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Taylor Anderson (author)
Taylor Anderson is an author, historical artillery and firearm expert, re-enactor, and former history professor. He is the author of the ''Destroyermen'' series, about , , and , and their fight against the Grik. Anderson has also written several short stories in the same fictional universe. Anderson served as a weapons consultant to various media organizations. In 1999, he owned three cannons which he had used for Civil War re-enactments and manufacture 19th century firearms. He served as a weapons expert for the 2004 movie ''The Alamo''. In May 2020, Anderson announced that ''Winds of Wrath'' would be the final book in the ''Destroyermen'' series and that he has started on a new writing project. The first book of his '' Artillerymen'' series, a prequel to ''Destroyermen'', was released in September 2021. Education Anderson received a bachelor of arts and master of arts in history from Tarleton State University. He taught American history for one academic year at Tarleton from 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Science Fiction
Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imagination, imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, Parallel universes in fiction, parallel universes, extraterrestrials in fiction, extraterrestrial life, sentient artificial intelligence, cybernetics, certain forms of immortality (like mind uploading), and the technological singularity, singularity. Science fiction List of existing technologies predicted in science fiction, predicted several existing inventions, such as the atomic bomb, robots, and borazon, whose names entirely match their fictional predecessors. In addition, science fiction might serve as an outlet to facilitate future scientific and technological innovations. Science fiction can trace its roots to ancient mythology. It is also related to fantasy, Horror fiction, horror, and superhero fiction and contains many #Subgenres, sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadly Shores
The ''Destroyermen'' series is a series of alternate history books, written by American writer and historian Taylor Anderson. The fifteen books in the series are '' Into the Storm'', '' Crusade'' (both 2008), ''Maelstrom'' (2009), '' Distant Thunders'' (2010), ''Rising Tides'', ''Firestorm'' (both 2011), '' Iron Gray Sea'' (2012), ''Storm Surge'' (2013), '' Deadly Shores'' (2014), '' Straits of Hell'' (2015), '' Blood in the Water'' (2016), '' Devil's Due'' (2017), '' River of Bones'' (2018), '' Pass of Fire'' (2019), and '' Winds of Wrath'' (2020). The books chronicle the adventures of the crews of the destroyer and the Japanese battlecruiser ''Amagi'', in the early stages of the War in the Pacific during World War II, being transported to an alternate Earth. This Earth is relatively the same geographically as the one they left, but evolution took a different turn eons ago. The series ends with the fifteenth book of the series, ''Winds of Wrath'', which was released in June ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Dufris
William Duffy (February 1, 1958 – March 24, 2020) known professionally as William Dufris or Bill Dufris, was an American voice actor and audiobook narrator. Career Dufris began his audio career in London, where he appeared in several BBC Radio plays with Kathleen Turner, Sharon Gless, Stockard Channing, and Helena Bonham-Carter. Moreover, he worked with director Dirk Maggs on his audio drama productions of '' Spider-Man'' (where he voiced the title role of Peter Parker), ''Judge Dredd'', ''Voyage'' and '' An American Werewolf in London''. These experiences led Dufris to co-found the audio production company The Story Circle, Ltd in the UK. Upon returning to the United States, Dufris founded Mind's Eye Productions and co-founded Rocky Coast Radio Theatre and The AudioComics Company, for which he has been producer, director, actor, and engineer. For AudioComics he directed '' Starstruck'', the first season of Horrorscopes, Titanium Rain, Honey West, and The Batson's for the Aud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Dragon Award Nominees
This is a list of Dragon Award nominees. Novels Best Science Fiction Novel Best Fantasy Novel Best Young Adult / Middle Grade Novel Best Military Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel Best Alternate History Novel Best Apocalyptic Novel The category "Best Apocalyptic Novel" was removed from the awards in 2018. Best Media Tie-In Novel The category "Best Media Tie-In Novel" was first introduced in 2018. Best Horror Novel Comic Books and Graphic Novels Best Comic Book Best Graphic Novel Television and Film Best Science Fiction or Fantasy TV Series Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie Games Best Science Fiction or Fantasy PC/Console Game Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Mobile Game Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Board Game Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Miniatures / Collectible Card / Role-Playing Game ∞ Nomination declined References {{DEFAULTSORT:Dragon Awards nominees Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Locus (magazine)
''Locus: The Magazine of The Science Fiction & Fantasy Field'', founded in 1968, is an American magazine published monthly in Oakland, California. It is the news organ and trade journal for the English-language science fiction and fantasy fields. It also publishes comprehensive listings of all new books published in the genres (excluding self-published). The magazine also presents the annual Locus Awards. '' Locus Online'' was launched in April 1997, as a semi-autonomous web version of ''Locus Magazine''. History Charles N. Brown, Ed Meskys, and Dave Vanderwerf founded ''Locus'' in 1968 as a news fanzine to promote the (ultimately successful) bid to host the 1971 World Science Fiction Convention in Boston, Massachusetts. Originally intended to run only until the site-selection vote was taken at St. Louiscon, the 1969 Worldcon in St. Louis, Missouri, Brown decided to continue publishing ''Locus'' as a mimeographed general science fiction and fantasy newszine. ''Locus'' succee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compton Crook Award
