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Hi everyone!

My name is Danielle. I keep this here site updated with news and things. I do this as part of the Octocon committee and we've been asked to tell you what our favourite memories from this year's convention are, which I'm more than happy to do!

The only trouble is picking just one thing... Hmmm...

I think that the best thing about the weekend was getting a chance to speak to Mike Carey in person. We talked about storytelling, life and publishing, and he was an absolute gentleman. If we both weren't running around doing panels and/or organising a convention, I'd have loved to speak with him some more! I was so happy when he agreed to come back next year! :)

But then again, I met so many wonderful people over the weekend, I was glad to hear how many of them were coming back next year! Meeting new people that love a lot of the same things I do, or things I might be interested in, is always the best thing.

I hope to see you there next year! I really mean it when I say how much fun I had this year. I'm still in shock at how far it exceeded my expectations.

Lots of sci-fi-love,

Danielle

Octocon presents a special Gaelcon feature.

This year, some of the team form Gaelcon, Ireland's largest gaming convention, are running some games for us at Octocon. In the words of their boss-man:

Hi Octocon!

I'm Andrew Coffey Gaecon's Con Director. 
I'm really excited about Octocon and all the fun stuff that Cat, Nichola and crew have promised for it. 
In return I and one of my minions are gonna take a few tables and try to sell ourselves and our con to you.

I'm running a scenario for Dark Heresy the Warhammer 40k roleplaying 
Every member of a Concorde of Acolytes have been killed investigating riots in the lower city. Find out what happened and find out who is rioting.

A Dark Heresy game for 4-6 players

Hudson will be treating you to Red Dwarf roleplay. 
It's cold outside there's no kind of atmosphere, we're all alone.... Check that. We've got an orange swirly thing  coming in hard and fast on a hostile appoach

A Red Dwarf scenario for 4 players

I'm promising nothing but I might even get the Star Wars scenario I've been threatend with.

 

Hey there folks, welcome to the first in a series of articles that I'll be writing for Octocon.com, exploring the connections between science fiction and music. This is the first of a planned three article series, with each part covering a slightly different aspect of the relationship: to begin with, “Music from SF” will cover the soundtracks and themes of science fiction films and TV shows; “Music in SF”, the second article, will examine the music that exists within science fiction settings; and finally “Music as SF” will be about music that tells science fiction stories.

This of course, could change entirely as I write it. I'll also be touching on these same topics in horror and fantasy worlds, and I'd love to get feedback and suggestions from readers.

We've already gotten some great suggestions on our twitter page, including a link to the excellent blog Sci-Fi Songs (thanks to @JohnAnealio for the link!).  Their top-rated song, the excellent Cylon #6, brings me nicely to my starting point: the music in the TV show Battlestar Galactica.