The PopFiction contest winners have been selected and contacted. The prizes will go out by mail today, and the winning entries can be found below.
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Jack Williamson, pioneer SF writer, the “Dean of SF,” coiner of the terms “terraforming,” “genetic engineering,” and “jonbar point,” died November 10, 2006, in his study.

Last week, we reviewed the four PopFiction launch titles: Kino No Tabi, Magic Moon, Scrapped Princess and Witches’ Forest. Well, now you have a chance to win two of those books yourself. Complete contest rules are available on the the contest entry page. You’ve got two weeks to enter, and two contests to make your entries in. Good luck!

Robert Charles Wilson’s 1998 novel, Darwinia proved something of a breakthrough for the author. As in his recent Hugo award winner, Spin, the familiar world experiences a fantastic shift of reality.

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This is the fourth and final launch title in the new PopFiction line from TokyoPop.
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The third Popfiction launch title gets reviewed today. The line looks promising so far. The fourth and final launch title will be reviewed tomorrow.
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The second Popfiction novel by TokyoPop gets reviewed today. Come back Thursday and Friday for the reviews of the other two.
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Tokyo Pop is branching out into the non-graphic literature, starting with four new series that launch this month under the “Popfiction” banner. We’ve obtained copies of each book in the launch lineup, and will review one a day from today until Friday. We may even have more news about this line in a few days; watch this space for details.
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This 1999 work by Hugo-winning author Robert Charles Wilson falls short of his more successful works, but it demonstrates his range. Here, he attempts traditional SF– with a Wilsonian twist.
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“Veil’s Hypothesis supposes the abos to have possessed the ability to mimic mankind perfectly. Veil thought that when the ships came from Earth the abos killed everyone and took their places and the ships, so they’re not dead at all, we are”(31).

Gene Wolfe’s Book of the New Sun may be his most lasting work of speculative fiction, but the talented writer produced a number of memorable books including this quirky novel, which addresses such topics as colonialism, totalitarianism, and identity.

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