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xkcd: Tyrannosaurus

By Lynn McGuire on Mon Sep 21 15:14:42 2026

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?US LNG exports on track to top 120 million tonnes in 2026, Energy Secr

By Lynn McGuire on Wed Sep 23 14:41:53 2026

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Re: "Going Ballistic (Combined Operations #1)" by Dorothy Grant

By Scott Dorsey on Fri Sep 25 19:47:34 2026

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(WFC) The Mean Ones by Tatiana Schlote-Bonne

By James Nicoll on Fri Sep 25 12:43:46 2026

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Re: Happy Baggins Day!

By Tony Nance on Thu Sep 24 16:43:09 2026

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(Review) Wickhills by Premee Mohamed

By James Nicoll on Thu Sep 24 12:05:18 2026

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(Tears) The Drowned World by J. G. Ballard

By James Nicoll on Sun Sep 20 12:27:19 2026

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"Verity Guild" by Mai Cortland

By BobbieSellers on Wed Sep 23 21:24:00 2026

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"Revelations: (How) To Be A Werewolf #1" by Jan Stryvant

By Lynn McGuire on Wed Sep 23 16:30:38 2026

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(Homeward) Operation Afreet by Poul Anderson

By James Nicoll on Tue Sep 22 11:54:27 2026

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2026 Hugo, Lodestar, and Astounding Winners

By James Nicoll on Mon Aug 31 16:36:25 2026

Latest reply by Lynn McGuire on Tue Sep 22 01:05:13 2026
Re: (Review) Little, Big by John Crowley

By Titus G on Tue Sep 22 12:28:32 2026

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This Census Taker. China Mielville.

By Titus G on Tue Sep 22 12:27:26 2026

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"project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir

By BobbieSellers on Wed Sep 16 16:47:11 2026

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"Vendetta: Holding Their Own XVII" by Joe Nobody

By Lynn McGuire on Mon Sep 21 15:56:22 2026

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?SpaceX unveils Starbase launch site in Louisiana, moves up orbital dat

By Lynn McGuire on Tue Aug 25 16:44:49 2026

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"We Have Contact (The Kurtherian Gambit #12)" by Michael Anderle

By Lynn McGuire on Sat Sep 19 22:59:21 2026

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(tears) Venus Plus X by Theodore Sturgeon

By James Nicoll on Sun Sep 6 12:27:14 2026

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?Climate Activists Blame Global Warming For Zero Hurricanes Forming In

By Lynn McGuire on Tue Sep 15 17:41:05 2026

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Pearls Before Swine: Got Game?

By Lynn McGuire on Fri Sep 18 15:13:29 2026

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xkcd: Summer

By Lynn McGuire on Fri Sep 18 14:22:12 2026

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(wfc) Green Fuse Burning by Tiffany Morris

By James Nicoll on Fri Sep 18 13:32:43 2026

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?No Pressure: A Massive Starlink Upgrade Hinges on SpaceX?s Next Starsh

By Lynn McGuire on Wed Sep 16 15:31:05 2026

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?New: Pentagon Admits On-Orbit Space Weapons for First Time?

By Lynn McGuire on Tue Sep 15 01:00:15 2026

Latest reply by Paul S Person on Fri Sep 18 08:57:47 2026
"Enemy in the Dark (Perry Rhodan #85)" by Kurt Mahr

By Lynn McGuire on Thu Sep 17 14:56:38 2026

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(review) A Song For Nero by Thomas Holt

By James Nicoll on Thu Sep 17 11:57:49 2026

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Arlo and Janis: Shot Down Ideas

By Lynn McGuire on Thu Sep 17 18:07:18 2026

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"City of Shadows" a series by Harry Turtledove

By BobbieSellers on Thu Sep 10 21:40:22 2026

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xkcd: Aerospace Flowchart

By Lynn McGuire on Tue Sep 15 15:37:52 2026

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?Small Modular Nuclear Projects Advance Amid Supply Chain Challenges?

