Category Archives: Books

Listen to Cora Talk About Foundation with Paul Levinson and Joel McKinnon

Posted on November 24, 2021 by Cora

Yesterday, I was a guest on the Light On Light Through podcast, where I chatted with host Paul Levinson and Joel McKinnon of the excellent Seldon Crisis podcast about Foundation, both the TV series and the original books by Isaac … Continue reading →

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A Trio of Public Service Announcements regarding the Hugos and Other Stuff

Posted on November 19, 2021 by Cora

As the title says, this post is a trio of brief public service announcements. For starters, voting for the 2021 Hugo Awards closes today. So if you’re a member of DisCon III and haven’t voted yet, you still have a … Continue reading →

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Two Podcast Appearances about Old and New SFF

Posted on November 1, 2021 by Cora

In addition to the Fancast Spotlights, I also have two podcast appearances of my own to announce. First of all, I was a guest on the Hugos There podcast, where I discussed the 2021 Hugo finalists for Best Novelette with … Continue reading →

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Foundation discovers “Mysteries and Martyrs” and departs even further from the books

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Cora

Since we only have three episodes to go, I’m doing episode by episode reviews of Foundation, so here is my take on episode 7. Reviews of previous episodes of Foundation as well as two actual Foundation stories may be found … Continue reading →

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for October 2021

Posted on October 31, 2021 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 and small press authors newly published this month, … Continue reading →

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Indie Crime Fiction of the Month for October 2021

Posted on October 30, 2021 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 crime fiction by indie authors newly published this month, though some September books I missed … Continue reading →

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Foundation encounters “Death and the Maiden”

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Cora

Looks like I’m doing episode by episode reviews of Foundation – at least for now – so here is my take on episode 6. Reviews of previous episodes of Foundation as well as of two actual Foundation stories may be … Continue reading →

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Foundation realises “Upon Awakening” that the story is still moving at a glacial pace

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Cora

Looks like I’m doing episode by episode reviews of Foundation – at least for now – so here is my take on episode 5. Reviews of previous episodes of Foundation as well as two actual Foundation stories may be found … Continue reading →

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Cora’s Adventures at the Virtual 2021 Octocon

Posted on October 14, 2021 by Cora

As I mentioned on this blog some time ago, I spent the first October weekend at Octocon, the Irish National Science Fiction Convention, which was virtual this year for obvious reasons. But before I get to my adventures at Octocon, … Continue reading →

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Foundation realises that there are “Barbarians at the Gates”

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Cora

Looks like I’m doing episode by episode reviews of Foundation, so here is my take on episode 4. And yes, the Octocon report is coming, but I had a very busy week. Reviews of previous episodes of Foundation as well … Continue reading →

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