May 2011

Rogue Moon by Algis Budrys (Italian edition)

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The novel “Rogue Moon” by Algis Budrys was published for the first time in 1960 in the magazine “The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction”. In 1961 it was a finalist for the Hugo Award as the best novel. A shorter version was published in the anthology “The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two”.

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Yesterday we received the sad news of the death of basketball player Robert Traylor, apparently due to a heart attack. He was only 34 and was universally known as “Tractor” due to his large size.

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Yesterday a rumor had become insistent about an agreement with Microsoft which was confirmed later in the day. Bill Gates’ company has signed an agreement to buy Skype for $8.5 billion in cash.