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Designation 957-A by James Perkin – FREE STORY
A trip to the doctor is a time for some nerves and a little worry, but for some, it could be time to meet your…maker, so to speak. Just make sure your warranty hasn’t expired… […]
Merriment by Cat Girczyc – FREE STORY
A happy tale for the Christmas season, holiday greetings to you all!, and finally, an SFnal explanation of where that Jolly Old Elf really came from. At best, he was a pirate, a privateer, a […]
A Singular Infestation by Jack Mackenzie – FREE STORY
The hazards of interstellar transportation…first, a work, and then, another, and more and more, until there is an infestation of worms aboard the ship. Or was there? It starts with one. They always start with […]
Motivation by Steve Davidson – FREE STORY
Let’s talk to your friendly neighbourhood eggheads, and hear them talk about that time machine they’ve been working on. If time is a street, you never know which direction the travellers are coming from. You […]
Sighted Justice by Dave Creek – FREE STORY
Here’s a good police procedural story, but seeing where you’re reading it, there’s a bit extra added into the procedure. A story from the hard streets of the big city, where not even your thoughts […]
News
Time Machine: December 28, 2025
AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: December 28, 2025 Noticias Literatura 28-12 The Big Idea: Charles H. Melcher Matt’s Reviews: Specials by Scott Westerfeld Review: Ladies Whose Bright Eyes, by Ford Madox Ford The Big Idea: Allee […]
Novedades de Noviembre 2
LIBROS Minificción publica la antología «Momentos felices». De lectura gratuita. Ya está en línea “2050 Libros”, una antología de ciencia ficción donde 31 autoras de distintos países imaginan qué libro feminista enviarían a Marte en […]
Alma Alexander’s Home Needs Emergency Help
Fantasy and YA author – and Amazing Stories contributor – Alma Alexander has a Go Fund Me for some emergency repairs to her home. Apparently, recent storms have caused some damage to a retaining wall […]
OpEd
What Happened to the JUPITER 2 Flight Deck from LOST iN SPACE?
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Movies, Music & Monsters!!
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Scott Edelman Withdraws All Submissions From Must Read Magazines Titles
Scott Edelman, former editor of Science Fiction Age magazine (1992-2000) and the media titles Sci Fi Entertainment and Science Fiction Weekly, not to mention an author of both DC and Marvel comics, knows a little […]
Whatever Happened to THE OUTER LIMITS?
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Science Fiction
The Big Idea: Caspar Geon
Human characters have never been essential to tell a good story. Author Caspar Geon breaks the mold of featuring boring ol’ humans in his newest novel The Immeasurable Heaven. Come along as he takes you […]
Designation 957-A by James Perkin – FREE STORY
A trip to the doctor is a time for some nerves and a little worry, but for some, it could be time to meet your…maker, so to speak. Just make sure your warranty hasn’t expired… […]
Matt’s Reviews: Specials by Scott Westerfeld
Publisher: Recorded books Publish Date: 2007 Print Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Publish Date: 2006 Format: Audio Book Duration: 11 hours (9 compact disks) ISBN-10: 1-4281-3462-X ISBN-13: 978-1-4281-3462-1 Author: Scott Westerfeld Read by: Catherine […]
The Big Idea: Allee Mead
Sometimes, we all need a friend. And sometimes, that friend is a robot that accompanies you to social events so you don’t have to go alone. Follow along in author Allee Mead’s Big Idea as […]
Novedades de Noviembre 2
LIBROS Minificción publica la antología «Momentos felices». De lectura gratuita. Ya está en línea “2050 Libros”, una antología de ciencia ficción donde 31 autoras de distintos países imaginan qué libro feminista enviarían a Marte en […]
Merriment by Cat Girczyc – FREE STORY
A happy tale for the Christmas season, holiday greetings to you all!, and finally, an SFnal explanation of where that Jolly Old Elf really came from. At best, he was a pirate, a privateer, a […]
Matt’s Reviews: Sideshow by W.R. Thompson
Publisher : Baen Publication date : January 2, 1988 Language : English Print length : 346 pages ISBN-10 : 067165375X ISBN-13 : 978-0671653750 […]
Fantasy
Novedades de Noviembre 2
LIBROS Minificción publica la antología «Momentos felices». De lectura gratuita. Ya está en línea “2050 Libros”, una antología de ciencia ficción donde 31 autoras de distintos países imaginan qué libro feminista enviarían a Marte en […]
The Big Idea: L. D. Colter
The retelling of myths is a tradition practically as old as the myths themselves. Author L. D. Colter has implemented some Greek mythology to help write her newest novel, While the Gods Sleep. Foll… Source: […]
TALKIN’ ABOUT A SUPERMAN (Part One)
Steve’s favourite onscreen superhero is an old standby: Superman! But which Superman? There have been so many! We’ll take a quick look at the whole video/film thing and the answer may surprise you.
The Big Idea: Vanessa Ricci-Thode
What goes better together than dragons, revolution, and being queer? Not much, and author Vanessa Ricci-Thode is here to show that with her newest novel, The Dragon Next Door. Dive in to her Big Idea […]
Science
Matt’s Reviews: Superforecasting – The Art And Science Of Prediction by Philip E. Tetlock and Dan Gardner
Publisher : Crown Publication date : September 13, 2016 Edition : Reprint Language : English Print length : 352 pages ISBN-10 : 9780804136716 […]
Matt’s Reviews: Multiple Quick Reviews (Pretties, The Municipalists, Broken Place Outer Spaces, Great by Choice)
I’ve been reading too many books lately, plus trying to find time to write my next novel (follow me here if you want to see when that comes out), and I haven’t been finding the […]
Sun Fires Blast Straight at Interstellar Object Cruising Through Solar System
The interstellar object dubbed 3I/ATLAS has been fascinating astronomers since its discovery in early July.The object, generally believed to be a comet, is screaming through the solar system at around 137,000 mph, and is expected […]
Nuclear Rockets—An Idea Whose Time Has Gone?
This essay is based on the research for the panel “Nuclear Rockets—An Idea Whose Time Has Gone?” that I was honored to moderate for 2025 Seattle WorldCon. The panelists were Bob Hranek, Charles J. Walther, […]
Matt’s Reviews: Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling (with Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Rönnlund)
Publisher: Flatiron Books Publication date: April 2018 Print length: 352 pages ISBN-13: 978-1-250-10781-7 Authors: Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, Anna Rosling Rönnlund Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are […]
Can AI learn Through Story?
Dear Reader, Hope you’re well. Sorry for being out of touch. Grief is a peculiarly strange condition. I publish this as an experiment. It is part epistle, part conversation. Everything here is “true” in the […]
Vera C. Rubin “Largest Camera Ever Made” Telescope Shares First Images
A full report on this astronomical achievement is available at Rubinobservatory.org. Vera C. Rubin helped establish the existence of “dark matter”. The observatory, built in Chile, is comprised of the largest digital camera ever created. […]
Matt’s Reviews: 1959: The Year Everything Changed by Fred Kaplan
Publisher: TURNER PUBLISHING CO (TN) Publication date: 04/01/2010 Copyright Date: 2009 Pages: 344 ISBN: 978-0-470-60203-4 Author: Fred Kaplan 1959: The Year Everything Changed by Fred Kaplan is not a book I would normally review […]
