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Edward Ashton, After the Fall (St. Martin's 2/26) This humorous SF novel is set more than a century after Earth's civilization collapses, some 100 years aliens took over. John...
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Edward Ashton, After the Fall (St. Martin's 2/26) This humorous SF novel is set more than a century after Earth's civilization collapses, some 100 years aliens took over. John...
(1) HAO JINGFANG AI AUTHORSHIP CONTROVERSY. [Item by Ersatz Culture.] Source: (Japanese) 阿井幸作 on X: “「折りたたみ北京」でヒューゴー賞を受賞した中国の有名なSF小説家・郝景芳が、...
The forgotten H.G. Wells novel that reads like next week
(1) EATING THE FANTASTIC PODCAST TURNS 10. Scott Edelman hosted a 10th anniversary party for Eating the Fantastic on Sunday morning during Balticon, just a few hundred yards from w...
(1) CLARKE V. WOOLF. “Susanna Clarke: ‘I had been ill for 11 years. I felt like I was about to fall off the world’”. The author looks back on the experience in the Guardian. … Ther...
Surely, issues like traffic jams, speeding, and road rage can be solved through these creative strategies... The post Safer Driving Through Science Fiction appeared first on Reacto...
(1) THE AI BUBBLE. Cory Doctrow, “the writer who coined the word ‘enshittification’, tells us why AI will never deliver what it promises – and why it still appeals so much to those...
(1) HELP MICHAEL WHELAN SOLVE A MYSTERY. Mike Jackson, the webmaster at MichaelWhelan.com, hopes “the collective knowledge of fandom might recall the publishing origins of Michael...
(1) HEATS SHOOTS AND LEAVES. Joel Miller discusses “Brian Aldiss’ Hothouse: The Strangest Apocalypse in Science Fiction” at Transmissions from Tomorrow. Billions of years from now,...
The five-title shortlist for the 2026 Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic was announced July 6, 2026: The Works of Vermin, Hiron Ennes (Tor) amaz...
By Gary Westfahl: This week, my older sister Brenda Gail Bright passed away at the age of 78. Her connections to science fiction were minimal. First, while attending Vassar College...
(1) WAYWARD WORMHOLE WRAPUP. [Item by Cat Rambo.] Thank you to The Wayward Wormhole Barbados attendees. Once in a while, elements come together in a way that creates an epochal shi...
Could non-human creatures walk among us, hidden in plain view? The post An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles: Donald A. Wollheim’s “Mimic” appeared first on Reactor.
A decolonial heist fantasy, a Southern Gothic-inspired horror and a tale of two cities locked in a long-running war are among the entries shortlisted for this year’s Future Worlds...
PHILIP K. DICK – Galactic Pot-Healer. Berkley X1705, paperback original; 1st printing, June 1969. Cover art: Sandy Kossin. Reprinted a number of times. Joe Farnwright, pot-heale...
EDWARD D. HOCH “The Alexandria Solution.” Jeffrey Rand, formerly of British Intelligence. Published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, December 2008. Not yet reprinted or collected....
(1) 2028 WORLDCON SITE SELECTION VOTING OPENS. The LAcon V Worldcon committee opened Site Selection voting for the 2028 Worldcon today. Brisbane (Australia) in 2028 is the only rem...
The shortlist for the 40th Arthur C. Clarke Award for science fiction book of the year was announced today. The six shortlisted books are: This year’s winner will be announced on A...
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