Magic: the Gathering™ Grand Prix tournament wound up Sunday when the German Marco Blume defeated Matt Linde of Maryland in an intense, fast-paced final round. The players tied with one game apiece by the time their names were printed for the scoreboard. Linde played with a black and white deck, while Blume’s deck mixed white, blue and green. Blume controlled… Read more →
Among all fandom and its variations, perhaps none are more ardent than Trekkies. While trends come and go, Trek fans continue to fill convention sites, and never seem to tire of hearing about the show. Witness the capacity crowd for “An Hour with Walter Koenig” on Friday. Better, and perhaps eternally, known as Chekov from the original series, Koenig continues… Read more →
“Conflict and Suspense” gave aspiring writers the opportunities to talk to a variety of sci-fi writers about how they give their stories punch and keep their readers involved. The panel, led by moderator Ann C. Crispin, included Robert Asprin, Andy Duncan, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Rebecca Moesta, Jody Lynn Nye, and John Ringo. Representing a variety of styles from humor to… Read more →
