Fossils by William H. Keith, Jr

In future fiction it is common to include characters (especially protagonists) who are luddites by the standards of their contemporaries, Continue reading →

The Wide, Carnivorous Sky by John Langan

There is a creature, the Shadow, call it a vampire. It lives and sleeps in a cocoon in Earth’s orbit. Continue reading →

The Adventure of the Field Theorems by Vonda N. McIntyre

There must be other stories in which Sherlock Holmes meets Arthur Conan Doyle. But I doubt there are many that Continue reading →

The Dragons of Probability by Stanislaw Lem

If you like The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, there’s a fair chance you’ll like today’s story. First off, this Continue reading →

Black God’s Kiss by C.L. Moore

Many fantasy authors have created their own expies of Conan the Cimmerian, especially before The Lord of the Rings created Continue reading →

Earth’s Holocaust by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Once upon a time – but whether in the time past or time to come is a matter of little Continue reading →

Reunion by Arthur C. Clarke

The last line of this has been running through my mind these past few weeks. As such, consider yourself warned Continue reading →

Cleansed and Set in Gold by Matthew Sturges

I enjoy superheroes. The vast majority of stories with them are in the comics medium (I’ll sidestep the debate about Continue reading →