SFFWorld Best of Review of 2015: Fantasy & Horror - Part 1
Best of 2015 - Part 1
It’s that time of year when, as we have...
Brenda Cooper Interview
As Spear of Light, the second book in the Glittering Edge series is being released we have had the chance to catch up with Brenda Cooper.
Welcome back to SFFWorld, Brenda. Many thanks for giving...
Guest post: Staying True to the Vision: The Setbacks and Joys of Universe Building by M.J. Kelley
We were on the eve of another final draft deadline and the second...
Guest post: The Return of the Body Snatchers by Adam Aresty
In her 1965 essay “The Imagination of Disaster,” Susan Sontag...
Book Reviews
SFFWorld Archive: Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell
Here’s the reappearance of an old review of a classic. This first appeared in December 2011. John Wood Campbell (1910 – 1971) is best known as...Traitor Knight by Keith W. Willis
It all starts with a knight rescuing a damsel-in-distress from a dragon – but luckily for McRobbie, Melissa isn’t the type to swoon and congratulate...The Archivist by Tom Wright
Thirty years ago the computer network known as Intellinet crashed, taking out all computers. Society broke down, stranding colonists on Mars and in space,...STRIKE by Delilah S. Dawson (Audiobook Read by Rebekkah Ross)
Life in a Dystopic United States can be tough, you can go from hunter to hunted very quickly, even if you’ve finished the tasks “assigned” (i.e....HIT by Delilah S. Dawson (Audiobook Read by Rebekkah Ross)
It isn’t too much of a leap to think that banks own us, our debt, and everything we possess because of our debt to banks and credit cards. Take that...
The Nightmare Stacks by Charles Stross
The Nightmare Stacks is Charles Stross’ latest – and seventh – instalment in his ever-popular Laundry Files, following on from The Annihilation Score....THE SUMMER DRAGON (First Book of The Evertide) by Todd Lockwood
Few creatures or images are more iconic and emblematic in fantasy than dragons. Over the past couple of decades, few artists have been more closely associated...False Hearts by Laura Lam
Here’s the second book that, coincidentally, I’ve read recently about twins. However, unlike Heinlein’s Time for the Stars (written in 1956 and reviewed...AWAKENINGS by Edward Lazellari (Guardians of Aandor #1)
Cal McDonnell is a well-respected police officer in New York City, he’s got a wife, child and dog. Basically, he’s living a pretty good life. Despite...The Fireman by Joe Hill
The arrival of the latest book by Joe Hill has generally been seen as one of the highlights of the publishing year, and has been much anticipated here...
Movie Reviews
Film review: Bride of Re-Animator
Review by David Paul Hellings @HellingsOnFilm “Arrow Video is thrilled to announce the release of Bride of Re-Animator, coming to Blu-ray and DVD on...
Film review: Heartless
Review by David Paul Hellings @HellingsOnFilm “In recent months, Nordic Noir & Beyond has continued to grow from strength to strength as market...
Interviews
Mike Resnick, Kate Corcino, and Beth Cato talks about Decision Points
In this third second round of interviews, Bryan sat down to talk to Mike Resnick, Kate Corcino, and Beth Cato about their contributions to Decision Points.
This week, Hugo-nominated editor Bryan Thomas...
Todd Lockwood Interview
Todd Lockwood, painter, artist, and creator of many draconic images for book covers has just released...
Robert J. Sawyer, Jennifer Brozek, and Jody Lynn Nye talks about Decision Points
Decision Points is a new anthology edited by Bryan Thomas Schmidt. In this second round of interviews,...
Interview with James Lovegrove, author of the Dev Harmer Mission series
As World of Water, the second book in James Lovegrove’s Dev Harmer Mission series has been released...
Interview with Andrew Bannister
We’re very pleased to be interviewing Andrew Bannister, author of SF Space Opera novel, Creation...
Articles & Guest Posts
Guest post: If time travel were ever invented, what would we become? by Peter Ward
Do you remember when the first cell phones came out in 1984? I certainly don’t because I was only four years old at the time, and besides – I have...Guest post: The Writing is on the Wall and it’s Written by Robots by Mike French
One of the facts that amuses me as a writer is this… I could earn more money by doing a morning paper round. And it would come with more benefits: I’d...MIND MELD: Recent SF/F/H You’ve Read & Enjoyed About Which You Knew Little
This one requires a little bit of introduction. As many in the online SFF community now know, John DeNardo and J.P. Frantz closed the doors on SF Signal...
