SF Site Resurrection: The Desert of Souls, by Howard Andrew Jones
Howard Andrew Jones died a year ago, on January 16, 2024. He was only 56 (and could have passed for 36!) He was one of the undersung stars of the modern day sword and sorcery […]
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RETRO REVIEW – IN THE ELECTRIC MIST
Since this is an SF/F magazine, it seems odd to be putting a movie based on a mystery book up for review. But this is no ordinary mystery, it’s one that crosses the line into what might be fantasy—or it might not. That’s for you to decide.
Matt’s Reviews: Speaker For The Dead by Orson Scott Card
Publisher: Macmillan Audio Publish Date: 2002 Print Published: 1986 Duration: 14 hours 10 minutes Author: Orson Scott Card Read By: David Birney, Stefan Rudnicki Audible ASIN: B000079XXN Print ISBN: 978-1250773067 Book 2 of 6 in […]
New Releases in Science Fiction/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance for JAN 28
Here’s the weekly post from my author blog on the new releases I found to be of interest in my three favorite romance genres (which are also the ones I write in!), and related areas […]
It’s Happening Again, and Like the Last Time, We Don’t See It
Petrea Mitchell’s excellent SMOF News (Volume 5, Issue 23, January 28th 2026) noted that anti-AI art policies are getting harsher at conventions, with, among other actions, Comic Con International changing its policy from segregated and […]
Noticias Literatura 29-1
La colección “Pandorum” anuncia nuevos números La colección “Pandorum” anuncia nuevos números y que se ha creado ya un verkami que se pondrá en marcha en unos días. Se trata de dos números de las […]
Reclaimed SF Site Review: Deep Secret, by Diana Wynne Jones
Here’s another review I did for the late great science fiction site SF Site, which gave me a huge leg up in my book reviewing career. This was one of my earlier reviews for them, […]
Just Watch Looks at the Oscars
Movies: Oscars nominated movies swept the charts, including Bugonia (2), Sinners (3), One Battle After Another (4), Train Dreams (6), F1 (8), The Smashing Machine (9), and Weapons (10) JustWatch has observed an increase in […]
Resuscitated Review: The Wooden Sea, by Jonathan Carroll
Here’s another review I’m reposting after the demise of the outstanding old SF/F review site, SF Site. Note that for the most part I’m leaving these reviews unchanged. This was first published in 2001, when […]
2025 Reading Summary
Here is a quick and dirty look at the books I read in 2025, and how they fit into various categories. To some extent, these categories simply track some of my personal interest: how many […]
Shout Out To Greg Ketter of Dreamhaven Books
This press image shows Greg Ketter walking through riot gas that had recently been deployed against ICE protestors. Greg is the owner of DreamHaven books Some folks have suggested that “now is the time to […]
SomniCorp by John Leahy – FREE STORY
In this futuristic age, you’d think that sleep and dreams would be the last totally private refuge. Go a little further into the future, and you will find that it’s not necessarily so. Pleasant dreams, […]
Milton Davis of MV Media Interviews Maurice Broaddus
Check it out! Milton Davis of MV Media/The State Of Black Science Fiction Facebook page kicks off this year’s interview series with eleven questions for Maurice Broaddus, contributor to the Magazine of Fantasy and Science […]
´Novedades de Enero 2026 (Primera y Segunda Semana)
LIBROS Apogeo Ediciones ha publicado el libro «Madeleine» de Edison Mucha Soto. Sietch Ediciones nos presentan sus novedades de este año. «Dardos Corporales» de Jean Véliz, el eBook «La tribu Astral» Alejandro Farías Ugarte D’Angelo […]
Time Machine: January 25, 2026
AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: January 25, 2026 Gernsback Documentary: Tune In To The Future Review: A Christmas Carol and Other Holiday Treasures, by Charles Dickens LOOK AGAIN! UP IN THE SKY! IT’S… COMMANDO CODY? Matt’s […]
AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: January 25, 2026
2026 National Book Critics Circle Award Finalists The National Book Critics Circle has announced the finalists for the best books published in 2025, as well as the finalists for the John Leonard Prize for Best […]
Gernsback Documentary: Tune In To The Future
A documentary about Hugo Gernsback and his on-going contributions to both society and science fiction recently surfaced, somehow managing to evade our vue screens until now. Tune In To The Future is a straight-forward – […]
Review: A Christmas Carol and Other Holiday Treasures, by Charles Dickens
Review: A Christmas Carol and Other Holiday Treasures, by Charles Dickens by Rich Horton Charles Dickens wrote five novellas, of almost equal length (about 30,000 words) in the 1840s. The most famous of these by […]
LOOK AGAIN! UP IN THE SKY! IT’S… COMMANDO CODY?
Steve talks about super and non-super flying heroes: Commando Cody, Captain Marvel and Superman. Who didn’t want a rocket pack when they were growing up? Towels worn as capes just don’t seem to be able to get the job done!
Matt’s Reviews: How We Decide by Jonah Lehrer
Publisher : Mariner Books Publication date : January 14, 2010 Edition : 1st Language : English Print length : 320 pages ISBN-10 : 0547247990 ISBN-13 […]
Resurrected Review: The End of Eternity, by Isaac Asimov
I call some of my reviews “Resurrected Review”, typically when I grab something from my old blog or SFF Net newsgroup and republish it here. This one is even more truly resurrected — it’s one […]
New Releases in Science Fiction/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance for JAN 21
Here’s the weekly post from my author blog on the new releases I found to be of interest in my three favorite romance genres (which are also the ones I write in!), and related areas […]
The Big Idea: Madeleine E. Robins
Eras in the past had a focus on manners — a word that in itself was a code for something more controlling. For her novel The Doxies Penalty, author Madeleine E. Robins revisits a past […]
Current US Travel Bans and Restrictions
Given the current situation, you may not want to come to the United States. On the other hand, depending upon where you are from, you may not be able to come to the United States. […]
Old-Timer by Tom Prentice & Andy Daniel – FREE STORY
The life of a spy is never the best, especially when time travel is concerned. You never know who you might meet in your travels. Might even be a relative… The long fall really sobers […]
Review: The Horse Without a Head, by Paul Berna
Review: The Horse Without a Head, by Paul Berna by Rich Horton At an estate sale recently, whose deceased owner clearly had interesting taste, I saw a copy of The Horse Without a Head, for […]
The Editors of Amazing Stories
While doing research on something entirely unrelated, I came across an image of Ted White, a former editor of Amazing Stories (one of the best IMHO) and I suddenly realized that we’d never posted a […]
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Steve Davidson is the publisher of Amazing Stories.
Steve has been a passionate fan of science fiction since the mid-60s, before he even knew what it was called.
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