Randy McDonald's review of Through Struggle, The Stars

I was pleasantly surprised by John J. Lumpkin's first novel, Through Struggle, The Stars. I'm normally wary of the sub-genre of military science fiction. ( Read more... )

I got earwormed with this

But better that than his cover of The Merry Ploughboy. His cover isn't bad, I just don't like the song.

The 2013 Hugo Nomination Period is open!

Originally posted by bovil at The 2013 Hugo Nomination Period is open!

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And for 16,000

Have I mentioned I have a favourite species of cuttlefish?

See, this would have made a terrible entry 16,000

Sarah Hoyt reads the minds of people who don't like Agatha Christie's fiction

I know this is not recent

When asked why Canadian cities are so built-up compared to American ones, Martin Wisse of the Netherlands suggests, “No white flight.” It’s an appealing answer, given America’s massive urban ghettoes, but it’s almost certainly wrong.

At the risk of betraying science fiction by admitting there are things I do not know rather than trying to bluff my way though using information I gleaned from back issues of Thrilling Tales of Fantastic Wonderment!, I didn't know Canadian cities were more built up on average than American ones.

If anyone could see the look on my cat's face,

You'd think he'd never seen anyone shout IN SPACE! while typing on a keyboard. That would be a completely false impression.

The secret menace of archosaurs

2000 Plus: Temple Of The Pharaohs

Temple Of The Pharaohs

Two astronauts are flung back in time through a mechanism of an extremely (implausible) nature even for old time SF, where they become entangled in Egyptian politics of the year 3000 BC.

I learned two things from this ( Read more... )