(2023) Sarah K. Jackson, Picador, £14.99, hrdbk, 415pp, ISBN 978-1-529-08958-5 Review by Jonathan Cowie. With CoVID we have gone through an awful lot of plastic personal protection equipment with a lot of Asia’s ending up in the ocean. Indeed, over three-quarters … Continue reading
(1) YOU’RE INVITED TO THE PARTY. File 770’s 45th anniversary celebration begins soon after the turn of the year. The 45th birthday of the fanzine is on January 6, and the 15th anniversary of the blog is on January 15. … Continue reading
“What’s On?” gives a preview of Westercon 74, to be held July 1-4 in Tonopah, NV. Chair Kevin Standlee reports the con currently has 320 members. The guests of honor are Kevin Andrew Murphy and Myrna Donato. Kevin says: For … Continue reading
PS Publishing, after failing to acquire Interzone, said in February they will launch their own new online sf magazine called ParSec this year. Yesterday editor Ian Whates announced the ToCs of ParSec’s first two issues. Issue #1 Gunbelt Highway – Dan Abnett Down … Continue reading
(1) ABOUT YOUR FEELINGS. Newsweek is “Talking Murderbot With ‘Network Effect’ Author Martha Wells”. The series is from Murderbot’s perspective, who doesn’t care much about the wider galaxy (outside of its favorite media), but I assume there’s a lot of … Continue reading
(1) HILL HOUSE. Whatever DC Comics’ other problems may be, they’re pretty sure they can sell this: “DC Launching New Horror Line From Writer Joe Hill”. Hill House Comics will consist of five miniseries and debut this October. Just days … Continue reading
By Carl Slaughter: Jonathan Maberry is the editor of three anthologies coming out in 2017. Aliens: Bug Hunt, all new stories of the Colonial Marines (Titan Books, 2017), will be released April 11, 2017. Here’s the killer lineup! Brian Keene is a best-selling … Continue reading
The Gollancz Online Festival is a weekend of digital activities on social media platforms with the hashtag #GollanczFest that begins Monday, September 12. Meet your favourite authors. Test your knowledge. Discover new books. Join us as we celebrate all things genre … Continue reading
(1) IN SFWA TIMES TO COME. Cat Rambo in “What I’m Hoping For SFWA in 2016” tells about the organization’s accomplishments and shortfalls in 2015, and what the future holds. Here’s an excerpt from each category — SFWA’s 2015 Accomplishments … Continue reading
Finalists have been announced for two awards presented at Utopiales, the Nantes International Science Fiction Festival. The nominees for the Utopiales European Awards are: “Celle qui a tous les dons” (The Girl With All The Gifts), Mike Carey (translated by … Continue reading