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November 12, 2015
Review: The Most Important Thing in the World
Book Details “The Most Important Thing in the World” by Steve Bein | The Time Traveler’s Almanac collection Editors: Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Total Pages in the collection: 960 Published: March 18, 2014 by Tor Books My Review What a delectable read this one was! Oh, where do I start? Well, we’ve got an average joe cab driver, Ernie, who ...
November 5, 2015
Review: Triceratops Summer #TimeTravelThursday
Book Details “Triceratops Summer” by Michael Swanwick | The Time Traveler’s Almanac collection Editors: Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Total Pages in the collection: 960 Published: March 18, 2014 by Tor Books My Review YASSSS! This one hit the spot for me. I friggin’ loved it. Why did the chicken triceratops cross the road? Apparently because an advanced physics institute screwed around ...
October 29, 2015
Review: The Threads of Time
Book Details “The Threads of Time” by C.J. Cherryh | The Time Traveler’s Almanac collection Editors: Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Total Pages in the collection: 960 Published: March 18, 2014 by Tor Books My Review The beginning of this short story really captured me. What’s not to love about a time Gate? However, as with several of our previous stories ...
October 26, 2015
Cover Reveal: The Spanner Series by @SallyEmberEdd
Clara, Moran, Espe, Epifanio and the alien Band of holos are back. Psi-Defiers launch increasingly violent protests during this five-year Transition, attempting to block Earth’s membership into the Many Worlds Collective. To join, Earth’s nations and borders must dissolve and Psi-Warriors must strengthen in their battle against the rebels. Clara, continuing as Earth’s first Chief Communicator, also juggles family conflicts ...
October 15, 2015
Review: Pale Roses
Book Details “Pale Roses” by Michael Moorcock | The Time Traveler’s Almanac collection Editors: Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Total Pages in the collection: 960 Published: March 18, 2014 by Tor Books My Review So we start off with a smexy scene, and once we’re through with that, we get into the story of Werther and how he’s a apparently different ...
October 12, 2015
Time Travel Movies Should Look Like This
Time Travel Novels | Masters of Time There are very few time travel movies (or shows) that I would pass up. I love them! Whether it’s the original Terminator or the latest episode of 12 Monkeys, there’s just something about bending Time that draws me in. First, because I think the prospect is entertaining and fascinating, and second, let’s admit, ...
October 8, 2015
Review: How The Future Got Better
Book Details “How The Future Got Better” by Eric Schaller | The Time Traveler’s Almanac collection Editors: Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Total Pages in the collection: 960 Published: March 18, 2014 by Tor Books My Review This one was short, sweet, and entertaining! Schaller takes the common experience of a family gathering for a meal and watching TV to another ...
October 6, 2015
Sleepy Hollow Review: I, Witness
Forgive me for this belated review of the opening episode of Sleepy Hollow’s third season, but I’m glad to be back, writing about one of my favorite shows Well, after singing “Ding-dong, the witch is dead,” all you Ichabbie shippers might need to take a seat. It seems there’s another sorceress in town, and her name is Pandora (I suppose ...
October 1, 2015
Review: Hwang’s Billion Brilliant Daughters
Book Details “Hwang’s Billion Brilliant Daughters” by Alice Sola Kim | The Time Traveler’s Almanac collection Editors: Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Total Pages in the collection: 960 Published: March 18, 2014 by Tor Books My Review With one of our past shorts from this collection, our time traveler could only travel to the past–but in “Hwang’s Brilliant Billion Daughters,” Hwang ...
September 23, 2015
Review: A Fisherman of the Inland Sea
Book Details “Another Story or A Fisherman of the Inland Sea” by Ursula K. Le Guin | The Time Traveler’s Almanac collection Editors: Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Total Pages in the collection: 960 Published: March 18, 2014 by Tor Books My Review Whew! This was another toughie for me. Ursula K. Le Guin’s story introduces itself to us as a ...
