Category Archives: Science Fiction

Introducing Why SF?: Underwords’ New Interview Series

I am pleased to announce that Underwords will be doing a new interview series called Why SF? This series will explore how science fiction has affected the lives of a variety of creative and influential people. Interviewees will range from … Continue reading

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The Hunger Games: A Review & Essay

by Rebecca Longster Teens of the Future on Survivor ~ for real A review of The Hunger Games, directed by Gary Ross, starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, and Lenny Kravitz Several years ago I had a … Continue reading

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Review: The Captains (2011), a film by William Shatner

Review by Rebecca Whitus Longster The Captains: in the beginning ~  At the risk of showing my inner nerd, geek, dweeb or whatever it’s called these days, I’ve got to say how pleased and impressed I was, watching William Shatner’s “affable documentary,” (Netflix) The Captains (2011). … Continue reading

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Review: Prophets of Science Fiction

TV Series: Prophets of Science Fiction Network: Science Channel Executive Producer: Ridley Scott Prophets of Science Fiction by executive producer Ridley Scott is a new documentary series produced by the Science Channel–a series that hasn’t received any of the attention … Continue reading

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Interview with Michael Scott & Colette Freedman, coauthors of The Thirteen Hallows

One of my favorite things is talking to authors about their work. After I read The Thirteen Hallows, I jumped at the chance to interview coauthors Michael Scott and Colette Freedman. Together they have created a fantastic new dark fantasy/thriller … Continue reading

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Review: TRSF (Technology Review Science Fiction Magazine)

Title: TRSF — (an annual science fiction magazine) Editor: Stephen Cass Publisher: Technology Review Cover Blurb: The best new science fiction inspired by today’s emerging technologies. ~ For me, the most exciting thing about the new annually published science fiction magazine TRSF is that … Continue reading

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Review: Firebird by Jack McDevitt

Title: Firebird, an Alex Benedict Novel Author: Jack McDevitt Publisher: Ace Hardware Cover Blurb: Forty-one years ago the renowned physicist Chris Robin vanished. Before his disappearance, his fringe science theories about the existence of endless alternate universes had earned him … Continue reading

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Growing Up YA Lit-Style: A Personal Essay

Ilsa J. Bick, MD, a child psychologist and YA author, recently published an article on the Hunger Mountain site in which she responds to a pair of essays by Meghan Cox Gurdon, Children’s Reviewer for the Wall Street Journal, who … Continue reading

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The Many Mysteries of Charles Tan: An Interview

Charles Tan is the blogger behind one of speculative fiction’s top blogs, Bibliophile Stalker. While much of the content on his site pertains to Philippine speculative fiction, Tan has his finger on the pulse of the SF/F industry. Not only … Continue reading

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Exploring the eFrontier: A Strangeways Interview with James Patrick Kelly

People who know James Patrick Kelly know he’s always up to something clever and new – a sign that we’re talking about a creative science fiction writer, if ever there was one! A couple of years ago, Kelly took the … Continue reading

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