By Lynn McGuire on Thu Sep 10 23:50:30 2026

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"Lock & Load (Valley of Fire #3)" by John Van Stry

By Lynn McGuire on Tue Sep 15 12:46:04 2026

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Flying Cars

By John Savard on Mon Sep 14 20:58:19 2026

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[forwarding] Story of the Week (The Word of Unbinding)

By danny burstein on Mon Sep 14 01:01:22 2026

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Wizard Of ID: Modern Monopoly

By Lynn McGuire on Mon Sep 14 00:36:09 2026

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"To Hand (Valley of Fire #2)" by John Van Stry

By Lynn McGuire on Sun Sep 13 20:24:48 2026

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Monty: AI Friend

By Lynn McGuire on Wed Sep 9 15:22:48 2026

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(Tears) Cosmic Kaleidoscope by Bob Shaw

By James Nicoll on Sun Sep 13 08:42:37 2026

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"Between Two Graves: Book 4 of Combined Operations" by Dorothy Grant

By Lynn McGuire on Sat Sep 12 23:17:24 2026

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"A Perfect Day, With Explosions (Combined Operations #3)" by Dorothy Gr

By Lynn McGuire on Fri Sep 11 23:33:58 2026

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(WFC) Our Cut of Salt by Deena Helm

By James Nicoll on Fri Sep 11 12:05:51 2026

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Klufar and the Flat Earth

By John Savard on Fri Sep 11 19:31:30 2026

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?Our Deepest Condolences to Dolly Parton?s Family?

By Lynn McGuire on Thu Aug 27 01:55:55 2026

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"Chaos Terminal" by Mur Laffery

By BobbieSellers on Thu Sep 10 15:43:35 2026

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(Review) The Song of Mavin Manyshaped by Sheri S. Tepper

By James Nicoll on Thu Sep 10 12:02:37 2026

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"Misplaced (Valley of Fire #1)" by John Van Stry

By Lynn McGuire on Wed Sep 9 21:27:43 2026

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GFC.

By Titus G on Wed Sep 9 12:41:48 2026

Latest reply by William Hyde on Wed Sep 9 16:38:09 2026
Arlo And Janis: Retirement

By Lynn McGuire on Tue Sep 8 17:16:34 2026

Latest reply by Jay Morris on Wed Sep 9 13:57:53 2026
(Translation) The Demon Girl Next Door, volume 1 by Izumo Ito

By James Nicoll on Wed Sep 9 12:55:03 2026

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The Legacy of Dominic Deegan

By BobbieSellers on Wed Sep 9 09:14:08 2026

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"The Devil You Know (Felix Castor, 1)" by Mike Carey

By Lynn McGuire on Tue Sep 8 23:13:34 2026

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CatSF: THE SPARROW by Mary Doria Russell

By Don on Tue Sep 8 14:38:18 2026

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(review) Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke

By James Nicoll on Tue Sep 8 11:53:07 2026

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xkcd #3294

By Mark Shaw on Fri Sep 4 16:30:57 2026

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rec.arts.sf.written Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) by Evelyn Leeper

By Lynn McGuire on Mon Sep 7 14:23:28 2026

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Highlights and Lowlights - August 2026

By Tony Nance on Mon Sep 7 11:09:53 2026

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H. Beam Piper

By BCFD 36 on Thu Aug 20 11:00:11 2026

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(WFC) Sweetside Motel by E. L. Chen

By James Nicoll on Fri Sep 4 12:35:26 2026

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?Mysterious superyacht?s secret A-list owner unmasked after days of dom

By Lynn McGuire on Thu Sep 3 22:05:22 2026

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"Steel's Edge (The Edge, Book 4)" by Ilona Andrews

By Lynn McGuire on Thu Sep 3 17:17:41 2026

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Size of ebooks. (Amazon Aust).

By Titus G on Thu Sep 3 16:45:32 2026

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(Meetpoint) The Collected Short Fiction of C.J. Cherryh

By James Nicoll on Thu Sep 3 11:58:02 2026

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(review) The Best of All Possible Planets By Alex Shvartsman

By James Nicoll on Tue Sep 1 08:57:00 2026

Latest reply by Charles Packer on Wed Sep 2 07:46:44 2026
"Canines and Cocktails, Book 4 of Oberon?s Meaty Mysteries" by Kevin He

By Lynn McGuire on Tue Sep 1 16:41:35 2026

Latest reply by Lynn McGuire on Tue Sep 1 16:41:35 2026
(ReacTor) Five Classic SF Tales of the Nanny State Gone Mad!

By James Nicoll on Tue Aug 25 16:21:35 2026

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(Tears) The Victorian Chaise-Longue By Marghanita Laski

By James Nicoll on Sun Aug 30 08:14:24 2026

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The possible futures of planet Earth....

By BobbieSellers on Sun Aug 30 07:50:56 2026

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(WFC) Weird Fishes by Rae Mariz

By James Nicoll on Fri Aug 28 12:01:45 2026

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FYI: web discussion page for SF book threads

By TheBadger on Thu Aug 27 18:54:48 2026

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XKCD today...

