Gunjita and Cav are Gleem Galactic scientists. They work in orbit, searching for extraterrestrial life and how it can be used to extend terrestrial life. But when they find out, maybe, that they have something, it opens up a rift between the two. Juving, the winding back of the body’s clock, has doubled human lifespan …
This piece originally appeared as part of my weekly newsletter, The Full Lid . If you liked it, and want a weekly down of pop culture enthusiasm, occasional ketchup recipes and me enjoying things, then check out the archive and sign up here.Something breaks and something else, something unspeakable, climbs through the gap. There’s a …
This piece originally appeared as part of my weekly newsletter, The Full Lid . If you liked it, and want a weekly down of pop culture enthusiasm, occasional ketchup recipes and me enjoying things, then check out the archive and sign up here. Bee is a telepath in her own personal Hell. Locked into a …
This piece originally appeared as part of my weekly newsletter, The Full Lid . If you liked it, and want a weekly down of pop culture enthusiasm, occasional ketchup recipes and me enjoying things, then check out the archive and sign up here. Monica Greatorex has done it all. A journalist, adventurer and public figure, …
Happy Award Eligibilitymas, everyone! Awards season is upon us, like an unwanted yet strangely enticing magician at a late night coffee shop. I’m eligible for the Best Fan Writer Hugo for my work last year and below you’ll find details of the work you can nominate. Click on the logos and you’ll go through to …
Brooke Bolander’s work has been defined so far by a combination of relentlessly precise language and colossal emotion depth and focus. Her short fiction is seared through with images that linger after you’ve finished reading and turns of phrase that sit on the backs of your eyes like the after image of the Sun. There …
Earlier this month, nominations opened for this year’s Hugo Awards. Full details of who can nominate and how you can be one of them is at that link. If you can nominate, please do before the March 17 deadline. 2016 was a fantastic year for genre fiction and I personally had the exact sort of …
Fran Wilde’s The Jewel and Her Lapidary is one of a string of fantasy novels and novellas that’s finally opened the door to a genre I’ve always struggled to connect with. It’s combination of character and unique world building makes it a formidable entry in Tor’s novella series and another in a long string of …
The Valley has long been sheltered, and defined, by the gemstones beneath it. Sentient, feral silicate intelligences with tremendous power, they are controlled by the Jewels and Lapidaries. The Jewels full the Valley, the Lapidaries assist them in the never ending struggle to simultaneously harness and not be overwhelmed by the power beneath their feet. …
Yesterday I reviewed the excellent Patchwerk by David Tallerman. I’ve known David a faintly ridiculous amount of time and caught up with him a while back to discuss the book and what else is on the slate for him right now. Tell us a little about Patchwerk Patchwerk is my debut novella, released in …