Author: Steph P. Bianchini
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Gundam News – [ガンダムシリーズ] – The pool results
I have extensively posted about the international online poll NHK, Japan’s national public broadcasting station, launched on occasion of the 40th anniversary of Gundam…
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My SF story “DNA-Edited Spinner for Hire” is now live Writers Resist.
Read my new story DNA-Edited Spinner for Hire in Writers Resist #60, April 2018, at this link. “Delphis—the Cheerful One—had known it since the beginning.…
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The Rift. The Dark Side of the Moon (2016). A review.
On paper, this movie checked all my boxes for a good one: it is about space missions (a satellite crash); it is SF horror…
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The Best New (SF) Graphic Novel. Mooncop by Tom Gauld (2018)
I’m a long-term fan of speculative fiction graphic novels (Bilal, just to name one among many) and, if you are too, there is one you…
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All is ready for Mars InSight Lander.
NASA’s next mission to Mars is a go, already on the launching pad. The probe is InSight Mars lander, which is scheduled to lift off from…
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Avengers: Infinity War (2018). A non-spoiler review.
I went to see it over the weekend. The hype about this movie was incredible and I decided I want to have a go…
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Gundam News – [ガンダムシリーズ]
Last month I announced that, on occasion of the 40th anniversary of Gundam franchise, NHK, Japan’s national public broadcasting station, launched an online poll project…
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Get to known Delta IV
There are plenty of news about Space X’s Falcon Heavy, the new heavy lifter for space exploration, with a reason: the endeavour is exceptional,…
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Events in Rome, Italy – Formula E
In case you’re in Rome, Italy (on holiday or AOB), there’s an event worthy of your time: Formula E. This is the first auto…
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Exoplanet update
I regularly review features about exoplanets, together with giving periodical updates on their number and recent discoveries. Here for the latest stats: The catalogue…
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The Cartography of the Solar System – Mars
This is my second post about cartography and maps of other celestial bodies of the Solar System (the first one, the Moon, is here)…
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News, March 2018
March has been quite a good month, I must say, in terms of stories sold and appeared in press. Here’s a quick roundup: I…
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Teaser Tuesday (27 March)
Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted at The Purple Booker. Anyone can play along by doing the following: • Grab your current read…
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Vesta, and why we have a mission there
Vesta is a well-known place in terms of space exploration, but one people don’t necessarily know a lot about, let alone understand why NASA…
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Planet Nine (or X) makes the news again
It is not the first time I write about that mysterious object supposedly orbiting our Solar System (see previous articles here and here), mentioning the…
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Are we ready for Tiangong-1?
In case you don’t know, we’re all getting ready for fall of a space lab on our heads, at some moments in the next…
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Teaser Tuesday (13 March)
Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted at The Purple Booker. Anyone can play along by doing the following: • Grab your current read…
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(More) Historical Novels Worth Reading
Since the start of 2017, I’ve been reading or re-reading historical novels (due to an ongoing project. More about that in future): history is…
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Gundam News – [ガンダムシリーズ]
While we wait for next year (2019 is going to be the 40th anniversary of Gundam) a few news about the franchise. First of…
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“Poison Heart” now in print [Beyond Steampunk Anthology]
My alt-hist short story Poison Heart is now in print, included in an amazing anthology by Old Sins, “Beyond Steampunk” [more about it here].…
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Interview with Juliana Rew, Publisher and Editor of Third Flatiron Anthologies
I am thrilled to have Juliana Rew here this month to present Third Flatiron Anthologies, one of which is going to be published on…
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The Ritual (2017). A review.
I’ve heard (and read) a lot of good reviews of this movie, so I’ve decided to give it a shot. After all, it’s British…