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The Crotchety Old Fan —
... (Fred used to do excellent capsule reviews and covers a wide range of subjects still) and the SFReader site, a multi-reviewer site edited by my friend Pete Allen of ...
A Book Reviewer’s Linkup Meme
Enter the Octopus —
... Reading the Leaves
Realms of Speculative Fiction
Reviewer X
The Road Not Taken
Rob’s Blog o’ Stuff
Robots and Vamps
Sandstorm Reviews
ScifiChick
Sci Fi Wire
SciFiGuy
Sci-Fi Fan Letter
Sci-Fi Songs [Musical Reviews]
The Sequential Rat
Severian’s Fantastic Worlds
SF Diplomat
SF Gospel
SFReader.com
SF Reviews.net
SF Revu
SF Signal
SF Site ...
MISSING BLOGS
The Crotchety Old Fan —
... Fi Heckler and Kochk Internet Review of Science Fiction John Scalzi’s Whatever Kevin Standlee’s Live Journal NorthWest Science Fiction Society Paul Jessup Pawnstorm Rambling Perfectionist RayGun Revival Residential Aliens Richard Pachter Science Fiction Brewed Daily Science Fiction Brewed Fresh Daily SciFi Channel Rants SF and Nonsense SF Awards Watch SF Crowsnest SF Reader SFSignal SkiffyFilms Slice of Scifi Space Vulture ...
‘Robot” from Lost in Space is Dead: Actor Bob May is Gone
The Crotchety Old Fan —
... Isaac Asimov? Pawnstorm Rambling Perfectionist Lots of ‘ummm’ interesting ’stuff’ RayGun Revival Ray guns, rocket ships and good old space opera goodness Residential Aliens Science Fiction Brewed Daily hey Chip! SciFi Channel Rants Someone else enjoys Skiffy Tube as much as I do SF and Nonsense Edward M Lerner, working physicist, or some kind of ist… SF Awards Watch science fiction awards news SF Crowsnest SF Reader book reviews (including mine) SFSignal get yer news heah! SkiffyFilms film ...
THE BIG THING!
The Crotchety Old Fan —
... want to read these folks, you’ll have to link directly to them - at least for the time being:
Critical Mass: Don is willing to set one up - so long as there is no ‘downside’ and if someone with the proper skill set is willing to help. If you are such a person, please get in touch with me.
Greenman Review: My email inquiries regarding their status have so far gone unanswered.
MITSFS: Have also not answered yet.
SFReader: Will be adding a feed sometime in the future
SFRevu: Will not be ...
New Theme, New Logo
The Crotchety Old Fan —
... Isaac Asimov? Pawnstorm Rambling Perfectionist Lots of ‘ummm’ interesting ’stuff’ RayGun Revival Ray guns, rocket ships and good old space opera goodness Residential Aliens Science Fiction Brewed Daily hey Chip! SciFi Channel Rants Someone else enjoys Skiffy Tube as much as I do SF and Nonsense Edward M Lerner, working physicist, or some kind of ist… SF Awards Watch science fiction awards news SF Crowsnest SF Reader book reviews (including mine) SFSignal get yer news heah! SkiffyFilms film ...
Cordwainer Smith blog post is up
The Crotchety Old Fan —
... Isaac Asimov? Pawnstorm Rambling Perfectionist Lots of ‘ummm’ interesting ’stuff’ RayGun Revival Ray guns, rocket ships and good old space opera goodness Residential Aliens Science Fiction Brewed Daily hey Chip! SciFi Channel Rants Someone else enjoys Skiffy Tube as much as I do SF and Nonsense Edward M Lerner, working physicist, or some kind of ist… SF Awards Watch science fiction awards news SF Crowsnest SF Reader book reviews (including mine) SFSignal get yer news heah! SkiffyFilms film ...
MY FIRST READING LIST
The Crotchety Old Fan —
... by David Riley
After the Downfall by Harry Turtledove
Pending
The Light of Burning Shadows, book 2 Iron Elves series by Chris Evans (reading book 1 to catch up)
The Devil’s Due by David Riley
All You Need Is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka
The Lords of the Sands of Time by Issui Ogawa
Distant Early Warnings edited by Robert J Sawyer
The current issue of Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine
The reviews are owed to SFReader.com, Raygunrevival.com, the Internet Review of Science Fiction and Tangent ...
MIND MELD: The Hugo Awards - Success at Picking the Best, How Well it Represents the Genre, 2009 Predictions & Overlooked Titles
SF Signal —
As is usual around awards-time, there is much discussion about the usefulness of awards, the books that made the list of finalists, and what the Best Novel shortlist says about the field. With the Hugo awards coming up, we thought it ...
SF/F/H Reviewer Linkup Meme, 2nd Edition
Grasping for the Wind —
... and Fantasy Ethics
Science Fiction Times
ScifiChick
Sci-Fi Blog
SciFiGuy
Sci-Fi Fan Letter
The Sci-Fi Gene
Sci-Fi Songs [Musical Reviews]
SciFi Squad
Scifi UK Reviews
Sci Fi Wire
Self-Publishing Review
The Sequential Rat
Severian's Fantastic Worlds
SF Diplomat
SFFaudio
SFFMedia
SF Gospel
SFReader.com
SF Reviews.net
SF Revu
SF Safari
SF Signal ...
