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Lawrence Person
Lawrence Person is a science fiction writer living in Austin, Texas. His work has appeared in Asimov's, Fantasy & Science Fiction, Analog, Postscripts, Jim Baen's Universe, Fear, National Review, Reason, Whole Earth Review, The Freeman, Science Fiction Eye, The New York Review of Science Fiction and Slashdot.org, as well as several anthologies. He's the once and future editor of the Hugo-nominated SF critical magazine Nova Express and runs Lame Excuse Books.
Programming for Lawrence Person
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| Fri | 11:00 | (A13) | 1 hr |
Ultimate Steampunk: Could the Victorians Have Built a Flying Carriage
While the Victorians built guns, trains and submarines, they never quite got off the ground. But, what if they had built a flying carriage, a spacesuit or a non-loom computer? |
| Fri | 16:00 | (A16) | 1 hr |
Reboots of TV & Movie Series
V. Star Trek. Battlestar Galactica. Every show or series of note seems to have undergone a reboot. Have they been successful? Does a new origin story really help or is it just a gimmick to draw in new audiences? |
| Sat | 14:00 | (A18) | 1 hr |
The Best in Recent SF and Fantasy
People often talk about the classics of SF, but there's also a lot of great SF and fantasy being produced now, including works that will be looked back upon as classics. The panel discusses some of the best works of recent years, including ones the audience may have overlooked. Panel will also discuss how recent works build on older works. |
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