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
Your Reviewer, Some Modern Urban Fantasy and Some Thoughts on Publishing and Stuff
Steve talks about himself (what an ego!) a new urban fantasy, and other stuff.
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”
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN’S JUVENILES: Are they still good? (Part One)
I seem to be unable to do single columns about stuff I’m passionate about. Heinlein is no exception. Robert A. Heinlein, who was characterized as the “Dean of Science Fiction,” though he was not necessarily the oldest or the best writer of SF during his lifetime, began his writing career before he went back into […]
Great Science Fiction Artists – John Schoenherr
When I was young I purchased most books and magazines in the science fiction field based on their covers. Nowadays that still applies, though much less so since I now know what to look for in a book or in an author–regardless of cover. In fact, there are times when covers don’t matter and I’ll […]
Talk
Talk Somewhere around the mid-1980s, science fiction novels (less so short fiction) became filled with talk. I think this has to do with the appearance of word processing, but it also has something to do with the perceived desire of the reading public by publishers for longer, thicker novels–more for your money and all that. […]
