LoneStarCon 3 will offer a discount on all Adult Attending membership purchases made over the Memorial Day weekend.
From Friday, May 24, through Monday, May 27, Adult Attending membership rates will be $200, a $20 saving. Anyone joining or upgrading their membership online will automatically receive this special discount. The offer will also be available to fans buying LoneStarCon 3 memberships in person at ConQuest in Kansas City, MO; Balticon in Hunt Valley, MD; and BayCon in Santa Clara, CA.
The con also reports there are now over 170 confirmed program participants, including David Brin, Ben Bova, Phil and Kaja Foglio, Joe Haldeman, Charlaine Harris, Robin Hobb, Steve Jackson, George R.R. Martin, Elizabeth Moon, John Picacio, Tim Powers, Alastair Reynolds, Robert Silverberg, Howard Tayler, Harry Turtledove, and Gene Wolfe.
The Exhibits Hall plans to feature presentations on Robert E. Howard, the genome of science fiction author Jay Lake, and the Texas-Israeli War of 1999 (based on the award-winning book by Jake Saunders and Howard Waldrop).
The full press release follows the jump.
