Tag: SFF
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‘Ties That Bind: Love in Fantasy and Science Fiction’ made the BSFA Longlist.
Just a quick announcement about this non-fiction collection published by Luna Press Publishing about love in SFF, which I just found out made the…
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Three for the Month (January 2021)
This time it was relatively easy to select the three featured books for the blog: they’re the ones I am reading just now, and…
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(Good) Outlets for your drabbles
Frozen Wavelets is temporarily closed for submission (we’ll reopen at some moment in Fall 2019), but it doesn’t mean there aren’t other good outlets…
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Dublin2019 – Snapshots from a Worldcon
This is a limited selection of a series of random photos I have taken over four days of Worldcon. The organisation was great [REDACTED…
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Summer 2019 Events
As every year in Scotland, Edinburgh Book Festival is one of the main writing events to look forward to. Part of the Fringe Festival,…
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Interview with Kelly Matsuura, Publisher and Editor of The Insignia Series Anthologies
I am thrilled to host this month an interview with Kelly Matsuura, the Publisher of the Insignia Series, anthologies of Asian SF and Fantasy. Who…
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Slushing. Insights from the industry
What you’re going to see here is a video streaming from the SFF publisher Baen, which discusses in detail how their editors pick up…
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Going to Worldcon in August -planning on the way
Are you making plans to attend Worldcon this year? The 77th Edition of the most important convention in SFF is going to take place…
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Interview with A.C. Wise
I am honoured to start my interviews of the year with A.C. Wise, speculative fiction writer and editor. She needs no introduction, therefore I’ll…
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Best fictional cities of SFF – Which one is your favourite?
If there’s one thing I really *adore* (when it’s properly done, of course) in SFF literature is that part of worldbuilding involving cities. There are…
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Congratulations to all Winners of 2016 Parsec Awards
For the ones not familiar with them, the Parsec Awards are an annual set of awards created to recognise excellence in speculative fiction podcast…
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His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik
His Majesty’s Dragon (2006) by Naomi Novik is an SFF novel, and one of the best examples of alternate history. It’s set during the…
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The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N. K. Jemisin
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (2010) is a fantasy novel by N. K. Jemisin, and the first book of The Inheritance Trilogy. Complex, at times…
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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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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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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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Liesmith by Alis Franklin. A review
I normally do not like fantasy or even retelling of ancient myths: even when the writing is good, it’s difficult to be fresh and…
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SF Classics – Out of the Silent Planet by C. S. Lewis
Out of the Silent Planet (1938) by C. S. Lewis is the first of the Cosmic Trilogy and an early example of space travel…
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SF heroes and villains – a portrait gallery
I have been an avid manga reader (and anime fan) since childhood, and what I loved the most was to pick my hero and follow…
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Fiefdom, by Dan Abnett and Nik Vincent. A review
Approaching the second instalment of a story without reading what comes first is never recommended, for obvious reasons, and this advice is even more…
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SF Classics – Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny
Lord of Light (1967) is a science fiction/fantasy novel by Roger Zelazny. It obtained a Hugo Award in 1968 and was also nominated for…
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Book Review: The Shadow Master, by Craig Cormick
I have to admit the reason why I have requested the The Shadow Master, by Craig Cormick, in ARC is that I read so…
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Book Review: Morningside Fall, by Jay Posey
(Note: I received this novel as an ARC from Angry Robot Books, through Netgalley.) Morningside Fall, by Jay Posey, is what you can call…
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Villa Diodati – birthplace of Sci-Fi (and modern Fantasy)
That old villas are spooky places is known to everybody. All of us remember creepy stories from our childhood, and there is an entire…