The Airts touch the sails, and your ship pulls out of stardock, a few stray gulls calling after. Into the starry firmament your ship sails, leaving planetary life behind. The wood groans and the rigging creaks, while solar winds flap in the canvas and the starfaring engine thrums. Your journey will take you through the wonder of the cosmos and into the very spirit of adventure!
Read More Starfaring Ambience (Toy Soldier Saga)One of my favourite authors, Lois McMaster Bujold, was named the 36th Damon Knight Grand Master for her contributions to science fiction and fantasy. Source: Lois McMaster Bujold & the Damon Knight Grand Mistresses of SFF
Read More Lois McMaster Bujold & the Damon Knight Grand Mistresses of SFFThe Korpes Agenda by J.I. Rogers My rating: 5 of 5 stars WARNING: Contains spoilers for The Korpes File. I exchanged copies of my books for copies of J.I. Rogers’ books when we met up at a local comic con. I’ve already given a stellar review of the first book in this series, The Korpes […]
Read More Book Review: The Korpes Agenda by J.I. RogersWe Are Mars by Cheryl Lawson My rating: 4 of 5 stars When you read indie fiction, you often don’t know what you’re going to get. I exchanged books with Cheryl Lawson, a Kamloops writer, at a local comic con we both attended. I’ve made it a point to read a bit more indie fiction […]
Read More Book Review: We Are Mars by Cheryl LawsonThis book got a lot of mixed reviews. Whether or not people liked it usually depended on where they came from when they read it. I think this will give me an opportunity to talk about a couple of related subjects that have broader implications than the book, if you’ll indulge me. For those who […]
Read More Book Review: War Dogs by Greg BearBy Michelle Starr Science Alert Writer You’ve heard of hot Jupiters. You’ve heard of mini-Neptunes. You’ve heard of super-Earths. But have you heard of Eyeball Planets? Yep – planetary scientists think there might be a type of exoplanet out there that looks disturbingly like a giant eyeball. Just sitting there. Staring. But it’s actually not as weird […]
Read More Eyeball PlanetsBy Emily Asher-Perrin It’s called Star Wars. Not Star Trek, not Star Peace, not Star Friends, not even Star Tales. This gargantuan fictional universe is labeled with a title that guarantees the ability to travel space… andnear-constant warfare. We can debate the relative okay-ness of this focus from a moral standpoint, sure. But in reality, I think […]
Read More Star Wars is Really a Cautionary Tale About Devoting All Technological Advancements to Death
