2016 Season Begins: Expectations and Suggestions!
The new year is upon us. Oh, heck, who am I kidding? It’s been upon us for weeks, and boy is 2016 turning out to be a SF/F tornado of emotion! The good news is that we’re going to have new episodes soon. That means more interviews, more discussions, more movies, and more torturous adventures […]
Book Review: COLD IRON by Stina Leicht
High, epic fantasy is perhaps my favorite genre. Yet, its books can easily turn tired and formulaic. Epic fantasy also tends to reach high page counts, both in a given novel and within a giant series, filled with a rich tapestry of characters and world building. But in so doing they can also become bogged-down […]
Book Review: The Ark by Patrick S. Tomlinson
Bryan Benson is one of the lucky few, one of the 50,000 or so humans left in the universe. A descendant of those who built and escaped on a generation ship fleeing a disaster for Earth undreamed up by even the imagination of Irwin Allen, Benson is an ex-sports hero, and now a detective. On […]
2016 Awards Season (Hugos, etc.): All the Eligible Things from a Year of Skiffy and Fanty!
It’s that time of year again. The time when we all show up in a big arena and fight each other with sticks and used socks and the leftover contents of Darth Vader’s fridge for the supreme honor of winning an award. OK. So that’s not true. But it is awards season, which means we do have to release […]
