Terrestrial Planet 11 Light Years Away Discovered
The New York Times is reporting the discovery of a terrestrial planet 11 light years away – one of the closest discovered to date A Nearby Earth-Size Planet May Have Conditions for Life – […]
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Excerpt from The Whispering Skull by Ed Greenwood
Wolf attacks…strange voices in the night…odd things are happening in this excerpt from Ed Greenwood’s new novel, The Whispering Skull.
Miner 2049’ers – Mining the Moon
When we’ve mined the Earth for all of the metals we can, will we look to space for more? We altready are.
Book Review: All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai
All Our Wrong Todays is one of those rare alternate history books in which our present is the dystopia compared to the alternative. And it’s a lot of fun!
Dwarf Planet has Ring, Looks like Potato
Rings may be a common feature of objects that orbit outside of Neptune. Then, there’s Haumea…
Interview with Swiss artist/author Christian Kallias
Author, artist, techie – is there anything Christian Kallias can’t do?
AMAZING NEWS: 11/12/2017
Why is there a ripped piece of cardboard in 1931 Dracula? Why victims of harassment don’t speak out, Tardigrades!, millions of names being sent to Mars, giant bugs discovered, the creature walks and more!
AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: 11/12/2017
SF Films that flopped, Goodreads nominations, Stranger Things explained, PKD…and…Wesley Crusher
JO PHAN’S READS: This Week in Fanzines
Beam 12, Challenger 41, Alexiad 95, November CyberCozen and 11/1 The Revenge of Hump Day
TIME MACHINE: Popular Posts
Golden Amazon, Hollywood Studio System,. Ice Blades on Pluto, Alternate Israels, SF Romance…what else have you been missing?
BACK TO THE GOOD OLD STUDIO SYSTEM
The “studio system”, killed by anti-trust litigation in the 50s, is making a not-so subtle comeback in the digital age.
REVIEW: NOT ANOTHER ZOMBIE BOOK: “HELL IS EMPTY…” by Mark Rounds
After a two-week absence, Steve returns with a book review. Complimentary—and scathing—Steve talks about Mark Rounds’ first book.
Hack the Planet! Proposals for Slowing Climate Change
Climate scientists have just published two new studies outlining ways that we could use geoengineering to alter the climate, but neither is without its problems.
Novedades de Octubre
News of speculative fiction book publications, magazines and more of interest to Spanish speaking fans.
Noticias Literatura 9-11
A book launch, writing contests and more news of interest to Spanish speaking fans of speculative fiction.
20 potentially inhabitable worlds found hiding in plain site
An analysis of data from the Kepler space telescope has revealed 20 promising worlds that might be able to host life.
Anime roundup 11/9/2017: Sea Change
In this week’s viewing: Kino’s Journey shows some range, Hozuki’s Coolheadedness fractures another fairy tale, and more!
New Releases in Science Fiction Romance for Fall
As the temperature drops, you need a good science fiction romance to heat things up. Here are some recent ones, and a collection of short stories that may not be exactly romance, but looks very interesting nonetheless.
Giant Ice Blades Found on Pluto – NASA
NASA believes it may have an explanation for the strange formations resembling giant blades of ice on Pluto.
A Fantastic Reversal
Rumors are that Amazing Stories is counting down until lift off should give fantasy writers something to think about.
‘Xaghra’s Revenge’, by Geoff Nelder
Xaghra’s Revenge is a well-written, time-travelling historical fantasy. Highly recommended!
Review: Aminoacid Boy and the Chaos Order by Diego Lazzarin
Aminoacid Boy and the Chaos Order is a unique graphic novel geared toward a select fanbase, but those familiar with creator Diego Lazzarin’s work will feel right at home.
Anthology Review: Altered Europa edited by Martin T. Ingham
While there are some great individual stories in Altered Europa, they aren’t quite enough to recommend the book.
Time Travel in Fiction Rundown – MinutePhysics
How does time travel function in a variety of fictional works? Check it out!
Ancient organism’s genetics may show us how to live for centuries
When it comes to adding years of adult life, we’ve barely moved the needle. But that may be about to change — in part because of one very chilly fish.
Jean Christophe Gapdy
Jean Christophe Gapdy is an exciting new voice in French science fiction.
AMAZING NEWS: 11-5-2017
The Last Jedi, Goblins kickstarter, Brianna Wu for Congress, The Walking Dead, astronomy for Halloween
AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: 11-5-2017
David Kyle’s 1939 screed, top ten of October, Journey Planet, Star Wars, Thor, awards…
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