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Planet Leave KL-28 by Alex Gurevich – FREE STORY
Here is some proof that no matter how far into the future and cosmos we travel, no matter how big our territories are, how big our armaments are, and how powerful we get, at our […]
Sword of Guilt by Robert Marcus – FREE STORY
War heroes are brave and daring, and admired by the masses. Yet, these people do have consciences. Here’s a war hero with a conscience, and a good story, just right for a sterling journalist to […]
Marco Swims on Titan by Jeff Gaba – FREE STORY
Recently, it was billionaires in space that made the news, getting into orbit just to say they could. I think most of us roll our eyes, think about what the money spent could have benefitted […]
Dactyl by Humphrey Price – FREE STORY
We choose so many unimportant reasons for the basis of prejudice. Skin colour, gender, descent, religion, so many others. Why are those reasons still there? It may be some time in the future before […]
High Carnival by Guy Stewart – FREE STORY
It seems so long ago that we were all excited about travel into space, watching the Saturn Vs and shuttles launching, until it became almost passe. I sincerely hope that excitement will return one fine […]
News
Chaos Taster #32 Visits the Military History Museum of Valencia
From contributor Ricardo Acevedo Esplugas – Catador del Caos #32 Visitando el Museo Histórico Militar de Valencia © 2026
Time Machine: May 31, 2026
AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: May 31, 2026 Bruce Gillespie’s SF Commentary #’s 123 & 124 Now Available On EFanzines Noticias Literatura 30-5 A Brief Editorial About An Annoying Thing FANAC’s Fan History Project Offers Gordon […]
Bruce Gillespie’s SF Commentary #’s 123 & 124 Now Available On EFanzines
SFC 123, April 2026 (84 pages print portrait edition; 120 pages landscape edition). Feature articles by Paul Kincaid, Rich Lynch, and Lindsay Cox. Columns by John Hertz, Colin Steele, Anna Creer, Tony Thomas, and Dennis […]
OpEd
Revisiting Shaver, Palmer, Amazing Stories and the Philadelphia Resolution
There’s a very good two-parter video on Youtube from Jeff Shanks’ An Age Undreamed Of channel about Ray Palmer’s instigation of the “UFO Phenomena”, including a mention of the resolution undertaken by Fans at the […]
A Brief Editorial About An Annoying Thing
I find this thing annoying, you may not. I find it increasingly annoying that commentary and analysis of science fiction on the web is increasingly focused on visual media rather than the literature. (Has been […]
Amazing Stories: The 100th Anniversary Issue
Fifty years and a couple of months from now, I would receive the following issue of Amazing Stories in the mail: and I would read the following in Ted White’s editorial: “Welcome to our 50th […]
The Robot Wars Began As A Simple Rivalry Between Pulp Magazine Publishers
It is 1929 and Hugo Gernsback has lost his publishing empire to bankruptcy. Later that same year he returns with competing magazines from a new publishing company. In one of many tactics used to market […]
Why the Animated Version of Firefly is a Good Thing (and those who disagree should STFU)
Charlie Jane Anders recently objected to the announcement of the Firefly animated series – “…There’s also fact that Firefly stars a heroic Civil War veteran who happens to have fought on the side of the Confederacy. And […]
Science Fiction
Revisiting Shaver, Palmer, Amazing Stories and the Philadelphia Resolution
There’s a very good two-parter video on Youtube from Jeff Shanks’ An Age Undreamed Of channel about Ray Palmer’s instigation of the “UFO Phenomena”, including a mention of the resolution undertaken by Fans at the […]
FANAC’s Fan History Project Offers Gordon Eklund Interview
Now on FANAC’s Youtube channel, an interview of author Gordon Eklund by Andrew Hooper. You can watch it here.
