Offworld Report July 2004: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Interviews with authors Sean McMullen, John Crowley , Bruce Sterling, Richard Morgan and Kim Stanley Robinson; a look at the Stepford Wives and the sequel to Pitch Black, fiction by Gardner Dozois, and a report from the first African-American science fiction festival.

INTERVIEWS

Bruce Sterling
BS gets interviewed on camera in this multimedia article.

Annabeth Gish
Starlet from the X-Files TV series chats.

John Crowley
Writer JC lets us in on his latest works.

Sean McMullen
The Australian fantasy and SF author talks about his novels.

Don Dixon
SF illustrator interview.

Diesel Powered
Actor Vin Diesel talks about The Chronicles of Riddick movie.

Morgan Goes to Hollywood
Author Richard K. Morgan on his scifi-noir, now optioned for moviedom.

The Ladies of SF
Interview with Lois McMaster Bujold, Patricia Wrede, Pamela Dean, Peg Kerr, Lyda Morehouse, Caroline Stevermer and Eleanor Arnason.

Kim Stanley Robinson Interview
KSR on his latest fiction.

Alexa Davalos
Chronicles of Riddick movie star interviewed.

The Prisoner of Azkaban
Cast and crew from Harry Potter 3 interviewed.

The Stepford Wives
Nicole Kidman and other stars and crew from the film talk about remaking the classic.

Jeff VanderMeer
Writer Jeff VanderMeer on his soft spot for squids.

ARTICLES

Clarke's Corollary
An article on why science fiction is being overtaken by fantasy.

Fantasy in Form
Artist Gabriel Marquez on sculpting fantasy figure prototypes for toy companies.

LITERARY

He's the Mann
Looks at the science fiction writing of Ottakar's bookshop manager George Mann.

J.K. Rowling to end Harry Potter series?
J.K. Rowling ends Harry Potter series because she has discovered boys?

The Day After Tomorrow
Whitley Streiber's novelisation of the film is considered.

Gardens of the Moon
A look at Steven Erikson's fantasy series.

Science fiction with a Twist
Mom and daughter team bash out some novels aimed at young girls.

CONS & EVENTS

Paul Allen sci-fi museum too expensive
A guest finds the museum a little shaky and over-priced.

Paul Allen's Sci-Fi Museum I
Is there anybody out there who hasn't been to this museum?

Paul Allen's Sci-Fi Museum II
What a good PR machine you do have, Paul.

Paul Allen's Sci-Fi Museum III
Locus head cheese Charles N. Brown pays a visit too.

Paul Allen's Sci-Fi Museum Blah Blah
More on the SF shrine in Seattle.

Black to the Future
Report on the first African American science fiction festival.

Brother from Another Planet
African-American science fiction grows up at Black to the Future.

Dreaming of DreamCon
The Jacksonville, U.S-based science fiction convention encourages your inner geek.

MEDIA

Kaena: The Prophecy
Interview with the director and producer of this new animated fantasy movie with the voices of Richard Harris, Angelica Huston and Keith David.

Shyamalan Stitched Up
How the Sci Fi Channel's slice of life documentary with M. Night Shyamalan (brains behind The Sixth Sense and Signs) went up the creek.

Divorce These Stepford Wives
Looks at how bad the new The Stepford Wives remake really is.

The 'Nemesis' Failure
Frakes tells us why the Star Trek Nemesis movie sucked.

Fallen Angel
Buffy creator Joss Whedon on why he's been left with nothing.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Look at this new fantasy movie.

The Vinner
Vin Diesel's fab new SF flick.

Intergalactic Evil
More on Vin Diesel's new sequel to the film Pitch Black.

Riddick-ulous
The Chronicles of Riddick movie is so baaaaad.

Silly Riddick
Why the film sinks under the load of its own self-importance.

The Stepford Wives
Thumbs down on this campy misfire.

Movie Meltdown
Day After's science is a sack of do-do.

Scott Kroopf Speaks
Interview with producer of The Chronicles of Riddick.

Five Days to Midnight
Reviews the time travel miniseries where a physicist races to solve his own murder.

FICTION

Gliders Though They Be
Short fiction by Carol Emshwiller.

The Eye of Dr. Noh
Short fiction by J.A. Howe.

The Girl Had Guts
Short fiction by Theodore Sturgeon.

Borne Away
Short fiction by Haddayr Copley-Woods.

Once Upon a Time at the Learning Annex
Short fiction by Michael Canfield.

Shadow Twin
Short fiction by Gardner Dozois, George RR Martin and Daniel Abraham.

Digital Soul
Short fiction by Peter Ebsworth.

My Evil Twin
Short fiction by Steven Utley.

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