Guest post: Good Guys and Bad Guys by Sean Danker
When I was working on Admiral, a novel with a somewhat ambiguous protagonist, I was focused on telling the story. I didn’t give much thought to how people...Guest post: Faeries in modern fiction by Katherine Harbour
Why do Faeries translate so well to modern fiction? The faeries of Celtic folklore have always had an ambiguous relationship with mankind. Although there...Guest post: The dystopian deconstruction of society by Johnny Pearce
I mean, it’s going to happen, right? There will be a dystopian deconstruction of society as a result of some virulent outbreak and subsequent marauding...
Reviews
The Corporation Wars: Dissidence by Ken MacLeod
“Dissidence: a challenge to an established doctrine, policy, or institution.” The idea of ‘robots revolting’ is not a new one to SF: in...- More »
- SFFWorld Archive: The Rim of Space by A. Bertram Chandler
- Foundation by Isaac Asimov
- The Days of Tao by Wesley Chu
- HALF-RESURRECTION BLUES by Daniel José Older (Bone Street Rumba #1)
- Archive Review: Glory Road by Robert A Heinlein
- Firefly: The Gorramn Shiniest Dictionary and Phrasebook in the ‘Verse by Monica Valentinelli
Interviews
Kevin J. Anderson, Alethea Kontis, and Jonathan Maberry talks about Decision Points
Decision Points is a new anthology edited by Bryan Thomas Schmidt. Bryan sat down to interview his authors about their contributions. Here are the first...- More »
- Interview with Serengeti author J.B. Rockwell
- Interview with David Estes
- Interview with Wolf in the Attic author Paul Kearney
- Interview with Tim C. Taylor author of The Human Legion series
- David Tallerman Interview
- Interview with Destroyermen author Taylor Anderson
News
Updraft by Fran Wilde wins the 2016 Compton Crook Award
The Baltimore Science Fiction Society has announced that the novel “Updraft” by Fran Wilde is the winner of the 2016 Compton Crook Award. Updraft was...- More »
- David Gemmell Awards: The Longlist
- 2015 Stoker Awards
- 2015 Nebula Awards Winners
- 2015 Nebula Award Nominees
- Kim Stanley Robinson Wins 2016 Robert A. Heinlein Award
- Ecotour - Final Stop
Writing
Expanding the Authorial Palate: A Study in Red by Rob Queen
Boston is home to the Red Sox, the New England Patriots, more universities than you could possibly visit in one St. Patrick’s Day weekend, and lobster...- More »
- Jo Zebedee on writing - What are the consequences?
- The Expert vs. The Bumpkin: On Genre Exposition and Reader Expectations by Harry Connolly
- Tips for Wr…Everyone — Don’t Start With Boredom!
- Tips for Writers: The One-Word Sentence by Christine Amsden
- Tips for Writers: Making Magic Believable by Christine Amsden
- Myth Busters, Grammar Edition: Starting a Sentence with And or But by Christine Amsden
Stories
Getting Lucky by J. M. Odell
From the anthology, Lucky or Unlucky? 13 Stories of Fate, is a story where luck gets turned around more than once… Getting Lucky by J. M. Odell Giles...- More »
- Fold by Charlotte Ashley
- Pewtory the Lesser Bard part 39 – Concluding Pewtory the Lesser Bard
- Pewtory the Lesser Bard part 38 – Take a bow
- Pewtory the Lesser Bard part 37 – Destiny
- Pewtory the Lesser Bard part 36 – The Performance
- Pewtory the Lesser Bard part 35 – Masker's Ball
Articles
Giveaway, Admiral by Sean Danker
Three winners will receive a copy of Admiral by Sean Danker. This giveaway is open to US addresses only. ENTER HERE FIRST IN A NEW MILITARY SCIENCE FICTION...- More »
- Guest post: We all have a story inside us by Denise Grey
- Guest post: Insight into The Enochian Wars: Armageddon Unleashed by Frank Julius Palumbo
- Article: Marie Brennan on Dragons
- 5 Awesome Time Machines from Movies by Jevon Knights
- Guest Post: Bringing the ordinary into the extra-ordinary by Patricia Leslie
- Authors of the Roundtable - James Barclay, John Marco, Megan O'Keefe and Will Wight
