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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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 Alien: Enemy Of My Enemy (paperback, Kindle, audiobook), writer Mary SanGiovanni isn’t just putting her spin on this sci-fi series, she’s also concluding a loose trilogy that started with David Barnett’s Alien: Colony War ...CONTINUE
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In the darkly humorous cyberpunk sci-fi novel Mickey7, worker’s comp isn’t a thing…and for a rather unfortunate reason. But job security must be because that story’s titular worker is back for, well, more work. In the following email ...CONTINUE
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While Ruby Dixon is not the first person who’s wanted a more romantic version of Star Wars, she might be the first who thinks her take on it should be made into something that resembles the unholy spawn ...CONTINUE
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