2013 Hugo Award nominees announced
And so a prestigious little rocket ship draws ever closer to the Alamo City. The 2013 Hugo Award nominees were announced Saturday, with the winners to be revealed Sunday, Sept. 1, at LoneStarCon 3 in...
View ArticleGeorge R.R. Martin coming to San Antonio for Worldcon
Forget winter, “Game of Thrones” fans. George R.R. Martin is coming — to San Antonio. The best-selling author of the “A Song of Ice and Fire” fantasy novels and co-exec producer of the hit HBO series...
View ArticleJohn Picacio’s art & mindspeak grace new Popular Science article
Want to talk about the future of life on Earth and in space? Who better to kick off that speculative conversation than science fiction and fantasy artist John Picacio? The San Antonian crafted this...
View ArticleWant to vote in the Hugo Awards? You have until July 31 before midnight
The most prestigious award in science fiction is coming to San Antonio. And you can have a say in who takes it home, provided you join the World Science Fiction Society before midnight July 31. The...
View ArticleTour the home of Robert E. Howard, creator of Conan the Barbarian
Here’s a chance to see the home of a real-life fantasy legend. LoneStarCon 3, the 71st World Science Fiction Convention aka Worldcon, will host a special one-day tour of the house and haunts of Robert...
View ArticleUstream to broadcast 2013 Hugo Awards live online
The world will be watching science fiction’s most prestigious award, which takes flight right out of the Alamo City. The 2013 Hugo Awards will be broadcast live online via Ustream. The ceremony unfolds...
View ArticleSanford Allen rocks Worldcon, Central Library with ‘Rayguns’ and more science...
Sanford Allen has so much science fiction and horror pouring from his fingertips, not even the 71st World Science Fiction Convention can contain it. In addition to appearing at this week’s...
View ArticleWorldcon 2013: A ‘Star Trek’ Enterprise replica with a colorful decades-long...
There’s so much more to Bill Parker’s “Star Trek” Enterprise bridge than meets the eye. For one thing, the well-built replica’s more than 30 years old. It still (mostly) works. And, oh yeah, Sulu...
View ArticleWorldcon 2013: George R.R. Martin with a ray gun
What, you were expecting George R.R. Martin with a Valyrian blade? The fantasy novelist behind the A Song of Ice and Fire saga, which inspired the hit HBO series “Game of Thrones,” has kept a...
View ArticleWorldcon 2013: Complete list of Hugo Award winners
Sunday’s Hugo Awards at the Marriott Rivercenter in San Antonio celebrated science fiction and fantasy from both sides of the works, with creators and fans alike hoisting that signature shiny rocket...
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