Free Stories!
…a Crack of Lightning by Ian Randal Strock – FREE STORY
Twelve researchers have a working time machine, and it will be used to research exactly when humanity arrived on this planet. Off they go into the distant past, with time paradoxes just waiting to happen. […]
The Prophecy of the Lord of Brightness by C.B. Droege – FREE STORY
The Lord of Brightness and his wife, helping their people towards victory. They are valiant, and tired. Whey are they in charge? This Lord was described as The Chosen One. But wait…there is another… Troop […]
The Shipwright of Theseus by Dan Giancioppo – FREE STORY
Researches into the nature of the brain mean that a scientist must make a decision for his partner who is suffering from lesions. What will these new technologies do to that partner? Will an augmented […]
Preservation by Deborah Sale-Butler – FREE STORY
A gentle story, about compassionate adults and children, and the unfortunate aliens they cared for. A story to make you think better of humanity, for if we find such aliens and care for them, who […]
Guardian’s Last Move by Ryan C. Cadigan – FREE STORY
A professional fighter has the advantage of an embedded AI, which guides him in his career. Getting together with his girlfriend and making a new life is his goal, if he can avoid those who […]
News
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 […]
Bob Eggleton and Others Have Been Nominated for N3F Laureate Awards
Here’s the list of nominees: You can visit the National Fan Federation here to learn more
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.
Matt’s Reviews: Soulmatch by Rebecca Danzenbaker
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Publication date: July 29, 2025 (pre-order available) Language: English Print […]
…a Crack of Lightning by Ian Randal Strock – FREE STORY
Twelve researchers have a working time machine, and it will be used to research exactly when humanity arrived on this planet. Off they go into the distant past, with time paradoxes just waiting to happen. […]
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 […]
Matt’s Reviews: The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.; Published Date: August 28, 2006 Disks: 6 ISBN-10: […]
Submissions Closed – Tales of Galactic Pest Control has its final lineup!
The airlocks are sealed, the fumigators are standing down, and the last mutated space-roach has been caught in a glue trap — because submissions are now officially closed for Tales of Galactic Pest Control, the […]
Fantasy
Matt’s Reviews: Soulmatch by Rebecca Danzenbaker
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Publication date: July 29, 2025 (pre-order available) Language: English Print […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
