Sword & Sorcery – A Genre for the Modern Reader

Sword & Sorcery is lean and direct, getting to the point with a dagger thrust. Continue reading Sword & Sorcery – A Genre for the Modern Reader

“Berserker” by Fred Saberhagen – Life’s Fight Against the Unfeeling Machine

Berserker is the kind of setting I have always been fond of and while the quality of the stories do vary I would heartily recommend the book to anyone wanting to dip their toes into the deep pool that Saberhagen created. Continue reading “Berserker” by Fred Saberhagen – Life’s Fight Against the Unfeeling Machine

Ben Bova wrote well imagined and entertaining stories in a style that was uniquely his own. Continue reading Remembering Science Fiction Author and Editor Ben Bova

Few books surprised me in the last decade as Ernest Cline’s novel “Ready Player One”. Continue reading Ernest Cline’s “Ready Player Two” – An Un-Review

Yesterday I wish I could say I was shocked by the news that Disney, that corporate bastion of warm and fuzzy family feelings, has decided not to pay author Alan Dean Foster his rightfully due royalties Continue reading Shameful Disney Refuses to Pay Royalties to Star Wars Universe author Alan Dean Foster