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….but you’re older, Shorter of breath and one day closer to death
Some thoughts on my 60th birthday Read More »
Review: Tragon of Ramura by John M. Whalen
A masterful weaving of the classic mystery and revenge, John M. Whalen’s Tragon of Ramura is a magical swashbuckling story set in a jungle with mythological elements of epic proportions. Read More »
SF Trivia Contest #2
Two different prizes, each consisting of a 1 year (4 issues) digital subscription to Amazing Stories, will be awarded in each contest. Read More »
Review: The Witch’s Promise by John Dodds
Reading more like a classic western than a chilling fantasy, The Witch’s Promise by John Dodds is a compelling novelette offering hope that there can be a rich reward to being different. Read More »
Fantasy Recommendation: Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett
Even with the density of heavy themes and weighty magic, this book has a wry, dark humor to it. Read More »
Novedades de noviembre
Various conferences in Peru, Colombia, Aregentina and Chile presented new works including Beyond Real: Anthology of the Peruvian fantastic tale of the XXI century and Fantasmas del Future Theory and history of science fiction (1821-1980) " by Elton Honors. "Monsters 1.1" by José Donayre Hoefken, The Last Zelofonte by Luisa Mercedes Levinson, El Gusano" by Luis Carlos Barragán and Coma" (Puerto de ... Read More »
Chasing Comet 46P/Wirtanen as the Moon Looms – Sky & Telescope
With a clear night sky, Comet 46P/Wirtanen is visible to the naked eye. Read More »
China’s Chang’e-4 lander and rover head to the far side of the moon
The lander is scheduled to land on the Lunar farside on January 3rd Read More »
Scientists May Have Solved Mystery of How Martian Moon Got Markings
Would you believe...Martians? Read More »
Spider-Man – Into the Spider-Verse Review:
Go See Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Read More »
AMAZING NEWS: 12-16-18
Robots explore the sun and Mars, Godzilla is tthe KING (Bob E already knows this), cosmonauts look for leaks, study finds female heros earn more money at the box office, and more Read More »
AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: 12-16-18
Star Trek roundup, genre in the film registry, Daredevil roundup, Gaming awards and more Read More »
TIME MACHINE: Popular Posts
Youtube for nerds, trivia contests and trivia contest winners, extra-solar invaders, alternate realities, fiction and more Read More »
There Might Not
maybe an editorial today Read More »
END OF YEAR REVIEW: F&SF for NOV/DEC 2018
For his final column of 2018, Steve dives into the Nov./Dec. issue of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, which everyone just calls “F&SF.” It tastes great and is more filling with fewer calories than competing magazines! Read More »
Clubhouse: Building a Genre Film Library
When I say “Film Library,” I don’t mean paying money to download an electronic file. I’m a twentieth century sort of guy and loathe such, viewing them as ephemeral at best. I prefer a physical collection of Blu-rays and DVDs which belong to me and can be watched as long as the technology to play them exists, which, at my age (67) should be good for the rest of my life. Why bother, you ask? I remem... Read More »
Reseña de Libro: Más Espacio del que Soñamos de Leonardo Espinoza Benavides
A review of Leonardo Espinoza Benavides's More Space of Which We Dream is a fix-up novel whose language is reminiscent of Bradbury and Aldiss Read More »
Virgin Galactic Returns to “Space” (Video)
Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic aims to be the first company to take space tourists to space...but there's some debate as to exactly where space begins Read More »
SF Trivia Contest #2
Two different prizes, each consisting of a 1 year (4 issues) digital subscription to Amazing Stories, will be awarded in each contest. Read More »
Virgin Galactic Returns to “Space” (Video)
Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic aims to be the first company to take space tourists to space...but there's some debate as to exactly where space begins Read More »
Little Foot Skeleton May be an Entirely New Species of Early Human
"Little Foot", originally discovered in 1994 and that has taken over 20 years to excavate, and originally thought to be the first nearly complete Australopithecus, may be a member of a new species, and the first hominid to walk upright. Read More »
Anime roundup 12/13/2018: Levelling Up
In this week's viewing: SSSS.Gridman has its best monster fights ever, Double Decker explains about a million things, and more! Read More »
AMAZING SF TRIVIA CONTEST WINNERS!
Amazing Stories is pleased to announce that we have our first pair of winners of the weekly Amazing SF Trivia Contest! Read More »
Noticias Literatura 12-12
Author Vicente Adam Cardona has died; Golem & Gabriel prizes and a new release VenganZa by Gemma Herrero Virto. Read More »
Large, strangely dim galaxy found lurking on far side of Milky Way | Science | AAAS
The Local Group just gott bigger! Read More »
OSIRIS-REx spacecraft already found water on its target asteroid
Even the asteroids have water! Read More »
A dark matter hurricane is crashing into Earth
You can't see it or feel it; scientists can barely detect it, but right now, you're being slammed by dark matter traveling at over 300 miles per second! Read More »
The Most Powerful Ion Drive Ever is About to Blast a Spacecraft to Mercury
A test of the most powerful ion drive yet created. Read More »
11 Real World Flying Car Projects
Allright already, here's your freakin flyin car. Thanks. Now, where's my jetpack? Read More »
One of the planets around TRAPPIST-1 may have an ocean
We can (maybe) detect an ocean from almost 40 light years awayy...wow Read More »
Physicists Have a New Idea for Faster-Than-Light Travel
Your science dollars at work: where before it was thought the Alcubeirre Drive would require "more energy than the universe posesses", they're now down to a theoretical "couple of tons" worth of energy. Read More »
Steven Barnes: Into the Spider-Verse. A Review and a Discussion
"Black audiences notice, though. I remember being about Jason age, about 14, just forming my self image, and going to see such movies. Maybe it was “The Dirty Dozen.” When I got back home, raving about it, the other black kids in my neighborhood asked me a terrible question: “how did they kill the brother this time?”" Read More »
Book Review: Daemon Voices: Essays on Storytelling by Philip Pullman
For those of us who write fiction, he has countless wise and constructive advice to offer Read More »
