Before diving into my review of Mass Effect: Andromeda , I should state that I have not played the original Mass Effect trilogy. I hav...

The more Rudy Rucker I read, the more I am convinced what a true, hidden gem of science fiction (and literature at large) the man is. ...

With the first book in a fantasy series published, many things have been established—mood, style, setting, characters, genre, etc. Wha...

For readers reading fiction long enough, it becomes apparent that it’s not by default how original a book’s ideas are that make it succ...

James Blaylock’s so-called “Christian trilogy” (a poor nomer at best) is one of fantasy literature’s unheralded, and for most readers u...

What was once cutting edge science fiction aesthetic—as seen in films like Forbidden Planet , Metropolis , Destination Moon , and The D...

William Gibson’s Neuromancer is one of science fiction’s, if not the broader cultural spectrum’s, most influential works. A novel wherein ...

A name I’ve encountered several times but for whatever reason never read the fiction of, Nick Mamatas is, apparently, lighting things up i...

Aaaaand, we're back - perhaps not in the form upon which I left, but we'll see...  My intentions, for the moment, are to return ...

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