Today is the Anne McCaffrey centenary. Annie was born 100 years ago today, on April 1, 1926. Rest in peace, dear friend.
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Aurora Award nominating closes on Sunday, April 5. A polite reminder that my THE DOWNLOADED 2: GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE is eligible in the Best Novel category (because the Audible Originals version was published in 2025). That's me and Brendan Fraser during the recording session:
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Probably! They do have one episode in the can with me and Canadian paleoartist Julius Csotonyi that hasn't dropped yet.
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A sweet deal on three books containing stories by @robertjsawyer.com
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"[In 2030] Donald Trump was building a pyramid in the Nevada desert to house his eventual remains. When done, it will be ten meters taller than the Great Pyramid at Giza." #Flashforward (1999) @robertjsawyer.com
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Me: Did you read my novel?
Jack Davenport: Yes. I loved it.
Me: Your character was the main one in the book. But here in the pilot episode, you've only got one line. How does that make you feel?
Jack: Are you kidding? For one day at least, I am the highest-paid per-word actor in Hollywood!
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A lovely early review of THE DOWNLOADED 2: GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE novel, coming on May 19!
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Exactly! The least amount of friction between my brain and my document!
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CANADIANS! Indigo is offering 25% off on online print orders of THE DOWNLOADED 2: GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE from today until Sunday, February 8 (the book comes out May 19):
www.indigo.ca/en-cea/the-d...
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Rob Sawyer delivering his talk on Friday evening.
Rob Sawyer signing copies of his books and chatting with his fans after his talk on Friday evening.
An excellent talk by @robertjsawyer.com, titled “New Life and New Civilizations: A Science Fiction Perspective on Exobiology,” at Mississauga RASC (at UTM) on Friday evening. 🪐👽🐉
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It's kind of Davos vs. Davros, isn't it?
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William Shatner is, of course, Canadian.
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Video of my talk on January 10, 2026, on "Why Everyone Should Read Science Fiction" for San Francisco Regional Mensa: kind of a fireside chat with the Robman. :)
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Today, HAL turns the same age as James T. Kirk.
HAL was born January 12, 1992, in the HAL lab in Urbana, Illinois, on the twelfth of January 1992. That was thirty-four years ago today.
And the only time James T. Kirk ever states his age in STAR TREK, he says he's thirty-four.
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author Robert J Sawyer doing the Vulcan "Live Long and Prosper" hand gesture
Thrilled to share that we're hosting renowned Mississauga sci-fi author @robertjsawyer.com for a free talk on Jan 23, 2026. It's called "New Life and New Civilizations: A Science Fiction Perspective on Exobiology" and we can't wait! Details here: mississauga.rasc.ca/event/speake... (please share!)
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rasc speaker night - new life and new civilizations: a science fiction perspective on exobiology. January 23, 8-10 pm, a free talk by esteemed author robert j sawyer, cm, oont, missisauga centre of the royal astronomical society of canada
What does one of Canada's most accomplished science fiction authors say about alien life? Join us Jan 23 from 8-10pm to find out. Free/open to the public, so share this anywhere! Details (including @robertjsawyer.com's impressive biography): mississauga.rasc.ca/event/robert... #canada #mississauga
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LOCUS — the trade journal of the S&F fields — on the passing of my friend Terence M. Green:
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The celebration of life for Toronto science fiction and fantasy writer Terence M. Green will be this Saturday, January 3, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Local Public Eatery, 180 Laird Drive, East York (Toronto). Carolyn Clink, David Clink, and I will be there.
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Only two more days of the Christmas promotion for "Black Corrosion"!
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“And from the crew of Apollo 8, we close with good night, good luck, a Merry Christmas, and God bless all of you — all of you on the good Earth.”
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The great Canadian SF&F writer Terence M. Green, one of my very best friends, has left us at 78. Details of the celebration of life are in my blog:
sfwriter.com/blog/?p=5866
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“And let me tell you, God is not so infinite as the Catholics assert. He is about six hundred meters in diameter, and even then is weak towards the edges.”
—Karel Čapek, THE ABSOLUTE AT LARGE
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CBC Books has a great interview with Academy Award-winner Brendan Fraser, the lead narrator of my THE DOWNLOADED 2: GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE, out now from Audible Originals:
www.cbc.ca/books/thenex...
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The most accessible explanation of quantum physics I ever heard was from @robertjsawyer.com at his science fiction writing course at Ryerson. Of course, he's since explored that area further in Quantum Night. Interested to hear what his latest thinking is!
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Exactly!
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Yes, indeed!
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Robert J. Sawyer's THE DOWNLOADED 1 & 2 are now available on Audible, narrated by Brendan Fraser! 🇨🇦
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Each day, I post one carefully curated news item from the Sci-Fi, Thriller, Mystery, Horror, and Suspense genres.
@robertjsawyer.com #LifeAfterGateway #TSJ
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George likes 4.0; I prefer 7.0.
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Toronto! Come hear my talk on "Writing to Change the World" at the Writers' Community of Durham Region, Saturday, December 13, at 10:30 a.m. (the meeting starts at 9:30, but I go on at 10:30) at St. Mark's United Church, 201 Centre St., Whitby, Ontario.
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