By Derek Haines Why are Amazon ebook reviews from US readers more important than reviews from international readers? Have you noticed that reviews from Amazon.com are aggregated across all other international Amazon sites, but that the reverse is not true? If someone kindly posts a review of a book on Amazon.co.uk, it is stuck there, and […]
Read More Amazon Ebook Reviews Are US BiasedBy James Davis Nicoll Once more into the past, this time armed with a more comprehensive list of women who debuted in the 1970s¹. In fact, my list has become long enough that I am going have to tackle the authors letter by letter, moving forward. In this case, I am looking at women authors […]
Read More Fighting Erasure: Women SF Writers of the 1970s, Part IIOld Man’s War by John Scalzi My rating: 4 of 5 stars Read for the Military Spec-Fic Reading Challenge, the Second Best Reading Challenge, and the Space Opera Reading Challenge. This book was nominated for the Hugo and Locus Awards 2006. I really, really liked this book! It’s kind of like the bridge between Starship […]
Read More Book Review: Old Man’s War by John ScalziOriginally posted on WordyNerdBird:
I am perpetually frustrated by the disdain that many have for Indie authors. Indie artists, musicians, and filmmakers are applauded for daring to step out, break the mould and do their own thing in defiance of the industries that are perceived to have grown too big, too powerful, too rich. Nobody…
By Michael Johnson Plants grow just about everywhere on Earth, and are able to adapt to extreme conditions ranging from drought to disease. Spaceflight, however, exposes plants to stresses not found anywhere on their home planet. Growing plants aboard the International Space Station provides a unique opportunity to study how plants adapt to microgravity, and a team […]
Read More Putting Down Roots in SpaceMy birthday’s coming up, so I’d like to offer you all a hobbit birthday present! I’m taking part in a massive giveaway with my compatriots in the Sci-fi Roundtable, a group of authors banding together for mutual support. Starting March 3, we’ll be giving away a whole whack of our books! Just sign up for […]
Read More Happy Hobbit Birthday: Sci-fi Roundtable Giveaway!By James Davis Nicoll You may have been annoyed by recurrent comments from a certain surprisingly flammable Waterloo-region reviewer. He complains about the erasure from SF memory of women writing SF back in the 1970s—but has that reviewer ever bother to name names? Suggest books? I think not. It is time to confront the erasure directly. […]
Read More Fighting Erasure: Women SF Writers of the 1970s, A Through FDearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff Lindsay My rating: 4 of 5 stars I love Dexter. Dexter is a guilty pleasure. I read him when I want something that isn’t too cerebral. That being said, the thought that goes into these thrillers, and the study of psychopathy that the author has engaged in to make his […]
Read More Book Review: Dearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff LindsayA Case of Conscience by James Blish My rating: 5 of 5 stars Read for the 12 in 12 Challenge, the Hard Core Sci-Fi Challenge, and the SF Masterworks Challenge, as well as the Science Fiction Masterworks Book Club here on Goodreads. This book won the 1959 Hugo Award. I loved this book! I have […]
Read More Book Review: A Case of Conscience by James BlishI am a fan of the Dark Tower series by Stephen King (clearly it’s a love or hate relationship with sci-fi and fantasy fans.) I thought this video was an excellent analysis of the character of Roland Deschain, the Gunslinger, an unforgettable character that, love or hate the series, lingers in one’s mind. But I […]
Read More Roland Deschain: PTSD and Redemption