By BobbieSellers on Thu Aug 27 12:38:41 2026

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(ReacTor) An Award-Based Anthology Series With a Difference

By James Nicoll on Thu Aug 20 14:16:07 2026

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"Powerless" by Harry Turtledove

By BobbieSellers on Sun Aug 16 21:22:58 2026

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"Sued For Peace (The Kurtherian Gambit)" by Michael Anderle

By Lynn McGuire on Thu Aug 27 16:44:35 2026

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"Implied SPACES" by Walter John Williams

By BobbieSellers on Thu Aug 27 14:34:31 2026

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(Bundle of Holding) Kage Baker

By James Nicoll on Thu Aug 27 11:56:49 2026

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(Review) The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons

By James Nicoll on Thu Aug 27 11:49:10 2026

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Re: xkcd

By Lawrence D?Oliveiro on Sun Aug 23 01:47:28 2026

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Re: change in coming sudden evolution

By Charles Packer on Wed Aug 26 07:41:57 2026

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"Release the Dogs of War (The Kurtherian Gambit #10)" by Michael Anderl

By Lynn McGuire on Tue Aug 25 17:20:04 2026

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(Realized) This is Not a Game By Walter Jon Williams

By James Nicoll on Tue Aug 25 07:57:47 2026

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Re: L. Ron Hubbard said you don't get rich writing sci-fi

By Cujo DeSockpuppet on Fri Aug 14 21:38:24 2026

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?Heinlein?s Crazy Years?

By Lynn McGuire on Tue Aug 25 01:10:54 2026

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(Tears) An Old Friend of the Family by Fred Saberhagen

By James Nicoll on Sun Aug 23 12:51:52 2026

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Re: "AI companies are buying up rare and out-of-print books and shreddi

By Tony Nance on Mon Aug 17 12:12:39 2026

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"It's Hell To Choose (The Kurtherian Gambit #9) by Michael Anderle

By Lynn McGuire on Sat Aug 22 15:33:37 2026

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Re: "The Mandibles: A Family, 2029-2047" by Lionel Shriver

By The Horny Goat on Fri Aug 21 14:41:16 2026

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Pearls Before Swine: Get Rich Quick

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(WFC) The Great Game by Arvind Ethan David

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Exponents

By Lawrence D?Oliveiro on Fri Aug 21 09:57:21 2026

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"Death & Honey, Book 3 of Oberon?s Meaty Mysteries" by Kevin Hearne, De

By Lynn McGuire on Thu Aug 20 19:55:53 2026

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(review) The Final Chronicle of Yeneh by Jo Miles

By James Nicoll on Thu Aug 20 13:03:06 2026

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First test flight of largest all-electric aircraft used just $5 of elec

By Lawrence D?Oliveiro on Sun Aug 16 07:46:56 2026

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"Blood, Oil and Love (Combined Operations #2)" by Dorothy Grant

By Lynn McGuire on Wed Aug 19 17:30:34 2026

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(Homeward) The High Crusade by Poul Anderson

By James Nicoll on Tue Aug 18 11:59:27 2026

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(ReacTor) Classic SFF Covers With Potential Health & Safety Issues

By James Nicoll on Mon Aug 17 14:18:08 2026

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(tears) Star Trek Log One by Alan Dean Foster

By James Nicoll on Sun Aug 16 12:02:58 2026

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"Magic (Book Six, The Wizards Series): A Paranormal Thriller" by Jack L

By Lynn McGuire on Mon Aug 17 16:28:45 2026

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?SpaceX's biggest investors are finally visible ? just as millions more

By Lynn McGuire on Mon Aug 17 14:34:13 2026

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BC: Catch and Release

By Lynn McGuire on Mon Aug 17 14:28:52 2026

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?Dilbert 2004-10-03?

By Lynn McGuire on Mon Aug 17 14:15:54 2026

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Re: Adrian Tchaikovsky - where to start?

By Tony Nance on Mon Aug 17 11:59:07 2026

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Mesklin on Wikipedia front page

By Christian Weisgerber on Sat Aug 15 12:38:20 2026

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Highlights and Lowlights - July 2026

By Tony Nance on Sat Aug 15 07:41:15 2026

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A new kind of weak (in)consistency model

By Thomas Koenig on Sun Aug 16 12:10:14 2026

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?The sharpest pictures ever taken of the Sun show it swirling?

By Lynn McGuire on Fri Aug 14 23:16:52 2026

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"End Game: Wolfhounds - Book Six" by John Van Stry

By Lynn McGuire on Fri Aug 14 16:26:27 2026

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