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Relief by Kaci Curtis – FREE STORY
So many people regret so much in their lives. So much pain, regret, grief… This story shows the extremes to which some will go to, to get even a short respite from that pain. Only […]
The Endless Summer by Zachary Garcia – FREE STORY
Exploration can take you to some amazing places, and some places that make you wonder…what was this place like? Does it remind you of home? Someplace you’d like to return to? Can you really go […]
Soiling the Nest by E.J. Kavounas – FREE STORY
The rep from Zocalo, I think she called herself Kayla, wanted to discuss our son’s future. Conor just graduated high school, class of 2039, and hoped to become part of Zocalo, a process Kayla described […]
Opposition Run by Scott Stoddard – FREE STORY
Space travel may some day be within the realm of the daredevil, the reckless young, the average kid. Some may reach for the unattainable, or what we might call the impossible. Set a record, or […]
News
AMAZING NEWS: 3/24/24
AMAZING PEOPLE NEWS Vincent H. O’Neil has put his “Most futuristic fiction novel A PAUSE IN THE PERPETUAL ROTATION on sale FREE as an ebook on B&N and 99 cents on Amazon Adam Gaffen shares […]
Time Machine: March 24, 2024
The Big Idea: Eliza Chan Upcoming and Leaving Soon Streaming Shows from Just Watch Matt’s Reviews: The Road To Roswell by Connie Willis Six Wizard of OZ Fantasy Romance Retellings SALE ENDS SOON! Get ALL […]
Time Machine: March 17, 2024
Amazing News: 3/17/24 AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: March 17, 2024 New Releases in Science Fiction/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance for MARCH 13 The Big Idea: Zilka Joseph Matt’s Reviews: Wool by Hugh Howey Noah Chinn Reviews: The Chronicles […]
OpEd
The Big Idea: Zilka Joseph
The world is wider than we often know, with more people and communities in them than many of us have heard of before. In Sweet Malida: Memories of a Bene Israel Woman, author Zilka […]
The Big Idea: Kerrie Faye
Sometimes as an author, you have to work to develop a character. And sometimes, they just… appear. Which of these did author Kerry Faye have happen for her novel Dead Girl? She’s here now to […]
Pluralistic: Three AI insights for hard-charging, future-oriented smartypantses
Three AI insights for hard-charging, future-oriented smartypantses (permalink) Living in the age of AI hype makes demands on all of us to come up with smartypants prognostications about how AI is about to change everything […]
Chengdu… Nuevamente
Pues, yo no quería hacer ningún comentario negativo a mi experiencia sobre la última Wordcon, pero hay tanta controversia, sobre todo con el Hugo, que pienso es mi responsabilidad hablar sobre mi experiencia. En primer […]
CONTRARY BRIN: News from SPAAAAACE! Oh, and Fermi Paradox & Comets & Uplift!
Some of you are crazy about space colonization now! I can dig it; it’s always been a dream for me, as well. Still, elsewhere I talk about the harm this mindset may be wreaking, upon […]
Science Fiction
What Happened to the PLANET Of The APES TV Series?
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The Big Idea: Grace Curtis
Nothing good can last. On the flip side, a thing is not beautiful because it lasts. Author Grace Curtis touches on this in the Big Idea for her newest novel, Floating Hotel. Come along as […]
Starborn by Robin Kirman – FREE STORY
Two of the crew of four are honeymooning and travelling in space. How well do you know the other two crew members? How well do you know your partner? What will he do do make […]
CLUBHOUSE: Review: “The Downloaded” by Robert J. Sawyer
OBIR: Occasional Biased and Ignorant Reviews reflecting this reader’s opinion. The Downloaded – by Robert J. Sawyer To be published by Shadow Paw Press, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, in May 2024. Cover art by Bibliofic Designs […]
Matt’s Reviews: The Road To Roswell by Connie Willis
Publisher: BANTAM DOUBLEDAY DELL Publication date: 06/27/2023 Pages: 416 ISBN-10: 0593499859 ISBN-13: 978-0593499856 Author: Connie Willis The Road To Roswell by Connie Willis is another delightful story by the author. One of my favorite […]
SALE ENDS SOON! Get ALL of our Titles for COUCH CHANGE
We don’t yet have Time Travel (even if we publish a great YA time travel series!) so YOU NEED TO ACT NOW! We’re have a sale on Amazing Selects titles until the end of March. […]
What Happened to BATTLESTAR GALACTICA?
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It’s Real Life the novel
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Fantasy
Book View Cafe Readings: Pause by Sara Stamey, as read by Jennifer Stevenson
Book View Café is an author-owned and operated publishing cooperative of New York Times bestselling authors and award winners, among them, the late Ursula K. Le Guin. Our authors write across all genres, from science fiction to […]
Excerpt: Play of Shadows by Sebastien de Castell
CHAPTER 1 RABBIT, RABBIT Everyone has a talent, and these days, mine is running. So superb is my aptitude for panicked flight that it almost makes up for my less admirable traits, which include cowardice, […]
The Big Idea: CJ Hosack
Where do we come from and where do we belong? These are knotty questions in the best of circumstances, and in this Big Idea for The Slayer’s Magic, author CJ Hosack adds another layer of […]
The Big Idea: Eliza Chan
One of the great advantages of speculative fiction is that it can take the legends, myths and trope you already think you know, and recontextualize them in a way that presents them in a way […]
Science
NASA Telescopes Shed Light on Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts
Fast radio bursts, a mysterious type of high-energy flash emanating from deep space, have perplexed scientists for years. We’re beginning to unravel the mystery thanks to extensive study with powerful telescopes and a little bit […]
Matt’s Reviews: Range: How Generalists Triumph In A Specialized World by David Epstein
Publisher: RIVERHEAD BOOKS/PENGUIN PUTNAM Publication date: 04/27/2021 Pages: 368 ISBN: 9780735214507 Author: David Epstein Range: How Generalists Triumph In A Specialized World by David Epstein includes several real world examples […]
CONTRARY BRIN: Yet more Space News! And reasons for us to have some confidence.
There are so many reasons why we ought to refuse and reject the propaganda-against-confidence, out there. A better-than-expected economy? Dropping crime rates? A working vaccine against malaria and looming extinction for both the Guinea worm […]
Review: Architects of Worlds by Jon F. Zeigler
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Newly Discovered Ring of Galaxies Threatens Our Understanding of the Universe
A cosmic megastructure more than 9 billion light years away from Earth challenges what we know about the universe. A doctoral candidate at the United Kingdom’s University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has spotted a […]
Matt’s Reviews: The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat by Oliver Sacks
Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER TRADE Publication date: 04/02/1998 Pages: 256 Copyright Year: 1985 ISBN: 0-684-85394-9 Author: Oliver Sacks The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a […]
CONTRARY BRIN: Human origins – and evolution. Patterns of cooperation and competition
I’m avoiding politics once again this time, in order to dive into the endlessly fascinating topic of human origins. And hence first, for your holiday shopping…. Can you hunt and gather and woo and connive […]
India reveals that it has returned lunar spacecraft to Earth orbit
A little more than three months ago the Indian space agency, ISRO, achieved a major success by putting its Vikram lander safely down on the surface of the Moon. In doing so India became the […]