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Some Thoughts on the 2018 Nebula Award Finalists

Posted on February 21, 2019 by Cora

The finalists for the 2018 Nebula Awards have been announced today, as have the finalists for the 2018 Aurealis Award and the finalists for the 2018 BSFA Awards were announced a few days ago. If you want to read the … Continue reading →

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Spock is still missing, but Star Trek Discovery offers the return of other familiar faces in “Saints of Imperfection”

Posted on February 16, 2019 by Cora

Nomen certainly est omen with the latest episode of Star Trek Discovery, because “Saints of Imperfection” very much highlights the many flaws of the show, all of them carry overs from the mess that was season 1. Furthermore, season 2 … Continue reading →

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Star Trek Discovery pays “An Obol to Charon” and returns to form

Posted on February 9, 2019 by Cora

After last week’s messy return to much of what made season 1 so annoying, Star Trek Discovery comes roaring back with “An Obol to Charon”. For my take on previous Star Trek Discovery episodes, go here. “An Obol to Charon” … Continue reading →

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A Science Fiction Promo and Richard Blakemore blogs

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Cora

Today, I have two brief announcements to make. The first is an announcement for a science fiction cross promo at StoryOrigins. What is StoryOrigins, you ask. StoryOrigins is a new service for free e-book giveaways. One of those is the … Continue reading →

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Star Trek Discovery suddenly remembers that season 1 existed with “Point of Light”

Posted on February 2, 2019 by Cora

“Point of Light”, the latest episode of Star Trek Discovery, aired on Thursday (if you can call “running on a streaming service” airing). For my comments on previous episodes of Star Trek Discovery, go here. “Point of Light” feels more … Continue reading →

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for January 2019

Posted on January 31, 2019 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 December … Continue reading →

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Star Trek Discovery Visits “New Eden” and Still Feels Like Star Trek

Posted on January 26, 2019 by Cora

Welcome to my ongoing coverage of Star Trek Discovery. For my takes on previous episodes, go here. “New Eden”, Star Trek Discovery‘s second episode of the second season just aired and the show actually feels like Star Trek for two … Continue reading →

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Star Trek Discovery is back… and it actually feels like Star Trek, for a change

Posted on January 19, 2019 by Cora

It’s hard to imagine that two years ago, we didn’t have any new Star Trek on the screen at all beyond the vague promise of a fourth film in the J.J. Abrams reboot series (which has since been shelved). Two … Continue reading →

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Science Fiction Is Dying Again – The Hopepunk Edition

Posted on January 17, 2019 by Cora

Science fiction sure dies a lot. It’s been regularly dying every year or so ever since it emerged as a separate genre (here is a recent example courtesy of Chinese science fiction author Liu Cixin in Der Spiegel) and yet … Continue reading →

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A handy guide to all SFF-related posts and works of 2018

Posted on January 3, 2019 by Cora

I tend to feel uncomfortable 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 did it the past two years, I … Continue reading →

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