Tag Archives: science fiction

The Space Opera Resurgence

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Cora

At Wired, Charlie Jane Anders talks about the current space opera resurgence and why the subgenre has become more diverse and better than it has been in a long time. The article offers a nice overview of the current crop … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

The Puppies Are Pooping Again

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Cora

Well, at least the rabid puppies are. No one is quite sure what the sad puppies are up to these days. But as for the rabids, Vox Day has released his rabid puppy slate for 2017 (the link goes to … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

An interview and a new post-apocalyptic collection: After the End

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Cora

For starters, I’ve been interviewed by C.E. Martin, author of the pulpy Stone Soldiers series, as part of his Chowmageddon series about post-apocalyptic fiction and particularly food after the apocalypse, so head over there and check it out. And while … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for February 2017

Posted on February 28, 2017 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 January … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

More 2016 Nebula Awards Reactions.

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Cora

For starters, the nominees for the 2016 Bram Stoker Awards have been announced as well and some very fine works they are, too, including an anthology we featured at the Speculative Fiction Showcase last year. Meanwhile, further reactions to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Reactions to the 2016 Nebula Award Nominees

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Cora

I already posted my comments on the 2016 Nebula Award nominees in this post, so let’s take a look at some other reactions from around the web: Rich Horton is generally pleased with the 2016 Nebula nominees, for even though … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Some Thoughts on the 2016 Nebula Nominees, the Shadow Clarke Award and some other awards

Posted on February 21, 2017 by Cora

Yes, it’s that time of the year again, genre award shortlist time. In the past few days, the nominees for the 2016 BSFA Award, the 2016 Aurealis Award, the longlist for the 2017 David Gemmell Legend Award and the winners … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Film | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Rest in Peace, Richard Hatch, the original Captain Apollo

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Cora

2017 seems to be determined to continue where 2016 left off by slowly killing off the heroes of our youth. The latest casualty is actor Richard Hatch, who died yesterday aged 71. Richard Hatch was best known for playing Captain … Continue reading →

Posted in TV | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A handy guide to all SFF-related posts of 2016

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Cora

I don’t normally do eligibility posts. I’m not opposed to them on principle, but I feel incredibly awkward making one, so I don’t. However, someone added my name to the 2017 Hugo Nominations Wiki (thanks, unknown reader) and I’ve noticed … Continue reading →

Posted in Links, Personal | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Multi-Author Speculative Fiction Promotion

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Cora

Fantasy author Andrea Pearson has organised a huge speculative fiction multi-author promotion from January 10 to January 14. Over seventy authors are participating, with works ranging all across the speculative fiction spectrum, from epic and urban fantasy via paranormal romance … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment