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Saberhagen

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Library Thing Statistics

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 07:45:43 GMT

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Fred Thomas Saberhagen - RIP

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 18:19:10 GMT

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I loved his books!

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Fred Thomas Saberhagen (May 18, 1930 – June 29, 2007^[1]) was an American science fiction and fantasy fiction author most famous for his Berserker series of science fiction stories. He also wrote a series of vampire novels in which the vampires (including the famous Dracula) are the protagonists, and a series of post-apocalyptic mytho-magical novels beginning with his popular Empire of the East and continuing through a long series of Swords and Lost Swords novels. He was born in Chicago, Illinois.

Saberhagen died after a two year battle with cancer, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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Writing assistance: Character Feelings List

Sun, 05 Nov 2006 07:25:33 GMT

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Character Feelings

You can describe your character's feelings in more exact terms than just "happy" or "sad." Check these lists for the exact nuance to describe your character's intensity of feelings.

Intensity of Feelings	HAPPY	SAD	ANGRY	CONFUSED
High	Elated Excited Overjoyed Thrilled Exuberant Ecstatic Fired up Delighted	Depressed Disappointed Alone Hurt Left out Dejected Hopeless Sorrowful Crushed	Furious Enraged Outraged Aggrivated Irate Seething	Bewildered Trapped Troubled Desperate Lost
Medium	Cheerful Up Good Relieved Satisfied Contented	Heartbroken Down Upset Distressed Regret	Upset Mad Annoyed Frustrated Agitated Hot Disgusted	Disorganized Foggy Misplaced Disoriented Mixed up
Mild	Glad Content Satisfied Pleasant Fine Mellow Pleased	Unhappy Moody Blue Sorry Lost Bad Dissatisfied	Perturbed Uptight Dismayed Put out Irritated Touchy	Unsure Puzzled Bothered Uncomfortable Undecided Baffled Perplexed

Intensity of Feelings	AFRAID	WEAK	STRONG	GUILTY
High	Terrified Horrified Scared stiff Petrified Fearful Panicky	Helpless Hopeless Beat Overwhelmed Impotent Small Exhausted Drained	Powerful Aggressive Gung ho Potent Super Forceful Proud Determined	Sorrowful Remorseful Ashamed Unworthy Worthless
Medium	Scared Frightened Threatened Insecure Uneasy Shocked	Dependent Incapable Lifeless Tired Rundown Lazy Insecure Shy	Energetic Capable Confident Persuasive Sure	Sorry Lowdown Sneaky
Mild	Apprehensive Nervous Worried Timid Unsure Anxious	Unsatisfied Under par Shaky Unsure Soft Lethargic Inadequate	Secure Durable Adequate Able Capable	Embarrassed

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Internet Writing Guide

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 05:29:41 GMT

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The Internet Writing Guide takes about ten minutes to read.

Be properly understood

Get your points across effectively

Avoid getting anybody annoyed

Avoid looking like a "beginner" on the net

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Introduction
Format
Brevity
Clarity
Quoting
Spelling
Manners
Links

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This guide is written mainly for someone who is new to the net, but there are a few items that may be helpful to experienced users.

The best way to read the guide is to click on each section (over on the left) in the order they appear. You are now reading the Introduction, so you should read Format next.

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Jacques Futrelle -the full-text of many of his stories

Sat, 01 Jul 2006 23:17:08 GMT

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This is the official website of Jacques Futrelle, author of "The Problem of Cell 13" and other stories featuring Prof. Dr. Dr. Dr. S. F. X. Van Deusen a.k.a "The Thinking Machine". Here you can find the full-text of many of his stories, including "The Problem of Cell 13".

Stories: The Problem of Cell 13 . The Phantom Motor . A Piece Of String . Auto Cab . Broken Bracelet . Chase Of The Golden Plate . Convict 97 . Cross Mark . Crystal Gazer . Deserted House . Dressing Room A . Fatal Cipher . Five Millions By Wireless . Flaming Phantom . Ghost Woman . Golden Dagger . Great Auto Mystery . Green Eyed Monster . Grinning God . Grip Of Death . Haunted Bell . Hidden Million . Interrupted Wireless . Jackdaw . Kidnapped Baby Blake Millionaire . Knotted Cord . Life Raft . Lost Radium . Man Who Was Lost . Missing Necklace . Motor Boat . My First Experience With The Great Logician . Opera Box . Organ Grinder . Perfect Alibi . Private Compartment . Ralston Bank Burglary . Red Rose . Roswell Tiara . Scarlet Thread . Scientific Murderer . Silver Box . Souvenir Cards . Stolen Bank Notes . Stolen Rubens . Studio . Superfluous Finger . The Thinking Machine . Three Overcoats . Vanishing Man
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We've created a group on Yahoo for discussion of Jacques Futrelle and his writing. Go here to join.

