sad News: Ray Bradbury RIP

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I’m seeing reports that science fiction legend Ray Bradbury has passed away at 91. Bradbury was one of the few unquestioned giants of the field. Personally, if I hadn’t read The Illustrated Man at an early age, I may never … Continue reading →

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Lawrence Person’ Library: Reference Books (Part 4: H. P. Lovecraft)

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Don Webb once said that “If you are obsessed with a writer, you own more in print about him than the total number of words in print by him.” In which case I guess I’m obsessed by H. P. Lovecraft … Continue reading →

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Shoegazer Sunday: Jon Hopkins’ “Monsters Theme”

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Here’s Jon Hopkins haunting theme from the excellent science fiction film Monsters, featuring perhaps the climactic moment of the film. (Howard Waldrop and I reviewed it, and I highly recommend making an effort to see it.) I defend this as … Continue reading →

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Ridley Scott Loves 3D

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I’ve gone from being deeply annoyed at 3D to being ambivalent about it. The 3D in Alice in Wonderland was actively annoying, and that in Thor disappointing. However, the 3D was just fine in Hugo and The Avengers, which suggests … Continue reading →

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I’m Not Dead

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Lawrence Person

But between eyelid surgery on both eyes, and the Texas state primary on May 29 (and hence a lot of political blogging on my other blog) I haven’t been doing much here. Hopefully I can change that in a day … Continue reading →

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Shoegazer Sunday: Sway’s “Opentillate”

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I thought that “Fall” from a few weeks ago worked well enough that we should follow it up with “Opentillate,” another song available on iTunes.

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Shoegazer Sunday: I Break Horses’ “Winter Beats”

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I was able to catch most of the M83 show here in Austin. While good, I was equally impressed with Swedish opening act I Break Horses (not to be confused with the Seattle band of the same name, or the … Continue reading →

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