The Compton Crook Award is presented to the best English language first novel of the year in the field of science fiction, fantasy, or horror by the members of the Baltimore Science Fiction Society at their annual science fiction convention, Balticon, held in Baltimore on Memorial Day weekend. The award, also known as the Compton Crook/Stephen Tall Award, has been presented since 1983. The list of eligible books is published in the monthly newsletter so that all club members will have a chance to read and vote. The winning author is invited to Balticon (BSFS pays transportation and lodging) for two years, and presented with the cash award of $1,000. Compton Crook, who wrote under the name of Stephen Tall, was a long-time Baltimore resident, Towson University professor, and science fiction author who died in 1981. Winners * 1983 - Donald Kingsbury, ''Courtship Rite'' * 1984 - Christopher Rowley, '' War For Eternity'' * 1985 - David R. Palmer, ''Emergence'' * 1986 - Sheila Finch, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USA Today
''USA Today'' (stylized in all uppercase) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company. Founded by Al Neuharth on September 15, 1982, the newspaper operates from Gannett's corporate headquarters in Tysons, Virginia. Its newspaper is printed at 37 sites across the United States and at five additional sites internationally. The paper's dynamic design influenced the style of local, regional, and national newspapers worldwide through its use of concise reports, colorized images, informational graphics, and inclusion of popular culture stories, among other distinct features. With an average print circulation of 159,233 as of 2022, a digital-only subscriber base of 504,000 as of 2019, and an approximate daily readership of 2.6 million, ''USA Today'' is ranked as the first by circulation on the list of newspapers in the United States. It has been shown to maintain a generally center-left audience, in regards to political persuasion. ''USA Today ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as '' The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national "newspaper of record". For print it is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure after its shares became publicly traded. A. G. Sulzberger, the paper's publisher and the company's chairman, is the fifth generation of the family to head the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Times Best Seller List
''The New York Times'' Best Seller list is widely considered the preeminent list of best-selling books in the United States.John Bear, ''The #1 New York Times Best Seller: intriguing facts about the 484 books that have been #1 New York Times bestsellers since the first list, 50 years ago'', Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 1992. Since October 12, 1931, ''The New York Times Book Review'' has published the list weekly. In the 21st century, it has evolved into multiple lists, grouped by genre and format, including fiction and non-fiction, hardcover, paperback and electronic. The list is based on a proprietary method that uses sales figures, other data and internal guidelines that are unpublished—how the ''Times'' compiles the list is a trade secret. In 1983 (as part of a legal argument), the ''Times'' stated that the list is not mathematically objective but rather editorial content. In 2017, a ''Times'' representative said that the goal is that the lists reflect authentic best selle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Purgatory's Shore
Taylor Anderson is an author, historical artillery and firearm expert, re-enactor, and former history professor. He is the author of the ''Destroyermen'' series, about , , and , and their fight against the Grik. Anderson has also written several short stories in the same fictional universe. Anderson served as a weapons consultant to various media organizations. In 1999, he owned three cannons which he had used for Civil War re-enactments and manufacture 19th century firearms. He served as a weapons expert for the 2004 movie ''The Alamo''. In May 2020, Anderson announced that '' Winds of Wrath'' would be the final book in the ''Destroyermen'' series and that he has started on a new writing project. The first book of his ''Artillerymen'' series, a prequel to ''Destroyermen'' will be released in September 2021. Education Anderson received a bachelor of arts and master of arts in history from Tarleton State University. He taught American history for one academic year at Tarleton fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pass Of Fire
The ''Destroyermen'' series is a series of alternate history books, written by American writer and historian Taylor Anderson. The fifteen books in the series are '' Into the Storm'', '' Crusade'' (both 2008), ''Maelstrom'' (2009), '' Distant Thunders'' (2010), ''Rising Tides'', ''Firestorm'' (both 2011), '' Iron Gray Sea'' (2012), ''Storm Surge'' (2013), ''Deadly Shores'' (2014), '' Straits of Hell'' (2015), '' Blood in the Water'' (2016), '' Devil's Due'' (2017), '' River of Bones'' (2018), '' Pass of Fire'' (2019), and '' Winds of Wrath'' (2020). The books chronicle the adventures of the crews of the destroyer and the Japanese battlecruiser ''Amagi'', in the early stages of the War in the Pacific during World War II, being transported to an alternate Earth. This Earth is relatively the same geographically as the one they left, but evolution took a different turn eons ago. The series ends with the fifteenth book of the series, ''Winds of Wrath'', which was released in June ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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