Book Review: Vampires of El Norte

Cover of Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas

I enjoyed reading Vampires of El Norte. The young lovers’ misunderstandings feel natural, not artificially belabored, and the problems they’re dealing with, of trying to negotiate societal and familial expectations and demands to find some degrees of choice, are depicted with understanding, compassion, and warmth. The monsters are scary, the action scenes are exciting, the love story is sweet, and I found the conclusion very satisfying.

Episode 41 — Colonialism and Science Fiction

http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow2.9–ColonialismAndScienceFiction/Sandf–Episode2.9–ColonialismAndScienceFiction.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Stitcher | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSThere has been some interesting discussion lately about the intersection of colonialism and science fiction.  We thought it would be a good topic to take on […]