Monthly Archives: October 2011

Fiction Friday – The Space Opera

October 7th, 2011 | Posted in Fiction Friday

    James Schmitz was best known for writing the “Space Opera”. This genre was known for its strong female roles. His life was one of service to his country and prolific writing, his two passions. Well over 100 novels and short stories were penned between 1940 and 1981 and his writing remained in print late […]

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Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick

October 5th, 2011 | Posted in Daily Rants, Literature

Wow, Wow, Wow. This book was ridiculously good. This review has to start with that because it was my immediate feeling while reading and after reading.  Now, for the details. I picked up Ashes with almost no idea what it was about. From the cover and the little I had heard about it, I knew […]

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Dystopian Fantasies–The End-of-Worlders

October 4th, 2011 | Posted in Daily Rants, Science Fiction/Science Fact

There’s never been a shortage of prose and film dealing with the end of the world, usually involving some wise but outcast person or group of people who detect the signs of the coming apocalypse and just manage to mobilize the rest of the world in time to forestall the end. However, as with so […]

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TalkCast 101 – Resa Nelson

October 1st, 2011 | Posted in Podcast

  This week’s SFSN Facebook Poll: The DeLorean is the hottest Sci Fi   Car, take that, McFly. Locke and Key, The Board Game. Kriana recommends Goodreads. What does Dark Shadows really hold for us? Peter Dinklage wins an Emmy. Cameron talks about Avatar MMO. DC’s New 52 gets old very quickly. True Blood’s Pam in Once […]

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