"Highly organized research

is guaranteed to produce

nothing new."

FRANK HERBERT


LINKS

FRIENDS


ROBERT J. SAWYER

        In the words of Canada’s Maclean’s newsmagazine, “One of the hottest SF writers anywhere.”

        A fascinating site to browse – more than a million words! – and Rob’s been online longer than

        Amazon.

WILLIAM SHATNER

        Bill’s official site with everything you need to know about his shows, his appearances, and his

        inspiring charities.

MICHAEL & DENISE OKUDA

        “Fun stuff and musings” by Mike and Denise, welcoming visitors to comment on topics covering space

        exploration (real and Trekian), science, technology, and just generally wonderful stuff!


INSIGHT


BAD ASTRONOMY

        A bright light of skeptical thought, astronomy news, and occasional leaks about a certain Time Lord,

        courtesy of Phil Plait and his always entertaining and enlightening blog from Discover magazine.

NASA WATCH

        Keith Cowing presents unfiltered and opinionated behind-the-scenes reports about the politics and

        people of NASA and the U.S. space industry.  As the site’s disclaimer says: “This is not a NASA

        website.  You might learn something.  It’s YOUR space agency.” 

JONATHAN TURLEY

        A fascinating source of legal news, legal oddities, and, on Sundays, animal oddities, from the noted

        constitutional law professor and frequent news analyst.  Voted the #1 Legal Theory and Law Professor

        Blog by the ABA JOURNAL.


ORGANIZATIONS


THE PLANETARY SOCIETY

        The world’s largest space-interest group, dedicated to inspiring the public with the adventure and

        mystery of space exploration.  Don’t just visit the site – join!

MARS SOCIETY

        To further the goal of the exploration and settlement of the Red Planet, and to support ever more

        aggressive government-funded Mars exploration programs around the world.



THE BUSINESS


DEADLINE HOLLYWOOD

        A top source for the latest news from the entertainment industry.

AIN’T IT COOL NEWS

        A top source for the latest GENRE news and reviews from the entertainment industry.

SCI FI WIRE

        A top source for the latest SCI-FI/FANTASY news from the entertainment industry,

        including books!


THE FRANCHISE - In alphabetical order!


TREK MOVIE

        Anthony Pascale and his team have transformed one of the best STAR TREK sites into a top

        sci-fi/fantasy destination, covering the full range of fantastic media.

TREK TODAY

        Trek News plus a dynamic BBS – more than 96 thousand threads, more than 3 million posts!

TREK WEB

        One of the longest-running Trek sites with strong ties not only to fans, but to the actors, writers, and

        producers of Trek, which puts the site ahead of the curve when it comes to reporting the latest Trek-

        related news.


INSPIRING


ASTRONOMY PICTURE OF THE DAY

        Rule 1: Don’t sweat the small stuff.  Rule 2: It’s all small stuff.

THE GENOGRAPHIC PROJECT

        From the National Geographic Society, discover YOUR deep ancestry by purchasing a kit and

        tracking your genetic lineage.  One of the inspirations for the novel, SEARCH.

THE LOST WORLD FAN FORUM

        Best.  Show.  Best.  Fans.  Ever.

"We are writers,

and we never ask one another where we get our ideas;

we know we don’t know."

STEPHEN KING

Rob’s newest novel – WATCH

Book 2 of the

WEBMIND SAGA!

Phil Plait’s latest book –

DEATH FROM THE SKIES!

Disastrously Good !

Bill’s latest book –

UP TILL NOW

It’s the real $#@! that Shat says!

From Keith Cowing and Frank Sietzen, Jr. –

NEW MOON RISING:

The Making of America’s New Space Vision and the Remaking of NASA