Articles by Ria Bridges

[GUEST POST] Special Needs in Strange Worlds: Ria Bridges on Being Meep Girl

July 29, 2014 // 3 Comments

NOTE: This installment of Special Needs In Strange Worlds features a guest post from author Ria Bridges! – Sarah Chorn Ria Bridges is an ex-pat Brit currently living on the [...]

BOOK REVIEW: A Taste of Blood Wine by Freda Warrington

December 11, 2013 // 2 Comments

REVIEW SUMMARY: An intelligent vampire/human romance set in post-WWI England. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: Socially anxious and bored with high society life, Charlotte finds [...]

BOOK REVIEW: We Will Destroy Your Planet by David McIntee

October 29, 2013 // 0 Comments

REVIEW SUMMARY: The how-to guide for extra-terrestrials and time-travelers bent on conquering Earth. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: Intended as a guide for extra-terrestrials and [...]

BOOK REVIEW: Shaman by Kim Stanley Robinson

September 19, 2013 // 0 Comments

REVIEW SUMMARY: A coming-of-age tale set in Earth’s paleolithic period. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: Following apprentice shaman Loon, Shaman is the ambitious story of a [...]

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On My Radar: A CRIMINAL MAGIC by Lee Kelly/BORDERLINE by Mishell Baker/KILL SWITCH by Jonathan Maberry

Published On: October 17, 2015

Here's a sneak peek at three books that I'm looking forward to in 2016!

VIDEO: Timothy Zahn Discusses His Early Science Fiction Novels

Published On: October 17, 2012

Science fiction author Timothy Zahn is known for his Star Wars Expanded Universe novels, which helped revive that imaginary world. In this video, he discusses his early sci-fi work (newly released in eBook format from Open Road Media), comparing intelligent story lines to a game of chess. Villains, heroes, and insurmountable problems are all part of the puzzle.

Time Magazine’s All-Time 100 Novels

Published On: October 17, 2005

Time magazine lists the All-Time 100 Novels (1923 to present, in no particular order). Of interest to sf/f fans: Animal Farm by George Orwell A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein Neuromancer by William Gibson 1984 by George Orwell Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Continue Reading →

Review: Team America: World Police

Published On: October 17, 2004

REVIEW SUMMARY: The original title was probably "Thunderbirds vs. the Axis of Evil." Definitely not a movie for the kiddies (noted the R rating). First off, I was never a fan of the puppet-style animation. But the sets look great, and watching them blow up is just sauce. This movie is basically South Park using puppets stewed in hilarious Continue Reading →

[GUEST POST] Alma Alexander on The Collision of High Science with High Fantasy

Published On: October 17, 2014

Alma Alexander's life so far has prepared her very well for her chosen career. She was born in a country which no longer exists on the maps, has lived and worked in seven countries on four continents (and in cyberspace!), has climbed mountains, dived in coral reefs, flown small planes, swum with dolphins, touched two-thousand-year-old tiles in a gate out Continue Reading →