Free Stories!
Junie and Kamal in the Machine by Jessy Randall – FREE STORY
The world is always looking for a new energy source, natural, ecological, never-ending, renewable, eco-friendly, and something the population can really get into. Oh, stop smiling! I figured you’d start thinking about it… Junie and […]
Dreaming of Home by Josh Clark – FREE STORY
This ship’s crew continually waits for the word for the chosen few to go to the surface of the planet they are orbiting. Excitement, anticipation…and disappointment over who is going down, and who isn’t. Earth. […]
The Factory by Lucy Egan – FREE STORY
Have you had to deal with a new office? A boss who doesn’t explain the job to you, or train you to do it? Some jobs are dull and repetitive, too. Bet you never expected […]
The Tyrant in Retrograde by Scott Morris – FREE STORY
This imperial story shows the depth of the old saying that the bigger they are, the harder they fall. However, the old saying, for all its truth, might not have been created with a computer […]
Shells by Alexander Zelenyj – FREE STORY
A very fine story for not only SF&F readers, but also those who like their detectives hard-boiled. This story if part of the never-ending discussion over what makes a man, whether he has metal parts […]
News
Time Machine: April 5, 2026
AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: April 5, 2026 Novedades de Marso 2026 (2) New Releases in Science Fiction/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance for APRIL 1 RETRO REVIEW – DIE, MONSTER, DIE! (1965) Matt’s Reviews: Dark Angels: The Complete Works […]
Novedades de Marzo 2026 (2)
LIBROS El 19 de marzo se presentó el libro “Noventa millones de soles” (Colección Molinos de Viento, UAM) de Iliana Várgaz. El evento se realizó en la Librería U-Tópicas de México y comentaron el libro […]
Noticias Literatura 1-4
Ya disponible el fanzine del XV Certamen TerBi “Terror en el espacio“ Anunciamos que ya está disponible el fanzine correspondiente al XV Certamen TerBi de Relato Temático, que trataba este año sobre “Terror en el […]
OpEd
Why the Animated Version of Firefly is a Good Thing (and those who disagree should STFU)
Charlie Jane Anders recently objected to the announcement of the Firefly animated series – “…There’s also fact that Firefly stars a heroic Civil War veteran who happens to have fought on the side of the Confederacy. And […]
Happy Anniversary AMAZING STORIES!
Today, March 10th, 2025, marks one hundred years since the debut of Amazing Stories. Our best information informs us that the magazine was first distributed on Wednesday, March 10th, 1926. It was a cold day […]
Sign Our Anniversary Card and Wish Amazing Stories and Science Fiction A Happy 100th Anniversary
If you’d like to help celebrate this unprecedented anniversary, put your name in a comment on this post – we’ll publish the full list at the end of April. If you’ve not registered with […]
Happy Anniversary AMAZING STORIES!
Today, March 5th, 2025, marks one hundred years since the debut of Amazing Stories. Our best information informs us that the magazine was first distributed on Monday, March 5th, 1926. It was a cold day […]
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Science Fiction
MOVIE REVIEW – OPERATION TACO GARY’S
This would be a great movie to review if I could just figure out how to review this film. It’s not an easy movie to describe—or possibly even to watch—and I think you have to be a little bit odd to enjoy it. What does it say about me that I really enjoyed it? Read the review then see it for yourself
Matt’s Reviews: Death’s End (The Three-Body Problem Series Book 3) by Cixin Liu
Publisher: Macmillan Audio Audio Release Date: September 20, 2016 Program Type: Audiobook Book 3 of 4: […]
Junie and Kamal in the Machine by Jessy Randall – FREE STORY
The world is always looking for a new energy source, natural, ecological, never-ending, renewable, eco-friendly, and something the population can really get into. Oh, stop smiling! I figured you’d start thinking about it… Junie and […]
Novedades de Marzo 2026 (2)
LIBROS El 19 de marzo se presentó el libro “Noventa millones de soles” (Colección Molinos de Viento, UAM) de Iliana Várgaz. El evento se realizó en la Librería U-Tópicas de México y comentaron el libro […]
RETRO REVIEW – DIE, MONSTER, DIE! (1965)
In 1965, a non-Hammer movie, made and set in England, starring Boris Karloff and Nick Adams, came out called “Die, Monster, Die!” Suprisingly enough, it’s a science fiction movie, not a horror/monster movie. Loosely based on H.P. Lovecraft’s “The Colour Out of Space,” it’s a different retelling of a classic story. Did I like it? Well, yes and no. Read and find out why.
