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The Stone Witch by Tom Thompson – FREE STORY
A happy and productive village leads good lives for all, but take heed, for there is a hint of evil once banished, evil that once again may visit, with a vengeance… It was a fine […]
They Scream Brightest Just Before Death by Olin Wish – FREE STORY
The Rookie is learning quickly how to deal with the trail of destruction and ruin, caused by those most wasteful of all DNA-based beings, those legendary and horrible Humyns. They have left their mark everywhere… […]
The Long Dark by Edwin Hayward – FREE STORY
The last man on Earth…an old trope, but still one we think about, and read about. Three computers look after this last man, they try to cater to his every whim, and even though they […]
Headhaunter by Don deBrandt – FREE STORY
If you are looking for headspace to rent, check with your friendly local cerebreal estate agent! Just have to watch when your memories decide to attack. The things we go through for our art… Dainjuh, […]
Relics of War by David-John Tyrer – FREE STORY
War is hell, which befits the site of a hospital and war museum on a particular asteroid. But yet, the asteroid is attacked, particularly the museum. What was stolen for the museum, and just who’s […]
News
Time Machine: November 16, 2025
AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: November 16, 2025 Leonids Peak Tomorrow & Monday Nights Meet the Authors: The Martian Trilogy The Big Idea: Ren Hutchings Excerpt: SPACE SHIPS! RAY GUNS! MARTIAN OCTOPODS! Interviews With Science Fiction […]
TONIGHT! Meet (some of) the Authors of THE MARTIAN TRILOGY online
The Martian Trilogy – Meet the Authors Online Meeting We’ve set up not one but TWO Zoom meetings that will present several members of the team that authored the recently released THE MARTIAN TRILOGY: John […]
Scott Edelman Withdraws All Submissions From Must Read Magazines Titles
Scott Edelman, former editor of Science Fiction Age magazine (1992-2000) and the media titles Sci Fi Entertainment and Science Fiction Weekly, not to mention an author of both DC and Marvel comics, knows a little […]
OpEd
Scott Edelman Withdraws All Submissions From Must Read Magazines Titles
Scott Edelman, former editor of Science Fiction Age magazine (1992-2000) and the media titles Sci Fi Entertainment and Science Fiction Weekly, not to mention an author of both DC and Marvel comics, knows a little […]
Whatever Happened to THE OUTER LIMITS?
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Science Fiction
CLUBHOUSE: Review: “Lost Lives” space opera novel by Noah Chinn
OBIR: Occasional Biased and Ignorant Reviews reflecting this reader’s opinion. Lost Lives – by Noah Chinn Publisher: Noah Chinn Books, 2025. Cover Art – by ©Wicked Good Book Covers. Premise: This is the 3rd book […]
Meet the Authors: The Martian Trilogy
A Zoom conference attended by members of the team of authors, editors and researchers who put The Martian Trilogy together has now been published to the Amazing Stories Television page on Youtube. Coming in at […]
The Big Idea: Ren Hutchings
The word “sonder” refers to the realization that every other person is living their own, whole life outside of what you see. For author Ren Hutchings, she has experienced this with side characters in media, […]
Matt’s Reviews: The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Publish Date: 2006 Print Publish Date: 1966 Format: […]
Teasers: Quotes from THE MARTIAN TRILOGY
We were fortunate to gain contributions to this book from some marvelous authors…and literary scholars. Here are some excerpts from their various pieces which we hope will intrigu and inspire you: “YOU ARE THE DREAMER […]
The Stone Witch by Tom Thompson – FREE STORY
A happy and productive village leads good lives for all, but take heed, for there is a hint of evil once banished, evil that once again may visit, with a vengeance… It was a fine […]
Novedades de Octubre en Hispanoamérica
LIBROS En el XI congreso internacional de Narrativa Fantástica, el crítico y escritor Elton Honores, se ha presentado el libro “Nada humano sobrevive aquí. Antología de cuentos peruanos bajo la sombra de H.P. Lovecraft” (Academia […]
Matt’s Reviews: Mindworks by Neal Shusterman
Publisher : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Publication date : November 18, 2025 Language : English Print length : 592 pages ISBN-10 : […]
Fantasy
Novedades de Octubre en Hispanoamérica
LIBROS En el XI congreso internacional de Narrativa Fantástica, el crítico y escritor Elton Honores, se ha presentado el libro “Nada humano sobrevive aquí. Antología de cuentos peruanos bajo la sombra de H.P. Lovecraft” (Academia […]
Matt’s Reviews: Mindworks by Neal Shusterman
Publisher : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Publication date : November 18, 2025 Language : English Print length : 592 pages ISBN-10 : […]
YA Fantasy From Harper Collins
The Twelve by New York Times bes tselling author Joey Graceffa (February 24, HarperCollins, Hardcover) YA Queer Fantasy “Sisters by blood, siblings by choice, and spellcraft that warps you the more you use it—The Twelve […]
The Big Idea: Seamus Sullivan
Greek mythology is a mythos that is full of despair, anguish, and characters that can’t seem to a catch a break. Author Seamus Sullivan brings us some of these familiar ancient characters in his debut […]
Matt’s Reviews: I Killed The King by Rebecca Mix and Andrea Hannah
Publisher: Storytide Publication date: September 16, 2025 Language: English Print length: 400 pages ISBN-10: […]
Science
Matt’s Reviews: Multiple Quick Reviews (Pretties, The Municipalists, Broken Place Outer Spaces, Great by Choice)
I’ve been reading too many books lately, plus trying to find time to write my next novel (follow me here if you want to see when that comes out), and I haven’t been finding the […]
Sun Fires Blast Straight at Interstellar Object Cruising Through Solar System
The interstellar object dubbed 3I/ATLAS has been fascinating astronomers since its discovery in early July.The object, generally believed to be a comet, is screaming through the solar system at around 137,000 mph, and is expected […]
Nuclear Rockets—An Idea Whose Time Has Gone?
This essay is based on the research for the panel “Nuclear Rockets—An Idea Whose Time Has Gone?” that I was honored to moderate for 2025 Seattle WorldCon. The panelists were Bob Hranek, Charles J. Walther, […]
Matt’s Reviews: Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling (with Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Rönnlund)
Publisher: Flatiron Books Publication date: April 2018 Print length: 352 pages ISBN-13: 978-1-250-10781-7 Authors: Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, Anna Rosling Rönnlund Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are […]
Can AI learn Through Story?
Dear Reader, Hope you’re well. Sorry for being out of touch. Grief is a peculiarly strange condition. I publish this as an experiment. It is part epistle, part conversation. Everything here is “true” in the […]
Vera C. Rubin “Largest Camera Ever Made” Telescope Shares First Images
A full report on this astronomical achievement is available at Rubinobservatory.org. Vera C. Rubin helped establish the existence of “dark matter”. The observatory, built in Chile, is comprised of the largest digital camera ever created. […]
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 […]
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 […]
