Is There Such A Thing As Too Much Star Wars?
Darren Slade explores the dangers inherent in an ever-expanding Star Wars universe and asks if George Lucas will ever get to make his art films?
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The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the Comic Book
Harlan Ellison gets his Dumas on.
Silvia Angiola – Axxón – por M. C. Carper
M. C. Carper interviews super fan and film reviewerSilvia Angiola: Just how well do english language films play out in the spanish speaking world?
Book Review: A Pair of Sword and Planet Tales
A review of two stories from The Lost Empire of Sol, “The Pirates of Themos” by Tom Doolan and “The Machineries of Mars”
Charles Allen Gramlich.
Book Review: Lights in the Deep by Brad R. Torgersen
Review of Brad R. Torgersen’s Lights in the Deep.
Book Review: Raygun Chronicles edited by Bryan Thomas Schmidt
Review of Raygun Chronicles, an anthology edited by Bryan Thomas Schmidt.
NOVA, AMOR “HYBRIDO”EN UNA ESPIRAL HUMANOIDE-REPLICANTE
En “Nova”, se entremezclan elementos de ciencia ficción dura, opera espacial y ciberpunk y esto posibilita una estructura narrativa sui generis que pretende encaminar al lector por un sendero fantástico
Movie Review — Is That What Scientology Does to Them?
After Earth – a sci fi film masquerading as a science fiction film
Leviathan Wakes Review
[two]I am always looking for new books to read and typically pick one by an author from the current con I am attending. In the case of this book it was because I received an […]
Interview with Peter F. Hamilton, author of Great North Road
Peter F. Hamilton is one of Britain’s best-selling SF authors. Hamilton’s novels hark back to the great days of science fiction, reveling in big ideas and unafraid to tackle hard science.
No. 22 – 2013 October – Elizabeth Moon, Military Science Fiction, and Female Leads
If you like military science fiction, raise the alarm, beat your drum to send all hands to general quarters, and light up your sensors for deep scan. Ms. Moon has several series you won’t want to miss.
Why Science Fiction Has a Troubled Relationship With Utopias
Maybe it’s time to donate to SETI … and vote for politicians who believe that Gross National Happiness is less important than Gross National Aerospace Investment.
Website Review: Star Wars dot com
For fans of classic space opera, one of the most iconic movie franchises ever produced in the genre is arguably that of the Star Wars saga. Not surprisingly, one of the most informative sites on the web pertaining to all that is Star Wars is the aptly named www.starwars.com.
What the %&*# is Perry Rhodan?
Perry Rhodan is a weekly German science fiction pulp magazine series that has run uninterrupted since 1961. That translates into over two thousand five hundred issues released so far not counting reprints, books and spinoffs. Lets let that sink in for a moment.
Saving Doctor Who – Episode 2: Arcs, Horror and Screwdrivers
Every generation of children has the right to be scared senseless and feel a powerful urge to watch from behind the sofa.
The Art of the Game
Illustration is also of paramount importance to another venue for science fiction and fantasy and that is as part of the packaging that goes along with role-playing and video games.
The Geek Test: What’s Your Score?
I believe people of all types should be able to join in geek events and have fun whether they’re sufficiently geek credentialed or not, but I wondered how one might one go about quantitatively evaluating “geekiness”
Noticias y estrenos 13-8
Número 2 de la Revista del Portal CienciayFiccion Se anuncia la publicación del segundo número de la revista semestral digital gratuíta del Portal Cienciayficción, dedicada enteramente al fabuloso género de la ciencia ficción. Y en esta […]
Review: Leviathan Rising by Jonathan Green
Review: Leviathan Rising Leviathan Rising in many ways reminds me of older styles of Science Fiction. It’s a story set in our near future. Mankind has colonized Mars and set up stations asteroid belts, but […]
JOSÉ JOAQUÍN RAMOS -ALFA ERIDIANI- POR M. C. CARPER
José Joaquín Ramos de Francisco – Editor de Alfa Eridiani M. C. Carper para Amazing Stories Magazine: Hola ¿Quién eres? Preséntate con tus palabras, por favor. J.J.R.F: Hola. Cuando tengo que presentarme siempre digo que […]
Frank Kelly Freas
Science fiction is a literature of ideas. It is also a literature that tries to show us the future, although it is not often directly predictive, it tries to look ahead to show us the […]
The Trouble With God Powers. (No, I’m not talking about realism.)
Among diehard science fiction fans, there is this argument that happens quite frequently. Someone will mention how in a series, the protagonist used a stargate to jump from one point in the universe, and how […]
Sword & Planet
Discussions of what is and what is not Sword & Sorcery can be a thorny proposition. On the one hand S&S is largely no different than epic Fantasy (ala Tolkien) except in scope or tone. […]
Review: Crisis of Empire
Crisis of Empire (David Drake, Thomas T. Thomas, W.C. Dietz, Roger MacBride Allen and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro.) -An Honorable Defence -Cluster Command -The War Machine -Crown of Empire Somewhat irritatingly, I was pointed to this […]
Rediscover the Fires of Nuala
Fires of Nuala Cat Kimbriel Book View Café epub and mobi, $4.99 One of the great things about the ebook revolution is that many authors are making their backlists available. As a result, a number […]
New Volume Collects Jack Kirby’s Early SF Work
Talking animals and floating heads. You know you want it.
Sequential Wednesdays #15 – A Brawling Youth & His Magical Wardrobe
“Read the book. Help the people. You already know what to do…slay the monsters.” Paul Pope is a comic creator who has essentially calcified the notion of first-look recognition. His art of splashing squalor threatens […]
An Introduction to the Empire’s Corps
When I was a child, I read the Foundation series and it left a great impression on me. (It must have done; collapsing galactic empires is one of my favourite SF themes, both as a […]
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