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A HOLE IN THE SKY BY PETER F HAMILTON, WITH A SHORT Q&A A Hole in the Sky is the first entry in Peter F Hamilton’s latest series, the Arkship Trilogy.Releasing as an audiobook exclusive, A Hole in the Sky is a departure from the typical widescreen space opera Hamilton is known for, instead focusing on a colony ship story from a first-person perspective. Read on for the review, and scroll down for a short Q&A with Peter F Hamilton. DAY ZERO BY C. ROBERT CARGILL Isaac Asimov once explained that he was inspired to create his famous Robot stories because he didn’t like what he read in the pulps. In those pages, he said, there were basically two types of mechanical beings – “Robot as Menace” and “Robots as Pathos”. His robot stories were a response SALVATION BY PETER F HAMILTON Salvation is Peter F Hamilton’s latest novel, the first book in his Salvation Sequence, and a series set in a brand-new universe.After some considerable time (and eight novels) spent writing in his Commonwealth universe, with a slight detour for 2012’s Great North Road, Salvation is a chance to see Hamilton build a setting from scratch with a longer story in mind. MYTHOLOGY’S INFLUENCE ON MODERN SCIENCE FICTION AND One of 2017’s best films, Wonder Woman, has mythology in its origins. Wonder Woman (Princess Diana), who first appeared in the comic books in 1941, is a member of the Amazonian people, a fantastical race of female warriors which has appeared in myths since ancient times. (One of the most famous of the Amazons noted in Greekmythology was
BOOKS WITH VERY POWERFUL PROTAGONIST, AND ONLY 1 POV The only one that comes right to mind is The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. It is told from the magician Kvothe's prospective as someone is writing down his story. So it is a giant flashback with sections taking place in present day. SEXISM AND ROBERT JORDAN’S WHEEL OF TIME SERIES BY ABBYBOOKS LIKE ROBERT JORDANE ROBERT JORDANROBERT JORDAN BIO Sexism and Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series by Abby Goldsmith. “Separate But Equal.”. There’s a slogan which most people associate with the propaganda against the civil rights movement of the 1960’s. Separation is just a step away from disadvantage and stereotype, which is a FEMALE CHARACTER CLICHES Jan 19, 2011. 189. I've been writing up a list of things I feel are cliches about women characters, not just in books but also games, comics and movies (because I need my lists). Here's what I've got. • A damsel for the hero to rescue – If she’s in a bind andGRIMDARK IN SCIFI?
Grimdark is a term that came from games. It originated with the tabletop game Warhammer 40,000, which was a science fiction version of Warhammer's fantasy game, with fantasy-like races that were alien, non-magical races in a dystopian space future. AFTER DARKNESS OF SETHANON, THEN WHAT? In essense, the Darkness at Sethanon was the end of the line for several of the characters, most of whom do come back, but not in any major sense. Pug, Tomas, and Macros are not among them as they don't really age. Jimmy takes a larger role than most when it comes to the Serpentwar, but even then is a bit subdued. SFFWORLD – SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY AND HORRORFOR AUTHORS / PUBLISHERSADVERTISINGABOUTWRITE FOR USDISCUSSION FORUMINTERVIEWS THE UNBROKEN by C.L. Clark (Magic of the Lost #1) Colonization, military service, loyalty, racial inequality, and a life torn between two conflicting cultures. Welcome to the potent, gripping debut novelby C.L. Clark,.
