Tag Archives: German history

Michael Burnham, Poe Dameron and the Decline of the Maverick Hero

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Cora

Science fiction has always been the genre of the maverick hero and occasionally, the maverick heroine. Han Solo, Malcolm Reynolds, Kirk and Spock, Riker, Worf, Kathryn Janeway, the Doctor (“Fine chaps, all of them” – and now a fine lady, … Continue reading →

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Of narrative catnip, cultural taste differences, telling my own stories and a new “In Love and War” novella: Dead World

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Cora

As many of you probably know, I currently have two space opera series going on: The Shattered Empire series and the In Love and War series. Both are stories of rebellion and of fighting an unjust system, because such stories … 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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Austrian SF legend Dietmar Schönherr dies

Posted on July 19, 2014 by Cora

Austrian actor and television personality Dietmar Schönherr died yesterday aged 88. Here are two obituaries from Die Welt und Der Tagespiegel as well as a video obituary courtesy of kulturzeit. In spite of the surfeit of world news on this … Continue reading →

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Double Release: A new Shattered Empire novelette and a new Silencer story

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Cora

The post title says it all really, for today I have no one but two new releases to announce. And not just any new titles either, but a brand-new adventure of the Silencer and the long awaited next installment in … Continue reading →

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