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Chanda’s Legacy Part 1 by Dave Creek – FREE STORY
CHAPTER ONE. I remember the tension and fear at the arrival of the injured from the Sobrenian diplomatic ship as if it were still happening in front of me: — Auto-gurneys bringing in one […]
Impersonating Jesus by Michael Ventrella – FREE STORY
The best way to find out about the life of Jesus is to actually live it. Time travellers are doing just that. Are they interfering with time, or are their actions merely fulfilling the records […]
The Hanged Man by Tom Jolly
We all think there just isn’t anything left to trust in this crazy world, nothing in which you could put in any faith. But, there’s got to be things you can rely on, things that […]
Starborn by Robin Kirman – FREE STORY
Two of the crew of four are honeymooning and travelling in space. How well do you know the other two crew members? How well do you know your partner? What will he do do make […]
Relief by Kaci Curtis – FREE STORY
So many people regret so much in their lives. So much pain, regret, grief… This story shows the extremes to which some will go to, to get even a short respite from that pain. Only […]
News
AMAZING NEWS: 4/28/24
From the THE MOST SFNAL THING WE’VE SEEN IN MONTHS Department: A Catholic Group Has Defrocked an AI Priest Deadpool & Wolverine trailer brings it With the passing of John Trimble, a new effort to […]
Time Machine: April 28, 2024
AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: April 28, 2024 The Big Idea: A.D. Sui Reseña de Libro :Infarto en la Cruz de Luis Freire Sarria Matt’s Reviews: Bannerless by Carrie Vaughn REVIEW – OCEANUS BY SCOTT OVERTON Novedades […]
Reseña de Libro :Infarto en la Cruz de Luis Freire Sarria
Infarto en la cruz Luis Freire Sarria Editorial Grafos y Maquinaciones Para su sello Maquinaciones Colección Narrativa Lima, 2022 Soy de la generación que creció leyendo Monos y Monadas. Todas las semanas tenía que leerlo. […]
OpEd
The Big Idea: Zilka Joseph
The world is wider than we often know, with more people and communities in them than many of us have heard of before. In Sweet Malida: Memories of a Bene Israel Woman, author Zilka […]
The Big Idea: Kerrie Faye
Sometimes as an author, you have to work to develop a character. And sometimes, they just… appear. Which of these did author Kerry Faye have happen for her novel Dead Girl? She’s here now to […]
Pluralistic: Three AI insights for hard-charging, future-oriented smartypantses
Three AI insights for hard-charging, future-oriented smartypantses (permalink) Living in the age of AI hype makes demands on all of us to come up with smartypants prognostications about how AI is about to change everything […]
Chengdu… Nuevamente
Pues, yo no quería hacer ningún comentario negativo a mi experiencia sobre la última Wordcon, pero hay tanta controversia, sobre todo con el Hugo, que pienso es mi responsabilidad hablar sobre mi experiencia. En primer […]
CONTRARY BRIN: News from SPAAAAACE! Oh, and Fermi Paradox & Comets & Uplift!
Some of you are crazy about space colonization now! I can dig it; it’s always been a dream for me, as well. Still, elsewhere I talk about the harm this mindset may be wreaking, upon […]
Science Fiction
The Big Idea: A.D. Sui
Author A.D. Sui knows about the day-to-day experience of navigating the world with a disability, and in The Dragonfly Gambit, she brings some of that experience in to the life of her characters. In this […]
Matt’s Reviews: Bannerless by Carrie Vaughn
Publisher: John Joseph Adams Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publication date: 07/11/2017 Pages: 288 ISBN: 9780544947306 Author: Carrie Vaughn Bannerless by Carrie Vaughn is a post apocalyptic science fiction murder mystery and winner of the Philip […]
REVIEW – OCEANUS BY SCOTT OVERTON
A new book, by Canadian writer Scott Overton, is a near-future thriller about first contact (maybe), telepathy, deep-sea habitats, and all sorts of really cool stuff. I think Steve likes it! Read this!
