The 1941 Retro Hugo Awards (Part 4 Long Form Media)
The feature length films of 1940 hold quite a few suprises.
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Review: The Sleeping King by Cindy Dees and Bill Flippin
Based on the Dragon Crest fantasy role playing game, The Sleeping King by Cindy Dees and Bill Flippin uses a unique approach in creating a world of sword and sorcery.
The 1941 Retro Hugo Awards (Part 2 – The Authors)
Every single author writing professionally in the field in 1940.
The 1941 Retrospective Hugo Awards (Part 1 – Editors & Publications)
A series devoted to helping voters select the 1941 Retrospective Hugo Awards.
Anime roundup 9/10/2015: No-Labor Day
In this week’s viewing: Writers are taking it easy, except for the ones at Gatchaman Crowds insight which have more things to say!
Review: Lincoln’s Wizard by Tracy Hickman & Dan Willis
Filled with airships, dragons, zombies, robots, and a wide array of other gear driven inventions, Lincoln’s Wizard is a fresh Steampunk take on the War Between the States.
Black and White: No Room for Gray Shades
Early science fiction and fantasy magazines of the twentieth century, of which Amazing Stories was chief, employed artists for their interior illustrations who could produce images of great variety using only ink applied to paper.
Anime roundup 9/3/2015: Nonlinear Accelerators
In this week’s viewing: Lots of important flashbacks– try not to get lost!
Review: The Tattooed Duchess by Victor Gischler
The Tattooed Duchess by Victor Gischler is the follow-up to Ink Mage. The action is just as fast, the characters are just as colorful, and the violence is just as stabby.
Not the Hugos: The Chesley Awards
The Hugos are not the only awards given out at Worldcon. Celebrate the winners of the Chesley Awards.
Anime Roundup 8/27/2015: Strutting Their Stuff
In this week’s viewing: Charlotte and Rokka uncork fantastic new powers, and more!
Weddings in Science Fiction and Fantasy
SF weddings: here’s hoping yours isn’t like some of theirs!
Book Review: Dave Duncan’s Irona 700. (BTW—I’m baaack!)
Upon his return from Missouri, Steve reviews a new fantasy book by master storyteller Dave Duncan.
Anime roundup 8/20/2015: Missing Character Formation
In this week’s viewing: How to develop characters by killing people off, and more!
Review: Robin Hood, F.R.S. by Arthur C. Clarke
Though pivotal to the plot, the science in Arthur C. Clarke’s Robin Hood, F.R.S. is noticeably dated (nearly sixty years), leaving the reader with questions and doubt rather than the anticipated wonder.
Anime roundup 8/13/2015: That Which Does Not Kill You
In this week’s viewing: Charlotte has a major plot attack, and more!
Anime roundup 8/6/2015: Grey Matters
In this week’s viewing: You wait and wait for a show that really makes you think, and then three show up all at once.
Open Road Media Brings Bitterbynde Trilogy To US & Canada
Listen to Andre Norton: “not since Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings have I been so impressed by a beautifully spun fantasy.”
Anime roundup 7/30/2015: Lay On!
In this week’s viewing: Gatchaman Crowds is ready for an intellectual brawl, Rokka and Charlotte have their full teams assembled for some smackdown, and more!
Viajes a otros mundos: “Crónicas intraterrestres” de Ney Yépez Cortés
Return to inner earth with this Ecuadorian novel of speculation and discovery.
Review: Strange World Stories by Hank Quense
Strange Worlds Stories is a very, very silly book. But if your taste runs to that kind of humour, you’re sure to find it very, very enjoyable.
Anime roundup 7/23/2015: Full House
In this week’s viewing: Six candidates for further viewing means a little pruning to set the lineup for the rest of the season.
WRITING 101: WHERE DO I SEND THE SF/F BOOK I JUST WROTE?
If you’d love to sell your new book to one of the big SF print publishers, Steve–with a little help from his friends–tells you how to start!
Surrealism: Giant Crabs Ate my Pontiac!
Allowing the unconscious to express itself, surrealism resolves the contradictory realms of dream and reality
Anime roundup 7/16/2015: Seeing Red
In this week’s viewing: A ton more premieres, and a not-so-fond farewell to Arslan.
REWIND: Interview with Award-Winning Author Michael Swanwick
Getting back together with Michael Swanwick, Launch Pad Workshop Alum
Once Upon a Time Comic Con Trailer
We’ve seen all the superhero trailers; how about some fabled heroes for a change?
Viajes iniciáticos: “Casi mágica” de Yvonne Zúñiga
A review and a profile of Ecuadorian author Yvonne Zúñiga
Anime Roundup 7/10/2015: A New Leaf
In this week’s viewing: A varied buffet of premieres as summer season kicks off!
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