by Sarah Deeming | September 17, 2020 | Blog, Reviews
We are not alone. There are other Earths in other dimensions where the dominant intelligent species of the planet rises before humanity, shaping their world to suit their needs, making it both similar and different to their own. Cracks are beginning to appear in the...
by Megan Leigh | August 6, 2020 | 5 Q's, Blog
I stumbled across Colette on Twitter one day and saw that she had released a new version of her novel Nightmare in Silicon. Shamefully, I had never come across the original novel, but the description instantly had me intrigued – a feminist scifi exploring gender...
by Megan Leigh | April 16, 2020 | 5 Q's, Blog
There has been a wealth of excellent science fiction by female writers of late. Personally, I love experimental Scifi – and Ann Leckie’s success would suggest other readers do too! Which is good news for Eeleen Lee’s new novel, Liquid Crystal Nightingale,...
by Megan Leigh | December 12, 2019 | 5 Q's, Blog
I still remember the day my father showed me The Terminator for the first time. We were sat at breakfast one morning when he turned to my mother and said, ‘I think she’s ready.’ Once I had finished eating my breakfast of Eggo waffles and ice cream,...
by Lucy Hounsom | December 12, 2019 | 5 Q's, Blog
This week we’re joined by author and archaeologist V. S. Holmes, who discusses writing in different genres, the ins and outs of collaboration and whether spec fic is making any real progress in representing its full and diverse readership. You seem equally...
by Megan Leigh | November 21, 2019 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWhen our favourite television series come to an end on our screens, it doesn’t always mean goodbye. Firefly was revived with Serenity and Buffy the Vampire Slayer found a second life in a celebrated comic...