Claudio Landete Anaya – Escritor español – Autor de Escultores de Hombres M. C. Carper para Amazing Stories: Hola ¿Quién eres? Preséntate con tus palabras, por favor. Claudio Landete Anaya: Cada vez soy más consciente […]
Witchery: A Duo of Weird Tales Keith Chapman Black Horse Books Kindle ebook $0.99 I’ve been on something of a pulp bent lately, especially Weird Tales type pulp. So I’m glad to mention there are […]
Take a trip back and visit the week’s most popular posts A Publisher’s Perspective on Profits: ebooks vs print Review: Hauntings, edited by Ellen Datlow Un Diálogo ameno con Daína Chaviano por M. C. Carper […]
Tomorrow, July 1st 2013, Amazing Stories will be publishing it’s 1,000th post AND We Announce the Winner of Douglas Smith’s Novel THE WOLF AT THE END OF THE WORLD (signed print edition) COMMUNITY Twitter Trolls […]
Cataclysmic Binary stars (cataclysmic variables) are star systems in which a white dwarf star and a companion star are locked in a dance of death; matter drawn from the companion can eventually cause the white […]
They Said WHAT?!?: Dealing with reviews Welcome back to my series on marketing and selling short fiction. I’ve written these posts in a very specific sequence, with each entry building on previous ones. You can […]
Before I could develop a backup plan for the reentry of the Apollo Command Module, I had to get answers to two questions.
With the release of World War Z, the new Brad Pitt zombie film, and the plethora of similarly themed movies in recent years, it got me to thinking about our fascination with the different types […]
On Monday,July 1st, Amazing Stories will publish its 1,000th post. We’re pretty proud of that feat, but even prouder of the the range and versatility of our contributors and the positive response we’ve been receiving […]
Let’s say, for the sake of this posting, that our corner of the collecting world consists of two groups: The Creators and The Collectors. Which group, do you think, has the monopoly on “crazy”? I’ll […]
As a master of expressing the true nature of human existence through realistic characters who strive to succeed for the betterment of man in a world often ruled by power hungry individuals, Bova remains true to form with the Sam Gunn character.
In early June 2013, Harper Collins held an investor’s day where it presented financial data through the company’s third quarter. The CEO, Brian Murray presented more than 100 slides but the most interesting one was the […]
Welcome to the Amazing Stories BLOG HORDE INTERVIEWS! The ASM Blog Horde is a diverse and wonderful species. I have the privilege of talking with all of them, and I get to share those chats with […]
I’m going to assume that you are a science fiction reader of some kind, since you’re here at Amazing Stories magazine’s website. Are you a science fiction fan? (I’m going to abbreviate it “SF” to […]
Cuando Steve pidió a todos los bloggers de Amazing Stories escribir una serie de post que tratase sobre diversas páginas que consideráramos interesantes, muchas se me vinieron a la cabeza. Sin embargo decidí hacer lo […]
The SyFy Channel is putting a metric ton of financial resources behind their new SF drama Defiance, which airs on Mondays 9/8C. Released this spring, SyFy has also simultaneously launched an online video game for […]
Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet #12 – Is it an act of insubordination if you refuse the orders given by your superior officer’s ghost? Or does that mech fight just count as damaging government property? […]
Daína Chaviano – Escritora cubana de Cf y Fantasía – Premio Internacional de Fantasía Goliardos (México), Premio Azorín de Novela, Medalla de Oro en la categoría Mejor Libro en Lengua Española. Florida Book Awards (Estados […]
Two things happened in 1950. One: L. Sprague de Camp read his first Conan story. And two: L. Sprague de Camp would try to direct Sword & Sorcery down another track altogether. Those two don’t […]
I just watched World War Z last week, and it was not my first zombie movie of the year. It probably will not be my last. Zombies are the new vampire. They’re everywhere in every […]
Richard Matheson passed away on Sunday. By this time many have given their thoughts and feelings on Matheson’s body of work so I am inevitably going to re-hash what has been stated elsewhere by writers […]
So, you heard about that Sailor Moon reboot everyone is all excited about? It’s been pushed back to 2014 at least. Instead, here are the more notable examples of what you’ll have to tide you […]
Nina Allan’s Spin is the second in a new series of novellas published by the Third Alternative Press, home of leading UK genre magazines Interzone and Black Static. I should mention that the book was […]
Lucy’ Blade John Lambshead Baen Books Kindle $6.83 Lucy’s Blade is a deeply frustrating book. There is a core of a very good story here; I enjoyed reading it immensely. On the other hand, there […]
Ventus by Karl Schroeder, 2001 $7.59 (Kindle) Amazon I picked up Ventus awhile back because I enjoyed the author’s other work, Permanence, but didn’t get around to reading it until my wife and I went […]
When I was a child, I read the Foundation series and it left a great impression on me. (It must have done; collapsing galactic empires is one of my favourite SF themes, both as a […]
Amazing Stories has begun to acquire an increasing number of books to give away to our members. ((Increasing is appropriate – we’ve gone from 1 to 3!). I expect this to continue and look forward […]
Catherynne M. Valente’s new collection teems with floating lanterns and fox spirits, gods and baku and bears and animated calligraphy brushes, all revolving around the recurrent figure of a Western woman dreaming about a country she can never quite reach, even when she’s there.
Hey folks, I’m back after a self-imposed 6 week (or so) hiatus from writing posts for ASM. I went off to work on an art installation, so now that’s done I can get back to […]
Before the unthinkable happens and I miss my deadline for this blog post, why not do a meditation on – deadlines. There is art for every occasion. There truly is. Obviously, I am not the […]
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