RETRO REVIEW: SPACE PLAGUE aka HIGHWAYS IN HIDING

It has occurred to Steve that many of the SF books he grew up reading are totally unknown to today’s readers; after all, there are now dozens (if not hundreds) of new books published annually. He’s trying to change that in a small way. George O. Smith is a pretty good SF writer who’s somewhat dated, but still worth reading, Steve thinks.

Amazing Histories, May 1929: Enter T. O’Conor Sloane

Two astronauts leap across the low-gravity environment of Earth’s moon. We can see that they are astronauts in that their spacesuits, although crude and antiquated, are still broadly recognisable in concept. In detail, though, the […]

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Time Machine: June 15, 2025

AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: June 15, 2025 Unexpected Questions with Douglas Kolacki REBECCA ROSS TALKS WILD REVERENCE – UPCOMING EPISODE PROMO ON ABOUT THE AUTHORS TV: FANTASY EDITION Novedades de Mayo (3) 2025 Matt’s Reviews: […]

Novedades de Mayo (3) 2025

LIBROS Torre de Papel Ediciones ha publicado el libro “La quinta tierra” de Eduardo Burgos. Pueden comprar el libro aquí.  Además la misma editorial ha publicado la tercera entrega de “Pandemia Z” titulada “Asedio”. Como […]

OpEd

The Big Idea: John Wiswell

An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. Author John Wiswell tells us of a tale that usually ends in revenge and violence, but imagines a world where our hero chooses kindness instead. […]

The Big Idea: Mike Allen

Music. magic. and undead creatures; The Black Fire Concerto has really got it all. Read on to see how metal music paved the way for author Mike Allen’s newest novel. MIKE ALLEN: Whatever could have […]

Science Fiction

RETRO REVIEW: SPACE PLAGUE aka HIGHWAYS IN HIDING

It has occurred to Steve that many of the SF books he grew up reading are totally unknown to today’s readers; after all, there are now dozens (if not hundreds) of new books published annually. He’s trying to change that in a small way. George O. Smith is a pretty good SF writer who’s somewhat dated, but still worth reading, Steve thinks.

Novedades de Mayo (3) 2025

LIBROS Torre de Papel Ediciones ha publicado el libro “La quinta tierra” de Eduardo Burgos. Pueden comprar el libro aquí.  Además la misma editorial ha publicado la tercera entrega de “Pandemia Z” titulada “Asedio”. Como […]

Fantasy

The Big Idea: Mike Allen

Music. magic. and undead creatures; The Black Fire Concerto has really got it all. Read on to see how metal music paved the way for author Mike Allen’s newest novel. MIKE ALLEN: Whatever could have […]

Novedades de Mayo (3) 2025

LIBROS Torre de Papel Ediciones ha publicado el libro “La quinta tierra” de Eduardo Burgos. Pueden comprar el libro aquí.  Además la misma editorial ha publicado la tercera entrega de “Pandemia Z” titulada “Asedio”. Como […]

Science

Book Cover: 1959: The Year Everything Changed by Fred Kaplan

Matt’s Reviews: 1959: The Year Everything Changed by Fred Kaplan

    Publisher:            TURNER PUBLISHING CO (TN)    Publication date: 04/01/2010    Copyright Date:   2009    Pages:                344    ISBN:                  978-0-470-60203-4    Author:                Fred Kaplan 1959: The Year Everything Changed by Fred Kaplan is not a book I would normally review […]

Book Cover: The Dechronozation of Sam Magruder by George Gaylord Simpson

Matt’s Reviews: The Dechronization of Sam Magruder by George Gaylord Simpson

    Publisher:            St. Martin’s Griffin; First Edition    Published Date:   April 15, 1997)    Pages:                 160 pages    ISBN-10:            031215514X    ISBN-13:            978-0312155148    Author:              George Gaylord Simpson    Additional Content:  Arthur C. Clarke, Stephen Jay Gould, Joan Simpson Burns The […]

Lunar Eclipse Tonight for much of North America

This coming Thursday/Friday (Thursday night going into Friday morning), provided that you have at least partially clear skies overhead, if you step outside at about 2:29  am, eastern time, you’ll see the Blood Moon as […]

Moon Landing Today

You can watch video of  Firefly’s Blue Ghost moon landing today here –

Planetary Lineup at Dusk This Week

Shortly after sunset all this week, if you look up and to the west, you should be able to see Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune in the night sky. All will visible in […]

book cover: Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell

Matt’s Reviews: Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell

  Publisher:            Little, Brown and Company   Published Date: October 1, 2024   Pages:                368   ISBN-10:            0316575801   ISBN-13:           978-0316575805   Author:              Malcolm Gladwell Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell is the author’s follow up to his hugely […]

In Memory of Anand Vaidya 1976-2024

It was always Anand’s contention that cross-pollination of ideas with disparate origins resulted in greater understanding. This was not merely a philosophical idea for him but a tenet he lived by. He often wrote in […]