FANAC Zoom History – APAs Everywhere – This Saturday
APAs Everywhere – Fred Lerner, Christina Lake, Amy Thomson and Tom Whitmore – December 9, 2023 – 2PM EST, 11AM PST and 7PM London GMT
What Values Should A Country That Will Host A Worldcon Have?
Should we vet countries before they host a Worldcon? If so – what values are we looking for?
Has Science Fiction Changed Over the Years?
Changes to Science Fiction over the past 60+ years
AMAZING NEWS: 12/3/23
Today’s news is almost all about releases – except the “happy ending” kind. Plus – big planets orbiting tiny stars, what fratricidal killers think, a near-perfect definition of “Fandom”, a Fanzine archive and more
AMAZING NEWS: 11/26/23 (Turkey Left Overs Week)
Robot Escapes! GRRM reveals “struggles”; Cosmic Rays Hit Utah; OpenAI is “creating God”; Wooly Mammoth to be brought back; Canadian selected for Artemis II; astronauts may suffer from E.D.; Octopi are NOT from outer space!
Forgotten Film: 20 Million Miles To Earth
Enjoy an almost forgotten Science Fiction classic today.
Book View Cafe Readings: Putting the Fun in Funeral by Diana Pharaoh Francis
Today’s Book View Cafe reading features Brenda W. Clough and a selection from The Jaguar Queen of Copal, the third book in The Thrilling Adventures of Marian Halcombe series.
The Amazing Upcoming Posts Post! Week of 11/21
Here’s what to expect this coming week on Amazing Stories
Genre Penetration of Streaming Services, Courtesy of JustWatch – November 20, 2023
This week in Television streaming – And, in Film as well – This week, we have ‘The Hunger Games’ ranking at #6. To get the full list of the movies and where to watch them, […]
AMAZING NEWS: 11/19/23
Stellar happenings; Starship launch, new release reveals and cover reveals! WSFS news and, apparently, an obsession with the Lost Space Tool Bag
Starship: Successful Launch
Starship successfully launches on its second try (the booster did fail just after separation).
Weinbaum’s A Martian Odyssey is the subject of an Upcoming PKDickheads Podcast
Watch David, Steve, Tweel and Jarvis discuss one of the most influential science fiction stories of all time.
Starship Launch Saturday November 18 Starting At 8 AM EDT
SpaceX will attempt the second test launch of its ginormous Starship rocket tomorrow.
Book View Cafe Readings: The Jaguar Queen of Copal by Brenda Clough
Today’s Book View Cafe reading features Brenda W. Clough and a selection from The Jaguar Queen of Copal, the third book in The Thrilling Adventures of Marian Halcombe series.
The Amazing Upcoming Posts Post!
Make sure you don’t miss these upcoming essays, interviews, reviews and fiction, coming at you this week on Amazing Stories
AMAZING NEWS: 10/12/23
Nominations for 2023 Chesley Awards Close Today (Vote here) Latest FANAC Zoom: APAs Everywhere Scheduled for 12/9 Steven Barnes shares an unusual book layout Advice for graduates: How to spot an idiot. Are “Nasty Superheroes” […]
Reading the SF Encyclopedia One Random Entry At A Time: Moore, Patrick
Astronomers and Science Fiction often collide. They certainly did with Sir Patrick Moore
Book View Cafe Readings: Mark of the Gods by Kris Faryn & Jules Lynn
Today’s Book View Cafe reading features Kris Faryn & Jules Lynn’s and a selection from Mark of the Gods, Book One of their Muse Island mythological amateur sleuth series.
Reading the SF Encyclopedia, One Random Entry At A Time: Boys From Brazil, The
A novel and a film about cloning. Well, it IS!
Reading the SF Encyclopedia One Random Entry At A Time: Ferman, Joseph W.
A personal connection to today’s entry, just one generation removed.
AMAZING NEWS: 11/5/23
New releases; asteroids and meteors in the news; mammals predated on dinosaurs; Michelangelo’s secret room; Florida Town talks to the dead; Blobs invade the Earth; Australian Fanzine collection; Brooklyn Public Library Unbanned Books program; Captain Future and more!
Reading the SF Encyclopedia, One Random Entry At A Time: Clarkesworld
This entry, award winning magazine – Clarkesworld.
Reading the SF Encyclopedia One Random Entry At A Time: Dogora
A giant squid-amoeba threatens Japan in this 1964 Toho Production of Godora
Book View Cafe Readings: Beth read by Jennifer Stevenson
Today’s Book View Cafe reading features Jennifer Stevenson and a selection from Beth, the latest in the author’s CoEd Demon Slut series.
Reading the SF Encyclopedia, One Random Entry At A Time: Gamma World RPG
Our latest Science Fiction Encyclopedia entry is for Gamma World, an RPG from TSR.
Reading the Encyclopedia – A. Bertram Chandler Award
A. Bertram Chandler Award see Chandler Award. If you want a true ABCs of Science Fiction, you can turn to Arthur Bertram “Jack” Chandler, a master of what has now become referred to as “space […]
Reading the Encyclopedia – the SF Encyclopedia
Reading through the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction from A to Z. Today’s entry – “A-“
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