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Poisons in SF & Fantasy
This article is part of the Science in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasy blog series. Each week, we tackle one of the scientific or technological concepts pervasive in sci-fi (space travel, genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, etc.) with input from an expert. Please join the mailing list to be notified every time new content is posted. About the Expert Since getting her Ph.D. in Toxicology in […]
Read More Poisons in SF & FantasyBook Review: Fluffy Bunny by Sarah Buhrman
Fluffy Bunny by Sarah Buhrman My rating: 5 of 5 stars I received an Advanced Reading Copy in exchange for a fair review. I enjoyed Too Wyrd, the first book in this series, thoroughly (see my review here) so I couldn’t wait to get my hands on book 2. I think it’s fair to say I was primed to enjoy […]
Read More Book Review: Fluffy Bunny by Sarah BuhrmanFantasy Equines: Where There’s a Form, There’d Better Be a Function
By Judith Tarr To the non-horse person, a horse is pretty much just a horse. There’s the really big one like the beer-wagon Clydesdale and the really little one like the Mini doing therapy at the hospital. Then there’s the one that races and the cowboy one. And the wild one. The rest are black, […]
Read More Fantasy Equines: Where There’s a Form, There’d Better Be a FunctionVirtual Fantasy Con 2017: Complete Panel Playlist #VFC17
It’s my pleasure to share with you the complete playlist of the Virtual Fantasy Con’s 2017 panel discussions. I had the honour of hosting three of them: Gender Issues in Fantasy, Realism in Fantasy Warfare, and Fantasy Mashups; you’ll find those ones near the end of the list. I’d like to thank all of the […]
Read More Virtual Fantasy Con 2017: Complete Panel Playlist #VFC17Book Review: Shift by Hugh Howey
Shift by Hugh Howey My rating: 4 of 5 stars Read for the Apocalypse Now! Reading Challenge. Method of the world’s destruction: Nanobot plagues and nuclear weapons. I really loved the first book in the series, Wool Omnibus, more so because this was an indie writer who’s become mainstream. So when I discovered there were […]
Read More Book Review: Shift by Hugh HoweyVirtual Fantasy Con 2017: Fantasy Mashups Panel
The last of the three panels I had the honour of hosting for the Virtual Fantasy Con this year! In this one we discuss fantasy mashups. What happens when you blend fantasy with another genre? What are the benefits and the drawbacks? And at what point does a blend become a genre of its own? […]
Read More Virtual Fantasy Con 2017: Fantasy Mashups PanelVirtual Fantasy Con 2017: Realism in Fantasy Warfare Panel
This is the second of three panels I had the privilege of hosting for the Virtual Fantasy Con 2017, and this one just might be my favourite. I was honoured to have a truly expert panel at my disposal, whose background and expertise included both studied and practical, hands-on experience. From logistics experts to medieval […]
Read More Virtual Fantasy Con 2017: Realism in Fantasy Warfare PanelVirtual Fantasy Con 2017: Gender Issues in Fantasy Panel
It was my honour and pleasure to host three panels for the Virtual Fantasy Con this year! Our first panel was on Gender Issues in Fantasy, and we had so much to say that it had to be broken into two parts! Here they both are: You can watch the entire Virtual Fantasy Con 2017 […]
Read More Virtual Fantasy Con 2017: Gender Issues in Fantasy PanelBook Review: Dragonwriter by Todd McCaffrey
Dragonwriter: A Tribute to Anne McCaffrey and Pern by Todd J. McCaffrey My rating: 3 of 5 stars Read for the Genre Non-Fiction Challenge. This is a tribute to Anne McCaffrey, author of the Pern series, the Acorna series, the Pegasus series, and the Crystal Singer series, among many others. McCaffrey has long been a […]
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