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Retro Review: “Far Centaurus” by A.E. van Vogt

Posted on April 29, 2020 by Cora

I’m continuing my reviews of the 1945 Retro Hugo finalists with “Far Centaurus”, a science fiction short story by A.E. van Vogt that was published in the January 1944 issue of Astounding Science Fiction and is a finalist for the … Continue reading →

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Indie Crime Fiction of the Month for April 2020

Posted on April 29, 2020 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 March books I missed … Continue reading →

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Retro Review: “And the Gods Laughed” by Fredric Brown

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Cora

Now that the finalists for the 1945 Retro Hugos have announced, it’s time to get back to Retro Reviews and cover those finalists I missed the first time around. I’ll start off with “And the Gods Laughed”, a science fiction … Continue reading →

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Genre Vacation: Visit the Pulp Science Fiction Shared Solar System

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Cora

In early April, Shaun Duke started the Blog Challenge Project to encourage participants to blog more and create some conversation across blogs. Shaun describes the project as follows: What is the Blog Challenge Project? In short, the project aims to … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on the Hugo Award Finalists, Part II: The 2020 Hugo Awards

Posted on April 10, 2020 by Cora

Here is the second of the long awaited Hugo finalist reaction posts. Part 1 about the finalists for the 1945 Retro Hugos, is here BTW. And yes, it took longer than usual to get these posts up, but since I’m … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on the Hugo Award Finalists, Part I: The 1945 Retro Hugo Awards

Posted on April 9, 2020 by Cora

Here is the first of the long awaited Hugo finalist reaction posts. Not too long, I hope, but since I’m a Hugo finalist myself this year, I took some time off to celebrate, congratulate fellow finalists and update everything that … Continue reading →

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Retro Review: “Citadel of Lost Ships” by Leigh Brackett

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Cora

The finalists for the 1945 Retro Hugos will be announced tomorrow. But for now, I’ll continue to take a look at some of the finalists for previous years of Retro Hugos. And today, I’ll continue with a story that was … Continue reading →

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First Monday Free Fiction: The Four and a Half Minute Boiled Egg

Posted on April 6, 2020 by Cora

Welcome to the April 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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Retro Review: “Exile” by Edmond Hamilton

Posted on April 4, 2020 by Cora

Now that we’re waiting for the finalists for the 1945 Retro Hugos to be announced, let’s take the time to look at some of the finalists for previous years of Retro Hugos. I’ll start off with “Exile”, a science fantasy … Continue reading →

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for March 2020

Posted on March 31, 2020 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 February … Continue reading →

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