Tag Archives: science fiction

A Triple New Release and Some Thoughts on Cozy Space Opera

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Cora

Now that the excitement caused by the triple whammy of Easter, Passover and the announcement of the 2018 Hugo Finalists has died down somewhat, I have an announcement of my own to make. And it’s a big announcement, because I … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on the Hugo Award Finalists, Part II: The 2018 Hugos

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Cora

For my comments on the 1943 Retro Hugo Awards, go here. Meanwhile, here are my comments on the main event (sorry, long dead authors, filmmakers, artists and fans of 1942), the 2018 Hugo Award finalists. For other comments on the … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on the Hugo Award Finalists, Part I: The 1943 Retro Hugos

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Cora

So the finalists for the 2018 Hugo Awards and the 1943 Retro Hugo Awards were announced tonight, following some controversy, because the announcement happens to take place not just on Easter Saturday, but also on Passover. Coincidentally, it’s not a … Continue reading →

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The Other Star Trek Show: Some Thoughts on The Orville

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Cora

It seems to be one of those moments of cosmic serendipity, when two or more works with eerily similar concepts come out independently of each other at around the same time. Pop culture is full of such moments, such as … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on the 2017 Nebula Award Nominees

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Cora

The nominees for the 2017 Nebula Awards have been announced today. At Barnes & Noble, Joel Cunningham offers an overview of the nominees and shares his thoughts on the nominated novels and at File 770, JJ shares some links to … Continue reading →

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In Defence of Wallpaper Science Fiction

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Cora

A few days ago, Paul Weimer pointed me on Twitter to this post by Charles Stross in which Stross laments the current state of the science fiction genre, because a lot of SF writers these days focus more on plot, … Continue reading →

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Cora guestblogs elsewhere and remembers Ursula K. Le Guin

Posted on January 27, 2018 by Cora

First of all, my pals at the great podcast The Skiffy and Fanty Show are holding a “Month of Joy” event to celebrate the launch of their new website and they invited plenty of folks they interviewed over the years, … Continue reading →

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Star Trek Discovery – Through the Looking Glass and into even more Grimdarkness

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Cora

The post title sums it up really. Star Trek Discovery is back and it’s as grimdark and depressing and un-Trek-like as ever in spite of liberally borrowing from Star Trek‘s most popular tropes. If you’ve been following my Star Trek … Continue reading →

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“USS Callister” and the Successful Mutiny Against Toxic Masculinity

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Cora

A few days ago, I wrote a lengthy post about the treatment of mavericks and mutineers in recent science fiction, using the characters of Michael Burnham in Star Trek Discovery and Poe Dameron in The Last Jedi as examples (there’s … Continue reading →

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A handy guide to all SFF-related posts and works of 2017

Posted on January 2, 2018 by Cora

I tend to feel uncomfortable with eligibility posts, but I posted such an overview for the first time last year, when someone added my name to the Hugo Nominations Wiki. And since I did it last year, I decided to … Continue reading →

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