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Shells by Alexander Zelenyj – FREE STORY
A very fine story for not only SF&F readers, but also those who like their detectives hard-boiled. This story if part of the never-ending discussion over what makes a man, whether he has metal parts […]
Freshly Minted by Nick Hartland – FREE STORY
We know that the computer guys in so many shops are a little leery when a woman walks into their place of business. “Oh, what do they know?”, they’re thinking. “They’re out of their element […]
Commercial Ambitions by D. M. Woolston – FREE STORY
Space haulers have a familiar complaint, too much work for not enough pay. The big corporation in charge controls the lives of many. This shouldn’t happen, someone should do something about it! Someone does… Jax […]
Ansible Report by R. L. Farr – FREE STORY
There is an alien among us! He’s been with us for some time, and as one might expect, he has found that he’s become more human than he ever thought… I am short of breath […]
All-Inclusive by Bruce Strand – FREE STORY
It’s the end of the world as we know it, and as will happen, the Apocalypse is a tourist attraction aboard a cruise ship. Impending doom brings out the best and worst in people as […]
News
Genre News March Ninth, 2026
Historical Happenings 1967: Star Trek’s “The Devil in the Dark” Airs – Landmark debut of the Horta. This episode marked a pivot in Science Fiction (never “Sci-Fi”) by treating a silicon-based alien with empathy. (Source: […]
Novedades de Febrero (Con unas de Enero que se quedaron en el tintero)
Empezando con una gran disculpa. A finales de enero y principios de febrero, volví a mudarme y pues no pude hacer mucho más que poner en orden el nuevo departamento. Sigo en esas, así que […]
Daily News Round Up from The Genre News Network
March 8, 2026 Quote of the Day “Hey guys, there’s a red-thingy moving toward the green-thingy… I think we’re the green-thingy.” — Guy Fleegman (Crewman Number Six), Galaxy Quest Awards: Hugo Nominations Now Open L.A. […]
OpEd
Sign Our Anniversary Card and Wish Amazing Stories and Science Fiction A Happy 100th Anniversary
If you’d like to help celebrate this unprecedented anniversary, put your name in a comment on this post – we’ll publish the full list at the end of April. If you’ve not registered with […]
Happy Anniversary AMAZING STORIES!
Today, March 5th, 2025, marks one hundred years since the debut of Amazing Stories. Our best information informs us that the magazine was first distributed on Monday, March 5th, 1926. It was a cold day […]
What Happened to the EAGLE TRANSPORTERS from SPACE 1999?
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It’s Happening Again, and Like the Last Time, We Don’t See It
Petrea Mitchell’s excellent SMOF News (Volume 5, Issue 23, January 28th 2026) noted that anti-AI art policies are getting harsher at conventions, with, among other actions, Comic Con International changing its policy from segregated and […]
Whatever Happened to BRIDE of FRANKENSTEIN?
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Science Fiction
Novedades de Febrero (Con unas de Enero que se quedaron en el tintero)
Empezando con una gran disculpa. A finales de enero y principios de febrero, volví a mudarme y pues no pude hacer mucho más que poner en orden el nuevo departamento. Sigo en esas, así que […]
Shells by Alexander Zelenyj – FREE STORY
A very fine story for not only SF&F readers, but also those who like their detectives hard-boiled. This story if part of the never-ending discussion over what makes a man, whether he has metal parts […]
MOVIE REVIEW – WORLDBREAKER (2025)
Every movie made in Ireland I’ve seen for the past, I dunno, 40 years, I’ve either liked or loved. Until this one. If you’ve seen it, read the column to see why I didn’t like it, then make up your own mind. And let me know if I was right or wrong, in your opinion.
Matt’s Reviews: The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter
Book 1 of 5 : The Long Earth Listening Length : 11 hours and 30 minutes Release Date : June 19, 2012 Publisher : Harper Program Type : Audiobook Language : English ASIN : B008CLSUV0 […]
Nominated For Rhysling Award
A poem published this year in Amazing Stories a Rhysling Award. The Rhysling Award is the annual award for poetry presented by the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association. Lesley Hart Gunn, a Fall 1922 […]
Intriguing Infringement Stories Volume 1, Number 1
Chris Barkley (who, like me, thinks you should nominate The Martian Trilogy: John P. Moore, Amazing Stories, Black Science Fiction and the Illustrated Feature Section for a Best Related Hugo Award) sent along an example […]
Freshly Minted by Nick Hartland – FREE STORY
We know that the computer guys in so many shops are a little leery when a woman walks into their place of business. “Oh, what do they know?”, they’re thinking. “They’re out of their element […]
H. G. Wells vs Hitler
Over the years here at Amazing Stories, it has not been uncommon for us to celebrate Halloween with a “rebroadcast” of Orson Welles’ 1938 radio broadcast of H. G. Wells’ novel The War of the […]
Fantasy
Matt’s Reviews: The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar
Publisher: Macmillan Audio Publish Date: March 4, 2025 Duration: 3 hours 53 minutes Author: Amal El-Mohtar Read by: Gem Carmella ASIN: B0D3QQWKWK The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar is a beautiful fairy tale novella. […]
Matt’s Reviews: Song Of The Unsung Mushroom by Sarah Clarke Stuart
Publisher : Connected Editions, Incorporated Publication date : January 15, 2026 Language : English Print length : 410 pages ISBN-10 : 1561780960 ISBN-13 : […]
The Big Idea: Nicole Glover
I always found it a severe disappointment when I realized as a child that I was living in a world where tea pots weren’t enchanted, ravens didn’t linger on fence posts to give me a […]
Matt’s Reviews: On The Road To Cinnabar – The Complete Works of Edward Bryant Volume One
Publisher : Belanger Books LLC Publication date : August 3, 2025 Language : English Print length : 510 pages ISBN-10 : 3633644946 ISBN-13 : […]
´Novedades de Enero 2026 (Primera y Segunda Semana)
LIBROS Apogeo Ediciones ha publicado el libro «Madeleine» de Edison Mucha Soto. Sietch Ediciones nos presentan sus novedades de este año. «Dardos Corporales» de Jean Véliz, el eBook «La tribu Astral» Alejandro Farías Ugarte D’Angelo […]
Science
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 […]
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 […]
