Ice Worms, Snow Monkeys, and Ice Rats. Oh My! Or: a Couple of Fannish Hoaxes
Fannish Hoaxes are a fine tradition, one that Canadian fandom has raised to a high(?) art.
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FUTURESPAST EDITIONS CLASSIC REPRINT: The Fate of the Poseidonia by Clare Winger Harris
The first science fiction story authored by a woman to appear in a science fiction magazine. FuturesPast Editions Amazing Stories Classic reprint of Clare Winger Harris’ THE FATE OF THE POSEIDONIA
Amazingly Enough: Watch the Skies
When we look to the skies, perhaps what we see is a reflection of ourselves.
Space Shuttle First Flights: Shuttle and the X-15
In 1959, U.S. astronauts piloted an airplane-shaped rocket ship into space, and then flew nearly 200 missions, twenty years before the first Space Shuttle ever left the ground.
Mad Flight of a Manic Phoenix, or: Philip K. Dick in Vancouver (1972)
Philip K. Dick goes to Vancouver and makes quite the,,,’impression’….
Khristo Poshtakov – Bulgaria’s Science Fiction Ambassador
An introduction to Bulgaria’s leading light – Khristo Poshtakov
Philip K. Dick – 1977 French Television Interview
At some point during the Festival du livre de Science Fiction (Science Fiction Book Festival) in 1977, Yves Braux conducted a televised interview with SF master Philip K. Dick. I’m sure that others have found […]
MY YEAR IN REVIEW—Looking Backward and Forward!
Steve celebrates his first year of blogging for Amazing Stories online.
Son of Blast from the Past, or: One Elderly Brit Zine (for Them as Cares)
A trip to the fanzine archives…this time across the Big Pond.
Bulgarian Science Fiction: An Introduction
Radi Radev and John Dodds introduce us to the world of Bulgarian Science Fiction.
Space Shuttle First Flights: Where to Launch Shuttle?
The Space Shuttle launch site could have been Cape Hatteras, North Carolina
On the Twilight of the Superheroes
Joshua speculates on the consequences of superheroes going out of copyright.
AMAZING PEOPLE In the News
Yours truly humbly notes his immortilization in digital audio recordings
Six Possible Changes to the World Map by 2020
There are a few possible changes to the world map coming by 2020 that we should keep an eye out for.
Lost Curiosities: Painters’ Tragedy
Radium was ‘cool’ – until people’s lips started falling off
Horror Film or Terror Film. Which is it? Karloff and Clarens Speak Out
Boris Karloff made ‘terror’ films. Not horror films.
Space Shuttle First Flights: STS-135 (End of An Era)
Now that the era of Space Shuttle has passed, was it all worth it? While the Apollo Program was the great adventure of our age, what exactly did this stepchild do to earn its keep?
AMAZING THINGS You Should Know: John W. Campbell Award Nominees
The nominees for the JWC Best Novel Award are announced and the Campbell Conference is described.
AMAZING THINGS You Should Know: Nebula Awards Skip Frank M. Robinson Presentation
Frank M. Robinson’s special award ceremony WILL be rescheduled!
SAMUEL R. DELANY: SFWA GRANDMASTER
Congratulations to Samuel R. ‘Chip’ Delany on his selection as 2014 SFWA Grand Master!
The Beast of Badger Books, or: the Prolific Profligacy of R. Lionel Fanthorpe, SF Author
Lionel Fanthorpe, the man who sold 170 books to a publisher and it only took him eight to twelve hours to write each one?
The Apollo Program, A Personal Journal: Apollo 16 Up Close
The event that most dramatically highlighted the end of my time on Program Apollo was to be present at the launch of Apollo 16.
The Ecstasy of Being a Fanzine Archivist, or: The Joy of Breathing paper Dust.
(Cue Steppenwolf): Born to be (a fanzine archivist!)
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