If “1337 in 2012” is an example of the type of story the optimists want, then they’re taking the idea of sf stories as “fantasies of political agency” a bit too literally… more →
Torque ControlNiall wrote 4 days ago: If “1337 in 2012” is an example of the type of story the optimists want, then they … more →
Niall wrote 1 week ago: This week’s debate: should sf be more optimistic? Kathryn Cramer has the right of it, I think … more →
Niall wrote 1 month ago: Reviews of Anathem: Michael Dirda in the Washington Post (grumpy), The Complete Review (snobby), La … more →
Niall wrote 1 month ago: Jetsie de Vries is resigning as co-editor of Interzone: “I am unhappy with the direction and … more →
Niall wrote 1 month ago: Mike Glyer tagged me for a meme a little while ago. It’s the “which sf novels that have … more →
Niall wrote 2 months ago: A few pre-Hugo links (and others)… Pablo Defendini has been reviewing the covers of the non-T … more →
Niall wrote 2 months ago: As a response to William Sanders’ recent behaviour, a group of Helix authors have put their s … more →
Niall wrote 2 months ago: I’m not going to try to summarize all that’s been said about William Sanders’ beh … more →
Niall wrote 3 months ago: A few updates to earlier posts: Adam Roberts has some thoughts about characterisation inspired by … more →
Niall wrote 3 months ago: This week’s Strange Horizons fund drive incentive prizes include a hand-knit robot Dalek. C … more →
Niall wrote 4 months ago: The Sturgeon Award nominees for best short fiction of 2007 are out. Looks like a solid list, as usua … more →
Niall wrote 4 months ago: Last week, the Strange Horizons reviews department focused on Greg Egan: Karen Burnham tackled Axio … more →
Niall wrote 4 months ago: Everyone’s seen this, but whee! Dollhouse trailer. Abigail Nussbaum finishes her review of the … more →
Niall wrote 4 months ago: Farah Mendlesohn has posted a fascinating analysis of some of the stories in Jonathan Strahan … more →
Niall wrote 5 months ago: The latest Reality Check podcast was recorded at the Clarke Award ceremony and includes interviews … more →
Niall wrote 5 months ago: An interview with Junot Diaz, including some “throat-clearing” from his planned next no … more →
Niall wrote 6 months ago: Locus Online is reporting that The winner of this year’s James Tiptree, Jr. Award, given to w … more →
Niall wrote 6 months ago: David Hines takes on John Ringo Jonathan Strahan points out that Gwyneth Jones has posted several s … more →
Niall wrote 6 months ago: Orbital reports and/or discussions can be found here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here … more →