Walter Day Collection Announces 2020 Honorees
Amazing Stories’ publisher Steve Davidson honored on Walter Day Science Fiction Historical Trading Card
Estrategias de legitimación de la ciencia ficción en Cuba: estudio de un fracaso.
A discussion of three periods in Cuban science fiction.
Star Wars and SF cinema: Where would the genre have gone without it?
You think Star Wars ruined the possibility for “legitimate science fiction” to appear on the big screen? Darren Slade suggests that you think again.
Scide Splitters: Infinite Jests edited by Robert Silverberg
Scide Splitters reviews an anthology of dark comedies originally published by the people that brought you such fine car repair manuals as Dune.
Obituario: Fracisco Porrúa (Corcubión, La Coruña, 1922 – Barcelona, 18 de diciembre de 2014)
Fracisco Porrúa, editor and translator of Bradbury, Borges, Simak & Sturgeon, passed away on December 18, 2014
The Grand Masters’ Reading List
It would be tough to go wrong with this list of recommended Holiday reads by the Grand Masters of Science Fiction
I Don’t Want to be Teleported!
I don’t want to be teleported. Oh, I know it is the ultimate science fiction method of travel and that it has been employed regularly by the crew of the Starship Enterprise among others. I know that it has long been the dream of science fiction readers to have a method of travel that is […]
The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time Part 5
The fifth inductee into Amazing Stories list of the greatest science fiction novels of all time.
The 72nd Worldcon Voters will Forge History
The Hugos are upon us. RK gives you even more (and better reasons) to join up and vote!
BOOK REVIEW: Stephen King’s Mr. Mercedes
Steve examines Stephen King’s new–and unique!–novel, Mr. Mercedes.
The Ultimate Science Fiction Reading List Part 5
Somehow our first taste of fiction always seems to hold a special place in our minds and hearts even after we’ve read hundreds of new stories. Another installment of the ultimate science fiction reading list from some of our favorite authors and editors.
SOME OF THE BEST YA SF EVER: The “Winston Juveniles”—Part One
Back in the Good Old (or Bad, depends on your point of view) Days, fiction—especially SF—that was written for a teen audience was called “Juvenile” fiction; I don’t believe any disparagement was meant, or at least we juveniles (except for the “delinquents”) never took it as disparaging. Nowadays teens are called “Young Adults,” and fiction […]
Interview with Science Fiction Critic Gary K. Wolfe
An interview with Gary K. Wolfe discussing his work as a reviewer and his opinions about the Science Fiction genre.
The Ultimate Science Fiction Reading List
Notable and award winning authors talk about what’s on their science fiction reading list.
Interview with SFWA Grand Master Robert Silverberg
Today we are joined by Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) Grand Master Robert Silverberg. Mr. Silverberg writes speculative fiction that travels where he wants it to go, pushing aside the traditional limitations with which many writers confine themselves. He has written countless novels and works of short fiction, and his list of non-fiction books is staggering. Mr. Silverberg has been so prolific that his total word count rivals the quantity of stars in the galaxy.
Book Review: Vicious, by V.E. Schwab
V.E. (Victoria) Schwab’s people are called EO, for ExtraOrdinary people; people with something extra. These abilities are not genetic, nor are they the result of spilled chemicals (The Flash), extraterrestrial birth (Superman) or encounters with supernatural forces (The Mask); EOs gain their powers by an unfortunate encounter with mortality.
IT’S (NOT) ROCKET SCIENCE: Does Science Fiction Matter?
It sure does to me. It’s the reason I worked on Apollo. When President John F. Kennedy gave his “We choose to go to the Moon” speech at Rice University in Houston, Texas in September of 1962, he offered us a reason: “Because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills”. […]
Characters: Ben Reich from The Demolished Man
The Demolished Man is a classic of SF. The story of Lincoln Powell’s faceoff with Ben Reich is worthy of the first Hugo, and is still an entertaining read today. Beyond the well imagined world of Espers, The Demolished Man’s strength lies in its two principal characters. Powell is the stalwart defender of the innocent, […]
Crossroads: Is this a Kissing Book? SFF’s Relationship with Romance
Whenever I think of speculative fiction’s relationship to romance, I am always reminded of that scene in The Princess Bride where Fred Savage’s character interrupts his grandpa and – voice dripping with scorn – asks: “Is this a kissing book?” The implication is that romance is antithetical to the cool stuff at the heart of […]
What You Will Find Here
Since January 2nd of 2013, members of the Amazing Stories blog team (you’ll find them all listed under Staff where you can learn more about them) have been writing away on their favorite subjects. Chances are, you’ll find a few whose favorite subjects are your favorite subjects. In addition to the new content being added […]
Demolition
I was going to devote this initial essay to The Shaver Mystery, that forties phenomenon masterminded by Raymond Palmer which put science fiction for the first time (and not in an helpful fashion) under the lens of Henry Luce and Time but have decided to take a pass. Wikipedia has already entirely reconfigured the culture. […]