Noted science fiction author Charles Sheffield has passed away.
I’m not sure what the first Sheffield book was that I read. Might have been Cold As Ice about ten years ago, maybe Web Between the Worlds, but since then I’ve been a fan of his work and sought out a good deal of it.
His non-fiction book Borderlands of Science is good to have around if you’re thinking of writing science fiction but don’t have the scientific background to make it sound convincing, and it’s been helpful to me in writing Strange New Worlds entries.
Sheffield will be missed.
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A writer, editor, journalist, sometimes coder, occasional historian, and all-around scholar, Allyn Gibson is the writer for Diamond Comic Distributors' monthly PREVIEWS catalog, used by comic book shops and throughout the comics industry, and the editor for its monthly order forms. In his over ten years in the industry, Allyn has interviewed comics creators and pop culture celebrities, covered conventions, analyzed industry revenue trends, and written copy for comics, toys, and other pop culture merchandise. Allyn is also known for his short fiction (including the Star Trek story "Make-Believe,"the Doctor Who short story "The Spindle of Necessity," and the ReDeus story "The Ginger Kid"). Allyn has been blogging regularly with WordPress since 2004.
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