In 1994, Peter Hyams, who had been known for directing genre films Outland (1981) and 2010, The Year We Make Contact, made an SF action-adventure film called Timecop, starring “The Muscles from Brussels,” action star Jean-Claude Van Damme. Not surprisingly, it was a pretty good movie with excellent special effects for the time (including some early CGI) and some not terribly deep subtext. Did you see it? Did you like it? Read what Steve thinks.
Publisher: ListenUp Audiobooks Published Date: 2015 Print Published: 1950 Duration: 7 hours 45 minutes Author: […]
The book More Than Human is over 70 years old. In it, Theodore “Ted” Sturgeon posits that a superhuman “Homo gestaltus” can supersede us ordinary people. Is it possible? Steve remains skeptical, but the book’s a winner!
Publisher: BBC Audiobooks America Published Date: 2006 Author: Ray Bradbury Read By: Robert Fass ISBN: 0-7927-4519-1 Length: 3 hours 19 minutes Farewell Summer by Ray Bradbury is the sequel, or maybe just the completion, […]
I have been spending time in the stacks of my local library and my book shelves revisiting some of the beloved books from my youth. With so many new tales being released every day, it […]
For his last column of 2023, Steve revisits (and revises) one he posted nine years ago. Is it still relevant? You decide.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication date: 01/10/2012 ISBN: 9781451673319 Pages: 159 Author: Ray Bradbury Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury was originally published in 1953, but it speaks volumes to the world today. I originally […]
Title: On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft Published by: Simon & Schuster Audio, 2000 ISBN 10: 0743506650 ISBN 13: 9780743506656 Author: Stephen King Read by: Stephen King On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft […]
As a follow-up to last week’s column, Steve reviews Star Science Fiction Stories #3. It’s got some good ‘fifties SF in it, although it’s not overall as strong as the previous one.
Remembrance/Veterans’ Day! Today Steve remembers a trip to the hometown of the Dean of SF Writers, Robert Anson Heinlein, himself a veteran of the US Navy (both Steve and RAH). It was an interesting pilgrimage.
El ecuatoriano Richard Cedeño Menéndez explora la ciencia ficción con una nueva obra Voces del firmamento, que además tiene un subtítulo: El resurgimiento de las ánimas probablemente anunciando que su novela podría ser el inicio […]
Peruvian critic Fernando Osorio needs some help; new releases from Ediciones Ayarmanot, Cathartes Ediciones, Letras en Rojo, Pages of Foam and others; new issues from Axxon, Machine Combinatorial, Primero Sueño and more; new videos, events and more
Introducing a new anthology of Ecuadorian SF
A thing of steel and alloy—a rocket ship. Yet it claimed respect and gave a great enduring loyalty.
Venus. Following the recent report of life-chemicals found in its atmosphere, is it any wonder that we’re all thinking swampy things again?
Celebrating Bradbury’s Centennial with a look back at the premiere of Truffaut’s titular movie
A thing of steel and alloy—a rocket ship. Yet it claimed respect and gave a great enduring loyalty.
A thing of steel and alloy—a rocket ship. Yet it claimed respect and gave a great enduring loyalty.
Examination of the Eduadorian author Leonardo Wild and his novel Unemotion, first published in German, then translated to Spanish
Northern lights: anthology of Finnish science fiction (Osuuskumma International, 2016), edited by Magdalena Hai and Anne Leinonen is an interesting and novel proposal to approach, in Spanish, Finnish science fiction and fantasy.
Steve reviews part of the first volume of a classic set of SF anthologies. What’s up with only reviewing part of a book? Read it and find out!
E. Catherine Tobler, author of the up-coming The Grand Tour reveals where her love of carnivals has its origins
This week after an absence, Steve talks about Mars as myth, especially as portrayed by Leigh Brackett. Which do YOU prefer? Myth or science fact?
A bilingual anthology, new releases and the latest issues of Fantastico magazine, Fantastic without Borders and an index of articles from LDP magazine
Made on the Moon is a little novella by Steven Paul Leiva that looks at one man’s determination to dream the impossible.
A round up of publications, new issues and events.
Get your library card out, because you’re going to want to check out the anthology EX LIBRIS: Stories of Librarians, Libraries & Lore.
An overview of the theory and practice of Spanish language neo-indigenous science fiction.
Iván Prado Sejas , escritor, crítico literario, poeta, gestor cultural y ensayista. Recibió en 1998 el premio literario del Ministerio de Educación de Bolivia con su novela corta en quechua “Inka Kutimunña” (“El Inca se ha vuelto”), en la cual describe la toma de poder por los indígenas
Producción:
En Cuento y Relato ha producido: Los Sueños del Padre (2017) y Vuelo hacia el Infinito (2020). Coautor de las Antologías de Cuentos: Las Remotas Edades, Las Imposibilidades Posibles, I Antología de Ciencia Ficción Neoindigenista, Sueños y Encanto, y Realidades y Ficciones: Cuentos y relatos de Tarata. Ha publicado cuentos en antologías, revistas, sitios web y blogs literarios
En Poesía ha producido poemarios: Dulces Fragancias para Pilar (20214), Arawi Valluno (2010) y Mujer Eterna (2011). Asimismo, ha publicado poemas en la revista bilingüe ILLA (2015) En Antología de la Poesía Quechua. 3ra. Ed., (2014) de Hermógenes Ortuño y en la antología Poesía Quechua en Bolivia (2016) de Julio Noriega Bernuy. Igualmente, ha publicado poemas en revistas, blogs y webs literarias.
En Novela, ha publicado: Inka Kutimunña (1998), Las Amazonas, Poder y Gloria (2006), El Crepúsculo en la Noche de los Tiempos (2008), Samay Pata (2012), Hananpacha (2014) y Operación Ruphay Kutimun: La liberación de Prometeo (2023)
Ha escrito crítica literaria, reseñas y ensayos en la revista norteamericana Amazing Stories. Ha publicado sus trabajos en diferentes blogs, revistas y webs.
Es docente universitario en la Universidad Mayor de San Simón, Past Presidente de PENBOLIVIA y PEN Cochabamba, y Presidente de PENQUECHUA. Ha sido Coordinador de la Asociación de Escritores de Ciencia Ficción y Narrativa Fantástica – SUPERNOVA.
Es Psicólogo, formado en la Universidad de Brasilia, con Maestría en Dirección y Administración de Empresas, Terapeuta Gestalt y Docente Universitario.
En el campo espiritual es autodidacta, y ha investigado obras de esoterismo, espiritualidad, misticismo, biografías de personajes espirituales y otras que enriquecen sus obras. Ha incursionado también en las áreas de la Exobiología y la Exopsicología, habiendo presentado trabajos en diferentes congresos. Ha publicado un libro con dos ensayos de Ideas sobre conciencia humana y conciencia alienígena (2021).
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