Author: Steph P. Bianchini
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Interview with Noel Chidwick, Shoreline of Infinity
I had the occasion to meet Noel Chidwick during one of the events Shoreline of Infinity organised here in Edinburgh. Noel was so kind to…
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Luna, Wolf Moon by Ian McDonald. A review.
I already knew I was going to love Luna:Wolf Moon since the moment I requested it on Netgalley – and not, or not only,…
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Ten Historical Fiction Novels Worth Reading (more than once)
In these days I’m utterly enjoying Mantel’s Wolf Hall, a novel based on the life of Thomas Cromwell, which is one of the best historical…
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More exoplanets to search for alien life – Kepler’s latest discoveries
I have written a lot about exoplanets on this blog in the past, therefore this is a news I can’t avoid discussing here. Just…
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Space Features of the Week (18 June)
Here’s the usual summary of interesting space news of the week – with some stunning images from our Solar Systems. Have you ever wondered…
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Events – what to look forward in Summer 2017
There are a few events in the coming months worth mentioning in case you’re just making your plans for Summer. I have spoken in…
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Chasing Asteroids – NEOWISE data just released
If you have a keen interest in space matters, you also know about NASA’s Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer – NEOWISE, in short –…
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The blogs I read the most (my favourite? Or whatever you fancy calling them)
One friend asked me this very question a couple of days ago, and I have to say I didn’t know how to answer. Sure…
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Space Features of the Week (4 June)
It’s again the moment for a summary of the space news worth discussing this week (and in the past few). This time there are a…
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Interview with the Editor-in-Chief of Salome’
Salome’ is a new UK literary magazine I’ve recently discovered, and I was so lucky to get Jacs, the Editor-in-Chief, here for a chat…
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(More) historical fiction. Forthcoming reviews
In the last six months, for a series of reasons I’ll talk about in a future post, I’ve been watching a lot of historical…
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Teaser Tuesday (23 May)
Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted at The Purple Booker. Anyone can play along by doing the following: • Grab your current…
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Space Features of the Week (20 May)
This week I’m going for another space summary, simply because there were so many interesting headlines that they deserve to be at least mentioned here.…
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Oceans of life? The Solar System and beyond
I have recently seen a lot of articles discussing the so-called ocean worlds – that is, all planets and celestial objects that are not…
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Space Features of the Week (14 May)
It’s the moment for another summary of space news worth discussing this week (and in the past few). This time there are not amazing discoveries…
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Brian Cox in Edinburgh Tonight
One of the good things about living in Edinburgh is the events you have access to. Tonight is a good example – we have…
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Dust to Dust by Ken McClure. A Review.
Dust to Dust is a medical thriller by the acclaimed best-seller writer Ken McClure and, while number 8 in the Steven Dunbar fortunate series,…
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Cassini’s Gran Finale – First images
After hours of trepidation, we now know for sure that Cassini has survived its daring first dive on April 26 between Saturn and its…
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Back from the otaku’s paradise – a photo gallery
I’ve spent my Easter holidays in East Asia, most of them in the magnificent city of Tokyo – and, as every time I am in the…
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Meet Enceladus – and the (alien) life in the Solar System
I have already written about Enceladus in the past – a frozen world orbiting Saturn and one of the most likely to support life…
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Guest Post – Enter The Apocalypse. An Anthology, by Trevor Zaple
Enter The Apocalypse is a new anthology of short fiction from TANSTAAFL Press that features thirty-two authors all dealing with a version or another of…