Chanda’s Legacy Part 1 by Dave Creek – FREE STORY
CHAPTER ONE. I remember the tension and fear at the arrival of the injured from the Sobrenian diplomatic ship as if it were still happening in front of me: — Auto-gurneys bringing in one […]
CLUBHOUSE: Review: “The Good Soldier” by Nir Yaniv
OBIR: Occasional Biased and Ignorant Reviews reflecting this reader’s opinion. The Good Soldier – by Nir Yaniv Publisher: Shadowpaw Press, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, 2024 Cover art: by Nir Yaniv Premise: A “Confirmed Idiot, second class,” […]
Excerpt: A Pause in the Perpetual Rotation by Vincent H. O’Neil
” … the main action manages to capture the imagination and hold it. The main players are developed well over the course of the narrative, and the book’s dialogue, especially, rings true and is consistently […]
Novedades de Abril 1
LIBROS El viernes 12 de abril se presentó en la Librería Itinerante de México, el libro “El canto de los bosques” (Oficio Ediciones, 2024) de Jonathan Basurto. Comentaron nuestro blogger Galaviz Yeverino, Luis Valdéz y […]
Part One of Chanda’s Legacy is Coming This Monday!
Amazing Stories – home of the Free Monday Fiction! – has a special feature coming on Monday, April 22nd that you won’t want to miss – The first installment of the serialized CHANDA’S LEGACY an […]
Fantasy
Reseña de Libro :Infarto en la Cruz de Luis Freire Sarria
Infarto en la cruz Luis Freire Sarria Editorial Grafos y Maquinaciones Para su sello Maquinaciones Colección Narrativa Lima, 2022 Soy de la generación que creció leyendo Monos y Monadas. Todas las semanas tenía que leerlo. […]
Novedades de Abril 2
LIBROS Speedwagon Media Works Presentó, en el marco de la Feria del Libro de la Libertad (Perú) La colección de terror costumbrista de Edgar A. Villanueva. Esta colección está conformada por los libros: “Donde habitan […]
Excerpt: The Silverblood Promise by James Logan
The Silverblood Promise by James Logan will be published by Jo Fletcher books on 25th April. It will be available in Hardback, EBook and Audiobook. Lukan Gardova is a cardsharp, academy dropout, and – thanks […]
Matt’s Reviews: Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Publisher: HARPER AUDIO Publication date: 11/01/2007 Format: Compact Disc Number of Discs: 10 Recording Time: 12 1/2 hours Print Copyright Year: 1997 Recording Copyright: 2007 ISBN: 978-0-06-231431-4 Author: […]
Novedades de Abril 1
LIBROS El viernes 12 de abril se presentó en la Librería Itinerante de México, el libro “El canto de los bosques” (Oficio Ediciones, 2024) de Jonathan Basurto. Comentaron nuestro blogger Galaviz Yeverino, Luis Valdéz y […]
Science
NASA Telescopes Shed Light on Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts
Fast radio bursts, a mysterious type of high-energy flash emanating from deep space, have perplexed scientists for years. We’re beginning to unravel the mystery thanks to extensive study with powerful telescopes and a little bit […]
Matt’s Reviews: Range: How Generalists Triumph In A Specialized World by David Epstein
Publisher: RIVERHEAD BOOKS/PENGUIN PUTNAM Publication date: 04/27/2021 Pages: 368 ISBN: 9780735214507 Author: David Epstein Range: How Generalists Triumph In A Specialized World by David Epstein includes several real world examples […]
CONTRARY BRIN: Yet more Space News! And reasons for us to have some confidence.
There are so many reasons why we ought to refuse and reject the propaganda-against-confidence, out there. A better-than-expected economy? Dropping crime rates? A working vaccine against malaria and looming extinction for both the Guinea worm […]
Review: Architects of Worlds by Jon F. Zeigler
Ad Astra games soon to release Architect of Worlds by Jon F. Zeigler
Newly Discovered Ring of Galaxies Threatens Our Understanding of the Universe
A cosmic megastructure more than 9 billion light years away from Earth challenges what we know about the universe. A doctoral candidate at the United Kingdom’s University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has spotted a […]
Matt’s Reviews: The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat by Oliver Sacks
Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER TRADE Publication date: 04/02/1998 Pages: 256 Copyright Year: 1985 ISBN: 0-684-85394-9 Author: Oliver Sacks The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a […]
CONTRARY BRIN: Human origins – and evolution. Patterns of cooperation and competition
I’m avoiding politics once again this time, in order to dive into the endlessly fascinating topic of human origins. And hence first, for your holiday shopping…. Can you hunt and gather and woo and connive […]
India reveals that it has returned lunar spacecraft to Earth orbit
A little more than three months ago the Indian space agency, ISRO, achieved a major success by putting its Vikram lander safely down on the surface of the Moon. In doing so India became the […]
