THE FURNACE is a sci-fi story about a dark and looming possibility, an examination of the pitfalls of parenthood, and a uniquely American horror story. [Read more…]
NERDSoul Review: “Chronicles of Corum Volume 1” The Mike Mignola drawn "The Knight of Swords" comes back in a fresh collection
Le Ill Kid of NERDSoul reviews “The Chronicles of Corum Volume 1: The Knight of Swords”, new from Titan Comics, part of their Michael Moorcock Library. He was pleasantly surprised and entertained by this tale, one he hadn’t encountered before. [Read more…]
“Guardian Angels and Other Monsters”: On Emotions and Machines Daniel H. Wilson brings emotions to the robotic intentions in this collection
This collection takes readers down a different path of human interactions with robots, artificial intelligence, and technological phenomenon, and the confusing jumble of emotions we humans bring to all such situations are what makes these stories linger in the imagination. [Read more…]
New from Titan: “Chronicles of Corum: Vol 1”
To celebrate this exciting new edition to the Library series, Titan are releasing a special video interview with Michael Moorcock, where the acclaimed science fiction and fantasy author shares his thoughts on comic book adaptations of his best-selling novels. [Read more…]
Race in the Writers’ Room: Studying Stories Color of Change's study of scripted television examines the issues of myopic storytelling
A new study has been published, Race in the Writers’ Room: How Hollywood Whitewashes the Stories That Shape America, detailing how most of the scripted stories we watch on television are suffering from the tunnel vision of a single cultural perspective, rather than the diverse range of experiences borne from a vibrant, multicultural world. [Read more…]
“To Guard Against the Dark” Excerpt & Giveaway
Writers, After Dark is happy to give our readers & listeners a chance to win a copy of To Guard Against the Dark, the conclusion to Julie E. Czerneda’s Reunification trilogy, out from DAW Books on October 3, 2017! [Read more…]
“Son of Shaolin” Book 1: An Opening Chapter to Savor A Kung Fu story lived in the shadows and hopes of Harlem
This story calls to my fondness of the kung fu action films I grew up watching every weekend when I was a kid, imitating the over-the-top action sequences with my brother or a couple of my cousins, trying to cover the noise when we accidentally knocked over furniture. [Read more…]
“When I Cast Your Shadow” Explores Loss, Grief and Denial The story is not an easy read, while it both hits and misses with it's characters
When I Cast Your Shadow has so much good in it, but also with an equal amount of confusion and perhaps unintentional misdirection. That imbalance makes it a little harder to reconcile the story with a straight up review. [Read more…]
