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Celebrating a Legend in Sci-Fi and Adventure

By Kristin Masters. Aug 31, 2012. 1:37 AM.

Topics: Legendary Authors, Book Collecting, Science Fiction

Tomorrow marks the birthday of Edgar Rice Burroughs .The creator of such famous characters as Tarzan and John Carter, Burroughs iconic novels revolutionized science fiction and adventure writing.

     
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RIP Science Fiction Legend Kage Baker 1952-2010

By Joachim Koch. Jan 31, 2010. 10:22 AM.

Topics: Science Fiction, Book News

Kage Baker has passed away this morning after a fierce struggle with cancer. She was best known for her Company novels, including In the Garden of Iden. For months, she had fought the uterine cancer privately, but the tumor spread to her brain.

     
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