A HOLE IN THE SKY BY PETER F HAMILTON, WITH A SHORT Q&A A Hole in the Sky is the first entry in Peter F Hamilton’s latest series, the Arkship Trilogy.Releasing as an audiobook exclusive, A Hole in the Sky is a departure from the typical widescreen space opera Hamilton is known for, instead focusing on a colony ship story from a first-person perspective. Read on for the review, and scroll down for a short Q&A with Peter F Hamilton. DAY ZERO BY C. ROBERT CARGILL Isaac Asimov once explained that he was inspired to create his famous Robot stories because he didn’t like what he read in the pulps. In those pages, he said, there were basically two types of mechanical beings – “Robot as Menace” and “Robots as Pathos”. His robot stories were a response SALVATION BY PETER F HAMILTON Salvation is Peter F Hamilton’s latest novel, the first book in his Salvation Sequence, and a series set in a brand-new universe.After some considerable time (and eight novels) spent writing in his Commonwealth universe, with a slight detour for 2012’s Great North Road, Salvation is a chance to see Hamilton build a setting from scratch with a longer story in mind. MYTHOLOGY’S INFLUENCE ON MODERN SCIENCE FICTION AND One of 2017’s best films, Wonder Woman, has mythology in its origins. Wonder Woman (Princess Diana), who first appeared in the comic books in 1941, is a member of the Amazonian people, a fantastical race of female warriors which has appeared in myths since ancient times. (One of the most famous of the Amazons noted in Greekmythology was
BOOKS WITH VERY POWERFUL PROTAGONIST, AND ONLY 1 POV The only one that comes right to mind is The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. It is told from the magician Kvothe's prospective as someone is writing down his story. So it is a giant flashback with sections taking place in present day. SEXISM AND ROBERT JORDAN’S WHEEL OF TIME SERIES BY ABBYBOOKS LIKE ROBERT JORDANE ROBERT JORDANROBERT JORDAN BIO Sexism and Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series by Abby Goldsmith. “Separate But Equal.”. There’s a slogan which most people associate with the propaganda against the civil rights movement of the 1960’s. Separation is just a step away from disadvantage and stereotype, which is a FEMALE CHARACTER CLICHES Jan 19, 2011. 189. I've been writing up a list of things I feel are cliches about women characters, not just in books but also games, comics and movies (because I need my lists). Here's what I've got. • A damsel for the hero to rescue – If she’s in a bind andGRIMDARK IN SCIFI?
Grimdark is a term that came from games. It originated with the tabletop game Warhammer 40,000, which was a science fiction version of Warhammer's fantasy game, with fantasy-like races that were alien, non-magical races in a dystopian space future. AFTER DARKNESS OF SETHANON, THEN WHAT? In essense, the Darkness at Sethanon was the end of the line for several of the characters, most of whom do come back, but not in any major sense. Pug, Tomas, and Macros are not among them as they don't really age. Jimmy takes a larger role than most when it comes to the Serpentwar, but even then is a bit subdued. NEWS: NEBULA AWARD WINNERS 2020 ANNOUNCED 1 day ago · As announced on the 5th June 2021, here are the nominees and winners of the Nebula Awards 2020. The winners are highlighted in red.. Novel. Piranesi, Susanna Clarke (Bloomsbury); The City We Became, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit); Mexican Gothic, Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Del Rey); The Midnight Bargain, C.L. Polk (Erewhon); Black Sun, Rebecca Roanhorse (Saga); Network Effect, Martha Wells (Tordotcom HONEYCOMB BY JOANNE M HARRIS One of my favourite treats over the last couple of years has been reading the novellas that Joanne has been quietly forming that have rewritten the Child Ballads for a modern audience. They have been a wonderful marriage of lyrical prose and subtle yet atmospheric illustration, in little packages DAY ZERO BY C. ROBERT CARGILL Isaac Asimov once explained that he was inspired to create his famous Robot stories because he didn’t like what he read in the pulps. In those pages, he said, there were basically two types of mechanical beings – “Robot as Menace” and “Robots as Pathos”. His robot stories were a response THE BLACKTONGUE THIEF BY CHRISTOPHER BUEHLMAN Christopher Buehlman has made quite a respectable name for himself as a writer of horror novels, the two I’ve read I have thoroughly enjoyed (Those Across the River and the modern vampire classic, The Lesser Dead).I was very intrigued when I learned he was shifting gears slightly to epic fantasy since there’s often a dark undercurrent in many Epic Fantasy stories. WE, ROBOTS: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN 100 STORIES, EDITED Anthropomorphic robots, invertebrate AIs, thuggish metal lumps and wisps of manufactured intelligence so delicate if you blinked you might miss them. The literature of robots and artificial intelligence is so wildly diverse, in both tone and intent, that our stories form six thematic collections. It’s Alive! is about inventors and their WORLD ENGINES: CREATOR BY STEPHEN BAXTER The survivors of the first book have, in an attempt to travel to the deep past and the origin point of the World Engineers, travelled to a universe where Persephone has become an Earth-like planet. When attempting to land on this Persephone II, there is an accident and some of the crew are killed. JUNE 2021 FLASH CONTEST: DOING IT THE HARD WAY THEME: Doing it the Hard Way WORD COUNT LIMIT: 1000 DEADLINE: Your local midnight, Thursday 27th JUNE 2021 Write your story, make sure it includes a reference to the theme (as obliquely and interpretive as you wish) and is within the word limit. NEW POST - NEWS: NEBULA AWARD WINNERS 2020 ANNOUNCED As announced on the 5th June 2021, here are the nominees and winners of the Nebula Awards 2020. The winners are highlighted in red. Novel Piranesi, Susanna Clarke (Bloomsbury) The City We Became, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit) Mexican Gothic, Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Del READING IN SCIENCE FICTION IN JUNE 2021 Understand the worry :) But I quite liked it; hope you will too! Liked the bookdidn't care for the movie though. THE VALUE OF SPECULATIVE FICTION BY NICHOLAS CONLEY The Value of Speculative Fiction by Nicholas Conley. There’s this strange idea that literary fiction and speculative fiction are in fierce opposition to each other, but in reality, both forms of literature are nothing but different techniques in which to tell a story. There’s this even stranger idea that speculative fiction—call it genre SFFWORLD – SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY AND HORRORFOR AUTHORS / PUBLISHERSADVERTISINGABOUTWRITE FOR USDISCUSSION FORUMINTERVIEWS THE UNBROKEN by C.L. Clark (Magic of the Lost #1) Colonization, military service, loyalty, racial inequality, and a life torn between two conflicting cultures. Welcome to the potent, gripping debut novelby C.L. Clark,.
