Facebook
Livejournal
RSS
Twitter (Con News)Program Participant
John G. Hemry
John G. Hemry is the author, under the pen name Jack Campbell, of the New York Times best-selling Lost Fleet series (Dauntless, Fearless, Courageous, Valiant, Relentless and Victorious). His latest book is Dreadnaught, the first in the Lost Fleet – Beyond the Frontier series. He is also the author of the Stark’s War and "JAG in space" series. His short fiction has appeared in places as varied as the last Chicks in Chainmail anthology (Turn the Other Chick) and Analog magazine (most recently "The Rift" in the October 2010 issue and "Betty Knox and Dictionary Jones in the Mystery of the Missing Teenage Anachronisms" in the March 2011 issue). He also has stories in the anthologies Breach the Hull, So it Begins and By Other Means, as well as the essay "Liberating the Future" in Teenagers From the Future (about the Legion of Super Heroes). After retiring from the US Navy and settling in Maryland, John began writing. John lives with his wife (the incomparable S) and three great kids. His oldest son and daughter are diagnosed autistic.
Programming for John G. Hemry
Mouse over a title for the full description
| Wed | 14:00 | (A03) | 1 hr |
Designing Believable Physics
Is it possible that the laws of physics behave differently in different parts or times of the universe? How would that impact world creation? Would biological development even happen, or might intelligence arise in some other way? |
| Wed | 17:00 | (A15) | 30 min |
Reading: John G. Hemry
No additional description |
| Thu | 13:00 | (KK1) | 1 hr |
KaffeeKlatsch: Thu 13:00
No additional description |
| Thu | 16:00 | (A03) | 1 hr |
Arrrggh! Tall Tales versus History in Pirate Research
Pirate fiction is a popular sub-genre. While grounded in history, research about pirates can be tricky. Records are erratic and often exaggerated. What are some of the more reliable resources? And what about when the truth about pirates is stranger than its fiction? |
| Thu | 17:00 | (A04) | 1 hr |
The Alternate Alternate History Panel
Panelists provide examples of historical events in which time travelers clearly intervened to produce what we know as the historical outcome. For example, Archduke Ferdinand is assassinated in Sarajevo when his driver makes a wrong turn at the exact corner where an assassin who had earlier failed to attack the Archduke happened to be standing, and World War One breaks out. |
| Fri | 12:00 | (D03) | 2 hrs |
SIGMA - The Science Fiction Think Tank
SIGMA is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the understanding of the future and the long-term consequences of government actions. Our panelists are all SIGMA members; both science fiction writers and science writers, which gives them unique perspectives on the interaction of government and technology. |
| Fri | 15:00 | (A10) | 1 hr |
WTF? Truly Bizarre Anime
"Cat Soup", "Angel's Egg", "Lain", the aply-named "Mind Game", "Narutaru", "3X3 Eyes", "Paranoid Agent", "Kinniku Man", and "Zenmai Jikake no Tina" are some examples of titles that have been called "mind-f*ck anime." How do they even get these made? |
| Sun | 12:00 | (Hall 2 Autographs) | 1 hr |
Autographing: Sun 12:00
No additional description |
Home Page: http://www.johnghemry.com
Facebook: johnghemry
Wordpress: http://johnghemry.wordpress.com
Twitter Feed: