GRRM – Lost and Found
“You can buy anything you might desire from Gray Alys. But it is better not to.” Those were the opening words of my short story “In the Lost Lands,” first published in the DAW anthology […]
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A Tollbooth On Mars by Ray Daley – FREE STORY
Mars. The red planet. Imagine dust, rocks, sand, and wind. You’d be ninety-eight percent right. ‘Only ninety-eight percent?’ I hear you all asking. If you’re wondering where you lost that two percent, don’t […]
Time Machine: February 5, 2023
AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: February 5, 2023 Afua Richardson Helps Us Celebrate Black History Month The Big Idea: S.B. Divya This Week in Space: Drag Sails, Cosmic Rays, and ‘Space Cushions’ Futuropolis – FULL (short) […]
The Big Idea: S.B. Divya
Today — finally! — we tackle the actual meaning of life! No one has ever done this before in the history of the world! Or, perhaps, no one has done it quite like S.B. Divya […]
Book Excerpt: A DIAMOND DREAM by Eli K.P. William
A DIAMOND DREAM FINAL BOOK OF THE JUBILEE CYCLE ELI K. P. WILLIAM 1 The Tokyo Canal All was fire, a great conflagration roaring from the charcoal of a starless cosmos. Billowing and […]
Hard Choices, by Michael Carabott – FREE STORY
Captain Takktun Kantari slid the bubble helmet over his head and locked it into place with a reassuring click before triple-checking the joint seals on each of his suit’s four legs and three arms. Several […]
Genre Penetration of Streaming Services, Courtesy of JustWatch – January 30th, 2023
This week in Television/Streaming. And, in Film as well. Source: Genre Penetration of Streaming Services, Courtesy of JustWatch – January 17th, 2023
War Bodies: Cover and chapter one of Neal Asher’s sci-fi revealed
Out in hardback this summer, Neal Asher’s War Bodies is a gripping, high-octane standalone set in his expansive Polity world and we’re delighted to reveal the cover (above) AND Chapter One. Here is the official […]
I Know What the Moon Looks Like by Jenn Hopkins – FREE STORY
Journal Entry for Sakura Jovanović: Entry for Day 35, Year 2253, Cilix Station It’s cold here. Papa needs a suit, but I don’t need one, though Mama still makes me wear it. We live at […]
Time Machine: January 29, 2023
AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: January 29, 2023 AMAZING NEWS: 1-29-23 The Facts in the Matter of Hugo Gernsback and Stanley G. Weinbaum Let’s Make A Sci-Fi 2 asteroids the size of 100 pugs to pass […]
The Facts in the Matter of Hugo Gernsback and Stanley G. Weinbaum
Author: Eric Leif Davin So let us set the matter straight, once again. Recently I purchased and read The Threshold of Forever, a 2017 collection of essays and reviews by well-known fiction writer, critic, and […]
Let’s Make A Sci-Fi
Can three comedians create a legit sci-fi show? Comedians Ryan Beil, Maddy Kelly, and Mark Chavez are going to find out. Over eight episodes, they’ll try to write a serious, and seriously nerdy, pilot […]
2 asteroids the size of 100 pugs to pass Earth Tuesday – NASA
Two asteroids approximately the size of 100 adult pugs are set to barrel towards Earth this Tuesday, according to NASA’s asteroid tracker. The asteroids in question have been designated 2019 BO2 and 2019 BZ4, according […]
Antimatter Blues: Cover reveal for Edward Ashton’s Mickey7 sequel
We absolutely loved Edward Ashton’s Mickey7 at SciFiNow, saying it “packs in the peril but still leaves you with the warm and fuzzies” in our four-star review. And we’re not the only ones, with the novel being […]
BOOK EXCERPT: The Eye of Argon and the Further Adventures of Grignr the Barbarian
We Can All Be Grignr; or: How to Appreciate Very Bad Writing by Michael A. Ventrella So it’s 1970. If you’re a fan of high fantasy, you’ve read The Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit. […]
Review: Mr Breakfast by Jonathon Carroll
Melville House Publishing, HB, £20.00 Reviewed by Rym Kechacha Describing a book as a philosophical novel of ideas might induce dread in some. You might be thinking about info dumps, quotations from obscure German thinkers, […]
The 2022 Bram Stoker Awards® Preliminary Ballot Announced
The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is pleased to announce the Preliminary Ballot for the 2022 Bram Stoker Awards®. The HWA (see https://www.horror.org/) is the premier writers organization in the horror and dark fiction genre, with […]
EMILY WILDE’S ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF FAERIES by Heather Fawcett
Orbit Books. h/b. £14.99 Reviewed by Elloise Hopkins Professor Emily Wilde was, in fact, the youngest professor to have been appointed to Cambridge University, where she has happily spent her years researching and documenting the […]
Split Decision by C. J. Peterson – FREE STORY
This week’s free science fiction story is by C.J. Peterson and introduces new challenges in diplomacy! Please enjoy the story as read by the author in audio or read the story below. In the viewport, […]
Dean Koontz on his latest novel, his favourite villains and what’s coming up next
Author Dean Koontz discusses his new novel, The House At The End Of The World, Hannibal Lecter, Aliens and… erm… polishing gemstones…. Genre author legend, Dean Koontz, returns to our bookshelves this month with his […]
The Big Idea: James L. Cambias
One advantage writers get when they work in different fields of writing is more tools for their professional toolbox — but as James L. Cambias points out in this Big Idea for The Scarab Mission, […]
Time Machine: January 22, 2023
AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: January 22, 2023 2023 DGA Awards Film and TV Nominations The Directors Guild of America have announced the nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film and Outstanding Directorial Achievement […]
Top SFF Books January 2023
As SciFI Now welcomes in the new year, they figured what better time than now to pull together a list of some of the best SFF books to read this January. Source: Top SFF Books […]
Last year marked the end of an era in spaceflight—here’s what we’re watching next
This past year was a momentous one in spaceflight, bringing to a close many of the most significant storylines that have dominated this industry in the last 10 to 15 years. Consider the state of […]
Is there Life on the Moon? A History of a Famous Moon Hoax
The Moon and Space Exploration are magnets for fake news. In August 2022 a prominent French physicist discovers a star and later admits it was a piece of chorizo. July 1969. Man lands on the […]
Washington Science Fiction Association’s Small Press Award
The Washington Science Fiction Association has announced the opening of nominations for its annual award. Award: Original short fiction works (17,500 words or fewer) of imaginative literature (e.g., science fiction, fantasy, horror, speculative fiction, or […]
The James Webb Space Telescope Is Finding Too Many Early Galaxies
Images and spectra from the James Webb Space Telescope suggest that the first galaxies in the universe are too many or too bright compared to what astronomers expected. Evidence is building that the first galaxies […]
We Hope You’ve Enjoyed the Journey by Heather Santo – FREE STORY
The following story is the FIRST in a series of weekly free science fiction from Amazing Stories. We’ve embarked on this new venture and Heather Santo has provided us a memorable story. Each story is […]
Jackdaw by Tade Thompson from CHEERIO Publishing
Reviewed by Joely Black Jackdaw is one of the most unusual novels I’ve read. It is not a conventional fantasy story but an exploration of creativity, sanity, and perhaps even the nature of art and truth […]
Time Machine: January 15, 2023
The James Webb Space Telescope Is Finding Too Many Early Galaxies Images and spectra from the James Webb Space Telescope suggest that the first galaxies in the universe are too many or too bright compared […]
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