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After constructing our first RSS feed, it soon became apparent that the size of files could grow quickly. We decided to separate them into smaller ones, breaking them up by month. On this page you...
View ArticleA Zombie's History of the United States by Dr. Worm Miller
Zombies continue their relentless, foot dragging, moaning assault on popular culture. And the concept of the "mash-up" has allowed many to meld two completely unrelated genres to create something...
View ArticleVeteran by Gavin Smith
Jakob Douglas fought alien enemies he didn't understand for years before being dishonorably discharged for his part in a mutiny. But now his former CO has called him back into service. A thrilling,...
View ArticleBabylon 5.1: TV reviews by Rick Norwood
Rick gives us a list of those SF TV shows that have caught his attention recently. They include Doctor Who, followed by Torchwood. He also gives us a list of what SF is on TV in September.
View ArticleNew Arrivals compiled by Neil Walsh
New and forthcoming titles from Terry Brooks, Joe R. Lansdale, Sharon Lee & Steve Miller, Cherie Priest, Adam Roberts, Brandon Sanderson, and many more.
View ArticleWatching the Future: a column by Derek Johnson
Fans and critics cite the 50s as the Golden Age of cinematic science fiction. Granted, the period saw so many groundbreaking movies that most cinema historians accept the period's classic status as a...
View ArticleThe Scar-Crow Men by Mark Chadbourn
This is the second novel featuring the daring escapades of Will Swyfte, England's greatest Spy of the Elizabethan Age. While the book can be read as a stand-alone, there is much to be gained from...
View ArticleThe Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, January/February 2011
The Bird Cage" by Kate Wilhelm opens with Grace Wooten who refuses to allow Edward Markham to use himself as a test subject in the study of Parkinson's disease. Grace believes the monkeys are enough...
View ArticleCaptain America: The First Avenger
They killed Bucky! No, just kidding. I mean, of course they killed Bucky, but they always kill Bucky. Joe Simon and Jack Kirby created Captain America in a simpler time, World War II, when comic book...
View ArticleRise of the Planet of the Apes
The new Planet of the Apes movie is enjoyable, favoring appealing characters over heavy-handed satire. This film is a new beginning, and the setup for a new series. Whether it will take us all the way...
View ArticleBack to the Future: the Game
"Your future hasn't been written yet. No one's has. So make it a good one!" Wise words from the enigmatic Doctor Emmett Lathrup Brown that drew to a conclusion the phenomenal Back to the Future...
View ArticleAmazing Adult Fantasy by A.D. Jameson
To begin with, these short fictions are funny. They are also experimental, wayward and surreal, any of which might make them seem far more serious and "worthy" than they actually are. They are not...
View ArticleThe Age of Ra by James Lovegrove
Guns? Check. Tanks? Check. Mad explosions? Check. Insane missions? Check. Ba lance battles powered by energy from divine pantheons? Er... check. Rampant horny squabbling gods? Check. Gods running...
View ArticleNexus Graphica: a column by Rick Klaw and Mark London Williams
So here we have the rebooting of the DC universe, but Mark London Williams thinks we're going to tack against the grain of the comics press and not talk about that, or the new issue Justice League....
View ArticleVader, Voldemort and Other Villains edited by Jamey Heit
While other books on this subject matter are made for fans of such series as Star Wars, Harry Potter and Twilight, this book is a refreshing change as it has essays based on the characters in the...
View ArticleReady Player One by Ernest Cline
Scientists have noted that by the time the average student graduates from high school, they've spent as much time playing computer games as they have studying for their courses. In school you master...
View ArticleNew Arrivals compiled by Neil Walsh
New this time are the latest from Robert McCammon, Connie Willis, Tom McCarthy, Tim Pratt, some repackaged classics by Poul Anderson, Sharon Lee & Steve Miller, and more!
View ArticleNexus Graphica: a column by Rick Klaw and Mark London Williams
Due to an influx of graphic novels at the Nexus Graphica Texas offices, Rick Klaw is opting out of his usual monthly missives in favor of an entire column devoted to reviews. Next month, he plans to...
View ArticleThe Bible Repairman and Other Stories by Tim Powers
Although mainly a prolific, very brilliant novelist, Tim Powers occasionally tries his hand at the short story. This first new collection since 2005 assembles five stories and a novella, where he...
View ArticleHellbent by Cherie Priest
Hellbent is the second volume of the Cheshire Red Reports series, "Cheshire Red" being the aka for protagonist Raylene Pendle, vampire thief-for-hire. In the previous Bloodshot, we're introduced to...
View ArticlePalimpsest by Charles Stross
Pierce has been recruited by the Stasis, a seemingly omnipotent organization that has charged itself with the preservation and reseeding of mankind throughout Earth's extinction events, and collecting...
View ArticleWinterfair Gifts by Lois McMaster Bujold
This novella, originally published in the anthology, Irresistible Forces, takes place a few months after the events of A Civil Campaign. It's the Winterfair season, and Miles Vorkosigan is only a few...
View ArticleDoc Savage: White Eyes by Will Murray
A small-time crook gets nabbed during a bank heist. Unfortunately for the crook, a man was killed during the robbery and a death sentence could be handed down. To save his own life, the thug cuts a...
View ArticleStar Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Conviction by Aaron Allston
The final story arc begins. Tahiri Viel's sentence for the murder of Admiral Pelleon is revealed. The Jedi take action against Daala's growing imperialism. Luke and Ben visit the home world of the...
View ArticleJupiter, Issue 32, April 2011
Another solid issue for Jupiter. The thirty-second issue is subtitled Eurydome, as ever after a moon of Jupiter. This episode, besides the usual list of 5 stories, features 3 poems, 2 by veteran SF...
View ArticleStars and Gods by Larry Niven
This book purports to collect all of the auhtor's work that has appeared since his last collection of short fiction, Scatterbrain, which appeared in 2003, and it does indeed do that. It also includes...
View ArticleThe Universe of Things by Gwyneth Jones
Paul is generally in favour of critical introductions to collections of stories. Except when it's a book he's reviewing. Then he tends to feel that he is being told how to read the book; especially if...
View ArticleCity of Ruins by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Boss has arrived at the planet Wyr, in the city of Vaycehn, against her better judgement. Her job is to find and recover stealth technology -- technology that was once used by those who built the...
View ArticleThe Falling Machine by Andrew P. Mayer
Steampunk is quite the sub-genre de jour of late, its popularity having grown to the point over the past number of years where it has even acquired its titular name. As its audience has grown so have...
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