Identity and metafiction come head-to-head in this complex capstone to an audacious literary experiment perpetrated by Pat Murphy in this book. In two previous books, Wild Angel and There and Back Again, she laid down the groundwork for the concept … Continue reading
Piper Pied, aspiring writer, has just received the surprise of her lifetime. Her grandmother, a woman who she hadn’t even seen in six years, has passed away. At the funeral, Piper’s relatives conspire against her, manipulating her into fulfilling a … Continue reading
After a significant hiatus, the popular Wild Cards series of shared-world anthologies and novels returns, with an all-new collection of tales drawn from the sixty-year history of a world gone mad. In 1946, an alien virus is released over New … Continue reading
It’s time again for David Hartwell’s annual roundup of what he considers to be the best science fiction of the year, collected from various sources. It’s a fairly impressive selection, boasting stories by Michael Swanwick, Terry Bisson, Nancy Kress, James … Continue reading
Originally published in 1987 as *Robert Silverberg’s Worlds of Wonder*, this handsome book has been rereleased under the new title of *Science Fiction 101: Where To Start*, and proves that even with a facelift, it hasn’t aged at all. It’s … Continue reading
This anthology is worth noting for its ambitious claim of collecting the best science fiction of the 20th Century. Whether or not that’s entirely accurate, it does put together a pretty impressive list of stories to represent the field. From … Continue reading
In this all-new anthology of science fiction stories inspired by Mars, some of today’s best authors take a stab at the Red Planet. Included are works by Michael Moorcock, Gene Wolfe, Scott Edelman, Alastair Reynolds, Ray Bradbury, Allen Steele, and … Continue reading
Maybe it’s the fact that some of the very first science fiction books I read were Joe Haldeman’s Forever War, and Robert Heinlein’s Starship Troopers, courtesy of my military father, but I’ve always had something of a fascination for well-done … Continue reading
Imagine a world where the South won the Civil War because of the outcome of a single battle. Or a world where a portal links past and future, throwing everything into chaos and confusion. A ferry that travels between the … Continue reading
Just got my contributor copies of the new issue of Realms of Fantasy, cover-dated December 2009. In my YA review column, I look at the following books: Ash, by Malinda Lo Libyrinth, by Pearl North Shiver, by Maggie Stiefvater Never … Continue reading
