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April 9, 2013

April Aliens – Wednesdays throughout April

Throughout the month of April, Speculating Canada will be bringing you discussions of aliens every Wednesday. Aliens in Canadian SF can be used to explore Canadian multiculturalism, the feeling of alienation, diaspora (being without a home), ethnicity, the clash of cultures, and the extents and limits of the human. Aliens are often created as a foil, an opposite, an other...

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April 8, 2013

Red Planet Blues Reading Questions

  Some Book Club Questions for Robert J. Sawyer’s “Red Planet Blues” What are some of the ethical questions that would come up if the idea of transferring were to be invented? If you had the option, would you transfer? What are some of the questions that you would ask yourself or consider before transferring? In the novel, Dr. Rory...

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April 7, 2013

Rouge Noir

A review of Robert J. Sawyer’s Red Planet Blues (Ace, 2013) By Derek Newman-Stille Once again Robert J. Sawyer b(l)ends genres, adding a touch of detective noire and paleontology to science fiction. Set on Mars of the future, where gold and other precious minerals are easily replicable, Red Planet Blues portrays a human society that has invested their interest in...

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April 6, 2013

Speculative Fiction Speculations # 7

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April 5, 2013

Upcoming Interview with Robert J. Sawyer On Friday, April 12.

I recently met Robert J. Sawyer at the International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts and had the opportunity to invite him to do an interview here on Speculating Canada. For those of you who are not familiar with Mr. Sawyer’s work, he has been, at various points in his career, the recipient of all three of the world’s...

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April 4, 2013

Quote – Growth of Curiosity by Imagination

“Curiosity, fed by feats of imagination, can only grow” -Julie Czerneda – Foreward (Tesseracts Fifteen: A Case of Quite Curious Tales)

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April 3, 2013

Interview with Michelle Carraway about The Courtesan Prince Play.

As someone who has been involved in theatre in the past and has acted in both stage performances and radio dramas, I was quite excited when I heard that Lynda Williams’ The Courtesan Prince was being converted into a live theatrical performance. I have often wondered what it would be like to act in a performance of speculative fiction, so...

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April 2, 2013

Prix Aurora Awards – Vote Before April 15th

Remember, dear friends, Speculating Canada has been nominated for an Aurora award and there are only 14 days remaining to vote for Speculating Canada. You can explore the Auroras at http://www.prixaurorawards.ca/ Speculating Canada has been nominated under the category “BEST FAN PUBLICATION”. Remember that you can vote for the Prix Aurora Awards up until April 15th. You can explore the categories...

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April 2, 2013

Quote – We Are The Alien

“We have met the Alien and it is us.” -Judith Merril – Afterward (Tesseracts)

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April 1, 2013

Demonthropology

A review of Marie Jakober’s The Demon Left Behind (Edge, 2011) By Derek Newman-Stille The world is full of invisible entities, entities affected by us and by the chaos of our world – demons. They aren’t evil, but rather morally grey, like us, varying in their outlook on the world. But because of the link between the visible and invisible...

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