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Return From Venus by C.B. Droege – FREE STORY
Humans are moody, and we are a little territorial. Even in the future, we seem to be introverted, and distant, and a little afraid of the alien. We discover that perhaps the alien may be […]
Thank You, Miss Kittykat! By Larry Hodges – FREE STORY
We like to think that we regularly welcome our feline overlords, and the cats truly are in charge. We can smile and laugh about it (not too loud, they might hear us), but what if […]
Instrument of Eternity By Livia DeSouza – FREE STORY
A tracker and the local police are both surprised to be working together to solve a crime. Who they are looking for is one thing, but what the person stole may surprise you… To say […]
A Canticle for Ackerman by Paul Di Filippo – FREE STORY
For those of you who have been in science fiction fandom for a loooooong time, we present a tale for the ages, or the aged, as the case may be. The names are real, but […]
News
Time Machine: October 20, 2024
AMAZING NEWS: 10/20/24 AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: October 20, 2024 The Big Idea: Nisi Shawl Patrick Rands interviews Paul Levinson about It’s Real Life on WZBC Radio Matt’s Reviews: Walking Practice by Dolki Min The […]
AMAZING NEWS: 10/20/24
This Week’s News Is Brought To You By – Amazing Stories Convention Wear Shirts. Buy one or get the whole series! Visit our Etsy Store AMAZING PEOPLE NEWS Michael Walsh reports that bookseller and Fan […]
Noticias Literatura 13-10
Se anuncia “Getafe Negro y Fantástico” Este año, por primera vez, dentro del programa de Getafe Negro, habrá una nueva sección en el festival que se celebra en esa ciudad: Getafe Negro & Fantástico, un […]
OpEd
The Big Idea: Nisi Shawl
Famous writers will tell you of their lives and the lives of those in their orbit. That framing, however, suggests those other lives are not on their own journeys through the universe. In this Big […]
Patrick Rands interviews Paul Levinson about It’s Real Life on WZBC Radio
Source: Patrick Rands interviews Paul Levinson about It’s Real Life on WZBC Radio
The Big Idea: Richard Thomas
The days are getting shorter and the nights longer as we head into the dark season of the year. For author Richard Thomas, that’s all to the good, because for his novel Incarnate, he wants […]
Paul Levinson interviews Bob Hutchings: An Optimistic Discussion of AI
Source: Paul Levinson interviews Bob Hutchings: An Optimistic Discussion of AI
The Big Idea: Raven Oak
Music can raise spirits… and it can save souls. In this Big Idea for Voices Carry, author Raven Oak goes deep into the music and lyrics that carried them through the highs and lows, and […]
Science Fiction
Counting the Holdouts by Todd C. Honeycutt – FREE STORY
The present (and future) has its attractions, but so does the past. Same goes for the city and the country. The government always needs to know who it rules over, but for some who live […]
Matt’s Reviews: Walking Practice by Dolki Min
Publisher: HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS Publication date: 03/14/2023 Pages: 176 ISBN: 9780063258617 Author: Dolki Min Translated by: Victoria Caudle Walking Practice by Dolki Min (translated from the Korean by Victoria Caudle) is […]
What Happened to COLOSSUS The Forbin Project?
Source: What Happened to COLOSSUS The Forbin Project?
Sci-Fi London
Imagine, if you will, me writing about London! I know it’s a big stretch of the imagination, but all of us have that bent towards the unimaginable. We are, after all, sci-fi people. As per […]
La ventana sur: El blanco terror del sur
¿Qué sucede cuando la literatura de viajes y la ciencia ficción se intersecan en la pluma de un escritor gótico del siglo XIX? Surge una obra como The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket […]
Return From Venus by C.B. Droege – FREE STORY
Humans are moody, and we are a little territorial. Even in the future, we seem to be introverted, and distant, and a little afraid of the alien. We discover that perhaps the alien may be […]
Matt’s Reviews: I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
Publisher Random House Audio Date June 2004 Binding CD: Audiobook Edition Unabridged ISBN 9780739312704 Author Isaac Asimov Read by: Scott Brick i, Robot by Isaac Asimov is one of those classic science fiction stories […]
What Happened to The VALLEY of GWANGI?
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Fantasy
Noticias Mías (Porque tengo un estres que ya es seis y no puedo hacer nada)
Aquí estoy, fente a mi pantalla, repitiéndome que debo hacer las noticias de octubre uno y dos (porque ya se me pasó una semana)… y no puedo. Lo siento mucho. Estoy en Perú para un […]
The Big Idea: Dorothy A. Winsor
What do you do with a side character in the story who draws everyone’s attention whenever they are on the page? Dorothy A. Winsor had a big idea about that, which is how her […]
La ventana sur: El blanco terror del sur
¿Qué sucede cuando la literatura de viajes y la ciencia ficción se intersecan en la pluma de un escritor gótico del siglo XIX? Surge una obra como The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket […]
Excerpt: A Reign of Rose by Kate Golden
Two kingdoms. One prophecy. One king. One chance to save everything. Arwen Valondale began life as no one, as nothing. But now she’s risen to unimaginable heights, done astonishing deeds, and fallen in love . […]
The Big Idea: Dirk Strasser
Writers often feel driven to tell a story, and have a passion for the characters and world… and sometimes, they feel something just a little bit more. Dirk Strasser understands the next level of authorial […]
Science
SpaceX Update: Starship Lands…and then it exploded…Successfully Captures Starship Booster
SpaceX’s main goal with the fifth launch of its Starship and heavy booster was to capture the booster at the launch site with giant gripping arms positioned at the top of a tower. This morning, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
TONIGHT is the Best Night to Watch Dual Meteor Shower!
Take a nap this afternoon because you’ll want to be checking out this evening’s Double Meteor Shower during its BEST viewing time – 4 AM. The Southern Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids meteor showers are […]
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 […]
CONTRARY BRIN: Updates: science & robotics
As you know by now, I’ve been roped into speaking a lot about the Great Big AI crisis of 2024. I’ll touch on some aspects here. Plus some light on other areas of fast-emerging science! But first […]
Matt’s Reviews: The Roots Of The Self by Robert Ornstein
Publisher: HarperCollins Publication Date: January 1, 1993 Pages: 248 ISBN-10: 0062507885 ISBN-13: 978-0062507884 Author: Robert Ornstein, Ph.D. The Roots of the Self by Robert Ornstein contains Dr. Ornstein’s thoughts […]