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Teens Surviving the Alien Invasion: Stephen Wallenfels’ POD
The epigraph to Stephen Wallenfels’s POD is a famous quote from Ronald Reagan’s September 1987 address to the UN General Assembly — the one that includes the sentence, “I occasionally think how quickly...
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Fiction Affliction: May Releases in Science Fiction
Fifteen new releases is a virtual tsunami when it comes to science fiction these days, including some scientifically scintillating anthologies and an examination of the science behind the film “Avatar"...
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Short, Sharp, Awesome: Blackbirds by Chuck Wendig
Miriam is a drifter with an unusual gift: when she touches someone skin to skin, she sees a brief vision of the circumstances of that person’s death. It could be decades into the future or later the...
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Morning Roundup: Velociraptors Shafted by Mainstream Media. Again.
Just how upset should you be on a day-to-day basis about the death of the dinosaurs? If you were to hang out with us, we’d answer that question with “very.” If you aren’t sad about the dinosaurs being...
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Railsea (Excerpt)
Out in the U.K. on May 24 from Tor UK and out in the U.S. on May 15 from Del Rey, get an exciting sneak peek at at China Miéville’s upcoming novel, Railsea. Tor UK will be releasing more information...
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Tor UK E-book Titles to Go DRM-Free
Tor UK, Pan Macmillan’s science fiction and fantasy imprint, has announced today that it will make its ebooks DRM-free over the next three months.“We know that this is what many Tor authors...
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Prophet
“Prophet” is Jennifer Bosworth’s first published short work and serves as a prequel to her debut novel Struck, out on May 8th from Farrar, Strauss & Giroux. You can also catch Jennifer out on the...
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Announcing the Fierce Reads Tour
Starting this May, a collection of debut Young Adult authors from Mac Kids will be hitting the road on the Fierce Reads joint tour!Fierce Reads consists of:Anna Banks (Of Poseidon)Leigh Bardugo (Shadow...
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Why Joss Whedon Might Make the Haters Love Superhero Movies
The Cabin in the Woods has everyone’s attention for the moment, but what the movie-going world is really waiting for is Marvel’s The Avengers. With a meticulously woven continuity that began with...
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Wilds of the Soul: Mythic Delirium 26
To round out poetry month, there’s one more magazine I’d like to talk about: Mythic Delirium, edited by Mike Allen. This magazine has been running steadily since 1998, and across the years has featured...
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Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: The Bonehunters, Chapter Eleven
Welcome to the Malazan Re-read of the Fallen! Every post will start off with a summary of events, followed by reaction and commentary by your hosts Bill and Amanda (with Amanda, new to the series,...
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Here’s Some More: Long Series, Novels and Chunks
I recently read and really thoroughly enjoyed C.J. Cherryh’s latest book in the Atevi series, Intruder. It’s book thirteen in the series, and I’m not actually sure it’s a book at all. It would be an...
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Farscape Rewatch: “Till The Blood Runs Clear”
“Till The Blood Runs Clear”Written by Doug Heyes, Jr, directed by Tony TilseSeason 1, Episode 111st US Transmission Date: 9 July 19991st UK Transmission Date: 28 February 20001st Australian...
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On Our Radar: Hungry Hungry Hippos
Really silly ads for the upcoming movie/art project Battleship have just started appearing in New York City (Do you know what the movie is about? Nothing! Do you know what the ads show? Nothing!)...
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Fiction Affliction: “Genre-Benders” for May
With fifteen titles this month, how many could possibly be steampunk? Well, that would be about six, plus a couple of cozy mysteries with a hint of paranormal, some very cool anthologies that cross...
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Beautiful Infographic Breaks Down the Hugo Awards
The fine people over at SF Signal have created this splendid infographic explaining the Hugo Award. From the history of the award, to interesting statistics, to a comprehensive timeline, this the...
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Morning Roundup: Mumble-Gate is Over!
If reports are to be believed, everyone will now be able to totally understand Bane. We’re not sure if there will be an in-universe explanation for this like Bane getting voice leassons ala’ The King’s...
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What an Avengers Movie Would Look Like in the 1970s
So. This is our new favorite thing. An edit of what an Avengers movie would look like if made in the 1970s. Liberal use is made of footage from the Lou Ferrigno/Bill Bixby The Incredible Hulk show,...
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Mary Sue Fights Fascism: Diane Carey’s Dreadnought! and Battlestations!
There is a fine art to reading a Mary Sue. You have to remember how much work the character has put into getting to the point of whatever fabulous opportunity she is going to conquer with her wits, her...
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Reopening The X-Files: “Talitha Cumi”/“Herrenvolk”
Season 3, Episode 24: “Talitha Cumi”/Season 4, Episode 1: “Herrenvolk”Original Airdates: May 17 and October 4, 1996So let’s say your show about aliens and monsters has gone and got big. Cover of...
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