Added 3 March 2001: "Problem of Dressing Room A"
Added 26 June 2001: approximately 50 stories

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Online Repository of Works Between the Years 1477 and 1799

Sat, 01 Jul 2006 23:12:59 GMT

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A | B | C | D - F | G | H - L | M - R | Milton
Montaigne | S | Shakespeare | Spenser | T - Z

These publications are provided for nonprofit purposes only; unique site content is copyright ©1992-2005 the editors and The University of Oregon. Corrections and comments to the publisher, Risa Stephanie Bear, rbear[at]uoregon.edu. (Note: if you're here to do scholarly work, see the disclaimer.) 194 titles; last title added July, 2005. These pages have received over 13 million hits since September 20, 1994.

Need it paginated? if you have Acrobat Reader, get the .pdf files instead: Scholars Bank.

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ManyBooks- free downloads- titles index

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 02:22:31 GMT

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1 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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A. W. Kinglake - A Biographical and Literary Study

A.V. Laider

Aan de Zuidpool - De Aarde en haar volken, 1913

Aarniometsaen Sydaen

Aaron Trow

Aaron's Rod

Abandoned Room, The - A Mystery Story

Abbeychurch - Self-Control and Self-Conceit

Abbot's Ghost, (A Christmas Story), The - Or, Maurice Treherne's Temptation

Abbot, The - The Sequel to ''The Monastary''

Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey

ABC's of Science

Abducted to Oz

Abe Lincoln Gets His Chance

Abelard, Tome II.

Abolition Of Slavery, The - The Right Of The Government Under The War Power

Abominations of Modern Society, The

Aboriginal American Authors and their Productions - Especially Those in the Native Languages

About Orchids - A Chat

Abraham Lincoln

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Foundations by Greg Egan

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 01:40:47 GMT

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Foundations

by Greg Egan

Foundations is a series of articles, first published in the magazine Eidolon, on some of the theories of twentieth-century physics that have most influenced modern science fiction. However, these are not essays on the history or philosophy of science; their aim is to show how the central idea of each theory leads to detailed, quantitative predictions of real physical effects. For example, the article on special relativity derives formulas for time dilation, Doppler shift, and aberration.

These articles are for the interested lay reader. No prior knowledge of mathematics beyond high school algebra and geometry is needed.

Articles online

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SF Author: Todd McFarlane

Wed, 05 Apr 2006 18:20:51 GMT

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What do you do when you discover that a weapon you created years ago -- a weapon so devastating that you assumed it would never be used -- is being manufactured and stockpiled by the U.S. Government? An incredibly destructive bomb that was detonated only once before, and in that detonation, unleashed upon humanity one of the most formidable monsters ever created.A gray-skinned brute known as: The Incredible Hulk.

Incredible Hulk: Ground Zero

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Todd McFarlane

Canada (1961 - )

Novels

Spider-Man VS. Venom (1990)
Incredible Hulk: Ground Zero (1991)
Spider-Man: Cosmic Adventures (1993)

Series contributed to

Batman
Batman: Year Two (1990)
Batman (1995) (with Frank Miller)

Spider-Man
Torment (1991)
Chance Encounters (1995)

Spawn
1. Beginnings (1995)
3. Spawn 3 (1996)
2. Dark Discoveries (1996)
aka Spawn
5. Death and Rebirth (1997)
4. Spawn 4 (1997)
6. Pathway to Judgement (1998) (with Greg Capullo)
Spawn-Batman (1998)
7. Deadman's Touch (1998)
8. Betrayal of Blood (1999)
9. Urban Jungle (1999)
10. Vengeance of the Dead (2000)
11. Crossroads (2000)
12. Immortality (2001)

Books about Todd McFarlane

Spider-Man Visionaries: Todd Mcfarlane (2001) by Unknown

Links to other websites

mcfarlane.com

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SF Author: Thomas William Cronin

Wed, 05 Apr 2006 18:13:56 GMT

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The story starts in 2038. There are two missions on Mars, a small Japanese Space Agency mission in Ares Valley, and a large NASA mission in Kasei Valley, 1700 miles to the west. Early on, the JSA mission suffers a crippling failure, and its sole survivor, an elderly scientist who is also a Zen master, faces certain death from starvation.

As the story opens, the NASA landing site is devastated by a catastrophe, caused by a funding shortfall that forces the mission to run risks. There are only two survivors, an American and a Frenchwoman, who were away on a rover expedition. Two of the mission's three long-range, nuclear-powered rovers also survive, but the surviving food will run out in only two weeks. News of the catastrophe is received with shock on Earth.

Next day, there is an emergency hearing on the disaster in Washington, attended by the world's space agency chiefs, and watched worldwide. The JSA chief drops the first bombshell, when she reveals that the Zen master in
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Thomas William Cronin
About Thomas William Cronin
Thomas William Cronin, has a Ph.D. in physics and has contributed published research on Mars. He is also a Full Professor in the Science Faculty at a major university. He has written many technical books, distributed worldwide.

He has a reputation for writing simply, and for being able to invent simple and imaginative explanations for apparently complex matters. The story "As It Is on Mars" is the latest example of his inventive and insightful imagination.

Novels
As It Is On Mars (2001)
Give Us This Mars (2003)
Glory Be to Mars (2005)
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