Tag: Philip K Dick
AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: 10-13-19
European Dick Festival; Sunburst awards, Crime Fiction awards, CanSMOF scholarships, GUFF nominations, and, oh yeah, a couple of Nobels....
AMAZING NEWS: 8/27/2017
Tributes to Brian Aldiss, Worldcon 75 aftermath, PKD anthology show, Near Earth Asteroid, Roy Krenkel art, authors speaking truth to power, nuclear zeppelins, more exoplanets and killer robots. What's not to like?
Scide Splitters: Infinite Jests edited by Robert Silverberg
Scide Splitters reviews an anthology of dark comedies originally published by the people that brought you such fine car repair manuals as Dune.
Obituario: Fracisco Porrúa (Corcubión, La Coruña, 1922 – Barcelona, 18 de...
Fracisco Porrúa, editor and translator of Bradbury, Borges, Simak & Sturgeon, passed away on December 18, 2014
Mr. Spaceship by Philip K. Dick
The short story Mr. Spaceship gives readers plenty to think about with its unique twist on the self-aware machine. How far can and should man go to preserve civilization?
Next Generation Readers and the Future of Fandom
What are our kids reading these days? The next generation of fandom may be in for quite a surprise from a literary perspective.
A propósito de la novela: “La sociedad de los improductivos”
Ivan's debut article for Amazing Stories: on productivity, society and science fiction
Interview (Part 1): Nina Allan On Her Debut Novel, The Race
Over the last decade Nina Allan has established herself as one of the UK’s most imaginative and compelling writers. In this extensive two part interview she talks to Gary Dalkin for Amazing Stories about a wide range of subjects, including her debut novel, The Race.
Scide Splitters: Unidentified Funny Objects 3 edited by Alex Shvartsman
Science fiction and fantasy’s only annual humor anthology returns with stories from Robert Silverberg, Mike Resnick, Tim Pratt, Piers Anthony, Kevin J. Anderson, Jody Lynn Nye, and more.
Recap: “It’s Not for Everyone,” The Strain, Season 1, Episode 4
Ever been forced to watch a chorus that's off key...? Episode 4 of The Strain is kinda like that.
The Greatest Science Fiction Novels of All Time Part 5
The fifth inductee into Amazing Stories list of the greatest science fiction novels of all time.
Retrospective: A Minority Verdict Against Steven Spielberg’s Minority Report
Upon release in 2002 the film Minority Report, nominally based on a story by Philip K. Dick, received almost universally ecstatic reviews. I was among the minority of dissenting voices, and what follows, my minority retort
AMAZING NEWS: June 29, 2014
Amazing News isn't always amazing...sometimes it's just Startling, or merely Astounding, or somewhat Thrilling...or maybe even Unknown....
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...
LATINOAMERICA 2025, la primera novela cyberpunk boliviana
Latinoamerica 2025 is a milestone of Bolivian cyberpunk
Scide Splitters: What Mad Universe by Fredric Brown
Reasons why you should read What Mad World by Fredric Brown, if you haven't already.
Friday Fanzine – SF Commentary
SF Commentary, an international award winning fanzine from Australia.
Alternate History on the Small Screen
With shows like Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones, fans have a lot to be happy about with the modern age of genre television....
Yoss x Yoss No Siempre Son Cuatross: (Entrevista A José Miguel...
A wild visit with José Miguel “Yoss” Sánchez Gómez
Is Science Fiction Fundamentally Retro?
Jaron Lanier says science fiction is fundamentally retro. Is he right? Do SOOPER SPACE ROCKETZZZ run on Ribena?
TIME MACHINE: Past Popular Posts
21st Century Pulp Artist
There’s Something About Night Vale
Interview with SFWA Grand Master Frederik Pohl
Review: Destination: Planet Negro
What if Every Superman...