Category Archives: Science Fiction

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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NPR’s New Poll: “Best Science Fiction, Fantasy Books? You Tell Us”

Okay, folks, this is it! Genre fiction, specifically science fiction and fantasy, has gone to some pretty terrific places before, but when it goes to NPR…. Well, we all should hitch a ride to see what’s going on. What you’ll … Continue reading

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Top Fantasy Destinations for the Adventurous Traveler

By Hannah Strom-Martin and Erin Underwood Are you an adventurous traveler, willing to go the extra mile for excitement?  Would you rather go to End World than Disneyworld?  Does the thought of the Eiffel Tower bore, but the image of … Continue reading

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2011 Publishers Round Table

Welcome to 2011, a new year in publishing for fantasy and science fiction! The big questions for 2011 are: How did 2010 go? and What should we look for in 2011? The 2011 Publishers Round Table explores these questions are … Continue reading

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Poem: Christmas Morning, 2025 by James Patrick Kelly

And now for something you’re really going to like – a Christmas poem by James Patrick Kelly. Christmas Morning, 2025 by James Patrick Kelly Folly Outside a lead sky spits ice and cold rain Last night I drank too much … Continue reading

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Short Story: “Fruitcake Theory” by James Patrick Kelly

James Patrick Kelly has generously agreed to share “Fruitcake Theory,” a special holiday story with a science fiction twist that was originally published in Asimov’s (December 1998). Happy holidays from Jim Kelly and Underwords. ~ “We need you, Jim,” said … Continue reading

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This Year Christmas Won’t Be Late – Doctor Who is Coming

The Doctor is in. For years and years, U.S. fans of Doctor Who had to scavenge the net looking for unauthorized access to the Christmas specials. The BBC seems to have come to the conclussion that if you can’t beat … Continue reading

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Science Fiction Mysteries: An Interview with Jack McDevitt

A couple of years ago, I was looking for some new science fiction to read. So, I went to Borders Books and scoured the shelves, considering dozens of books, reading the backs, looking at the covers, and putting most of … Continue reading

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