Amazing Histories, April 1929: Goodbye Gernsback
Following the bankruptcy, Gernsback is forced to give up the helm. Here is a review of the last issue published under his editorship.
Blogger invitado Gonzalo Montero Lara: ELEMENTOS DE CIENCIA FICCION DE UN CUENTO QUECHUA “EL JOVEN QUE SUBIO AL CIELO”
A discourse on the story THE YOUNG MAN WHO SUBIÓ AL CIELO; profiles of several additional authors including José María, Jorge A., Cuzco and Jesús Lara Lara
REVIEWS: MARCH-APRIL 2021 F&SF and FREAKY
Steve reviews the March-April F&SF and then the newish movie “Freaky.” Should you watch it? Maybe, if you’re younger than, say, 30. Otherwise… meh.
CLUBHOUSE: Review: “The Dead Boy’s Game and the Broken Vow” by A. David Singh.
Wry humor, political intrigue and alternate history combine in this fantasy romp
Science Fiction to Look for April 2021
Martha Wells, J.S. Dewes and Julie E. Czerneda are featured in this roundup of upcoming releases.
Godzilla VS Kong: Review
Godzilla VS Kong: A hot mess not worth a nickel.
Veronica Scott Reviews SF Film “Skylines”
This third entry in the Skylines trilogy doesn’t quite hold up the tent
Reseña de Libro: Lentos Animales Interdimensionales de Luis Saavedra.
Surprising talent is discovered in Luis Saavedra Vargas first book, a collection of varied tales
CLUBHOUSE: Review: “Flight of the Siren” by Brendan Myers.
Apparently, you CAN rely on the human race for something, and screwing things up would be that thing.
CLUBHOUSE: Review: Polar Starlight Magazine issue #1
Introducing Polar Starlight, a magazine of Canadian speculative poetry, offering a free download of its first issue
Anime roundup 3/18/2021: Winds of Change
In this week’s viewing: Re:ZERO definitively sets things on a new course, Wonder Egg Priority is all about changes ahead, and more!
“Ciudad Jenga” de Villacís, una distopía contemporánea
Ecuadorian writer Efraín Villacís’ new novel is dystopian science fiction
Artículos Populares de Febrero
February’s popular post round up for our Spanish reading friends
BOOK REVIEW: STEPHEN KING’S “LATER”
This week Steve reviews another Steve—okay, they’re both Stephen, but this one doesn’t use that name—Stephen King, whose latest effort is called “Later.” It’s a horror-crime novel. And it’s good!
Veronica Scott Reviews NBC’s ‘Debris’ Episode One
“Meh” or “Must Watch”? Veronica will tell you.
Veronica Scott Reviews ‘Map of Tiny Perfect Things’
I love the “day repeating itself” trope and so was eager to watch the movie “Map of Tiny Perfect Things”
CLUBHOUSE: Review: “The Human Template,” a novel by Dale L. Sproule
It’s about trees. Trees that collectively form a super computer of unimaginable power. Trouble is each tree thinks of itself as a human being, and you know that means trouble.
Creature Feature: A Horrid Comedy by Steven Paul Leiva
Creature Feature: A Horrid Comedy by Steven Paul Leiva will take you back to those late-night fright fests we enjoyed as kids.
Reseña de The Mist ( La niebla) de Stephen King)
A review of Stephen King’s The Mist
Science Fiction to Look for March 2021
Sometimes March roars in like a lion and roars out the same way. It seems everybody wanted to have an early release this month
Un futuro posible en “América alucinada” de González
A review of Argentine author Betina González’s novel América alucinada
Reseña de libro: Proyecto Usher.
Two publishers – one from the US and the other from Chile got together to celebrate Poe
23 Favorite Couples in Science Fiction Romance
Some of SFR’s most appealing couples
Sometimes You Really Can’t Judge a Book by Its Cover: Border Crosser by Tom Doyle
Oddly, the sex and killing are incidental. In the end, it’s about the main character becoming human despite having been shaped as a weapon
MOVIE REVIEW: MONSTER HUNTER (2020) with spoilers
The new movie Monster Hunter is based on a Capcom video game. Does it make a good movie? Steve thinks it’s kind of enjoyable as long as you don’t think too hard about it.
La invasión marciana en Quito-Ecuador
On the night of February 12, 1949, the city of Quito-Ecuador was moved by the alleged news of a Martian invasion
REVIEW: Jan-Feb 2021 MAGAZINE OF FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION
For C.C. Finlay’s last edition of F&SF, Steve has nothing but kind words. What will the future—and F&SF’s new editor, Sheree Renée Thomas—bring?
Amazing Histories, February 1929: Non-Human Worlds
Spaceships, Dinosaurs, Aliens and Beam Weapons. It doesn’t get more science-fictiony than that!
Los cuentos fantásticos de Shua en “Los devoradores”
Nine stories related to cultures of Australia, the Arab world, Africa, the Iroquois of North America, the Tobas of the South American Chaco, Japan, Italy and Nepal.
Science Fiction to Look for February 2021
Whether you’re still in lockdown, snowed in, or just taking some time for yourself, I’ve got good news. There’s more science fiction coming out this February than you can shake a lightsaber at