A HOLE IN THE SKY BY PETER F HAMILTON, WITH A SHORT Q&A A Hole in the Sky is the first entry in Peter F Hamilton’s latest series, the Arkship Trilogy.Releasing as an audiobook exclusive, A Hole in the Sky is a departure from the typical widescreen space opera Hamilton is known for, instead focusing on a colony ship story from a first-person perspective. Read on for the review, and scroll down for a short Q&A with Peter F Hamilton. DAY ZERO BY C. ROBERT CARGILL Isaac Asimov once explained that he was inspired to create his famous Robot stories because he didn’t like what he read in the pulps. In those pages, he said, there were basically two types of mechanical beings – “Robot as Menace” and “Robots as Pathos”. His robot stories were a response SALVATION BY PETER F HAMILTON Salvation is Peter F Hamilton’s latest novel, the first book in his Salvation Sequence, and a series set in a brand-new universe.After some considerable time (and eight novels) spent writing in his Commonwealth universe, with a slight detour for 2012’s Great North Road, Salvation is a chance to see Hamilton build a setting from scratch with a longer story in mind. MYTHOLOGY’S INFLUENCE ON MODERN SCIENCE FICTION AND One of 2017’s best films, Wonder Woman, has mythology in its origins. Wonder Woman (Princess Diana), who first appeared in the comic books in 1941, is a member of the Amazonian people, a fantastical race of female warriors which has appeared in myths since ancient times. (One of the most famous of the Amazons noted in Greekmythology was
BOOKS WITH VERY POWERFUL PROTAGONIST, AND ONLY 1 POV The only one that comes right to mind is The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. It is told from the magician Kvothe's prospective as someone is writing down his story. So it is a giant flashback with sections taking place in present day. SEXISM AND ROBERT JORDAN’S WHEEL OF TIME SERIES BY ABBYBOOKS LIKE ROBERT JORDANE ROBERT JORDANROBERT JORDAN BIO Sexism and Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series by Abby Goldsmith. “Separate But Equal.”. There’s a slogan which most people associate with the propaganda against the civil rights movement of the 1960’s. Separation is just a step away from disadvantage and stereotype, which is a FEMALE CHARACTER CLICHES Jan 19, 2011. 189. I've been writing up a list of things I feel are cliches about women characters, not just in books but also games, comics and movies (because I need my lists). Here's what I've got. • A damsel for the hero to rescue – If she’s in a bind andGRIMDARK IN SCIFI?
Grimdark is a term that came from games. It originated with the tabletop game Warhammer 40,000, which was a science fiction version of Warhammer's fantasy game, with fantasy-like races that were alien, non-magical races in a dystopian space future. AFTER DARKNESS OF SETHANON, THEN WHAT? In essense, the Darkness at Sethanon was the end of the line for several of the characters, most of whom do come back, but not in any major sense. Pug, Tomas, and Macros are not among them as they don't really age. Jimmy takes a larger role than most when it comes to the Serpentwar, but even then is a bit subdued. SFFWORLD – SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY AND HORRORFOR AUTHORS / PUBLISHERSADVERTISINGABOUTWRITE FOR USDISCUSSION FORUMINTERVIEWS THE UNBROKEN by C.L. Clark (Magic of the Lost #1) Colonization, military service, loyalty, racial inequality, and a life torn between two conflicting cultures. Welcome to the potent, gripping debut novelby C.L. Clark,.
