More Creative Commons Goodness – Star Dragon by Mike Brotherton

star dragon

 

Hard SF seems to be where creative commons has some of its strongest proponents, and here is another one tht I am reading on my iREx right now. The idea of star inhabiting life has been around for a while, notably in David Brin’s “Sundiver” series.

Its got all the hard SF goodness – time dialation effects, AI’s, nutty humans on dangerous missionas. Get it here.

Cory Doctorow, My Hero (again) – Futuristic Tales

Cory's short stories as a Graphical Novel

I never lets up with Cory – here is a great collection is his stories in an e-book format.

Cory Doctorow is my hero!

Content

Yet again Cory doctorow shows he is one of the few authors to totally get the new world while still monetising via the old. You can by this fine book in a book shop, on amazon, or as a free download here.

This collections of essays is a must read for anybody who wants to hear the opinions of today’s best futurist to not claim that title.

the pdf

Free Culture, free e-book for some

free culture

Here is a nice one – a full length non-fiction that is actually an OK read for nothing. The book tries to give a balenced view of the whole “IP Cops” vs “content robbers” debate, arguing that if the cops win, then content will suffer. So grab the pdf (which has a creative commons licence). It is a little ironic, however, that amazon kindle users must pay for it, and that the version they get has DRM! Oh well