Category Archives: Books

Rest in Peace, Pierre Brice a.k.a. Winnetou

Posted on June 7, 2015 by Cora

French actor Pierre Brice died today at age 86. If you grew up in (West) Germany between 1962 and approx. 2001, this news will come as a shock to you, because Pierre Brice in his star role as the noble … Continue reading →

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for May 2015

Posted on May 31, 2015 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 April … Continue reading →

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New Story Available: The Revenant of Wrecker’s Dock

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Cora

May has not been a good month for me writing-wise. Nonetheless, I did manage to publish a new story, a nice little sailor’s yarn with a dash of zombies or rather revenants. So what are you waiting for? Make yourself … Continue reading →

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Of Outlander, Sex and the Female Gaze

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Cora

I finally got around to watching the first few episodes of the TV adaptation of Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series. I was rather sceptical, when the series was first announced, partly because I’m not the world’s biggest Outlander fan and partly … Continue reading →

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New story available: The Four and a Half Minute Boiled Egg

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Cora

Regular readers of this blog as well as the Pegasus Pulp blog may recall that I occasionally enjoy doing writing challenges such as the eight hour fiction challenge. The story I want to announce today (which I actually should have … Continue reading →

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for April 2015

Posted on April 30, 2015 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 March … Continue reading →

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New Helen Shepherd Mystery Available: Egg Hunt

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Cora

As I said before, there will be a couple of promotional posts in the next few days before we return to our regularly scheduled neepery about books, films, TV shows, writing, the Hugo Awards, etc… This particular promo post is … Continue reading →

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German perspectives on SFF, a Hugo Survey and the best “Age of Ultron” review you’ll read today

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Cora

The 2015 Hugo Awards debate is still dragging on and to those of us outside the US, it is very clear that the Hugos and Worldcon have been dragged into the increasingly toxic US culture war between the beleaguered nutty … Continue reading →

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The Obligatory Birthday Post 2015

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Cora

So today (well, yesterday actually) was my birthday. Since my parents had to go to the 50th birthday of a colleague of my Dad’s in the evening, I had lunch with them instead at a local Thai restaurant (which is … Continue reading →

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A new fantasy story available and Cora participates in an SF Signal Mind Meld

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Cora

First of all, I was invited to participate in SF Signal‘s regular Mind Meld feature. The subject this time around was cities in science fiction and fantasy. You can see my answer as well as those of Kelly McCullough, Beth … Continue reading →

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