A HOLE IN THE SKY BY PETER F HAMILTON, WITH A SHORT Q&A A Hole in the Sky is the first entry in Peter F Hamilton’s latest series, the Arkship Trilogy.Releasing as an audiobook exclusive, A Hole in the Sky is a departure from the typical widescreen space opera Hamilton is known for, instead focusing on a colony ship story from a first-person perspective. Read on for the review, and scroll down for a short Q&A with Peter F Hamilton. DAY ZERO BY C. ROBERT CARGILL Isaac Asimov once explained that he was inspired to create his famous Robot stories because he didn’t like what he read in the pulps. In those pages, he said, there were basically two types of mechanical beings – “Robot as Menace” and “Robots as Pathos”. His robot stories were a response SALVATION BY PETER F HAMILTON Salvation is Peter F Hamilton’s latest novel, the first book in his Salvation Sequence, and a series set in a brand-new universe.After some considerable time (and eight novels) spent writing in his Commonwealth universe, with a slight detour for 2012’s Great North Road, Salvation is a chance to see Hamilton build a setting from scratch with a longer story in mind. MYTHOLOGY’S INFLUENCE ON MODERN SCIENCE FICTION AND One of 2017’s best films, Wonder Woman, has mythology in its origins. Wonder Woman (Princess Diana), who first appeared in the comic books in 1941, is a member of the Amazonian people, a fantastical race of female warriors which has appeared in myths since ancient times. (One of the most famous of the Amazons noted in Greekmythology was
BOOKS WITH VERY POWERFUL PROTAGONIST, AND ONLY 1 POV The only one that comes right to mind is The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. It is told from the magician Kvothe's prospective as someone is writing down his story. So it is a giant flashback with sections taking place in present day. SEXISM AND ROBERT JORDAN’S WHEEL OF TIME SERIES BY ABBYBOOKS LIKE ROBERT JORDANE ROBERT JORDANROBERT JORDAN BIO Sexism and Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series by Abby Goldsmith. “Separate But Equal.”. There’s a slogan which most people associate with the propaganda against the civil rights movement of the 1960’s. Separation is just a step away from disadvantage and stereotype, which is a FEMALE CHARACTER CLICHES Jan 19, 2011. 189. I've been writing up a list of things I feel are cliches about women characters, not just in books but also games, comics and movies (because I need my lists). Here's what I've got. • A damsel for the hero to rescue – If she’s in a bind andGRIMDARK IN SCIFI?
Grimdark is a term that came from games. It originated with the tabletop game Warhammer 40,000, which was a science fiction version of Warhammer's fantasy game, with fantasy-like races that were alien, non-magical races in a dystopian space future. AFTER DARKNESS OF SETHANON, THEN WHAT? In essense, the Darkness at Sethanon was the end of the line for several of the characters, most of whom do come back, but not in any major sense. Pug, Tomas, and Macros are not among them as they don't really age. Jimmy takes a larger role than most when it comes to the Serpentwar, but even then is a bit subdued. NEWS: NEBULA AWARD WINNERS 2020 ANNOUNCED 1 day ago · As announced on the 5th June 2021, here are the nominees and winners of the Nebula Awards 2020. The winners are highlighted in red.. Novel. Piranesi, Susanna Clarke (Bloomsbury); The City We Became, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit); Mexican Gothic, Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Del Rey); The Midnight Bargain, C.L. Polk (Erewhon); Black Sun, Rebecca Roanhorse (Saga); Network Effect, Martha Wells (Tordotcom HONEYCOMB BY JOANNE M HARRIS One of my favourite treats over the last couple of years has been reading the novellas that Joanne has been quietly forming that have rewritten the Child Ballads for a modern audience. They have been a wonderful marriage of lyrical prose and subtle yet atmospheric illustration, in little packages DAY ZERO BY C. ROBERT CARGILL Isaac Asimov once explained that he was inspired to create his famous Robot stories because he didn’t like what he read in the pulps. In those pages, he said, there were basically two types of mechanical beings – “Robot as Menace” and “Robots as Pathos”. His robot stories were a response THE BLACKTONGUE THIEF BY CHRISTOPHER BUEHLMAN Christopher Buehlman has made quite a respectable name for himself as a writer of horror novels, the two I’ve read I have thoroughly enjoyed (Those Across the River and the modern vampire classic, The Lesser Dead).I was very intrigued when I learned he was shifting gears slightly to epic fantasy since there’s often a dark undercurrent in many Epic Fantasy stories. WE, ROBOTS: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN 100 STORIES, EDITED Anthropomorphic