John Campbell, Jr. and Astounding Magazine
After working our way through the pulp era, it’s time to begin looking at the ‘Golden Age’ of Science Fiction. Many people felt that this movement began [...]
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The Many Names of Catherine Lucille Moore
Catherine Lucielle Moore was one of the earlier female authors to have been writing within the genre, with her first stories published in the early 1930s to a great success. [...]
BOOK REVIEW: Fortress Frontier by Myke Cole
REVIEW SUMMARY: A great follow up to Control Point. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: Following the events of Control Point, Col. Alan Bookbinder finds himself reassigned to FOB [...]
And Another Thing…J.J. Abrams is the Safe Choice
The internet is abuzz with the possible news that J.J. Abrams will be directing the newly announced Star Wars Episode VII. Ever since the announcement that Disney had [...]
Edgar Rice Burroughs and the Moons of Mars
In my previous Kirkus Reviews column, I talked about E.E. ‘Doc’ Smith and his stories that kickstarted Space Opera. This week, we’re going back a little [...]
The Amazing Adventures of E.E. ‘Doc’ Smith
Space Opera is said to have begun with a fellow known as E.E. ‘Doc’ Smith. Last time we talked about science fiction, we left with Hugo Gernsback and his [...]
And Another Thing…What’s With All The Trailer Hype?
In December 2011, we had a week where three movie trailers hit the web: The Dark Knight Rises, The Hobbit and Prometheus. They looked stunning: these were perfectly crafted [...]
BOOK REVIEW: Star Wars and History edited by Nancy R. Reagin and Janice Liedl
REVIEW SUMMARY: A unique and interesting resource when looking at history. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: Science Fiction tends to be closely linked with contemporary history in [...]
T.H. White’s “Once and Future King”
Recently, T.H. White’s novel The Once and Future King has appeared on my radar quite often, in no small part due to fantasy author Lev Grossman’s repeated efforts [...]
…And Another Thing: That Special Magic that Turns 2 into 3 (Concerning Hobbits)
The Hobbit is upon us. The deluge of marketing was compounded by word that Peter Jackson managed to work out a third film, turning the Hobbit into the Lord of the Rings [...]
BOOK REVIEW: Land of Hope and Glory by Geoffrey Wilson
REVIEW SUMMARY: A redundant and uninteresting read. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: Jack Casey, retired soldier in England’s collaborator army, is brought back to track [...]
Weekend Playlist: Recent Geek Music
It’s been a little while since we’ve done a Weekend Playlist feature, which has moved to occasional status as we’ve drifted to various projects. [...]
There and Back Again: The Hobbit
With the live action adaptation of The Hobbit released into theaters soon, it makes sense to look at how The Hobbit was written in the first place. That’s what [...]
INTERVIEW: Chuck Wendig on “Blackbirds”
Chuck Wendig is a novelist, screenwriter, and game designer. He’s the author of Blackbirds, Double Dead and Dinocalypse Now, and is co-writer of the short film [...]
J.R.R. Tolkien and the Great War
J.R.R. Tolkien was a veteran of the 1st World War, something that I’d never examined all that closely, and for this week at the Kirkus Reviews blog, we’re [...]
Some Kind of Fairy Tale: George MacDonald
With October’s Horror duo over with, I decided that it was time to shift gears again to focus on some of the background on Fantasy literature. I came across George [...]
…And Another Thing: Well Played, Disney. Well Played.
Welcome to a new column here on SF Signal: …And Another Thing, a weekly commentary on issues and news from the speculative fiction community! We feel that there’s [...]
H.P. Lovecraft and the Other
With October a traditionally – horror themed month capped with Halloween, it seemed appropriate to follow up Bram Stoker and Dracula with another notable horror author: [...]
BOOK REVIEW: Blackbirds by Chuck Wendig
REVIEW SUMMARY: A dark, gripping character novel. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: Miriam Black knows how and when you’re going to die, just by a simple touch. When she meets [...]
Revisiting Bram Stoker’s Dracula
It’s October, and taking off from the end of September, we’ve shifted gears from Science Fiction to Horror Fiction on the Kirkus Reviews blog, where I continue [...]
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