I began a short series of military science fiction writers last week with Mike McPhail and Alan Smale. This week, I feature Bud Sparhawk and Charles Gannon. Hope you enjoy. Bud Sparhawk Bud Sparhawk began […]
I don’t think there’s a single thing I dislike about Hayao Miyazaki’s 1989 film Kiki’s Delivery Service
Time once again to take a closer look at the Amazon’s Epic Fantasy Bestseller list for the Kindle.
What I enjoy so much about these stories is Mr. Brennan’s economy of word, sense of place and strong mood
Frederik Pohl, Grandmaster, editor, agent and author and futurist, has died. R. K Troughton recently interviewed Frederik for Amazing Stories. We will be re-running that interview this Wednesday (9/4), with some additional material by Mr. […]
Domingo Santos – Escritor – autor de Gabriel, Hacedor de Mundos y Volveré ayer entre otros libros – Editor de Nueva Dimensión M.C. Carper para Amazing Stories Magazine: Hola ¿Quién eres? Preséntate con tus palabras, […]
Starship Century is a book based on the proceedings of the 2011 100- Year Starship Symposium, which brought together scientists and futurists to discuss the future of interstellar travel; to decide whether it was […]
Hasta fines del siglo pasado, no se tenían muchas referencias respecto al desarrollo de la ciencia ficción en Bolivia, y esto condujo a pensar falsamente sobre una carencia de obras de ciencia ficción en el ámbito literario boliviano.
Si a un peruano cualquiera le piden que nombre al poeta más conocido del Perú, lo más probable es que responda “César Vallejo”.
I must confess, when it comes to SF/F the more you see of it, the easier it is to become innured to its novelty. Familiarity with dragons, wizards, and flying saucers can breed not contempt – but worse: indifference and inattention.
This time last year, Marvel’s X-Men were mired in perhaps the most insipid event in their entire forty year history: Avengers vs. X-Men. Its name provides pretty much all of the plot: X-Men fought Avengers, […]
An interview with author, multi-lingual translator and first Chairman of Bulgaria’s SF organization, Khristo Poshtakov of Bulgaria.
I am totally biased and opinionated when it comes to art. It has to connect with me in some emotional way.
Ever wanted to drop a fan into the middle of the Atlantic? Learn how.
Alif the Unseen is a book about language, subversion, and the Arab Spring. It’s a good read, and a fast one. For this week’s Characters article, I’d like to talk about the title character. A […]
José Joaquín Ramos de Francisco – Editor de Alfa Eridiani M. C. Carper para Amazing Stories Magazine: Hola ¿Quién eres? Preséntate con tus palabras, por favor. J.J.R.F: Hola. Cuando tengo que presentarme siempre digo que […]
Teresa Pilar Mira de Echeverría – Filosofía y Ciencia Ficción M. C. Carper para Amazing Stories Magazine: Hola ¿Quién eres? Preséntate con tus palabras, por favor. Teresa Mira: A riesgo de ponerme a filosofar y […]
As I was downloading some bid sheets this week, in preparation for packing up the art to be displayed at the LoneStarCon3 Art Show, the 71st World Science Fiction Convention (San Antonio TX) I was […]
Just a few housekeeping items before I get into the subject of this month’s post. I am happy to announce that my latest vampire novel came out last week and is available on Amazon.com (U.S., […]
Only two this week, both representing Hugo Award winning efforts in the field of fanzine publication, one hailing from the pre-internet era, the other a product of that era, and both invaluable resources for both […]
Actualización/update 7/26/13 – 21:47 A veces uno está tan seguro de las cosas, que da por hecho que las escribió, pero no siempre sucede. Es así como se me pasó mencionar la esencial participación de […]
Customer’s query [verbatim question and answer, by email 2008]: Do you feel the piece that I just purchased was well worth the price? I am asking because I am getting this for a gift […]
Santiago Enrique Oviedo – Editor de NM – Publicación argentina de Ciencia Ficción M. C. Carper para Amazing Stories Magazine: Hola. ¿Quién eres? Preséntate con tus palabras, por favor. Santiago Oviedo: Hola. Soy Santiago Oviedo. […]
In the past two posts I’ve written about collectors and artists “From Hell” – the ways they can be high maintenance people . . . to the point where I lose patience and don’t want […]
The library of Alexandria was the largest and most comprehensive repository of knowledge in the ancient world. In 46 AD (according to some sources) it burned. Countless scrolls went up in flames, in some cases […]
Full disclosure: Europa Report is currently in pay-per-view and will be in theater release in August. I was provided an online copy to view for this review by the kind folks at Magnolia Pictures publicity. Europa […]
One of the things that you give up with traditional publishing is decisions on things such as price, cover design, and formats that the book will be produced in. I’m starting to see more and […]
Do you think artists have a monopoly on “crazy”? Heh. You ain’t seen nothin, till you’ve had to handle the people who buy SF/F art. Not for nothin’ do corporations send employees for special training […]
Ciencia ficción desde el extremo occidente En el año 2002, se publicó en el Perú un volumen que recopilaba una serie de cuentos fantásticos escritos por Rodolfo Hinostroza. Tuvo a bien publicarlos bajo el título […]
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