Ottinger’s Book Review Blog List
The Crotchety Old Fan —
... and Fantasy Ethics
Science Fiction Times
ScifiChick
Sci-Fi Blog
SciFiGuy
Sci-Fi Fan Letter
The Sci-Fi Gene
Sci-Fi Songs [Musical Reviews]
SciFi Squad
Scifi UK Reviews
Sci Fi Wire
Self-Publishing Review
The Sequential Rat
Severian’s Fantastic Worlds
SF Diplomat
SFFaudio
SFFMedia
SF Gospel
SFReader.com
SF Reviews.net
SF Revu
SF Safari
SF ...
"SF/F/H Reviewer Linkup Meme, 2nd Edition": main list
Variety SF —
... Times ScifiChick Sci-Fi Blog SciFiGuy Sci-Fi Fan Letter The Sci-Fi Gene Sci-Fi Songs [Musical Reviews] SciFi Squad Scifi UK Reviews Sci Fi Wire Self-Publishing Review The Sequential Rat Severian's Fantastic Worlds SF Diplomat SFFaudio SFFMedia SF Gospel SFReader.com SF Reviews.net SF Revu SF Safari ...
The Genre book review parade
Club Jade —
... and Fantasy Ethics
Science Fiction Times
ScifiChick
Sci-Fi Blog
SciFiGuy
Sci-Fi Fan Letter
The Sci-Fi Gene
Sci-Fi Songs [Musical Reviews]
SciFi Squad
Scifi UK Reviews
Sci Fi Wire
Self-Publishing Review
The Sequential Rat
Severian’s Fantastic Worlds
SF Diplomat
SFFaudio
SFFMedia
SF Gospel
SFReader.com
SF Reviews.net
SF Revu
SF Safari
SF ...
Speculative Fiction Reviewer's Database Link-Up
Mad Hatter's Bookshelf & Book Review —
... UK Reviews Sci Fi Wire Self-Publishing Review The Sequential Rat Severian's Fantastic Worlds SF Diplomat SFFaudio SFFMedia SF Gospel SFReader.com SF Reviews.net ...
SF/F/H Reviewer Linkup Meme, 2nd Edition
Bibliophile Stalker —
... Times ScifiChick Sci-Fi Blog SciFiGuy Sci-Fi Fan Letter The Sci-Fi Gene Sci-Fi Songs [Musical Reviews] SciFi Squad Scifi UK Reviews Sci Fi Wire Self-Publishing Review The Sequential Rat Severian's Fantastic Worlds SF Diplomat SFFaudio SFFMedia SF Gospel SFReader.com SF Reviews.net SF Revu SF Safari ...
SF/F/H Reviewer Linkup Meme, 2nd Edition
Walker of Worlds —
... Times ScifiChick Sci-Fi Blog SciFiGuy Sci-Fi Fan Letter The Sci-Fi Gene Sci-Fi Songs [Musical Reviews] SciFi Squad Scifi UK Reviews Sci Fi Wire Self-Publishing Review The Sequential Rat Severian's Fantastic Worlds SF Diplomat SFFaudio SFFMedia SF Gospel SFReader.com SF Reviews.net SF Revu SF Safari ...
A galaxy full of SF/F/H blogs
FROM A SCI-FI STANDPOINT —
... Reviews Satisfying the Need to Read Science Fiction and Fantasy Ethics Science Fiction Times ScifiChick Sci-Fi Blog SciFiGuy Sci-Fi Fan Letter The Sci-Fi Gene Sci-Fi Songs [Musical Reviews] SciFi Squad Scifi UK Reviews Sci Fi Wire Self-Publishing Review The Sequential Rat Severian’s Fantastic Worlds SF Diplomat SFFaudio SFFMedia SF Gospel SFReader.com SF Reviews.net SF Revu SF Safari SFScope SF Signal SF ...
MIND MELD: Bad Guys We Love to Hate: The Best Film Villains in SF/F/H (with Various Videos of Villainy)
SF Signal —
We've already talked about literary villains, so we asked this week's panelists about bad guys (and gals) of the big screen:
Q: Who are some of the best villains in science fiction, fantasy, and/or horror film?
Read on to see their responses (and the videos I included, unbeknownst to ...
SF Reader on CONVENT OF THE PURE: “well-written” and “fun”!
Apex Book Company —
Nick DeMarino has posted his in-depth interpretations, impressions, and praise of Sara M. Harvey’s CONVENT OF THE PURE on SF Reader! Here’s a small clip of the review:
“Harvey paints a rich, immersive world through Portia’s perspective, rich in gothic and fantastical imagery, but offers little in the way of explanation. While most of the mechanics of this world are intuitive (think “magical realism”), some ideas, beings, and actions are taken for granted. The clear character archetypes help the reader contextualize the actions within the ...
