Tag: SF
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The Last Days on Mars (2013). A review.
The Last Days on Mars, otherwise said, Zombies meet Aliens in The Martian’s setting – without all the quality and the thrill. This is,…
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SF Classics – The Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke
The Fountains of Paradise (1979) is SF novel by Arthur C. Clarke. It discusses for the first time the possibility of space elevators linking…
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The Dervish House by Ian McDonald
The Dervish House (2010) by Ian McDonald is near-future science fiction/ thriller novel. It follows, through alternate character perspectives, a bus bombing incident in…
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Eastercon 2016 – Good job, Mancunicon!
Second day of Manunicon, i.e., the edition 2016 of the UK annual SF convention traditionally held in the Easter Weekend (hence the name Eastercon).…
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Events – March 2016
Interesting things to look forward to in March 2016 near home (that to me is Edinburgh, UK) – exactly what’s needed to cheer you…
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Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
Doomsday Book (1992) by Connie Willis is a science fiction novel. It portraits time travel to medieval history, in a back-and-forth within the city of…
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The Road by Cormac McCarthy
The Road (2006) by Cormac McCarthy is a dystopian, post-apocalyptic novel and one of the best of its kind. It portrays the dangerous journey…
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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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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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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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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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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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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,…
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November (SF) events… read & write
Way too many things in November for people like me that love speculative fiction… but two are the ones I’m going to join. The first…
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Worldbuilding for SF – A Writer’s Guide, review
“The classic advice to writers is “Write about what you know.” But if you’re a science fiction writer, you often write about what you…