So many books and so little time! Fortunately, you have the following handy guide of top Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror releases to assist you with your monthly reading picks!
Proxima by Stephen Baxter
WHAT IT'S ABOUT: The colonization of other worlds—specifically, the faraway planet known as Proxima Centauri, a world that holds great promise for the continued survival of the human race.
WHY YOU SHOULD READ IT: Baxter's space stories are filled with sense of wonder—the hallmark ...
I'm far from being the trivia king of science fiction, but I like to think I know a thing or two about sci-fi that the average reader might not know. One of the great things about science fiction—aside from the obvious mind-expanding ideas—is that it's a literary genre with a long, rich history that's filled with interesting factoids. I'm continually learning new things about it: interesting facts about the stories, about the writers and about its ...
As readers, we don't think about it often, but books are an old invention—thousands of years old, in fact. As inventions go, that's a pretty long-lasting one. But that doesn't mean that it can’t be made better. At least that's the thinking behind some new books offering readers more than they might expect. And why not? In this day of information being readily available at our fingertips, there are more things vying for our entertainment ...
Thanks to Halloween, October always seemed to be to the perfect month to cozy up to a good, scary book or movie. Or you can kill two birds with one stone and read a book that's headed for film or television!
Check out this handful of scary stories that are being adapted into television shows and films.
Cabal (aka Nightbreed) by Clive Barker
Few names are synonymous with horror. Clive Barker is one of them. Not only has he ...
Halloween is the second scariest day of the year (behind April 15th, when taxes are due, of course) and the perfect time to read a scary book. It just so happens that there are a bunch of top-notch new books on store shelves to help you get your scare on. Here are a dozen of the best.
A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny
This is a brand new print of Zelazny's classic story which is ...
Looking for a good book? Look no further than these fantastic offerings of science fiction and fantasy!
"Mainstream" Speculative Fiction
Newcomers to speculative fiction—a term meant to encompass science fiction, fantasy and horror—will be interested in knowing some of the more accessible titles in the genre. You may want to check out The Doubt Factory by Paolo Bacigalupi, a contemporary and relevant thriller that looks at the availability of public information and how it could be put to use for ...
I have a confession to make. While it may appear on the exterior that I am an open-minded reader, I was not always that way. At one time in my secret past history, there was a small, dark part of me that could only be labeled as Book Snob. I don't mean that in the general sense, where any and every book had to be held up to unusually high standards. No, my book snobbery was very, very specific ...
You've heard this a hundred times in films: "Allow me to slip into something more comfortable." It's a line that so overused it has become cliché. But take that simple statement and put it in the hands of a speculative fiction writer, and it becomes a springboard for excellent stories. How? What was originally meant to indicate a simple change of clothing (and yes, the anticipation of things to come) is simply extrapolated into the realm of the ...
