Review: Gideon Smith and the Mask of the Ripper by David Barnett
Gideon Smith, Aloysius Bent, Rowena Fanshaw, Bell of the Airways and Maria the Mechanical Girl are back, and boy have they got their hands full!
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Answer the Question: Yes or No?
Trek fandom was rejected by Trufandom. It must be true, I read it on the internet.
1941 Retro Hugo Awards: Supplement: Reviews of ALL 1940 Issues of Astounding
Jamie Todd Rubin takes a side trip during his Vacation in the Golden Age
The 1941 Retro Hugo Awards (Part 5 – Dramatic Presentation Short Form)
All of our 1941 Retro Hugo Award posts are indexed on one page for easy access. In 1940 there was NO television. Note. This doesn’t mean that there weren’t any SF/F/H shows being produced. It […]
Review: Boarding the Enterprise
Numerous authors related the impact that Star Trek had on the science fiction genre – and themselves – on the occasion of its 40th anniversary.
The 1941 Retro Hugo Awards (Part 3 The Cover Artists)
Ooooo – science fiction pulp cover art! The cover artists of 1940!
1941 Retro Hugo Awards – Supplement: Magazine Cover Gallery
All the magazine covers from 1940.
The 1941 Retro Hugo Awards (Part 2 – The Authors)
Every single author writing professionally in the field in 1940.
Calling All Fans to 1940!
Calling all Fan Historians! Lets make 1940 the most comprehensively reviewed year in the genre!
The 1941 Retro Hugo Awards: Supplement – Professionally Published Fiction List
A listing of all of the professionally published fiction for 1940.
The 1941 Retrospective Hugo Awards (Part 1 – Editors & Publications)
A series devoted to helping voters select the 1941 Retrospective Hugo Awards.
Citizens of the Solar System: Who Owns The Planets?
Is the Solar System freely available for colonization? Are the asteroids fair game for commercial mining? Maybe. Maybe not.
Lettres ouvertes aux Sad Puppies
An historical event in French SF literature presages the Puppy campaign – and didn’t turn out all that well for the revolutionaries.
Black and White: No Room for Gray Shades
Early science fiction and fantasy magazines of the twentieth century, of which Amazing Stories was chief, employed artists for their interior illustrations who could produce images of great variety using only ink applied to paper.
Celebrate Brian Aldiss’ 90th Birthday
An autographed giveaway in honor of Brian Aldiss’ 90th birthday
Spotlight on Eric Frank Russell
Of Men, Martians and Machines. A Profile of Eric Frank Russell.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ROCKY!
The cult classic Rocky Horror Picture Show has now been playing continuously for 40 years.
Shuttle Astronaut Mike Mullane on “The Amazing Flight Software People”
Shuttle Astronaut Mike Mullane has some thoughts about the IBM team who built the Shuttle onboard flight software.
Were Fans Cheated By Spock’s Death?
The most satisfying films are often the ones which take us to a point where we can see no need for a sequel.
Ray Bradbury’s Hygiene for Writers
Ray Bradbury: still passing on excellent advice to writers.
The Clubhouse; Fanzine Reviews: “The best of fans confronted by the worst fan.”
The Cosman is coming! Harry Warner meets Claude Degler.
Today We Remember Hiroshima
A sad anniversary that has informed science fiction since before it was a reality.
Space Shuttle First Flights: The Amazing Flight Software People
The people who designed, tested and supported the Space Shuttle Flight Software were the most exceptional technical team I’ve encountered.
Space Shuttle First Flights: An Era Ends, A New Age Begins
Space Shuttle is ended. The future of near-earth manned spaceflight is now in the hands of private industry. As I believe it should be.
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Steve Davidson is the publisher of Amazing Stories.
Steve has been a passionate fan of science fiction since the mid-60s, before he even knew what it was called.
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