The original Star Trek series gave us the redshirts – a term, I note, that has grown so popular that my word processor acknowledges it as a word. The concept is even so pervasive that John Scalzi has a successful … Continue reading →
I saw World War Z, and came away much happier than I expected. I’d held off reading the book, as I always do when I find out the movie is coming. Though I must admit that in this case the … Continue reading →
Last summer, at a writer’s conference, I met a man who is writing a science fiction novel with an Indian basis instead of a Western basis. I asked if he’d read Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny. He hadn’t. He … Continue reading →
Much is made these days of the dragons on Game of Thrones. And this is proper. The special effects are amazing. And the special effects may be even better when Smaug appears on screen in The Hobbit. But long … Continue reading →
You may or may not have heard, but Amazon has come up with a way to license fan fiction.* This project is called Kindle Worlds, and it’s getting bandied about different ways all over the internet, with some people happy … Continue reading →
I have a confession to make. I laughed while watching a big dramatic moment of Star Trek: Into Darkness last weekend. I don’t mean I snickered, chuckled, tittered or giggled. Heck, I can’t remember ever really doing the last two … Continue reading →
The other day I saw a post on Mythic Scribes that asks whether black and white fantasy is dead. As usual, I read the article and came away thinking along entirely different lines than the topic intended.* The essay examines … Continue reading →
When I think of dragons, I imagine all kinds of great terrible lizards. I’ve imagined djinn a hundred different ways, and hydras, manticores, zombies, and an endless stream of creatures out of myth, fiction, game and pure imagination. More creatures … Continue reading →
I saw Oblivion over the weekend. The special effects were great, and the story was fun, but for me it really drove home what I enjoy about science fiction. Some people get into the ideas and technology, others love the … Continue reading →
So, it’s Thursday and I’m still thinking about Sunday’s Game of Thrones episode. Without going into spoiler-level details, there’s a great scene with Daenerys Targaryen. How good is it? Well, I almost went online and bought a Targaryen house tee-shirt. … Continue reading →