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Links of Interest
MileHiCon
MileHiCon, in the Denver area, is usually held in late October. It is the largest
of the local conventions, and has many different activities including gaming,
panels on a variety of topics, video and animé rooms, a dealer's room, and the
Critter Crunch (like Robot Wars).
MileHiCon is put on by members of DASFA, the Denver Area Science Fiction Association. They have regular meetings, in addition to running MileHiCon.
Bubonicon Home Page
This Albuquerque science fiction convention takes place in August, typically
the weekend before Worldcon.
Interaction -
The 63rd World Science Fiction Convention
The 2005 Worldcon will be held in Glasgow, Scotland, UK, from August 4-8th, 2005.
Guests of Honor include Greg Pickersgill, Christopher Priest, Robert Scheckley,
Lars-Olov Strandberg and Jane Yolen.
L.A.Con IV - The 64th World Science Fiction Convention
The 2006 Worldcon will be held in Anaheim, California, from August 23-27, 2006. Guests of Honor include Connie Willis, James Gurney, Howard DeVore, and Frankie Thomas
Nippon 2007 - The 65th World Science Fiction Convention
The 2007 Worldcon will be held in Yokohama Japan, from August 30-September 3, 2007.
For more information on Worldcon, check their site at Worldcon Home Page
Cascadia Con is the 2005 North American Science Fiction Convention.
NASFiC is held during those years when Worldcon is overseas. This year it will be held in Seattle, Washington from September 1-5, 2005
Locus Magazine
Locus is a magazine covering various subjects of interest to fans of science
fiction, including news, reviews, lists of conventions and more.
Pikes Peak Library District
The library's website offers not just a searchable card catalog for all branches,
but also many listings of community events, local clubs, and an electronic reference
section. If you have your library card handy, you can place a hold on a book you
find online.
Bibliofind.com
ABEbooks.comBibliofind and
ABEbooks are on-line sources for used and rare books. They have
extensive listings available from used book sellers all over the country. These
are both good places to go if you are looking for an out of print book that you
haven't been able to find locally.
Science Fiction &
Fantasy Bookclub
A science fiction and fantasy book discussion group that has been meeting in
the South-Denver area for the past eight years. They currently meet twice per
month at the Lone Tree Barnes & Noble bookstore near Park Meadows Mall. Generally
the group alternates between fantasy novels and science fiction, and they try
to hit as many sub-genres and authors as possible. Their website contains a great
deal of book and author information and some links to author pages and local sf
sites.
http://www.nitrosyncretic.com/rah/
These are a couple of the more complete Robert Heinlein fan sites on the web.
There are many others, which you should be able to find from the links pages of
these sites.
Nudity in Science Fiction
This site explores the works of various science fiction authors who have written
about societies where nudity is not taboo. Robert Heinlein is, of course, prominently
featured. ;-)
This site was created by Robin Monogue. If you have comments or know of some links that should be fixed or added to this page, please direct them to: robin.monogue@rialto.org
© copyright 2003, 2004, 2005 Robin Monogue