Guilt can be a heavy burden. It’s something the character Ten had to deal with in Stark Holborn’s 2021 science fiction space opera Western Ten Low, and something she’s still dealing with in the dystopian sci-fi sequel, Hel’s ...CONTINUE
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I can only imagine the pain of losing a child. Which may be why there’s been a lot of stories about parents who’ve suffered this unimaginable loss…but have also refused to accept it. In her new novel The New ...CONTINUE
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One of the hallmarks of the space opera genre is that these stories often take place across many worlds. But while that’s also true of M.R. Carey’s new sci-fi space opera novel Infinity Gate (paperback, Kindle, ...CONTINUE
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While many writers follow the edict that you should write what you know, it can be a double-edged sword, as a good story in which something bad happens might make you think, “I hope this is something they don’t ...CONTINUE
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In the following email interview about her new science fiction space opera adventure novel Loki’s Ring (paperback, Kindle, audiobook), writer Stina Leicht mentions a number of iconic sci-fi writers. As you would expect. What you ...CONTINUE
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Under normal circumstances, there’s no reason to read a review of a free game (and thus no reason to write one). Reviews are supposed to tell you whether you should spend your money on something. If a game is ...CONTINUE
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Given that it takes place in a colony on Mars, and there’s robots, you’d be forgiven if you thought Nathan Ballingrud’s novel The Strange (hardcover, Kindle, audiobook) was a science fiction story. But in the ...CONTINUE
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With the novel Waiqar (paperback, Kindle), writer Robbie MacNiven is taking his fourth trip to the realm of the fantasy co-op dungeon-crawling board game Descent. In the following email interview, MacNiven discusses how this tale ...CONTINUE
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The epic poem “Beowulf” has been adapted and reworked in numerous ways over the years. Neil Gaiman, for instance, not only cowrote the screenplay for the animated movie, but he also wrote his own poetic version, called “Bay Wolf” ...CONTINUE
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