RETRO BOOK REVIEW — FALSE MEMORY by Dean R. Koontz
Dean Koontz is often mistakenly categorized as a horror-genre writer. I believe that’s a misconception—I feel he’s a thriller writer for the most part. His thrillers often contain sfnal concepts, like this 1998 book, False Memory, which deals with some pretty scary stuff. It’s pretty thrilling, and one of his best, I think.
Fantastic Fiction Releasing Resistance – An Anthology To Support the ACLU and Pro Publica
Ian (Eye an) Randal Strock of Fantastic Books unveils the contents of this “protest” anthology: Introduction by Ian Randal Strock Slow Burn in Alphabettown by Shariann Lewitt Horseman, Horseman, Horseman & Horseman, Attorneys at Law […]
New Releases in Science Fiction/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance for MAY 15
VS: I have a new release this week as well! Here’s the weekly post from my author blog on the new releases I found to be of interest in my three favorite romance genres (which […]
Matt’s Reviews: The Cat Who Walks Through Walls by Robert A. Heinlein
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Audio Release Date: 2008 Print Publication: 1988 Program Type: Audiobook Version: […]
Reviews of Fitzgerald, Feeley, Kressel, Morrison, Fraser, etc.
Recent Substack Posts Here are some recent reviews I’ve done on my Substack. Human Voices, by Penelope Fitzgerald The Mills of the Gods, by Tim Powers Cumberworld & Farther, by Gregory Feeley Beloved, by Toni […]
EL JOVEN QUE SUBIÓ AL CIELO: Ciencia ficción o narrativa fantástica
El investigador Gonzalo Montero Lara acaba de publicar el artículo EL JOVEN QUE SUBIÓ AL CIELO: ¿Cuento quechua de ciencia ficción? y seguramente dará mucho que hablar en el ámbito de la ciencia ficción latinoamericana […]
Novedades de Abril 2026 (2)
LIBROS El viernes 17 de abril se presentó el libro “Teoría de la evolución. O los abismos del futuro”, de la escritora surrealista y artista plástica Verónica Cabanillas. Presentaron Magdalena Benavente y Alfredo Vanini. Vuelve […]
Streaming Trends This Week From Just Watch
Send Help takes the top spot for movies in the U.S. this week, with The Devil Wears Prada (2006) holding strong at #2 — still riding a wave of renewed interest following the theatrical release […]
Repurposed Review: To the Stars (aka Return to Tomorrow), by L. Ron Hubbard
This an extended review I wrote back in 2001, on the occasion of the nomination of L. Ron Hubbard’s short novel “To the Stars” for a Retro Hugo. I go into some detail at the […]
Replanted Review: Deepdrive, by Alexander Jablokov
Replanted Review: Deepdrive, by Alexander Jablokov by Rich Horton [I wrote this back in 1998, when the novel came out. I haven’t revised it at all (save for a few bracketed additions] so what I […]
Novedades de abril 2026 (3)
LIBROS El 17 de abril, en el Museo Casa Colorada, se realizo la presentación “Pyloba” (Triada Ediciones),el último libro de Marcos Fabian Cortez, que conto con la presentación de Hugo Riquelme y la editora de […]
The Ravencon/SF100 Trip Report
I’m back home, with not a little bit of convention adventure under my belt. Bottom line: the event appears to have been a success on many levels: this was probably the last convention I’ll be […]
Marco Swims on Titan by Jeff Gaba – FREE STORY
Recently, it was billionaires in space that made the news, getting into orbit just to say they could. I think most of us roll our eyes, think about what the money spent could have benefitted […]
New Releases in Science Fiction/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance for MAY 11
Here’s the weekly post from my author blog on the new releases I found to be of interest in my three favorite romance genres (which are also the ones I write in!), and related areas […]
Time Machine: May 10, 2026
AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: May 10, 2026 One Step Closer To Belters and Singleships: Psyche Prepares for Mars Slingshot Introducing GalaXic Baseball League Writer Beware Uncovers Book Festival Scams Revivified Review: Crown Duel and Court […]
AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: May 10, 2026
Cats Sleep on SFF: Shroud Kate Towner introduces us to a well-informed voter: Here is Zephyr sleeping on Shroud by Adrian Tchaikovsky. He’s reading up for the Hugos. Photos of your felines (or whatever you’ve […]
One Step Closer To Belters and Singleships: Psyche Prepares for Mars Slingshot
JPL offered up this interesting video about the Psyche spacecraft’s upcoming Martian slingshot maneuver, which will send the probe on the final leg of its mission, an encounter with the metal rich asteroid Psyche, in […]
Introducing GalaXic Baseball League
MLB Players, Inc. and OneTeam Partners Team Up with Renowned Manga Artist Acky Bright and VIZ Media to Launch New Baseball Sci-Fi Epic – Introducing GalaXic Baseball League New York, May 8, 2026 […]
Writer Beware Uncovers Book Festival Scams
Victoria Strauss, doing exemplary work on behalf of authors everywhere, as always, profiles two new forms of scams designed to separate authors from their hard-earned and frequently not enough money in her latest Writer Beware […]
Revivified Review: Crown Duel and Court Duel, by Sherwood Smith
This review was written originally in 1999 for SF Site, about two YA novels by Sherwood Smith, one called Crown Duel (1997), the second Court Duel (1998). At the time I rather grumpily concluded my […]
MOVIE REVIEW – READY OR NOT 2 – Here I Come (some minor spoilers)
The sequel to 2019’s “Ready or Not,” while keeping up the bloody body count of the first movie, seems a bit flat to me. While it attempts to match the dark humour of its predecessor, I found it lacking in that respect. It not only has the same strong female protagonist, but it even doubles down by adding a sister to the mix. You may like it a bit better than I did, though I thought it somewhat enjoyable.
66th Anniversary Screening of The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
Greetings! For those that attended The Day The Earth Stood Still with Gort, The Time Machine or Forbidden Planet screenings- here’s the next exciting event. We don’t want you to miss this! ____________________________ From the Land Beyond Beyond… From the World […]
Matt’s Reviews: The Verdant Cage by Jess Lourey
Publisher : Entangled: Mayhem Books Publication date : April 7, 2026 Language : English Print length […]
Ted White, Former Editor of Amazing Stories and Fantastic, Enters Palliative Care
Sandra Bond is reporting on Facebook that Ted White has taken a turn and is now in palliative care, following a fall and declining health. Ted was a fixture in Washington DC area Fandom and […]
LAcon Announces Official Opening of 2026 Hugo Award Voting
Hugo Award voting is now open! Anyone who is an Attending, Online (Virtual), or World Science Fiction Society (WSFS) member of LAcon V prior to the close of voting is eligible to vote in the […]
New Releases in Science Fiction/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance for APRIL 29
Here’s the weekly post from my author blog on the new releases I found to be of interest in my three favorite romance genres (which are also the ones I write in!), and related areas […]
Rediscovered Review: Lace and Blade, edited by Deborah Ross
I resurrect another review of a rather nice original anthology from a small press, back in 2008. This review originally appeared in Locus, as a Divers Hand review. Lace and Blade, edited by Deborah J. […]
Fable of the Color Green
Fable of the Color Green after Quiron (acrylic on canvas) by Verne Mittlestadt If our sun is the withering eye of God, the Greeks had it right with picturesque idols poised to […]
Simon & Schuster – New Release(s)
The Republic of Memory LEARN MORE The Republic of Memory By Mahmud El Sayed * A Memory Called Empire meets Children of Time in this Arabfuturist debut set on a generation ship on the […]
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Steve has been a passionate fan of science fiction since the mid-60s, before he even knew what it was called.
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