Blood Red Road by Moira Young My rating: 3 of 5 stars Read for the Women of Genre Fiction Challenge and the Apocalypse Now! Challenge. Method of the world’s destruction: ??? (not a clue) I ended up with this book because I bought it (and its two sequels) for my stepdaughter, who gave it back […]
Read More Book Review: Blood Red Road by Moira YoungA series of posts about firearms by William R. Bartlett: A Writer’s Guide to Firearms: Assault Rifles Mar 13, 2018 | My friends’ Guest Posts, Writing This is a guest post by my author friend, William R. Bartlett. It continues his discussion of all things firearms. Assault rifles have featured prominently in the horrific events in Florida, Las […]
Read More A Writer’s Guide to FirearmsI Have No Mouth & I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison My rating: 5 of 5 stars Read for the 12 in 12 Challenge and the Apocalypse Now! Reading Challenge. This story won the 1967 Hugo Award. I cannot tell you how brilliant, and how deeply disturbing, this post-apocalyptic horror story is. I imagine it […]
Read More Story Review: I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream by Harlan EllisonThis essay details the history of various cultural groups in the Wyrd West, and how and why they developed the way that they did. With the fluctuating, and often regional, changes in physics after the Cataclysm, a lot of modern technology that we take for granted in today’s world were rendered useless; or, worse, dangerously […]
Read More The History of Cultural Groups in the Wyrd WestMy 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!A 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 RedemptionSomebody cut the cake – new documents reveal that American oil writ large was warned of global warming at its 100th birthday party. By Benjamin Franta It was a typical November day in New York City. The year: 1959. Robert Dunlop, 50 years old and photographed later as clean-shaven, hair carefully parted, his earnest face donning […]
Read More Big Oil Has Known About Climate Change Since the 50sBy Alex Acks I’ve been reading science fiction and fantasy almost as long as I’ve been able to read, and I’m normally very good at suspending my disbelief. Unfortunately, seven years of university schooling and two degrees have now placed some suspension limits on certain areas—namely geology, landforms, and maps. I tend to notice little things like […]
Read More The Science of Desert Planets
