Anime roundup 12/12/2019: Cutting the Cord
In this week's viewing: No Guns Life and Special 7 both have villains trying to take care of inconvenient henchmen, Dr. Stone goes wireless, and more!
WHAT DOES THE WIND BRING? Matt Hughes knows!
Author Matthew Hughes has written a “slipstream” historical novel with fantasy elements. But much of it is true. Is it SF/F? You decide (I already think so!)
12 Science Fiction and Fantasy Franchise-Based Cookbooks for Holiday Feasts
Just in time for the Holidays
Cinematic Fantasy: Duncan Hamilton’s Knight of the Silver Circle
Knight of the Silver Circle takes place somewhere along the lines of twenty hours after the events of Dragonslayer. The dragon Alpheratz is dead, yes, but that has turned out to be just the beginning, for there are more dragons left in the world after all
An Expanding, Entertaining Fantasy: Howard Andrew Jones’ Upon the Flight of the...
Upon the Flight of the Queen hits the ground running, building off of the first novel.
Noticias Literatura 20-11
Moriremos por fuego amigo, a collection of essays on Spanish science fiction and its fandom by Juan Manuel Santiago; and a conference on the educational value of science fiction in Barcelona
Anime roundup 11/21/2019: Bearing Gifts
In this week's viewing: Dr. Stone brings another modern comfort to the Stone Age, Welcome to Demon School examines a mixed blessing, and more!
Anime roundup 11/14/2019: Fighting Ugly
In this week's viewing: Dr. Stone's villains find an unpleasant way to fight, Kemono Michi is just unpleasant, and more!
Anime roundup 11/7/2019: Poker Face
In this week's viewing: Special 7 reveals unexpected connections, Welcome to Demon School puts its long-term plans in full view, and more!
Noticias Literatura 6-11
Hispacon 2019's preliminary schedule and guidelines for submitting to the 35th Pumpkins in the Storeroom
Les Mondes miroirs
A review of Mirror Worlds by Vincent Mondiot and Raphael Lafarge, a story that has taken an interesting path to publication.
The Folio Society’s edition of A Game Of Thrones by George...
A quick review of the special edition of Game of Thrones
The Dark, Soulwalking Fantasy of Beyond the Black Door by A.M....
The asexual and specific transgender experiences explored in this novel are not mine, but they are valid. As Strickland has mentioned themself, some readers may find the renderings of these experiences uncomfortable, and some may find them helpful and vindicating.
Anime roundup 10/31/2019: Known Unknowns
In this week's viewing: No Guns Life raises questions, Special 7 raises even more questions, Amazon Video leaves us all scratching our heads, and more!
The Mundane and the Monstrous: Inside Benjamin Percy’s Suicide Woods
“Heart of a Bear,” is arguably the strangest tale in a collection abounding with bizarre moments.
Review: Lost Acre by Andrew Caldecott
The Fantasy novel Lost Acre by Andrew Caldecott is a book one might attempt to read as a stand-alone, but it does beg the reader to go all-in and start the trilogy from the beginning.
F&SF 70th ANNIVERSARY ISSUE (SEPT/OCT 2019)!
Steve reviews the 70th Anniversary Issue of F&SF and finds it good. Excellent, in fact. There’s still time to read the issue before the Nov./Dec. one comes out!
Cosmic Fairy Tale Authors Turn Beloved Stories into Science Fiction Romance
Taking a classic fairy tale and re-telling it in a fresh way is always a fun trope, especially when converting the action to science fiction romance.
A Jolt of Power: Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
Ninth House is a story about power—who has it and who wants it.
Anime roundup 10/17/2019: The Dark Side
In this week's viewing: The last few premieres turn grim, and most of the season lineup is set.
CLUBHOUSE: Review: augur magazine #5 (literary fantasy mag)
This magazine is all fantasy: The issue was fun to read. Full of good writing and evocative imagery.
Anime roundup 10/3/2019: Checking Out
In this week's viewing: Two enter, one leaves... and one has to go on the shelf until premiere time is over.
Anime roundup 9/26/2019: The First To Go
In this week's veiwing: Granbelm and Dr. Stone host arguments about who's going to be killed for the sake of whom, and someone is leaving early.
The True Bastards by Jonathan French book cover reveal
Fetching was once the only female rider in the Lot Lands. Now she is the leader of her own hoof