Author Archives: Cora

Retro Review: “Terror Out of Space” by Leigh Brackett

Posted on January 8, 2020 by Cora

“Terror Out of Space” by Leigh Brackett is a science fiction novelette, which appeared in the summer 1944 issue of Planet Stories and is therefore eligible for the 1945 Retro Hugos. You can find the story online here. This review … Continue reading →

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Introducing the 1945 Retro Hugo Spreadsheet and Retro Science Fiction Reviews

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Cora

Anybody who has been following this blog for a while will know that I have been occasionally frustrated with the Retro Hugo Award finalists and winners, because all too often, people seem to be voting and nominating based on name … Continue reading →

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First Monday Free Fiction: Shelter

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Cora

Welcome to the January 2020 edition of First Monday Free Fiction. To recap, inspired by Kristine Kathryn Rusch who posts a free short story every week on her blog, I’ll post a free story on every first Monday of the … Continue reading →

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Lone Mandalorian and Yoda Cub: Some Thoughts on The Mandalorian

Posted on January 5, 2020 by Cora

After The Rise of Skywalker review, here is the promised review of The Mandalorian, the new live action Star Wars show broadcast via Disney’s streaming service. The following was written in bits and pieces over several weeks, as I watched … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year 2020

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Cora

First of all, a happy new year to everybody who reads my blog! May 2020 bring you health, happiness and success! Here in Germany, the new year is a little over a day old now and has been mainly cold … Continue reading →

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A handy guide to all SFF-related posts and works of 2019

Posted on January 1, 2020 by Cora

I never felt comfortable with eligibility posts, but I posted such an overview for the first time in 2016, when someone added my name to the Hugo Nominations Wiki. And since I’ve been doing it for three years now, I … Continue reading →

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for December 2019

Posted on December 31, 2019 by Cora

It’s that time of the month again, time for “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of speculative fiction by indie authors newly published this month, though some November … Continue reading →

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Indie Crime Fiction of the Month for December 2019

Posted on December 30, 2019 by Cora

Welcome to the latest edition of “Indie Crime Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Crime Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of speculative fiction by indie authors newly published this month, though some November books I missed … Continue reading →

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The 2019 Darth Vader Parenthood Award for Outstandingly Horrible Fictional Parents

Posted on December 29, 2019 by Cora

It’s almost the end of the year, so it’s time to announce the winner of the coveted (not) 2019 Darth Vader Parenthood Award for Outstandingly Horrible Fictional Parents. Let’s have a bit of background: I have been informally awarding the … Continue reading →

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The End of a Saga: The Rise of Skywalker

Posted on December 29, 2019 by Cora

So the Star Wars saga has finally come to an end of 42 years. Of course, we thought that Star Wars had ended twice before, in 1983 and 2005 respectively. So is The Rise of Skywalker really the end of … Continue reading →

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