You might have heard that there are some renovations being done in the Hyatt. Don’t panic! (Don’t even fret!) Despite the renovations, the Hyatt will be open for Dragon*Con, and the new pedestrian bridge to the Marriott is up, open, and running.
Steampunk, combining the elegance of the Victorian age with futuristic vision, has exploded as a subculture in recent years, generating a host of novels, comics, and movies that explore the “what if” world of a scientifically advanced nineteenth century. Drawing on modern vision and elegance of the era, Steampunk inventors and artists combine anachronistic elements with antique components and inventive… Read more →
Service will be held at the Days Inn Downtown Atlanta on Spring Street. Costumes are welcome and encouraged. Message theme is: “Never Give Up! Never Surrender!” Refreshments served afterward. Come by our fan table for directions or info. Sun, 10AM, Meeting Room on L1 at the Days Inn
If you are cosplaying a character from A Song of Ice and Fire or simply a fan of the series, join us at the “Fire and Ice“ panel, hosted by the Sci-Fi & Fantasy Lit Track, Sun 11:30AM, Fairlie (Hyatt).
Robert J. Sawyer is the Hugo, Nebula, and John W. Campbell Award-winning author of 19 science fiction novels and is the only author ever to win the top SF awards in the U.S., China, Japan, France, and Spain. The ABC television series Flashforward is based on his novel of the same name.
I asked author Alethea Kontis if she had jumped on the bandwagon and written any zombie fiction. The princess’s brown eyes darkened for a brief instant, but then she smiled. “Z is for zombie.” She pointed to AlphaOops! H is for Halloween, the second installment of her children’s alphabet primers.
Check out the new goodies we’ve got lined up for you to bid on at this year’s Charity Auction, benefiting the Georgia Chapter of the Lupus Foundation of America! Gil Gerald (Buck Rogers) will be our celebrity auctioneer from 10AM to 11AM. At 11:30AM, we will auction off a Friends of Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites Family membership. This… Read more →
Join the (unofficial**) Dragon*Con 2010 Photo Scavenger Hunt! Snap pictures of the Dragon*Con icons on our list, and you could win a $20 online gift card to ThinkGeek.com. Around Dragon*Con: 1. Picture of yourself receiving your Badge 2. Four people waiting in line doing the YMCA 3. Two people wearing the same t-shirt 4. Steampunk version of a non-Steampunk character*… Read more →
