II ENCUENTRO DE CIENCIA FICCION Y NARRATIVA FANTASTICA DE BOLIVIA
Ivan invites you to attend the Second Annual Meeting of Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature of Bolivia
How Can You Find New Science Fiction Romances To Read?
Finding Romance in Science Fiction – there’s no eHarmony for that!
EBOOKS & MOVIES! A New Storybundle plus 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE and BATTLE PLANET!
Chocolate and bacon, the only things better than cheap eBooks and SF movies! (Okay, there’s sex and alcohol too.) Steve offers you both! (No, not sex and alcohol—ebooks & movies!)
Book Review: The Ear, The Eye and The Arm by Nancy Farmer
The Ear, The Eye and The Arm combines traditional African culture with science fiction technology
Review: Devil or Angel by Matthew Hughes
Devil or Angel is a highly enjoyable read with a lot of solid writing…and some confounding problems.
BOOK and MOVIE REVIEWS: 11/22/63 and Whalen’s THE BIG SHUTDOWN!
This week, Steve travels into the future with John Whalen’s “Space Western,” and into the past with Stephen King’s novel about events surrounding John F. Kennedy’s assassination. Both future and past hold our interest!
FREAKS OF NATURE film review, plus POLAR BOREALIS—a new semiprozine!
This week, Steve reviews the 2015 Horror-humour film “Freaks of Nature” and finds it rather flat, then alerts the media (us!) about a new semi-pro Canadian SF/F e-magazine!
“THE POWER”—THREE MOVIES ABOUT POWERS
This week, Steve examines how differently powers, like telekinesis, can be handled by Hollywood. Some movies do it well, and some less well.
Roy G. Krenkel: Artistic Contradiction
Even if you don’t recognize the name, you know who Roy G. Krenkel is.
Scide Splitters: 1941 Retro Hugo Eligible Short Stories
The third and final part of a series in which Scide Splitters examines humorous stories eligible for the 1941 Retro Hugos Awards.
Cosplay vs. Inspirations, Side-by-side Comparisons
Being a member of several groups that enjoy cosplay, costuming, etc., does give access to a world of lively discussions. One recent discussion which came about on a Facebook group for the UK-based con, MCM, […]
How Star Wars charmed Britain on its first release
British fans get to go first this time. That wasn’t so back in 1977.
SHORT FILM REVIEW: Alba Garcia’s TIME/SPACE REFLECTIONS
Steve looks at a brand-new SF/F stop-motion animated short film by the talented film-maker and director Alba Garcia-Rivas.
Ace Double Novels: Double your Pleasure, Double your fun!
The Ace Double novel was an example of an innovative format capturing the fancy of the reading public and effectively changing the landscape of the publishing industry.
Le space opera en France
Meet France’s answer to Captain Future – Bruno Coqdor – in this overview of French space opera
MCM Comic Con Fall Edition
Where do Sailor Moon, Wonder Woman, Cat Woman, Batman, Boba Fett, the Borg, and Captain Jack Sparrow hang out?
Star Wars Art: Because we haven’t heard enough about Star Wars Lately!
No. You haven’t seen enough Star Wars yet
Scide Splitters: Unidentified Funny Objects 4 edited by Alex Shvartsman
Unidentified Funny Objects returns with its fourth annual anthology, this time engaging a theme of dark humor and including stories from the likes of George R. R. Martin, Mike Resnick, Eric Kaplan, Tim Pratt, Piers Anthony, Jody Lynn Nye, Gini Koch, Esther Friesner and more.
Big Brain Aliens
Look at the aliens from This Island Earth. If they are so smart, why are the denizens of Metaluna all such big headed pricks?
STEAMPUNK JEWELRY, VCON, PHILIP K. DICK STORY BUNDLE, AND MORE!
Steve jumps around a lot this week, from VCON to Steampunk Fashion Jewelry to the Philip K. Dick Bookbundle, and back again to Ed Howdershelt!
Review: Robin Hood, F.R.S. by Arthur C. Clarke
Though pivotal to the plot, the science in Arthur C. Clarke’s Robin Hood, F.R.S. is noticeably dated (nearly sixty years), leaving the reader with questions and doubt rather than the anticipated wonder.
Earl Norem: 1924 – 2015
Earl Norem was a gigantic talent and regularly and consistently produced work of the highest caliber
CREATED: THE DESTROYER (Book Series Review)
This week, Steve looks at the popular book series The Destroyer and their Film and TV counterparts. (Caution: this series is more violent than Game of Thrones!)
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