Congratulations to Edward L. Ferman (editor and publisher), Michael Whelan (artist), Frank R. Paul (artist) and Connie Willis (author) on being the 2009 inductees into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame.

The four join the ranks of such celebrated names as Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Philip K. Dick, William Gibson, Robert A. Heinlein, Ursula K. Le Guin, Anne McCaffrey, Jules Verne, and many many more.

I’m happy to see Connie Willis in there, finally -I think The Doomsday Book is among the finest pieces of science fiction ever written. It’s an excellent book.

The Science Fiction Hall of Fame is found at the EMP/SFM (Experience Music Project/Science Fiction Museum) in Seattle, which, if you’ve never attended, is a pretty cool and fascinating way to spend a half day or so (no fewer than three hours – last time I went I rushed, and was pretty disappointed).