REVIEW — THE DOWNLOADED 2, GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE – Robert J. Sawyer
Robert J. Sawyer has written a sequel to his bestselling The Downloaded. This one adds complications and piles Pelion upon Ossa to the hapless victims… er, I mean protagonists of The Downloaded. It’s a fun and exciting book because of the writing, which is crisp and never stops moving. I heartily recommend it.
Matt’s Reviews: The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
Publisher: Hodderscape Audio Release Date: 2018 Print Release Date: 2014 Series: Book 1 […]
Novedades de Mayo 1 y 2
Con las debidas disculpas del caso por la tardanza. Estoy teniendo mucho trabajo. Lo siento. LIBROS Iliana Vargas presentó su nuevo libro “Noventa millones de soles” (Editorial UAM, Colección: Molinos de Viento). La presentación se […]
Planet Leave KL-28 by Alex Gurevich – FREE STORY
Here is some proof that no matter how far into the future and cosmos we travel, no matter how big our territories are, how big our armaments are, and how powerful we get, at our […]
“Growl you may, but go you must”: A Bertram Chandler’s Faster Than Light Drives
The title of this piece draws upon a quote from Chandler’s most storied character, Commodore John Grimes, former officer of the Interstellar Federation’s Survey Service (secretly still a reserve officer, intelligence branch), private (space) ship […]
Tachyon Sale!
TACHYON PUBLICATIONS 30 Years of smart speculative fiction Memorial Day Sale! Save 20% on unforgettable science fiction, fantasy, and beyond. May 22–25 only Use code: MEMORIAL20 SHOP THE SALE →Hurry — sale ends May 25th. Discover More Amazing […]
Fantasy
Novedades de Mayo 1 y 2
Con las debidas disculpas del caso por la tardanza. Estoy teniendo mucho trabajo. Lo siento. LIBROS Iliana Vargas presentó su nuevo libro “Noventa millones de soles” (Editorial UAM, Colección: Molinos de Viento). La presentación se […]
RETRO REVIEW – BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA
A John Carpenter movie from 1986 starring Kurt Russell didn’t do very well at the box office, oddly enough. It has since become somewhat of a cult classic, but why has it taken so long to catch on? There might be some answers in Steve’s column this week. Read it and see.
Novedades de Abril 2026 (2)
LIBROS El viernes 17 de abril se presentó el libro “Teoría de la evolución. O los abismos del futuro”, de la escritora surrealista y artista plástica Verónica Cabanillas. Presentaron Magdalena Benavente y Alfredo Vanini. Vuelve […]
Novedades de abril 2026 (3)
LIBROS El 17 de abril, en el Museo Casa Colorada, se realizo la presentación “Pyloba” (Triada Ediciones),el último libro de Marcos Fabian Cortez, que conto con la presentación de Hugo Riquelme y la editora de […]
Matt’s Reviews: The Verdant Cage by Jess Lourey
Publisher : Entangled: Mayhem Books Publication date : April 7, 2026 Language : English Print length […]
Science
One Step Closer To Belters and Singleships: Psyche Prepares for Mars Slingshot
JPL offered up this interesting video about the Psyche spacecraft’s upcoming Martian slingshot maneuver, which will send the probe on the final leg of its mission, an encounter with the metal rich asteroid Psyche, in […]
Matt’s Reviews: How We Decide by Jonah Lehrer
Publisher : Mariner Books Publication date : January 14, 2010 Edition : 1st Language : English Print length : 320 pages ISBN-10 : 0547247990 ISBN-13 […]
Matt’s Reviews: The Small BIG by by Steve J. Martin, Noah Goldstein and Robert Cialdini
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing Publication date : September 9, 2014 Language : English Print length : 288 pages ISBN-10 : 1455584258 ISBN-13 : […]
Matt’s Reviews: Superforecasting – The Art And Science Of Prediction by Philip E. Tetlock and Dan Gardner
Publisher : Crown Publication date : September 13, 2016 Edition : Reprint Language : English Print length : 352 pages ISBN-10 : 9780804136716 […]
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 […]
