KHRISTO POSHTAKOV – ESCRITOR DE CF por M.C.CARPER
An interview with author, multi-lingual translator and first Chairman of Bulgaria’s SF organization, Khristo Poshtakov of Bulgaria.
Editorial: The Definition of Science Fiction*
Practitioners, critics, academics and fans have so far failed to derive a completely satisfactory definition of this genre over the course of what has now become the better part of a century.
Sequential Wednesdays #19 – A Letter To Mark Millar
This is a letter to Mark Millar (Superman: Red Son, Kick-Ass, Wolverine: Old Man Logan, Wanted) Dear Mark (may I call you Mark?), I would like to thank you for your contributions to the comic world – you’ve […]
JOSÉ JOAQUÍN RAMOS -ALFA ERIDIANI- POR M. C. CARPER
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 […]
(Can’t Wait For Sunday News) Worldcon Business Meeting Motion
Worldcon, coming up at the end of August, regularly conducts the WSFS business meeting where, among other things, possible changes to the Hugo Awards are proposed, discussed and then voted on by the membership. (Going […]
Revistas de ciencia ficción: la semilla
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 […]
So, How Are We Doing?
I’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has been participating on Amazing Stories. Each and every one of you – bloggers, readers, commenters, artists, fans and behind the scenes folks have contributed […]
Boycotting Ender’s Game
UPFRONT DISCLAIMER: Though I am the editor (pro tem) and publisher of Amazing Stories, my personal views remain separate from the editorial policies of the site. I encourage Amazing’s contributors to freely express their views […]
There Will Be Girls There: A Few Notes on the Changing Face of Fandom
As I begin writing this, it pains me that such a post is even necessary here in the early years of the twenty-first century, to a group that purportedly celebrates things like the future, science […]
Amazing Stories Approaching 1000th Post (and other notes)
On Monday,July 1st, Amazing Stories will publish its 1,000th post. We’re pretty proud of that feat, but even prouder of the the range and versatility of our contributors and the positive response we’ve been receiving […]
WIN BOOKS! An Editorial Announcement About Our Contests
Amazing Stories has begun to acquire an increasing number of books to give away to our members. ((Increasing is appropriate – we’ve gone from 1 to 3!). I expect this to continue and look forward […]
A Commissioning Editor Speaks: David Moore of Abaddon Books
Britain’s Abaddon Books is a seething brew of villainous steampunk, sleek spaceships, cruel sorcery, and blood-soaked horror. I tracked their commissioning editor David Moore down to his lair, where I forced him to unravel a cracked and […]
Marketing is Destroying the Science Fiction Genre
The other day I was listening to NPR as they ran a piece on the TOTALLY NEW! NOT SCIENCE FICTION! genre of Cli Fi or Climate (change) Fiction. A year or so ago I was […]
Anonymous Calls for Internet Blackout to Protest CISPA
A branch of Anonymous called for an internet blackout (voluntary downtime) to bring attention to the CISPA law that recently passed a House vote. The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act effectively nullifies privacy contracts […]
Oh the Hugos, Ahh the Hugos, Ewww The Hugos
Every year, the Hugo Awards -presented by the World Science Fiction Association at its annual event, Worldcon – are announced amidst much internet and real-world coverage and every year the announcement is immediately followed by […]
Lessons from the Tolkien Boycott
How times have changed. Back in the late 60s, Ace Books found a loophole in the copyright for The Lord of the Rings that allowed them to publish an “unauthorized” (i.e. pirated) paperback edition. Since […]
Of Blacklists and Freedoms: DC, Superman and Orson Scott Card
DC Comics recently announced that they had put a Superman title that was to be authored by Orson Scott Card in abeyance; the artist – Chris Sprouse – having decided to remove himself from the […]
…And We’re Not Spending Billions to Defend Ourselves?
Yesterday the Huffington Post published a map prepared by Javier de la Torre from CartoDB that illustrated every single known meteorite impact on the Earth since the year 2300 BC (4,313 years of meteorite impacts). […]
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