No, but it is the same universe (Thousand Worlds). It’s the same setting as a number of other short stories, as well as his first novel, Dying of the Light. And Avalon, the novel he was writing when he got the inspiration to write what would become A Game of Thrones.

part of a Martin short-story collection

I’ve said it before and I will say it again. IMHO aSoIaF is GRR’s weakest work. His short fiction (seriously check out Dreamsongs Vol 1) has some of my favorite short fiction by any author and ton of cool ideas and unique spins. Very much looking forward to this especially in a post Alien and The Expanse world with…

My dreams have come true! Someone finally made the two-tone, four door 2001 Pontiac Firebird sedan I’ve been waiting for all these years. And with a German nameplate to boot!

That is because CBS(who owns Star Trek TV) and Paramount(who owns Star Trek Film) want NOTHING to do with each other.

Everyone from David Bowie to astrobiologists to tinfoil hat believers has pondered the question: is there life on Mars?

Being that the project started under Obama, Trump will no doubt want to repeal and replace it.

On the flip side - you can afford hundreds a night but balk at $5? *side eye*

It appears that here in Seattle, the eye protection from the sun will come in the form of “AM cloudiness giving way to PM sun.”

It’s times like this I miss living in Reno.

Some very fine people on both sides

Congrats on having the dumbest take in this article.

lol

Slow news day = a post about literally watching paint dry.

I know a Ferrari bodykit when I see one.

I know people love to hate on the Amazing Spider-man films, but I enjoyed them. They had flaws, mainly from the studio meddling with the plot (cutting out major subplots in the first film at the last second, cramming them into the second), but Garfield was a perfect Spidey and Peter. He was snarky in the way Maguire…

We now know what the ghost of George C. Scott has been up to.

It’s okay to be wrong. Nobody’s perfect

For those that don’t know it, I submit the “transcript” of their conversation.

If you’re going to use less than 140 characters and finish with Sad, you have to blame Obama, Hilary or Dems. Those are the rules now.

Sort of, yeah! Except you don’t have to wash off tornado or worry about the tornado on your clothing giving you radiation sickness.