Preview Review: Altered States of the Union – What America Could Be
Preview of the upcoming crowdfunded anthology
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Book Review: Showdown City by Todd Berger
…our characters find alcoholic children, rampant inflation, polygamy, universal gun ownership and a bandit who steals everyone’s fine linens.
Anime roundup 6/16/2016: Fun For the Whole Family
In this week’s viewing: Re: ZERO and The Lost Village go on family-induced guilt trips, Kagewani comes up with a novel use for blood ties, and more!
Anthology Review: Thirty Days Later edited by AJ Sikes, BJ Sikes & Dover Whitecliff
A time-shifting steampunk anthology
Anime roundup 6/9/2016: Stand Back, I’m Going to Try Science
In this week’s viewing: The Lost Village and Kagewani uncork the pseudoscience, Concrete Revolutio dives into cheesy filmmaking, and more!
Anime roundup 6/2/2016: Little Fuzzy Animals
In this week’s viewing: Mutant killer bunnies (for peaceful purposes), magic killer puppies, and more!
Short Story Review: A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djeli Clark
Steampunk, off the beaten path.
Anime roundup 5/26/2016: The Dark Forest
In this week’s viewing: Re: ZERO crushes its hero’s spirit again, Concrete Revolutio takes on Vietnam, and more!
Book Review: The House of Daniel by Harry Turtledove
I was happy to get a chance to read The House of Daniel, a fantasy story about baseball set during the Great Depression.
Book Review: The Last Pilot by Benjamin Johncock
Some might argue I am spoiling The Last Pilot, but it is important to talk about this because Johncock’s description of what parents go through when they lose a child is very realistic.
Anime roundup 5/5/2016: Chasing Shadows
In this week’s viewing: The Lost Village reveals its monster, Re: ZERO drops more hints toits mystery, and more!
Anime roundup 4/28/2016: Who’s the Boss
In this week’s viewing: Kagewani gets around to updating us on the title character, The Lost Village is cagey about its protagonist, and more!
George R.R. Martin’s Doorways: The TV Show That Never Was
If Doorways had been picked up and was even successful, Martin may never have written the first book in A Song of Ice and Fire
Anime roundup 4/21/2016: And This Is Where the Story Really Starts
In this week’s viewing: Two more premieres, and then the final lineup for the rest of the season!
Anthology Review: Dreams of the Space Age by Ian Sales
a quick read of hard science fiction with emotion
You Don’t Know Dick
Who am I? Am I real? Is this real? Is this…Are you really reading a post on Amazing Stories, or is it all in your head?
Book Review: The Merchant of Death by DJ MacHale
Do kids really still talk like that? Apparently so.
Short Story Review: “Kiss From a Queen” by Jeff Provine
In our version of history, Kiss From a Queen won the 2015 Baen Fantasy Adventure Award
REVIEWS: WHY I HUNT FLYING SAUCERS by Hugh A.D. Spencer AND 11.22.63; AND A CALL TO ROBERT A. HEINLEIN FANS!
This week, Steve reviews a new, upcoming book by Hugh A.D. Spencer, the second episode of 11.22.63 on Hulu, and tells of a unique offer for Robert A. Heinlein fans. (Check out the final photo!)
The Top 10 Best Alternate History Books (Version 1.0)
The top 10 Alt Hist. novels – in this universe.
BOOK and MOVIE REVIEWS: 11/22/63 and Whalen’s THE BIG SHUTDOWN!
This week, Steve travels into the future with John Whalen’s “Space Western,” and into the past with Stephen King’s novel about events surrounding John F. Kennedy’s assassination. Both future and past hold our interest!
Anthology Review: Tales from the Otherverse edited by James Reasoner
An alternate history anthology with – bonus! – a story by one of our other contributors (Keith West).
Anime roundup 1/21/2016: The Undercard
In this week’s viewing: The remainder of premiere week makes its case; should you bother paying attention?
Interview: Jacopo della Quercia
and interview with the real ‘M’ – Jacopo della Quercia – author of License to Quill
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