robots, invertebrate AIs, thuggish metal lumps and wisps of manufactured intelligence so delicate if you blinked you might miss them. The literature of robots and artificial intelligence is so wildly diverse, in both tone and intent, that our stories form six thematic collections. It’s Alive! is about inventors and their WORLD ENGINES: CREATOR BY STEPHEN BAXTER The survivors of the first book have, in an attempt to travel to the deep past and the origin point of the World Engineers, travelled to a universe where Persephone has become an Earth-like planet. When attempting to land on this Persephone II, there is an accident and some of the crew are killed. JUNE 2021 FLASH CONTEST: DOING IT THE HARD WAY THEME: Doing it the Hard Way WORD COUNT LIMIT: 1000 DEADLINE: Your local midnight, Thursday 27th JUNE 2021 Write your story, make sure it includes a reference to the theme (as obliquely and interpretive as you wish) and is within the word limit. NEW POST - NEWS: NEBULA AWARD WINNERS 2020 ANNOUNCED As announced on the 5th June 2021, here are the nominees and winners of the Nebula Awards 2020. The winners are highlighted in red. Novel Piranesi, Susanna Clarke (Bloomsbury) The City We Became, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit) Mexican Gothic, Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Del READING IN SCIENCE FICTION IN JUNE 2021 Understand the worry :) But I quite liked it; hope you will too! Liked the bookdidn't care for the movie though. THE VALUE OF SPECULATIVE FICTION BY NICHOLAS CONLEY The Value of Speculative Fiction by Nicholas Conley. There’s this strange idea that literary fiction and speculative fiction are in fierce opposition to each other, but in reality, both forms of literature are nothing but different techniques in which to tell a story. There’s this even stranger idea that speculative fiction—call it genre SFFWORLD – SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY AND HORRORFOR AUTHORS / PUBLISHERSADVERTISINGABOUTWRITE FOR USDISCUSSION FORUMINTERVIEWS Domesticating Dragons is Dan Koboldt’s latest novel, billed as Build-A-Bear workshop meets Jurassic Park where dragons are now a very real part of the world. A HOLE IN THE SKY BY PETER F HAMILTON, WITH A SHORT Q&A A Hole in the Sky is the first entry in Peter F Hamilton’s latest series, the Arkship Trilogy.Releasing as an audiobook exclusive, A Hole in the Sky is a departure from the typical widescreen space opera Hamilton is known for, instead focusing on a colony ship story from a first-person perspective. Read on for the review, and scroll down for a short Q&A with Peter F Hamilton.LOOKING FOR A BOOK.
So I read this book many years ago but I could not read it till the end; and I can't remember the title or the author. I remember that the story started with a battlefield where warriors were fighting; and unknown to them, they were being watched by maybe gods who were on thebattlefield in the
SALVATION BY PETER F HAMILTON Salvation is Peter F Hamilton’s latest novel, the first book in his Salvation Sequence, and a series set in a brand-new universe.After some considerable time (and eight novels) spent writing in his Commonwealth universe, with a slight detour for 2012’s Great North Road, Salvation is a chance to see Hamilton build a setting from scratch with a longer story in mind. MYTHOLOGY’S INFLUENCE ON MODERN SCIENCE FICTION AND In a post I wrote on my own blog I noted that several prominent Biblical figures may have been the inspiration for characters in various science fiction franchises.Now I would like to delve into showing fantasy lovers the roots of other characters and even entire races which are traced back to the pagan legends and lore of ages longsince past.
FEMALE CHARACTER CLICHES But clichés and stereotypes are often based in reality (or, w.r.t. racial stereotypes, out of a fictional or perceived reality), so use of them isn't so much an issue as long as they don't form the whole of your character(s).So, you could have a fiery redheaded lady who is beautiful (often found within L.E. Modesitt, Jr.'s novels), but do something with her that takes that cliché and bends BOOKS WITH VERY POWERFUL PROTAGONIST, AND ONLY 1 POV The only one that comes right to mind is The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. It is told from the magician Kvothe's prospective as someone is writing down his story. So it is a giant flashback with sections taking place in present day. SEXISM AND ROBERT JORDAN’S WHEEL OF TIME SERIES BY ABBYBOOKS LIKE ROBERT JORDANE ROBERT JORDANROBERT JORDAN BIO “Separate But Equal.” There’s a slogan which most people associate with the propaganda against the civil rights movement of the 1960’s. Separation is just a step away from disadvantage and stereotype, which is a step away from oppression.GRIMDARK IN SCIFI?
