Old Bestseller Review: The Wings of the Morning, by Louis Tracy
Old Bestseller Review: The Wings of the Morning, by Louis Tracy by Rich Horton A year or two ago I happened across this book in an antique store. It’s a novel I had never heard […]
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THREE QUICKIE REVIEWS (BRICK, JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH & THUNDERBOLTS*)
Although they may not be classically “good” movies for summer viewing, these three movies are worth watching in my opinion: Brick, Jurassic World Rebirth, and Thunderbolts* (*aka The New Avengers). Although they were all flawed, I found them eminently watchable. See what you think!
Matt’s Reviews: Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling (with Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Rönnlund)
Publisher: Flatiron Books Publication date: April 2018 Print length: 352 pages ISBN-13: 978-1-250-10781-7 Authors: Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, Anna Rosling Rönnlund Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are […]
The Other Barry Malzberg: K. M. O’Donnell
David Agranoff’s latest 25th Century Five and Dime post did a fine job of looking into the late Barry Malzberg’s career and contributions (I’ll never forgive him for being right about the space program and […]
Chica Cafeína de Cecilia Zero
Zero, Cecilia. Chica Cafeína. Lima: Alfaguara, 2024. 147 pp. Ilustraciones de Joan Ulloa. Cecilia Zero es una escritora que inició su carrera literaria a temprana edad, dándonos uno de los libros más significativos de las […]
New Releases in Science Fiction/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance for JULY 16
I have a new release this week too! 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 […]
Capsule Review: The Essence of the Thing, by Madeleine St. John
Capsule Review: The Essence of the Thing, by Madeleine St. John by Rich Horton The Essence of the Thing is a very short novel (about 47,000 words), by Madeleine St. John. It was published in […]
What Happened to the Empire Strikes Back Star Wars
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25th Century Five and Dime #13: Guide to Barry N. Malzberg works
December 19th, 2024, at the age of eighty-five, Barry N. Malzberg passed away, and the Science Fiction world lost a legend. As a committed Dickhead, I often think of that fandom as a small club, […]
Slow Dance at the High School by James van Pelt – FREE STORY
A team of researchers look for reasons why one particular timeline doesn’t end in armageddon. One trainee on the team discovers the reason. We just need to have a little talk… Two hundred and twelve […]
Time Machine: July 13, 2025
AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: July 13, 2025 Noticias Literatura 13-7 Hugo Novel Ballot Review: Service Model, by Adrian Tchaikovsky Resurrected Review: Perdido Street Station, by China Miéville Novedades de Julio en Hispanoamérica 1 (2025) Matt’s […]
AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: July 13, 2025
Pixel Scroll 7/12/25 You Are In A File, Scrolling Some Pixels. A Bearded Kzhin Approaches You. What Do You Do? (1) ABOUT WORLDCONS. Abigail Nussbaum has a long thread on Bluesky about Worldcon running which […]
Noticias Literatura 13-7
Novedad: Historia de la ciencia ficción española I. La Era de los Pioneros (1939-1969), de Mariano Villarreal Se anuncia que ya está editado y pronto estará disponible para compra y distribuido por librerías el libro “Historia […]
Resurrected Review: Perdido Street Station, by China Miéville
Another resurrected review — this was on my SFF Net blog in 2002. Review: Perdido Street Station, by China Miéville by Rich Horton China Miéville’s second novel, Perdido Street Station, was published in the U. K. […]
Hugo Novel Ballot Review: Service Model, by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Hugo Novel Ballot Review: Service Model, by Adrian Tchaikovsky a review by Rich Horton This is the sixth and last of my reviews of novels on the 2025 Hugo Award final ballot. Service Model is […]
Novedades de Julio en Hispanoamérica 1 (2025)
LIBROS Pandemonium Editorial nos ofrece varias novedades este mes. Primero tenemos el libro «Sangre para los Dioses» de Daniel Salvo, luego tenemos «Horridum» de Sara Pizarro. Y abriendo su nuevo sello fantástico infantil Ludicra, presentan […]
Matt’s Reviews: Babayaga by Toby Barlow
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Publication date: August 6, 2013 Print length: 400 pages ISBN-10: 0-374-10787-4 ISBN-13: 978-0-374-10787-1 Author: Toby Barlow Babayaga by Toby Barlow doesn’t really know what kind of book it is. Sometimes […]
Can AI learn Through Story?
Dear Reader, Hope you’re well. Sorry for being out of touch. Grief is a peculiarly strange condition. I publish this as an experiment. It is part epistle, part conversation. Everything here is “true” in the […]
The Genre Doomsday Clock
Ages ago (too many ages ago), I used to make various statements regarding science fiction’s place in the world as a way to demonstrate my commitment to and deep love of the genre. Among such […]
Just Watch Genre Penetration of Streaming Services
Below, you’ll find the latest lists of the top ten streaming movies and television shows, many of them filled with genre goodness:
New Releases in Science Fiction/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance for JULY 9
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 […]
The Big Idea: Adam Oyebanji
Inspiration can come from anywhere, even from a nautical legal case from the 1700s. Author Adam Oyebanji lets us glimpse into some marines’ tragic pasts in the Big Idea for his newest novel, Esperance. Dive […]
MilSF Book Review: The Ember War by Richard Fox
Richard Fox’s The Ember War is a pulse-pounding entry point into one of the most expansive Military Science Fiction universes of the last decade. Originally released in 2015 and celebrating its ten-year anniversary in June, […]
Unexpected Questions with David Hankins
David Hankins is the award-winning author of Death and the Taxman. He writes from the thriving cornfields of Iowa where he lives with his wife, daughter, and two dragons disguised as cats. He writes lighthearted stories because that’s what he […]
Review: The Adventures of Mary Darling, by Pat Murphy
Review: The Adventures of Mary Darling, by Pat Murphy by Rich Horton Pat Murphy’s new novel, The Adventures of Mary Darling, is a clever mashup of Peter Pan and Sherlock Holmes — the one sentence […]
George Takei at the ALA Convention
It was really special for me to see George Takei at the American Library Association (ALA) Convention in Philadelphia last week. Not only because I’m a big Star Trek nerd, but also because I […]
Journey to Anasta by Karl El-Koura – FREE STORY
Faster-than-light travel, and true love…well, in this crazy age, why not? We need a positive story, of love FTL, and a rescue on the edge of death. And here it is. Aboard the space station […]
CLUBHOUSE: Review: On Spec Magazine #132
OBIR: Occasional Biased and Ignorant Reviews reflecting this reader’s opinion. ON SPEC MAGAZINE issue #132, Vol. 35 No. 2. Publisher: The Copper Pig Writer’s Society. Managing Editor and Art Director: Diane L. Walton. Issue Designer: […]
Time Machine: July 6, 2025
AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: July 6, 2025 Hugo Ballot Review: Someone You Can Build a Nest In, by John Wiswell New Releases in Science Fiction/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance for JULY 2 Matt’s Reviews: 20,000 Leagues Under The […]
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