Matt’s Reviews: Dark Angels: The Complete Works of Edward Bryant Volume Two
Publisher : Belanger Books LLC Publication date : August 3, 2025 Language : English Print length : 638 pages ISBN-10 : 2785303040 ISBN-13 : […]
Dreaming of Home by Josh Clark – FREE STORY
This ship’s crew continually waits for the word for the chosen few to go to the surface of the planet they are orbiting. Excitement, anticipation…and disappointment over who is going down, and who isn’t. Earth. […]
RETRO MOVIE REVIEW – TIMECOP (1994)
In 1994, Peter Hyams, who had been known for directing genre films Outland (1981) and 2010, The Year We Make Contact, made an SF action-adventure film called Timecop, starring “The Muscles from Brussels,” action star Jean-Claude Van Damme. Not surprisingly, it was a pretty good movie with excellent special effects for the time (including some early CGI) and some not terribly deep subtext. Did you see it? Did you like it? Read what Steve thinks.
Fantasy
Novedades de Marzo 2026 (2)
LIBROS El 19 de marzo se presentó el libro “Noventa millones de soles” (Colección Molinos de Viento, UAM) de Iliana Várgaz. El evento se realizó en la Librería U-Tópicas de México y comentaron el libro […]
Matt’s Reviews: Dark Angels: The Complete Works of Edward Bryant Volume Two
Publisher : Belanger Books LLC Publication date : August 3, 2025 Language : English Print length : 638 pages ISBN-10 : 2785303040 ISBN-13 : […]
Matt’s Reviews: Assignment In Eternity by Robert A. Heinlein
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Audible.com Release Date: April 27, 2012 Print Release Date: […]
Matt’s Reviews: The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar
Publisher: Macmillan Audio Publish Date: March 4, 2025 Duration: 3 hours 53 minutes Author: Amal El-Mohtar Read by: Gem Carmella ASIN: B0D3QQWKWK The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar is a beautiful fairy tale novella. […]
Matt’s Reviews: Song Of The Unsung Mushroom by Sarah Clarke Stuart
Publisher : Connected Editions, Incorporated Publication date : January 15, 2026 Language : English Print length : 410 pages ISBN-10 : 1561780960 ISBN-13 : […]
Science
Matt’s Reviews: How We Decide by Jonah Lehrer
Publisher : Mariner Books Publication date : January 14, 2010 Edition : 1st Language : English Print length : 320 pages ISBN-10 : 0547247990 ISBN-13 […]
Matt’s Reviews: The Small BIG by by Steve J. Martin, Noah Goldstein and Robert Cialdini
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing Publication date : September 9, 2014 Language : English Print length : 288 pages ISBN-10 : 1455584258 ISBN-13 : […]
Matt’s Reviews: Superforecasting – The Art And Science Of Prediction by Philip E. Tetlock and Dan Gardner
Publisher : Crown Publication date : September 13, 2016 Edition : Reprint Language : English Print length : 352 pages ISBN-10 : 9780804136716 […]
Matt’s Reviews: Multiple Quick Reviews (Pretties, The Municipalists, Broken Place Outer Spaces, Great by Choice)
I’ve been reading too many books lately, plus trying to find time to write my next novel (follow me here if you want to see when that comes out), and I haven’t been finding the […]
Sun Fires Blast Straight at Interstellar Object Cruising Through Solar System
The interstellar object dubbed 3I/ATLAS has been fascinating astronomers since its discovery in early July.The object, generally believed to be a comet, is screaming through the solar system at around 137,000 mph, and is expected […]
Nuclear Rockets—An Idea Whose Time Has Gone?
This essay is based on the research for the panel “Nuclear Rockets—An Idea Whose Time Has Gone?” that I was honored to moderate for 2025 Seattle WorldCon. The panelists were Bob Hranek, Charles J. Walther, […]
Matt’s Reviews: Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling (with Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Rönnlund)
Publisher: Flatiron Books Publication date: April 2018 Print length: 352 pages ISBN-13: 978-1-250-10781-7 Authors: Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, Anna Rosling Rönnlund Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are […]
Can AI learn Through Story?
Dear Reader, Hope you’re well. Sorry for being out of touch. Grief is a peculiarly strange condition. I publish this as an experiment. It is part epistle, part conversation. Everything here is “true” in the […]