Grimdark is a term that came from games. It originated with the tabletop game Warhammer 40,000, which was a science fiction version of Warhammer's fantasy game, with fantasy-like races that were alien, non-magical races in a dystopian space future. AFTER DARKNESS OF SETHANON, THEN WHAT? K so I just finished the 4 riftwar saga books by Raymond Feist, and can say that it was by far the most satisfying thing I've ever read. I've heard a lot of bad things about his other books from here on, so I'm afraid to buy them and read on. The problem is I have such astrong emotional
SFFWORLD – SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY AND HORRORFOR AUTHORS / PUBLISHERSADVERTISINGABOUTWRITE FOR USDISCUSSION FORUMINTERVIEWS Domesticating Dragons is Dan Koboldt’s latest novel, billed as Build-A-Bear workshop meets Jurassic Park where dragons are now a very real part of the world. A HOLE IN THE SKY BY PETER F HAMILTON, WITH A SHORT Q&A A Hole in the Sky is the first entry in Peter F Hamilton’s latest series, the Arkship Trilogy.Releasing as an audiobook exclusive, A Hole in the Sky is a departure from the typical widescreen space opera Hamilton is known for, instead focusing on a colony ship story from a first-person perspective. Read on for the review, and scroll down for a short Q&A with Peter F Hamilton.LOOKING FOR A BOOK.
So I read this book many years ago but I could not read it till the end; and I can't remember the title or the author. I remember that the story started with a battlefield where warriors were fighting; and unknown to them, they were being watched by maybe gods who were on thebattlefield in the
SALVATION BY PETER F HAMILTON Salvation is Peter F Hamilton’s latest novel, the first book in his Salvation Sequence, and a series set in a brand-new universe.After some considerable time (and eight novels) spent writing in his Commonwealth universe, with a slight detour for 2012’s Great North Road, Salvation is a chance to see Hamilton build a setting from scratch with a longer story in mind. MYTHOLOGY’S INFLUENCE ON MODERN SCIENCE FICTION AND In a post I wrote on my own blog I noted that several prominent Biblical figures may have been the inspiration for characters in various science fiction franchises.Now I would like to delve into showing fantasy lovers the roots of other characters and even entire races which are traced back to the pagan legends and lore of ages longsince past.
FEMALE CHARACTER CLICHES But clichés and stereotypes are often based in reality (or, w.r.t. racial stereotypes, out of a fictional or perceived reality), so use of them isn't so much an issue as long as they don't form the whole of your character(s).So, you could have a fiery redheaded lady who is beautiful (often found within L.E. Modesitt, Jr.'s novels), but do something with her that takes that cliché and bends BOOKS WITH VERY POWERFUL PROTAGONIST, AND ONLY 1 POV The only one that comes right to mind is The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. It is told from the magician Kvothe's prospective as someone is writing down his story. So it is a giant flashback with sections taking place in present day. SEXISM AND ROBERT JORDAN’S WHEEL OF TIME SERIES BY ABBYBOOKS LIKE ROBERT JORDANE ROBERT JORDANROBERT JORDAN BIO “Separate But Equal.” There’s a slogan which most people associate with the propaganda against the civil rights movement of the 1960’s. Separation is just a step away from disadvantage and stereotype, which is a step away from oppression.GRIMDARK IN SCIFI?
