Author: Steph P. Bianchini
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Star Wars VII. (Not a) Review
After many discussions with friends, and considering all angles, I’m not ashamed to say it loud and clear: I didn’t like Ep VII of…
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Luna by Ian McDonald. A Review
Ian McDonald is without doubt an author on my “autobuy” list, as I’ve written a while ago. This Scottish author is known for excellent (dystopian)…
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Dawn’s best imagery
Dawn’s mission to Ceres has certainly been one of the highlights of 2015 space missions, exploring a new world in the Asteroid Belt and…
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Planet 9, X, and counting…
For a bizarre coincidence, I’ve written about the fabled (and infamous) Planet X just this time last year, mentioning that, from the analysis of some…
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The Apex Book of World SF – 4. A review
If you’re a regular SFF reader, Apex needs no introduction – they publish an amazing award-winner magazine in which every writer would kill to appear…
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SF Classics – Mona Lisa Overdrive by William Gibson
Mona Lisa Overdrive (1988) by William Gibson is a SF novel and the final instalment of the Sprawl trilogy, after Neuromancer and Count Zero,…
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Aliens in Music – Ziggy Stardust
Today Ziggy Stardust left planet Earth for an unknown destination – probably a far away galaxy. His human host, David Bowie “died peacefully today…
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Pluto’s moon system – how cool can it be?
One of the most valuable results New Horizons was able to deliver in its historic Pluto’s flyby was more information and precious imagery of…
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Crossing Saturn’s Rings – the 2016 Finale
It’s not the first time I cover this authentic natural wonder, including posting a link to a media gallery with some of the best Cassini’s…
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2015 in space missions
If 2014 was a great year for space lovers – Rosetta is just an example, even though a telling one – 2015 has been even…
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2 years and counting…
Yes, this week makes two years of blogging for The Earthian Hivemind – two years I’ve enjoyed a lot and had the opportunity to…
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XXI Century Sci-Fi – Broken Angels, by Richard Morgan
Broken Angels (2003) is a SF dystopian novel by Richard K. Morgan, and the sequel of Altered Carbon, by many considered the cyberpunk of the…
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More Jupiter in the news
Do you remember the claim that Jupiter is somehow a failed star? Well, this time it seems we have finally found a star that…
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Teaser Tuesday (December 8)
Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of A Daily Rhythm. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: • Grab…
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The Leper House, by Andrew Taylor. A review
Reading The Leper House it finally occurred to me why I was never fond of the novella format, at least when it’s a stand-alone and…
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NaNoWriMo 2015 – done and dusted
Done -yesterday night just in time I finally validated my wordcount: 51,299 – otherwise said, I made it. It has taken a lot of efforts,…
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Tools for SF Worldbuilding – a 3D simulation of the Solar System’s neighbourhood
Everybody who has dealt with worldbuilding in SF that involves star systems beyond ours knows what I’m talking about – a lot of resources…
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SF Classics – Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
Speaker for the Dead (1986) by Orson Scott Card, is a SF novel and the sequel of Ender’s Game, even though the events take…
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Scrivener as word processor
With NaNoWriMo 2015 half on its way I decided to say a few words about my favourite word processor. While I understand there’s a…
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One Lovely Blog Award – Pass it on!
This one landed on my (virtual) desk a couple of weeks ago or so, and I find it so nice I couldn’t avoid joining,…