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Lets talk about Star Trek

A post where I babble about my love of Star Trek, how technologically groundbreaking it was, and the diversity present in it. this is me basically fan girling over how significant it was in a society that might not have been ready for just how progressive it was. Lets talk about Star Trek Always good […]

Magia and Goeteia: Shippey, Lewis, and Tolkien

Originally posted on A Phuulish Fellow: Last December, I ran across an interesting essay by Tom Shippey on C.S. Lewis’ treatment of magic: Magia_Goeteia_and_the_Inklings I would recommend reading the thing in its entirety, but as a quick summation, Shippey constructs a tentative four-way Lewisian model: Religion: Literal and genial Scientism: Literal and mechanical Magia: Metaphorical… […]

Mini-Reviews: The Midnight Bargain and The Once and Future Witches

Since I’ve fallen rather far behind on reviews given 2020, I’ll probably be writing some shorter reviews. Usually when I write posts covering more than one book, the titles have little in common other than being speculative fiction that I’ve read, but this time I’m covering two fantasy books about magical women pushing back against […]

WORLD CHANGING CONSEQUENCES

“It’s not like us… it’s unlike us. I don’t know what it wants, or if it wants, but it’ll grow until it encompasses everything. Our bodies and our minds will be fragmented into their smallest parts until not one part remains… Annihilation.” Dr. Ventress, Annihilation I remember the scifi film known as Annihilation, which featured an […]

Who Needs a Villain? 5 Great Books That Do Just Fine Without

Does every book or movie HAVE to feature The Ultimate Big Bad (TM) to make it a good, entertaining piece of fiction? J. S. Dewes, author of The Last Watch, joins us today to talk about some of her favorite examples of media with less traditional villains. Check it out here! By J. S. Dewes […]

April Is Full of New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books to Add to Your Spring Reading List

This month we’ve got teenage telekinetics, magical twins, shapeshifters, supernatural detectives, space adventures, palace intrigue, fantasy epics, monsters, and more—plus the first-ever YA fantasy novel by io9 co-founder Charlie Jane Anders. Read on! Read more… April Is Full of New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books to Add to Your Spring Reading List New books coming soon…

A ruff time for the First Doctor

Big Finish take a trip back to the 1600s with another volume of The First Doctor Adventures coming soon. The fifth volume arrives later this month, with new stories by Guy Adams and Sarah Grochala for David Bradley, Jamie Glover, Jemma Powell and Claudia Grant with a special guest appearance by Wendy Craig as Queen […]

Paranormal Romance With Bite

When you think Paranormal Romance, you might think of vampires going back to high school, but here are some reads that defy the normal trope and take you somewhere unexpected. Here are my top three picks for paranormal romance to order now. Paranormal Romance With Bite For those who are interested…

ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT

The problem with being the most powerful political figure in a nation is that all that power gives its wielder a lot of enemies. Some of those enemies may raise armies in rebellion while others take a more subtle approach. Even the mightiest ruler is vulnerable to an assassin’s blade. I am planning to include […]

2021 International Booker Prize Longlist

Several titles and authors of genre interest made the 13-title longlist for the 2021 International Booker Prize: At Night All Blood Is Black, David Diop, translated by Anna Mocschovakis (Pushkin) The Dangers of Smoking in Bed, Mariana Enríquez, translated by Megan McDowell (Granta) When We Cease to Understand the World, Benjamín Labatut, translated by Adrian […]