The Lights are still out at SFSignal
I glanced at SFSignal this morning, and, as expected, there were no posts yesterday, May 6, 2016. None. Zero. After 12 years of not missing a day, John got a well-deserved day off. Some...
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Review of THE UNREMEMBERED by Peter Orullian posted at SFSignal
I enjoy writing reviews but I admit I am something of a wimp in doing so. Writing a book is a difficult task, despite what the proliferation of self-published tomes indicates. Each of the...
Review of SLEEPING LATE ON JUDGEMENT DAY posted on SFSignal
My review of Sleeping Late on Judgement Day, the third novel in Tad Williams’ Bobby Dollar series, was posted at SFSignal on Christmas Eve. Does that make it a Christmas miracle? An excerpt: In...
Review of HARRY HARRISON, HARRY HARRISON: A MEMOIR posted at SFSignal.com
My review of the late Harry Harrison’s memoir, appropriately entitled Harry Harrison, Harry Harrison, has been published on the two-time Hugo-award winning SFSignal.com. An excerpt: World War II veterans and early pulp fiction writers...
Review of Half a King by Joe Abercrombie at SFSignal
My review of Half a King by Joe Abercrombie has been posted by the wonderful, bagel-loving JohnD over at SFSignal.com. An excerpt: ————————– REVIEW SUMMARY: The world-building is not as deep asBest Served Cold and The...
Interview with Andy Weir, author of THE MARTIAN, on SFSignal.com
My interview with Andy Weir, author of the bestseller THE MARTIAN, is live on the two-time Hugo award winning SFSignal.com. An excerpt: LARRY: In the Ares 3 mission team in THE MARTIAN, you have a Commander,...
Interview with James Gunn, Grand Master of Science Fiction
My interview with James Gunn, recipient of the Damon Knight Grand Master of Science Fiction award, was posted on the Hugo award winning SFSignal. It was also picked up by io9 where a nice...
WorldCon 71 / LoneStarCon 3
I only had a half-a-con, spending the mornings at the conference and the afternoons/evenings with family in San Antonio. But even a half-a-con was full SFSignal, which I occasionally post an article here and...
Review of The Dirty Streets of Heaven by Tad Williams up on SFSignal
Tad Williams is one of my “read-everything-he-puts-out” authors…except for the cat book. No cat books. My review of the first book in his latest series, The Dirty Streets of Heaven, is up on the...
The 2013 HUGO Voter Packet: Why Would You Not Do This?
The 2013 Hugos are awards for excellence in the field of science fiction and fantasy. The Hugos are awarded each year by the World Science Fiction Society, at the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon). This year...