science fiction and fantasy news & reviews
I was recently asked to become a contributor to one of my favorite news magazines, WORLD, as a regular reviewer of Science Fiction and Fantasy (a genre sadly long neglected by them). You can get special one-time access to the reviews here. In this month’s reviews I look at: Railsea by China Mieville, Origin by Jessica …
Leah Petersen lives in North Carolina. She does the day-job, wife, and mother thing, much like everyone else. She’s also been a leading force on the internet behind 5 Minute Fiction, the writing contest on Tuesdays. She prides herself on being able to hold a book with her feet to knit while reading. She’s still …
Genre: Science Fiction, Anthology Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: Night Shade Books Publication Date: November 1, 2011 ISBN-10: 1597802816 ISBN-13: 978-1597802819 Editor Website: Marty Halpern I like short fiction. The mode of it allows writers to expand and explore in a way that the novel or even novella really cannot match. These thought experiments prod your mind to think outside of the …
As a writer of dystopian fiction of a somewhat liberal bent, I have recently begun to feel very alone. My novel’s inspired by conspiracy theory, demented government, and dystopia – which suddenly have become the avenue of the right. Alex Jones, head honcho conspiracy theorizer, is a Rand Paul supporter. Though Glenn Beck’s on …
