Sunday afternoon the Fantasy Literature track welcomed Nicoli Gonnella, JC Kang, Bryce O’Connor, Davis Ashura, and T.J. Reynolds to the Hyatt Embassy to discuss the convergence of magic and weapons in fantasy. Jay Boyce, moderator of the session, after acknowledging the prevalence magic as part of combat in Fantasy literature, began by asking the panelists to reflect upon the relationship… Read more →
The Sci-Fi Literature track at Dragon Con convened a panel Sunday afternoon at 4PM in their track room (Hyatt Embassy AB) to grapple with the issue of “classics” in Science Fiction. Jean Marie Ward moderated the panel which brought Storm Humbert, Gray Rinehart, Robert J. Sawyer, Alison Tracy, and Ben Yalow together for a passionate hour of discussion and debate…. Read more →
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), the High Fantasy track at Dragon Con welcomed Michael Chatfield, Matt Dinniman, Brianna Marie, and Jay Boyce to the Marriott track room (L401-403) Sunday at 5:30PM to examine the impact of D&D upon a generation of fantasy authors who grew up with it. John G. Hartness moderated the panel which… Read more →
Sunday morning at 11:30AM in the Marriott Atrium Ballroom, the Star Wars track at Dragon Con welcomed Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Giancarlo Esposito, Manny Jacinto, and Ming-Na Wen for an hour-long Q&A. Moderated by Tony Gowell, the panel began with the sharing of Dragon Con love. Esposito proudly roared that he “loved” Atlanta, and as is often the case with first… Read more →
High Fantasy track director Jennifer Liang welcomed Anthony Liggins, Christina Goodman, Sarah Nakamura, and Marisa Wolf to the Marriott track rooms (L401-403) Saturday afternoon for a discussion of the Aiel, one of the major cultures that populate the world of Robert Jordan’s multi volume epic fantasy The Wheel of Time. The fourteen-volume series has enjoyed tremendous success with nearly 100… Read more →
The Trek track took over the Marriott Atrium Ballroom Saturday morning to host a Q&A panel of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Picard stars. Garrett Wang, track director and panel moderator, oversaw Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Brent Spiner, and John De Lancie, in an hour of conversation that spanned far and wide across the world of Star… Read more →
The Marriott Atrium Ballroom was electric Saturday afternoon at Dragon Con as the High Fantasy track welcomed Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and Elijah Wood for an hour of storytelling and reflection. Kevin Bachelder moderated the conversation and questions from the audience. These actors worked together on The Lord of the Rings over twenty years ago, and Bachelder began by asking… Read more →
Dragon Con welcomed Star Trek legend Walter Koenig to the Hilton Salon Friday at 5:30PM for an hour of conversation and reminiscence. Koenig’s friend and Trek Track director, Garett Wang, offered a master class on moderating a panel. The session began unlike any this reporter has ever experienced. Just after his introduction and arrival on stage, Koenig, 88 years old… Read more →
