Letters across time; uneasy alliances; VR gumshoes; a homage to Arthurian legend; and childhood nightmares made flesh, are just some of the delights on offer in. this latest issue!
Once again, we have the sad duty of publishing Steven H Silver’s annual In Memoriam post.
Barkley — So Glad You (Didn’t) Ask #80 Chengdu 2023: A Bittersweet Symphony of a Worldcon I’ll take you down the only road I’ve ever been down Been down Ever been down Ever been down […]
Gordon Eklund first discovered written science fiction at the age of twelve courtesy of the Teenage Book Club when, inspired by his fondness for the Science Fiction Theater on TV and the monster movies regularly […]
Prologue The moons of Alpha 49C shone brightly through the hatch. All seven of them were in slightly different phases. Jenn thought this was perhaps the most beautiful thing she had ever seen. The past […]
Dragons; fighting flora; the memories we leave behind; a clash of beliefs; the human condition; heritage thieves, and despicable scoundrels, are just some of the delights on offer in. . . This latest issue of The […]
OBIR: Occasional Biased and Ignorant Reviews reflecting this reader’s opinion. ON SPEC MAGAZINE issue #125, Vol. 33 No. 3. Publisher: The Copper Pig Writer’s Society. Managing Editor and Art Director: Diane L. Walton. Issue Designer: […]
Teel James Glenn has killed hundreds and been killed more times–on stage and screen, as he has traveled the world for forty-plus years as a stuntman, swordmaster, storyteller, bodyguard, actor, and haunted house barker. He has […]
An unofficial and unauthorized overview of The X-Files (Parts 1 2 3 4) Part Four: The Journey A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces […]
OBIR: Occasional Biased and Ignorant Reviews reflecting this reader’s opinion. Pulp Literature Magazine #40 Autumn 2023 Published by Pulp Literature Press, Langley, British Columbia, Canada, Autumn 2023. Managing Editor: Jennifer Landels, Senior Editor: Melanie Anastasiou, […]
A Small Ecological Disaster: A Children’s Storybook Adventure! It should have been a children’s story. Once upon a time, there was a farmer. This farmer grew corn. This farmer had bugs. Keep the sentences […]
Too much to summarize, so we’ll highlight: Amazing Selects titles are highlighted; Stephen King has gone “woke”; WEBB may have found exoplanet biosignatures; two new Kickstarters of interest; Lando goes to the big screen; moonquakes, AI fears, Fire Ants invade, awesome space pics and a bit of humor in this week’s news.
OBIR: Occasional Biased and Ignorant Reviews reflecting this reader’s opinion. ON SPEC MAGAZINE issue #124, Vol. 33 No. 2. Publisher: The Copper Pig Writer’s Society. Managing Editor and Art Director: Diane L. Walton. Issue Designer: […]
2022 Shirley Jackson Awards The 2022 Shirley Jackson Awards were presented on July 15 at Readercon 32 in Quincy, Massachusetts. The juried award is given for outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense, horror, and the dark fantastic. […]
Pushcart Prize-nominee Donna Glee Williams was born in Mexico, the daughter a Kentucky farm-girl and a Texas large-animal vet. She graduated from Tulane University, then earned an MFA and Ph.D. from Louisiana State University. Her […]
OBIR: Occasional Biased and Ignorant Reviews reflecting this reader’s opinion. ON SPEC MAGAZINE issue #123, Vol. 33 No. 1. Publisher: The Copper Pig Writer’s Society. Managing Editor and Art Director: Diane L. Walton. Issue Designer: […]
If you’re looking for an eclectic mix, you’re in the right place. There are world-sized crab gods; dastardly pirates; epic battles between giants and dwarves; hungry dragons; deliberately overused tropes; alien ant-farms, and theatrical extravaganzas […]
OBIR: Occasional Biased and Ignorant Reviews reflecting this reader’s opinion Pulp Literature Magazine #38 Spring 2023 Published by Pulp Literature Press, Langley, British Columbia, Canada, Winter 2022. Managing Editor: Jennifer Landels, Senior Editor: Melanie Anastasiou, […]
OBIR: Occasional Biased and Ignorant Reviews reflecting this reader’s opinion. The Mermaid’s Tale – by D.G. Valdron Publisher: 2nd edition, Fossil Cove Press, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 2023. 1st Edition: Five Rivers Publishing, Neustadt, Ontario, Canada,2016. […]
Don’t miss the launch of Starship, tomorrow. 50s SF Monsters, Best African Spec Fic Vol 2, explorer discovers lake in UK, Heinlein, Spot on patrol again in NY and more in this week’s Amazing News!
If you’re looking for a truly spectacular blend of ancient history and far-future adventure, then look no further. This issue has whales that sing directly to the stars; tips of the hat to Lord of the […]
If you’re looking for something existentially different to usher in the spring, look no further: enchanting tales about the pitfalls of buying a dragon; university professors with a star trek fetish; galactic heists; ghost whispering; and a […]
OBIR: Occasional Biased and Ignorant Reviews reflecting this reader’s opinion. Pulp Literature Magazine #36 Autumn 2022 Published by Pulp Literature Press, Langley, British Columbia, Canada, Summer 2022. Managing Editor: Jennifer Landels, Senior Editor: Melanie Anastasiou, […]
OBIR: Occasional Biased and Ignorant Reviews reflecting this reader’s opinion. ON SPEC MAGAZINE issue #122, Vol. 32 No. 4. Publisher: The Copper Pig Writer’s Society. Managing Editor and Art Director: Diane L. Walton. Issue Designer: […]
Pixel Scroll 1/7/23 Farmers Market In The Sky (1) IT WASN’T THE HOBBIT. What turned Stephen Colbert into a voracious reader? Science fiction. Specifically, Niven, Asimov, Heinlein, Pohl, and more. See “Team Hobbit or Lord […]
Jews, The Big Pond and movies cum TV series about aerial combat feature prominently in this week’s news of Fannish things.
In this issue – EVERYTHING for EVERYBODY!
In the latest issue of F&SF magazine: The reality of making First Contact; revenge, decades in the planning & execution; heartbroken sea beasts; incensed Santa’s, and photography hating cults are just some of the themes we’ll be considering.
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