Review: Soul Wars
I once read a novel in which one of the characters was said to “know the difference between the right bracelet, an amusing imitation of the right bracelet and a tasteless copy of the right […]
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What’s the Deal with 3D Printing?
3D printing has popped up in science fiction for ages: recall the Star Trek crew materializing food in the microwave-like “replicator” or Neal Stephenson’s “matter compilers” in The Diamond Age. The appeal of creating whatever […]
Low Intensity – 2 – Katie Waitman
Katie Waitman was the Del Rey Discovery of the Year for 1997 with her novel The Merro Tree. Del Rey stopped the series soon after, but if Waitman was the measure of it, I’m not […]
The Trouble With God Powers. (No, I’m not talking about realism.)
Among diehard science fiction fans, there is this argument that happens quite frequently. Someone will mention how in a series, the protagonist used a stargate to jump from one point in the universe, and how […]
Review: Use Enough Gun
I chose to review this anthology based on the title, which intrigued me. I grew up hunting and trapping, no big surprise from a rural girl with a family that hunted, fished, and trapped. Add […]
Zombies Out West
Those Poor, Poor Bastards (Dead West #1) Tim Marquitz, J. M. Martin, and Kenny Soward Nine Worlds Media Trade Paper, 212 pp., $6.99, Ebook $2.99 Kindle Nook Smashwords While I’m not exactly what you could […]
My Trip to Sofacon
Like any good con report, we begin the proceedings well in advance of the event. Several months ago I was invited to attend the convention as a panelist – technically my first ever panel appearance […]
Pacific Rim – A Winning Combination of Robot versus Monster
It’s safe to say that I saw Pacific Rim with a degree of trepidation. I may be a SF lover, but Transformers really isn’t my thing. Nor is Godzilla. So, when you throw these two […]
RICARDO ACEVEDO ESPLUGAS -MINATURA- POR M.C.CARPER
Ricardo Acevedo Esplugas – Editor de miNatura M. C. Carper para Amazing Stories Magazine: Hola ¿Quién eres? Preséntate con tus palabras, por favor. Ricardo Acevedo Esplugas : Soy Ricardo Acevedo Esplugas, cubano y escritor, director […]
Doujinshi: Distinctly Japanese
There are many expressions of fandom that cross genres and cultures – fan fiction, fan art, even cosplay. But there is one form in particular that is distinctly Japanese, both in its origin and in […]
AMAZING News 7/28/13
NEWSLETTERS & PRESS RELEASES (see below) Michael J. Sullivan’s The Crown Tower Release & pre-lauch offers Ford Street: Flora’s War by Pamela Rushby Duotrope (Markets) Heroes & Heartbreakers INDUSTRY Kickstarter for a Gahan Wilson documentary […]
IAAA Gallery: Christopher Doll – Experience Designer
A newcomer to the Space Art community, Christopher Doll is combining his life-long love of Astronomy and Space Travel with the skills he learned as an Industrial Designer. “I’ve always been a compulsive sketch artist, […]
TIME MACHINE: Past Popular Posts
How Science Fiction Fans Can Save America El Boycot a “El juego de Ender” Sword & Planet Interview with Steve Jackson, author of Fighting Fantasy and the Sorcery! Series Our Ansible is Missing – Intellectual […]
Absolute Zero – Cool Websites
Only two this week, both representing Hugo Award winning efforts in the field of fanzine publication, one hailing from the pre-internet era, the other a product of that era, and both invaluable resources for both […]
Rockets and Missiles: Past and Future
Rockets and Missiles: Past and Future by Martin Caidin is literally a blast from the past. It is a delightfully historical account of man’s progression into space – because rockets are cool.
The Apollo Program, A Personal Journal: Ground Computers
>With limited computer resources onboard Apollo, the real “heavy lifting” had to be done on the ground, in Houston’s Mission Control Center.
Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part 27)
Bonjour / Hola / Ciao: Selling foreign language rights (conclusion) In parts 25 and 26, I began another mini-series on your options for re-selling your stories after they’ve been published for the first time. If […]
Review: Cloud Atlas
Movie Review: “Cloud Atlas,” written and directed by Tom Twyker and the Wachowski siblings, Andy and Lana, from the book by David Mitchell. Before I start, let me reiterate that I don’t like “spoiler” reviews […]
The Artful Collector: Another Question from my Archives: Will They Still Love “it” When I’m 64?
A collector asked me last year: Watching Heritage and other auctions for the past couple of years, it seems that the artwork and books that are selling best and at the highest prices are those […]
Revistas de ciencia ficción: la semilla
Actualización/update 7/26/13 – 21:47 A veces uno está tan seguro de las cosas, que da por hecho que las escribió, pero no siempre sucede. Es así como se me pasó mencionar la esencial participación de […]
Meditation on Cassini
Just stop for a moment and look at the picture above. It’s a picture of Earth as seen from the planet Saturn. The photo was taken by the Cassini Spacecraft yesterday. Just look at it […]
Crossing the Divide Between Science Fiction and Fantasy
There are some people who have clear preferences among their reading genres. Myself, I read more science fiction than fantasy, but there are times when I definitely want the fantasy. Then there’s my dad. He’s […]
Anime roundup 7/26/2013: The Safety Dance
Gatchaman Crowds #2 – Gatchaman Crowds has declared its thesis topic, which is the gamification of human interactions as mediated by the Internet. Gamification is, broadly, the application of game-like scoring systems to Internet sites […]
Sword & Planet
Discussions of what is and what is not Sword & Sorcery can be a thorny proposition. On the one hand S&S is largely no different than epic Fantasy (ala Tolkien) except in scope or tone. […]
El Boycot a “El juego de Ender”
Está bien, sé que éste no es un tema que tenga que ver con la ciencia ficción escrita en español, pero creo que parte de ser blogger en Amazing Stories consiste en reaccionar e informar […]
Jurassic Park is 20 – What Went Wrong?
Jurassic Park opened in the UK 20 years ago this month. A 3D conversion was foisted upon an indifferent a few months ago. Universal is making Jurassic Park IV. All of which got me thinking […]
FUTUGRAMMA: Un continente escribiendo sus propios futuros
FUTUGRAMMA es un espacio que se plantea la relación entre la escritura y el devenir del cosmos desde nuestra situación como latinoamericanos. También es un lugar para discutir sobre Ciencia Ficción, desde que nadie tiene la […]
Review: Crisis of Empire
Crisis of Empire (David Drake, Thomas T. Thomas, W.C. Dietz, Roger MacBride Allen and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro.) -An Honorable Defence -Cluster Command -The War Machine -Crown of Empire Somewhat irritatingly, I was pointed to this […]
Super Absurd Japanese Name: Shin Megami Tensei IV
The thing that’s kept me coming back to Shin Megami Tensei over the years has been its most Sci-Fi element: its sense of discovery. IV, the series latest entry for the 3DS, emphasizes this point; […]
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Tom is an aspiring author, editor, and games critic. He has written for such esteemed places as Pixels or Death and Nightmare Mode, as well as other outlets. He dreams of owning a moon base and getting positive reactions from readers.
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