Tag Archives: science fiction

Some Comments on the 2019 Nebula Award Finalists

Posted on February 20, 2020 by Cora

The finalists for the 2019 Nebula Awards have been announced today. And thankfully – because I’m tired and not feeling at all well today – this year’s Nebula finalists seem to be largely uncontroversial, unlike last year. All in all, … Continue reading →

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Cora time travels to 1965 and visits a space prison

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Cora

I’m over at Galactic Journey again today, reviewing the 1965 science fiction novel The Escape Orbit a.k.a. Open Prison by James White as part of the February Galactoscope review round-up. Furthermore, Rosemary Benton reviews another 1965 science fiction novel, Space … Continue reading →

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First Monday Free Fiction: Valentine’s Day on Iago Prime

Posted on February 3, 2020 by Cora

Welcome to the February 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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A “Rememberance” of The Next Generation: Some Thoughts on Star Trek: Picard

Posted on January 25, 2020 by Cora

I’m not sure, if I’m going to do episode by episode reviews of Star Trek: Picard like I did for Discovery, but the first episode of Picard, which became available on Thursday, certainly does deserve some discussion. Now Star Trek … Continue reading →

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Cora is a 2020 GUFF Candidate

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Cora

The ballot for the 2020 Going Under Fan Fund (GUFF) race has been announced and I am one of the candidates. What is GUFF, you ask? The Going Under a.k.a. Get Up and Over Fan Fund is a great project … Continue reading →

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Lone Mandalorian and Yoda Cub: Some Thoughts on The Mandalorian

Posted on January 5, 2020 by Cora

After The Rise of Skywalker review, here is the promised review of The Mandalorian, the new live action Star Wars show broadcast via Disney’s streaming service. The following was written in bits and pieces over several weeks, as I watched … Continue reading →

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A handy guide to all SFF-related posts and works of 2019

Posted on January 1, 2020 by Cora

I never felt comfortable with eligibility posts, but I posted such an overview for the first time in 2016, when someone added my name to the Hugo Nominations Wiki. And since I’ve been doing it for three years now, I … Continue reading →

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The Women Science Fiction Fans Don’t See

Posted on December 12, 2019 by Cora

Today, I’m over at Galactic Journey again, where I review the 1964 science fiction books, Message from the Eocene and Three Worlds of Futurity, both by Margaret St. Clair as part of the December Galactoscope. Furthermore, our editor Gideon Marcus … Continue reading →

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Time Travel, Bond Rip-offs and the Fashion for Folksy Rural Themes in the 1960s

Posted on October 19, 2019 by Cora

Blogging has been light over here for the past two weeks or so, but today I am over at Galactic Journey again, where I review the post-apocalyptic novel Davy by Edgar Pangborn in a double post together with Victoria Silverwolf, … Continue reading →

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WorldCon 77 in Dublin, Part 1: The Good…

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Cora

Yes, I know that my WorldCon and TitanCon report as well as detailed Huog commentary has been much delayed, but then I’ve been ill, first with a cold acquired at WorldCon and then with a stomach bug acquired from a … Continue reading →

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