Grimdark is a term that came from games. It originated with the tabletop game Warhammer 40,000, which was a science fiction version of Warhammer's fantasy game, with fantasy-like races that were alien, non-magical races in a dystopian space future. AFTER DARKNESS OF SETHANON, THEN WHAT? K so I just finished the 4 riftwar saga books by Raymond Feist, and can say that it was by far the most satisfying thing I've ever read. I've heard a lot of bad things about his other books from here on, so I'm afraid to buy them and read on. The problem is I have such astrong emotional
NEWS: NEBULA AWARD WINNERS 2020 ANNOUNCED 1 day ago · As announced on the 5th June 2021, here are the nominees and winners of the Nebula Awards 2020. The winners are highlighted in red.. Novel. Piranesi, Susanna Clarke (Bloomsbury); The City We Became, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit); Mexican Gothic, Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Del Rey); The Midnight Bargain, C.L. Polk (Erewhon); Black Sun, Rebecca Roanhorse (Saga); Network Effect, Martha Wells (Tordotcom HONEYCOMB BY JOANNE M HARRIS One of my favourite treats over the last couple of years has been reading the novellas that Joanne has been quietly forming that have rewritten the Child Ballads for a modern audience. They have been a wonderful marriage of lyrical prose and subtle yet atmospheric illustration, in little packages DAY ZERO BY C. ROBERT CARGILL Isaac Asimov once explained that he was inspired to create his famous Robot stories because he didn’t like what he read in the pulps. In those pages, he said, there were basically two types of mechanical beings – “Robot as Menace” and “Robots as Pathos”. His robot stories were a response THE BLACKTONGUE THIEF BY CHRISTOPHER BUEHLMAN Christopher Buehlman has made quite a respectable name for himself as a writer of horror novels, the two I’ve read I have thoroughly enjoyed (Those Across the River and the modern vampire classic, The Lesser Dead).I was very intrigued when I learned he was shifting gears slightly to epic fantasy since there’s often a dark undercurrent in many Epic Fantasy stories. WE, ROBOTS: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN 100 STORIES, EDITED As the nights here draw closer and darker, it’s become a bit of a tradition to tackle a big anthology at this time of year. This year’s effort from Head of Zeus is definitely that – a 1000+ page tome of 100 stories, all about Robots. WORLD ENGINES: CREATOR BY STEPHEN BAXTER Last year I reviewed the first book in this series, World Engines: Destroyer, with mixed results. It was interesting, unmistakably Baxter, but used Reid Malenfant, a character as its focus that I’d not really liked the first time around, in the Manifold trilogy.. The ending was a bit of a cliffhanger, too. JUNE 2021 FLASH CONTEST: DOING IT THE HARD WAY THEME: Doing it the Hard Way WORD COUNT LIMIT: 1000 DEADLINE: Your local midnight, Thursday 27th JUNE 2021 Write your story, make sure it includes a reference to the theme (as obliquely and interpretive as you wish) and is within the word limit. NEW POST - NEWS: NEBULA AWARD WINNERS 2020 ANNOUNCED As announced on the 5th June 2021, here are the nominees and winners of the Nebula Awards 2020. The winners are highlighted in red. Novel Piranesi, Susanna Clarke (Bloomsbury) The City We Became, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit) Mexican Gothic, Silvia Moreno-Garcia (DelLOOKING FOR A BOOK.
So I read this book many years ago but I could not read it till the end; and I can't remember the title or the author. I remember that the story started with a battlefield where warriors were fighting; and unknown to them, they were being watched by maybe gods who were on the battlefield in the form of flying birds/ravens or something like that. THE VALUE OF SPECULATIVE FICTION BY NICHOLAS CONLEY Every literary and film masterpiece depicts real-life problems. These issues may be hidden in different parts of the plots, but the thing in science fiction is that these concerns are being shown in a different way that people would not see coming.__ Contact Info
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SANCTUARY BY V V JAMES April 25, 2020 0 Comment Sanctuary is one of those books that reads like an American television drama. Set in small-town America, it suggests that below the seemingly idyll… Read the rest of this entry SHOREFALL BY ROBERT JACKSON BENNETT (THE FOUNDERS TRILOGY #2) April 21, 2020 0 Comment Picking up a few years after the events of Foundryside (the first installment of The Founders saga), the characters introduced in thatvolume –…
