Con Report: PAX East 2015
Adam & Son pay a visit to an East Coast gaming con and find lots of fans
Con Report: Dragoncon 2014 (with over 100 pictures!)
The Gaffen family attends Dragoncon 2014 and comes back with LOTS of pictures
Lost In Space! Reviews of Unknown or Underappreciated Books Galatea in 2-D by Aaron Allston
From the dark reaches of the to-be-read pile comes this diamond in the rough
An Interview With F&SF Author SJ Chase
An interview with science fiction and fantasy author SJ Chase
Interview with Patrick Dearen
Patrick Dearen talks about writing and his Starflight Series.
Interview: Dianne Gardner
an interview with and an excerpt from author and illustrator Dianne Lynne Gardner
Interview with Sarah Hoyt
An interview with one of Heinlein’s children, Sarah Hoyt, author of Darkship Thieves
An Interview With David Blalock
Adam Gaffen interviews H. David Blalock, author of the Angel Killer trilogy, a series that posits an ancient war between good and evil and evil won. Btw – you’re one of the bad guys….
LOST IN SPACE Reviews of Unknown or Underappreciated Books: A Wizard In Rhyme Series by Christopher Stasheff
Not every author achieves blockbuster status but they may very well still be worth reading. Adam Gaffen pulls some overlooked gems from his shelves in Lost In Space. This episode – an eight book fantasy series by Christopher Stasheff.
Film Review: Ender’s Game
A comparison of the book and the film, following a recent read of the novel for the first time.
After-Action Report: DragonCon 2013, Atlanta, GA
DragonCon is hot, sweaty, tiring, demanding, has endless lines, can feel like a badly-run fire drill – and one of my favorite weekends of all time!
Lost In Space! Reviews of Unknown or Underappreciated Books Threshold by David R. Palmer
Plots have been recycled for centuries and will be for centuries more. The novelty, the interest, comes from seeing what the author brings to the tale, how s/he changes it to make it different.
Lost In Space! Reviews of Unknown or Underappreciated Books: Starship Titanic by Terry Jones
Hello and welcome to what will be an occasional feature on my blog! So – what, exactly, do I mean by ‘unknown or underappreciated’? To put it simply – not everyone is a Kevin J. Anderson or David Weber or Eric Flint or Robert Heinlein. Some authors – I would venture to say, MOST authors […]
Lost in Space! Reviews of Unknown or Under Appreciated Books #6: Farnham’s Freehold
Hello and welcome to what will be an occasional feature on my blog! So – what, exactly, do I mean by ‘unknown or under appreciated’? To put it simply – not everyone is a Kevin J. Anderson or David Weber or Eric Flint or Robert Heinlein. Some authors – I would venture to say, MOST […]
Lost In Space! Reviews of Unknown or Underappreciated Books Post #5 The Apocalypse Troll by David Weber
Hello and welcome to what will be an occasional feature on my blog! So – what, exactly, do I mean by ‘unknown or under-appreciated’? To put it simply – not everyone is a Kevin J. Anderson or David Weber or Eric Flint or Robert Heinlein. Some authors – I would venture to say, MOST authors […]
Interview: Alan Tucker
Adam Gaffen interviews Alan Tucker upon the release of his latest book – A Knot in Time Adam Gaffen for Amazing Stories: Please share a bit about your newest release, Knot in Time, without giving away any spoilers. Alan Tucker: This book starts a new series and is science fiction, rather than the fantasy I […]
Reviews of Unknown or Underappreciated Books Post #4 Her Majesty’s Wizard by Christopher Stasheff
Hello again, and welcome back! So – what, exactly, do I mean by ‘unknown or underappreciated’? To put it simply – not everyone is a Kevin J. Anderson or David Weber or Eric Flint or Robert Heinlein. Some authors – I would venture to say, MOST authors – produce perfectly fine books: readable, enjoyable, well-structured, […]
An Interview with Stephanie Osborne
Adam Gaffen for Amazing Stories: Welcome! It seems appropriate that there’s a science fiction author who is a rocket scientist; how did one lead to the other? Stephanie Osborne: Thank you! And thank you for asking to interview me. My interest in space started out partly because of science fiction and partly because of watching […]
Lost In Space! Reviews of Unknown or Underappreciated Books: The Gandalara Cycle by Randall Garrett and Vicki Ann Heydron
Hello and welcome to what will be an occasional feature on my blog! So – what, exactly, do I mean by ‘unknown or underappreciated’? To put it simply – not everyone is a Kevin J. Anderson or David Weber or Eric Flint or Robert Heinlein. Some authors – I would venture to say, MOST authors […]
An Interview with Christopher Nutall
Amazing Stories own Adam Gaffen talks with Christoper G. Nutall Amazing Stories: Welcome aboard the new incarnation of Amazing Stories! Glad you could be here! Christopher Nutall: Thank you. Glad to be here <grin> AS: Let’s jump right in. How did you end up in Malaysia? CN: Very long story. The short version is that […]
Lost In Space! Reviews of Unknown or Underappreciated Books: #2 Emergence by David R. Palmer
Hello again, and welcome back! So – what, exactly, do I mean by ‘unknown or underappreciated’? To put it simply – not everyone is a Kevin J. Anderson or David Weber or Eric Flint or Robert Heinlein. Some authors – I would venture to say, MOST authors – produce perfectly fine books: readable, enjoyable, well-structured, […]
A Conversation with Kevin J. Anderson
We’re heeeeere! Today’s interview is with Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times Bestselling author. Probably best-known for his contributions to the Star Wars universe and his Dune prequels with Brian Herbert, Kevin is currently hard at work on the first book in a new trilogy, The Dark Between The Stars., a follow-up to his bestselling […]
Lost In Space! Reviews of Unknown or Underappreciated Books – Black Sun by Robert Leininger
Hello and welcome to what will be an occasional feature on my blog! So – what, exactly, do I mean by ‘unknown or underappreciated’? To put it simply – not everyone is a Kevin J. Anderson or David Weber or Eric Flint or Robert Heinlein. Some authors – I would venture to say, MOST authors […]
An Interview with K. D. Emerson
Adam Gaffen for Amazing Stories Magazine: Our first Interview is with K.D. Emerson, author of – well, let’s just get right into this, shall we? What is the title of your book? K. D. Emerson: Oooh lala! I love this question because the title of my book has a double meaning. Title: Digitus 233 ASM: A […]