| Book Review: Alien Archives: Eighteen Stories Of Extraterrestrial Encounters By Robert Silverberg |
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Alien Archives: Eighteen Stories of Extraterrestrial Encounters
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Written by Robert Silverberg
Publisher: Three Rooms Press
Release date: October 29, 2019 Alien Archives: Eighteen Stories of Extraterrestrial Encounters is a career-spanning collection highlighting some of the best science fiction short stories and novellas from celebrated author Robert Silverberg. With all-new forwards from the author himself, readers are given greater insight into the motivations and process behind each story. There is quite the variety of tales being told here, too. Some of these stories are humorous slices of life while others trend to darker tales of survival. Some are told from an alien point of view while others focus on the human beings affected by their encounters. But, despite these differences in style and theme, all the stories are believably written with sympathetic protagonists with whom you can easily relate, regardless of species.
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| Book Review: The Best American Science Fiction And Fantasy 2017
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017
The Best American Series
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Edited By Charles Yu and John Joseph Adams
Publisher: Mariner Books
Release Date: October 3, 2017 If I have said it once, I have said it a thousand times: I love anthologies for the sheer fact that I get to preview a plethora of authors, some new and some not so much. Where else but in a compilation like this will you find so much talent in one spot without literally hanging out in a bookstore all day (I’m looking at you old Waldenbooks customers, folks)? That is precisely what The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017 will give you. So anyway, I’m going to drop a few names, talk about a few stories, and make you want to run out and grab a copy of this. All in one little review. Are you ready? Okay, here we go!
...continue reading » Tags: A. Merc Rustad, Alexander Weinstein, Alice Sola Kim, Best American Series, Brian Evenson, Caroline M. Yoachim, Catherynne M. Valente, Charles Yu, Dale Bailey, Debbie Urbanski, E. Lily Yu, fantasy, Genevieve Valentine, Greg Van Eekhout, Helena Bell, Jeremiah Tolbert, John Joseph Adams, Joseph Allen Hill, Leigh Bardugo, Mariner Books, N. K. Jemisin, Nick Wolven, Nisi Shawl, Peter S. Beagle, Science Fiction, The Best American Science Fiction And Fantasy 2017, The Best American Series | |
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| Movie Review: Alien: Covenant |
By DwayneD
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| May 19th, 2017 at 5:31 pm |
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Alien: Covenant
Director: Ridley Scott
Screenwriter: John Logan and Dante Harper
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride, Carmen Ejogo, Demián Bichir
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Rated PG-13 | 122 Minutes
Release Date: May 19, 2017 The truth is that while I liked Alien: Covenant, I didn’t love it. What’s tragic, aside for the future the prequel sets humanity up for, is that all it would have taken to make the film phenomenal was some small tweaks and changes. Alien: Covenant lacks the same emotional heights sci-fi fans associate with Ridley Scott’s film of 1979 or James Cameron’s 1986 sequel, though it’s not without merit. Chief among the complaints is that the new film seems to sit on the franchise’s laurels rather than push it forward in the way Casino Royale did for James Bond or Logan did for X-Men. It’s been 38 years since the original Alien thriller, but this movie lacks some of the lauded learnings and innovations of modern science fiction cinema.
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| Kickstarter Spotlight: ‘Lilith In The Garden,’ An Indie Sci-Fi Drama Short Film
Emily Lawrence, an actress, writer, and veteran audiobook narrator, has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a short film she is writing, producing, and starring in titled Lilith in the Garden. Described as a sci-fi drama that “looks at what makes us who we are,” Lilith is to be directed by Leslie Bumgarner, a longtime cinematographer who recently started to take on directing projects for short features and television, with actor Rob Mathes set to play the male lead. The target fundraising goal for the campaign is $5,000, and donors will be treated to all manner of juicy perks depending on the size of their donation. Continue below for more on the film and to watch the Kickstarter video.
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