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The Year’s Best Science Fiction: 28th Annual Collection
Gardner Dozois’ magisterial annual anthology, published as The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 24 in the UK, reprints the following stories: Flying in the Face of God by Nina Allan (Interzone 227) A… more →
Panglossian Hubris
Friday Reviews: Portrait of Lisane de Patagnia by Rachel Swirsky, and A Game of Cities by Michael Montoure
wrote 4 days ago: Two short story reviews this week, each very different from the other, both dealing with magic and l … more →
Killing Time - April 18, 2013
wrote 1 month ago: Like most people, my perception of the last week has been dominated by the Boston bombing and the s … more →
Story Sundays: "Marrying the Sun" by Rachel Swirsky
wrote 6 months ago: Rachel Swirsky “Bridget stared down at the blurred reflections of halogen bulbs in the water, … more →
Hugo Awards 2012: Best Novelette
wrote 7 months ago: The Best Novelette category is one of the oldest Hugo Award categories, being around since 1955. Nov … more →
Big Other Reaches One Million Page Views!
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wrote 8 months ago: One Million Dots (detail) / Robert Barry. 1968 Thanks to all of Big Other’s contributors and t … more →
Mondy's Recommended Reading - May 2012
wrote 9 months ago: Here we go with my May recommendations. No commentary, I’m a bit short on time, but I am curi … more →
Hugo Awards: Best Novelette (2nd contender)
wrote 9 months ago: Next in the novelette category is “Fields of Gold” by Rachel Swirsky, published in Eclip … more →
Unstuck #2
wrote 9 months ago: [Unstuck's first issue, which came out last November, was big: 352 lavishly illustrated pages, and i … more →
BIG WOOFS: Issue 29 Action Shots!
wrote 11 months ago: HELLO HI. We’re here with an exciting and surprising (!) set of Action Shots from Operative Ke … more →
Explore the writers of the Clarion West Write-a-thon
wrote 11 months ago: We’re off! 228 of us, pursuing writing, editing, and publishing goals for six weeks to attract … more →
Issue Twenty-Nine!!
wrote 11 months ago: WELL HELLO AND WELCOME TO THE PARTY THAT NEVER EVER (EVER) ENDS. This week’s story is being wo … more →
Swirsky, Rachel: Fields of Gold
wrote 11 months ago: Fields of Gold (2011) Written by: Rachel Swirsky Genre: Short Story/Fantasy Published by: Eclipse Fo … more →
Original Content: Non-Western SF Roundtable (Part 2)
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wrote 1 year ago: Part 2 of our roundtable on Non-Western SF. Part 1 is here. Participating: Aliette de Bodard (France … more →
Robots: The Recent A.I. (anthology)
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wrote 1 year ago: Robots: The Recent A.I., edited by Rich Horton and Sean Wallace published in 2012 from Prime Books w … more →
Ann & Jeff VanderMeer - Fast Ships, Black Sails
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wrote 1 year ago: 25. Fast Ships, Black Sails edited by Ann & Jeff VanderMeer (2008) Length: 248 pages Genre: Shor … more →
Mondy's Years Best for 2011
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wrote 1 year ago: What better thing to do, late on a Christmas mornig, then write about my favourite short stories fro … more →
Eclipse Four Highlights
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wrote 1 year ago: I very much like the tone that emerged from the Eclipse anthologies – they all feel like part … more →
The Year's Best Science Fiction: 28th Annual Collection
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wrote 1 year ago: Gardner Dozois’ magisterial annual anthology, published as The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 24 … more →
"What is it?" it's from the VanderMeers
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wrote 1 year ago: The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities, edited by Ann & Jeff VanderMeer Published July … more →
