Category Archives: Science Fiction

The Relentless MoonA Lady Astronaut Novel by Mary Robinette Kowal

The Relentless MoonA Lady Astronaut Novel by Mary Robinette Kowal 07/14/2020 Macmillan-Tor/Forge

This one stars Nicole Wargin, one of the original 6 Lady Astronauts in this 1950 alt-history where a meteor impact forces the world to look to Mars for a new home for humanity. Earth is facing a slow death, and Kowal has managed to create all the excitement of the space race with a (mostly) new set of players. The biggest technological difference is the lack of electronic computers, relying on the sort of people we saw in Hidden Figures, often women, frequently people of color, and always having to fight for their place. Continue reading →

Random Sh*t Flying Through the Air (The Frost Files #2) by Jackson Ford

Random Sh*t Flying Through the Air
(The Frost Files #2)
by Jackson Ford
06/16/2020 (Orbit)

Teagen, The Girl Who Could Move Sh*t with Her Mind, is back and things are looking up for her. She’s got a steady job working for the China Shop a cover ops team based in L.A. under the guise of a moving company, her friend Nic is getting closer to getting closer, and nobody is trying to arrest her for murder, which was a thing in the first book. She’s Teagan is the most self-absorbed hero ever to brandish special powers, but she’s getting better. Of course that can’t last. Continue reading →

Science Fiction Books to Look for this March

Originally Published: https://amazingstories.com/2019/12/science-fiction-…for-march-2020/

There are a lot of interesting offerings for science fiction readers this month, though I didn’t make as big a dent in my reading pile as I’d like. As a result, I’m only talking about five books: three of them space operas; one a retro tale set in the mid-sixties; a road trip across a “nanotech Western” landscape, and a collection of robot tales. What I found really interesting was the way certain themes kept cropping up. Continue reading →

Science Fiction Books to Look for this February

Originally Published: https://amazingstories.com/2019/12/science-fiction-…for-february-2020/

February is a month on hold, when time is frozen, waiting for something to happen. It’s so bad that the greeting card industry had to create a holiday just to keep from having to shut down for the month. Fortunately, all that stasis makes it a perfect month for reading; thankfully, we’ve got some excellent novels, novellas, and more. Continue reading →

Our Opinions Are Correct: Episode 51: The Delicious Significance of Food in Science Fiction

Our Opinions Are Correct, the Hugo winning podcast hosted by Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders is one of my favorites and someday I’m going to do an article on where you can hear smart people talk critically about SF, but not today. Today I just want to say how happy I was to see that the latest (Feb 13, 2020) episode was all about food in SF. Well, and Fantasy, if you have to be honest. Continue reading →