Read the rest of this entry ARTICLE: BIG BOOKS AND SERIES FOR LOCKDOWN April 18, 2020 4 Comments As the lockdown continues, many readers are taking the time as an opportunity to get lost in a big book, or catch up with… Read the rest of this entry THE DEVIL’S BLADE BY MARK ALDER April 11, 2020 0 Comment So: The Devil’s Blade is a story that builds on traditional tropes – it’s a revenge story – but combines reality with decidedlyfictional…
Read the rest of this entry INTERVIEW WITH MATTHEW WARD April 9, 2020 0 Comment Today we’re very pleased to show you an interview we have done recently with Matthew Ward, author of the wonderful Legacy of Ash,which…
Read the rest of this entry NEWS: 1945 RETROSPECTIVE HUGO AWARD NOMINEES ANNOUNCED April 7, 2020 0 Comment From the Hugo Awards (http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2020-hugo-awards/) The finalists for the 1945 Retrospective Hugo Awards were announced by CoNZealand, the 78th World Science Fiction Convention, on… Read the rest of this entry NEWS: HUGO AWARD 2020 NOMINEES ANNOUNCED April 7, 2020 0 Comment From the Hugo Awards (http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2020-hugo-awards/) The finalists for the 2020 Hugo Awards, Lodestar Award For Best Young Adult Book, and Astounding Award for Best New Science… Read the rest of this entry ARTICLE: CHAPTER AND ‘VERSE BY JAMES LOVEGROVE April 7, 2020 0 Comment You may know James Lovegrove for his Cthulhu Files (his Sherlock Holmes and Cthulhu mash-up that we loved here at SFFWorld). Here’swhat…
Read the rest of this entry WAR OF THE MAPS BY PAUL MCAULEY April 4, 2020 0 Comment At its most basic level the War of the Maps is a revenge tale, a story of a bad guy used by the good… Read the rest of this entry DEAL WITH THE DEVIL BY KIT ROCHA March 31, 2020 0 Comment Post-apocalyptic novels can be fun, but the subset of speculative fiction is a fairly popular setting. So when an interesting hook isthrown into…
Read the rest of this entry PANDEMIC PLUNDERINGS* March 28, 2020 6 Comments So: you’re in lockdown, with little else to do but read for the foreseeable future? Here’s some related books that may help passthe…
Read the rest of this entry ALONG THE RAZOR’S EDGE: AN INTERVIEW WITH ROB J HAYES March 27, 2020 0 Comment Along the Razor’s Edge is Rob J. Hayes’ latest Fantasy novel, and the first book in The War Eternal series. For readers who like… Read the rest of this entry THE UNSPOKEN NAME BY A.K. LARKWOOD March 24, 2020 0 Comment Some books surprise you, despite knowing of them, seeing publicity about them, or the title or writer continually being promoted. Thenyou open the…
Read the rest of this entry ARTICLE: ANTISOCIAL MEDIA? BY PATRICK EDWARDS March 21, 2020 0 Comment We asked author Patrick Edwards to cast his eye over ‘the state of things’ at the moment. Here’s what he sent us! It raises… Read the rest of this entry CURSED EDITED BY MARIE O’REGAN AND PAUL KANE March 14, 2020 0 Comment Curses – they’re a staple of Fantasy fiction, aren’t they? From Snow White’s cursed apple in the Brothers Grimm’s fairy tales(1812) to Guy…
Read the rest of this entry SIXTEENTH WATCH BY MYKE COLE March 10, 2020 0 Comment Myke Cole is a writer whose work I’ve been enjoying for almost a decade now, most of what he’s published has fallen quite squarely… Read the rest of this entry HOUSE OF EARTH AND BLOOD BY SARAH J. MAAS (CRESCENT CITY #1) March 4, 2020 0 Comment Sarah J. Maas is a writer at the forefront of Young Adult fantasy; her novels are extremely popular and acclaimed. After about a dozen… Read the rest of this entry THE GOLDEN AGE OF SCIENCE FICTION BY JOHN WADE February 29, 2020 0 Comment ‘For everyone who understands the true significance of the words ‘Klaatu barada nikto’. Subtitled ‘A Journey into Space with 1950’s Radio, TV, Films, Comics… Read the rest of this entrySOOT BY DAN VYLETA
February 22, 2020 0 Comment Soot is set in a Dickensian world of darkness, grime and wretched brutality, with an additional Fantasy element. The magic part is thatwhat…
Read the rest of this entry NEWS: 2019 NEBULA AWARD NOMINEES ANNOUNCED February 20, 2020 0 Comment From the SFWA website: https://nebulas.sfwa.org/2019-nebula-award-finalists-announced/ The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA, Inc.) is pleased to announce the finalists for the 55th… Read the rest of this entry THE LAST SMILE IN SUNDER CITY BY LUKE ARNOLD February 15, 2020 1 Comment This is a debut novel, but you may recognise the author’s name. For not only is Luke an author but you may have seen… Read the rest of this entry NEWS: 2020 BSFA NOMINEES ANNOUNCED February 11, 2020 0 Comment The British Science Fiction Association has announced the shortlist for the BSFA Awards for works published in 2019. The awards will bepresented at the…
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