The Big Idea: Chris Sugden
Today in our Big Idea for High Vaultage, co-author Chris Sugden is here to tell you of a tale of futures past — and what that bygone future means for the present we live […]
Matt’s Reviews: Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
Publisher: Recorded Books, LLC Published Date: 1997 Original Publish Year: 1819/1820 Audio Disks: 3 ISBN: 978-1-4025-5119-2 Author: Washington Irving Read By: George Guidall Rip Van Winkle/The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving are classic […]
The Big Idea: Nisi Shawl
Famous writers will tell you of their lives and the lives of those in their orbit. That framing, however, suggests those other lives are not on their own journeys through the universe. In this Big […]
Patrick Rands interviews Paul Levinson about It’s Real Life on WZBC Radio
Source: Patrick Rands interviews Paul Levinson about It’s Real Life on WZBC Radio
La ventana sur: La seducción fantástica del sur
Los invito a reflexionar conmigo sobre dos obsesiones en particular que impulsan nuestros quehaceres narrativos: el sur y la liminalidad. Es el principio del otoño en esta parte del mundo, temporada ideal para leer en […]
Noah Chinn Reviews – 11/22/63 by Stephen King
Time Travel is a tricky business. If you follow the standard conventions, you might come across as cliche. Try something new and SF nerds may nitpick you to your grave. 11/22/63 and the movie Looper […]
CONTRARY BRIN: Oppenheimer
We just watched Oppenheimer. And sure, I am grateful that Christopher Nolan is making the kind of sprawling, deeply-moving and meaningful delights for mind and senses that David Lean used to do. Like Lean, Nolan […]
Time Traveler’s Guide to Surviving the Black Death, the Sack of Rome and Other Historical Catastrophes
Just because history is the most dangerous place to visit doesn’t mean you shouldn’t go. It’s also the most interesting. You just need a guide. Illustration by Emily Lankiewicz / Photos via Wikimedia Commons under […]
The Big Idea: Brenda W. Clough
When one is a writer, laziness can be a virtue. Skeptical? Here’s author Brenda W. Clough to explain how laziness was key to creating the story of A Door in His Head. The wise writer […]
Buckminster Fuller’s Hall of Mirrors
Across the St. Lawrence River from downtown Montreal, an ethereal and monumental sphere can be seen rising from the sloping topography of St. Helen’s Island. Originally completed as the US pavilion for the International and […]
Review: After Hastings by Steven H. Silver
Alternate history novel After Hastings by Steven H. Silver takes readers in an astonishing new direction following the famed Battle of Hastings
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!)
Winter 2019 SF Anime Preview
Anime never sleeps, so get ready to ring in the new year with yet another batch of new shows.
AMAZING STORIES ANTHOLOGIES & CLASSICS ON SALE
Two classic novels and the 1928 annual Best Of from Amazing Stories are now on sale!
What’s New In Fantasy Summer 2018: Historical Fantasy Books
In her debut column, Linnea takes a look at four fantasy series.
Book Review: A Secret History of Witches by Louisa Morgan
An entertaining historical fantasy told through family drama
Comic Review: The Last Hunt
Amigo Comics short series The Last Hunt includes elements from all of our favorite genres – and beyond.
‘Xaghra’s Revenge’, by Geoff Nelder
Xaghra’s Revenge is a well-written, time-travelling historical fantasy. Highly recommended!
Review: Thread of a Spider by D. L. Gardner
Thread of a Spider by D. L. Gardner is an absorbing story filled with courage and charm that smoothly combines elements of both history and fantasy.
Review: Cottingley by Alison Littlewood
Cottingley is a treat and another triumph for one of the best writers of dark fiction around, Alison Littlewood.
Improbable Interviews – Cherith Baldry
An interview with Cherith Baldry, one of the contributors to the anthology Improbable Botany.
Anime roundup 7/6/2017: A Journey of a Thousand Shows Starts With a Single Step
In this week’s viewing: Kado and Rage of Bahamut finish up spring, and the first wave of summer premieres.
Review: Omon Ra by Victor Pelevin
Omon Ra by Victor Pelevin mixes historical global perception with the fictional absurdity of the military sciences dictated by a political climate that we can only hope is purely satirical.
Book Review: Zombie Gold by John L. Lansdale
Zombie Gold by John L. Lansdale welcomes a wide range of readers by combining zombies with supernatural elements, classic folklore, science fiction and a touch of American history.
Review: Greenwode, Shirewode, and Winterwode by J. Tullos Hennig
Greenwode, Shirewode, and Winterwode by J. Tullos Hennig take readers back to the medieval period, retelling the familiar tale of Robin Hood with just enough twists to give the age-old legend a fresh new perspective.
Top 10 Young Adult Books You Need To Read By Fall
Now that summer is winding down a bit, it’s time to start stocking up for winter reading – or – you’re TBR pile is just not tall enough!
Review: Wolf’s Empire: Gladiator by Claudia Christian and Morgan Grant Buchanan
In a future galactic empire where Rome never fell, Wolf’s Empire: Gladiator by Claudia Christian and Morgan Grant Buchanan is a refreshing new saga where the past and future collide.
Preview Review: Altered States of the Union – What America Could Be
Preview of the upcoming crowdfunded anthology
Review: One Year After by William R. Forstchen
A blueprint for surviving the Dark Ages in the modern world, One Year After is William R. Forstchen’s follow-up thriller to the bestselling doomsday novel One Second After.
Review: MONO Vol. 1 by Sharp, Wolstenholme, and Cramb
Readers will be taken back as they discover a new kind of old hero in the graphic novel collection MONO Vol. 1 by Liam Sharp, Ben Wolstenholme, and Fin Cramb.
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