For that thimbleful of readers who semi-regularly visit my blog, you've probably noticed a decline in posts.  The reasons are two: I...

I, like a lot of people, find themselves working in the IT sector despite previous work experience and education to the contrary.   W...

Caitlin Kiernan has published an immense number of short stories, and a good number of novels since the 90s.   And yet I retain the i...

Dystopias have been around for a long time—one might even successfully argue since Dante’s Inferno , perhaps even the Bible or others...

Since encountering Beyond the Rift , Peter Watts’ second collection of short stories, I have been wholly engaged.   Quality overtakin...

Sentient bots are one of the most common science fiction plot devices, and in some cases, motifs.   Readers can go to stories written...

My review of Limbo will be quite short as I had the (relatively) unfortunate situation of playing it after having played Inside .  ...

Contrary to popular opinion, I have enjoyed but not been a flag-waving fanatic of Ian McDonald’s recent novels.   The Dervish House ,...

I have been putting off writing this review for some time, primarily because I don’t feel that any words I put down can do the experi...

Michael Swanwick is one of the most inventive, non-conforming writers on the market.   Though starting his career with a fairly strai...