2025 Hugo Award Nominations Open

Hugo nominations are open! February 10, 2025 by Seattle Worldcon 2025 Seattle Worldcon 2025 is delighted to announce that nominations are now open for the 2025 Hugo Awards, Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and Astounding Award for […]

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Shaded Sol, Cover, Feb 3rd

Shaded Sol by Devin Miller – FREE STORY

There has always been discussions of faith versus science. One will never overcome the other, but often, the discussion between the two is gratifying, and most illuminating. When the two agree on something, both sides […]

Cover for "The Crafts" by Raya Yarbrough Publish Jan 13 2025

The Crafts by Raya Yarbrough – FREE STORY

An alien visitation comes to everyone, and everyone’s reaction to the aliens and the hum they make is different. They give everyone a different impression, and then, all reality changes… She’d arrived at work on […]

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2025 Hugo Award Nominations Open

Hugo nominations are open! February 10, 2025 by Seattle Worldcon 2025 Seattle Worldcon 2025 is delighted to announce that nominations are now open for the 2025 Hugo Awards, Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and Astounding Award for […]

Time Machine: February 9, 2025

AMAZING NEWS: Day 21 of the Occupation 02/09/2025: Resistance Edition AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: February 9, 2025 The Big Idea: Rosiee Thor and Vania Stoyanova Matt’s Reviews: It’s Real Life: An Alternate History of the […]

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Science Fiction

Book Cover: It's Real Life by Paul Levinson

Matt’s Reviews: It’s Real Life: An Alternate History of the Beatles

  Publisher:             Independently published    Published Date: 2024    Pages:                  226    ASIN                    B0CVFB18TM    ISBN:                   9798879141757    Author:                Paul Levinson It’s Real Life: An Alternate History of the Beatles by […]

Novedades de Enero 3

Siguen lentas las noticias. Supomgo que es porque recién empicza el año. LIBROS El 21 de enero se presentó « Mostros » (Lima, Maquinaciones Narrativa, 2024) el nuevo libro de cuentos del escritor y periodista José Vadillo […]

Shaded Sol, Cover, Feb 3rd

Shaded Sol by Devin Miller – FREE STORY

There has always been discussions of faith versus science. One will never overcome the other, but often, the discussion between the two is gratifying, and most illuminating. When the two agree on something, both sides […]

Fantasy

Book Cover: It's Real Life by Paul Levinson

Matt’s Reviews: It’s Real Life: An Alternate History of the Beatles

  Publisher:             Independently published    Published Date: 2024    Pages:                  226    ASIN                    B0CVFB18TM    ISBN:                   9798879141757    Author:                Paul Levinson It’s Real Life: An Alternate History of the Beatles by […]

Novedades de Enero 3

Siguen lentas las noticias. Supomgo que es porque recién empicza el año. LIBROS El 21 de enero se presentó « Mostros » (Lima, Maquinaciones Narrativa, 2024) el nuevo libro de cuentos del escritor y periodista José Vadillo […]

Have YOU Become Acquainted with Ardor Benn?

As we went into the New Year, I found myself browsing the hundreds of books in my library, and reflecting on which series in particular stand out from the norm. Not an easy thing to […]

Science

Sky Show Tonight! Geminids Peak This Evening

The Geminid Meteor Show will peak tonight at around midnight (at least for east-coasters). If you are in a relatively dark skies area, go outside an hour before or after midnight and look up. Maybe […]

SpaceX Attempts Fifth Test Launch Of Starship – NOW

SpaceX will attempt its fifth test launch of the monstrous Starship rocket…and this time they may even attempt to capture the booster on landing. Multiple Youtube channels are providing live coverage, including SpaceFlightNow. You can […]

Book Cover: The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley

Matt’s Reviews: The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley

  Publisher:               Harper Perennial Publication date:  06/07/2011 Pages:                     480 ISBN:                      9780061452062 Author:                  Matt Ridley The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley begins with the premise that overall, the world has been improving […]

Book Cover: Clade by James Bradley

Matt’s Reviews: Clade by James Bradley

  Publisher:              Titan Books (UK)   Publication date: 09/05/2017   Pages:                   320   ISBN:                    9781785654145   Author:                 James Bradley Clade by James Bradley is a dystopian tale of a self-destructing Earth in the not too distant […]

Robot Reading

Reality and Artificial Intelligence

Given the nature of the current artificial intelligence or AI landscape, any attempt to discuss the technology is like trying to describe an ocean wave racing towards you. You might posit that the wave’s amplitude […]