Review: The Power of the Maleficent
Maleficent is an entertaining movie for both children and those who grow up with a special fondness for Sleeping Beauty, fantasy and folklore.
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Hoist Sails to Winds of Adventure.
Dianne gets to be a pirate. (We all want to be one too….)
Book Review: The Memory of Death
The internet does wonderful things: like bringing works published in other countries to our attention.
Indie Dragons Still Spouting Fire!
Dragons were given their title sometime around the13th century, their name coming from the Greek word δράκων, (drakon) meaning “giant seafish”. Legends in both the Orient and Europe spotlighted these fire breathing serpentine creatures. Heroes […]
Noticias Literatura 21-5
Declarar como ganador del IV Premio TerBi de Relato Temático “El fin del capitalismo: el nuevo modelo económico” al relato “El comienzo de algo grande”, presentado bajo el pseudónimo de “Veguista”. Una vez abierta la plica, el autor ha resultado ser Marco Aurelio Granado Martínez (Burgos)
“DE IMPOSIBILIDADES POSIBLES”, EL CUENTO MARAVILLOSO EN BOLIVIA
a review of a collection of mystical Bolivian fairy tales.
ANGÉLICA GORODISCHER, o la capacidad de reinventarse
A profile of Argentianian author Angelica Gorodischer.
BOOK REVIEW: The Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction Vol. 2
Does Macy’s tell Gimbels? This week a review of the upcoming “Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction Vol. 2”
Review: Hairy London by Stephen Palmer
A great quest with a deadline opens this homage to Victorian/Edwardian adventures.
Noticias Literatura 14-5
Avance de la presentación de Neonauta Ediciones en la Jornada de la TerBi, Nuevo número de “Alfa Eridiani” y La nueva de los Wachowski se rodó en Bilbao
ENTREVISTA A SARAH MANSILLA, autora de la saga Benjamín
An interview with YA author Sarah Mansilla.
BOOK REVIEW: “The Alphabet Stones” by Ursula Pflug
A YA fantasy that is for adults and accessible to teens; about a young woman who might be living in two worlds. And if so, are either or both real? Which one?
Audiobook Review: A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan
A look at the audiobook, A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan.
Noticias Literatura 7-5
Presentación de dos novedades literarias en la próxima jornada de la terBi. Novedad de “Saco de Huesos.”
Noticias literatura 30-4
Ya a la venta el nº 54 de Espiral CF “Antes del primer día” de Raúl A. López, Disponibles los ganadores del Premio UPC de CF de 2010 y 2012, Nuevo número de Alfa Eridiani y Convocatoria de relatos para antología de cf escrita por mujeres.
Review – Noir, edited by Ian Whates
This all started out as a single simple project, but, as so often happens, the concept evolved. The initial idea was to publish a collection of stories, each featuring a femme fatale, but on reflection that seemed too restrictive…
Noticias Literatura 23-4
Presentación en Vitoria de “El fin de los sueños” de Gabriella Campbell y José Antonio Cotrina, E-book gratuito de Sportula para el Día del Libro, y Nuevas Jornadas de la TerBi 16 y 17 de mayo.
La saga donde la lucha de polaridades es permanente: Luznar y la Sombra de los Espejos
Ivan offers up a profile of the Bolivian author Vanessa Giacoman Landivar and her series Luznar y la Sombra de los Espejos
Review – The Moon King by Neil Williamson
The Moon King Review: Ultimately The Moon King is a fairytale for adults, which requires you to accept it for what it is. It is also that rare thing, a modern fantasy novel with a beginning, a middle, an end and a purpose.
Noticias literatura 16-4
Nueva revista dedicada al género fantástico y novedad de Alfa Eridiani.
Self-publishing Competitions: Leave Your Elves At Home
The enormous media interest in self-publishing has been fired by the breakthrough success of Wool by Hugh Howey, so SF is leading the way in this field. It’s strange therefore to hear the Guardian’s flamboyant Books section editor Claire Armistead warning that “It’s all too easy to dismiss the self-publishing sector as a wilderness of elves, sex and high-school romcoms”.
Interview with Robert MacAnthony, Founder of Long Count Press
An interview with Robert MacAnthony, founder of the new speculative fiction small press Long Count Press.
Retrospective – Stephen King’s Carrie Turns 40
April 5 marked the 40th anniversary of the original US publication of Stephen King’s first novel, Carrie. Writing that makes me feel old. Not that I read Carrie in 1974, but I became aware of […]
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