I didn't know much about author James Blish before picking up this book. One thing led to another, and A Case of Conscience ended up on my TBR. I decided to go ahead and read it, and I was definitely surprised. Let's get into the review. Originally published as a novella in 1958, winner of … Continue reading A Case of Conscience Book Review
I came into this review having already seen the 1978 Invasion of the Body Snatchers, the film based on this book. So when I started reading Jack Finney's The Body Snatchers, I had high expectations. Let's get into the review. Written by Jack Finney and serialized in 1954, The Body Snatchers follows a doctor living … Continue reading The Body Snatchers Book Review
After reading Starship Troopers, I realized that I needed to read more Heinlein, and that inevitably led me to Red Planet. I think at this point I should just read as many Heinlein stories as possible. This marks another step in reading more of his work. Let's get into the review. Published in 1949, Red … Continue reading Red Planet Book Review
I've read, so far, H. G. Wells's The Time Machine, The Island of Doctor Moreau, and now his alien invasion story, The War of the Worlds. I actually just discussed this story in my previous post about science fiction "firsts." This book is the first science fiction story to include an alien invasion involving advanced … Continue reading The War of the Worlds Book Review
Science fiction has a long history filled with impressive firsts that you may or may not have heard of. Where did robots and supercomputers and alien invasions come from anyway? Today, I want to write an article discussing those firsts. Read below to discover how science fiction became what it is today. First Piece of … Continue reading 5 Greatest “Firsts” in Science Fiction Literature
My first introduction to J. G. Ballard's work was his short story "Billennium," which I reviewed a while back. I wanted to get into more of his work. Luckily, he wrote several novels throughout the 60s. One such novel was The Drowned World, a fairly short novel that's part science fiction, part post-apocalyptic. Let's get … Continue reading The Drowned World Book Review
Got a short fantasy piece that you've written, but you don't know where to submit it? Sure, there are plenty of literary journals that publish both science fiction and fantasy, but those tend to focus more on sci-fi than true fantasy. However, some literary journals look for fantasy specifically, especially high fantasy. Check out this … Continue reading 6 Literary Journals Looking for High Fantasy
Did you write a science fiction story, but you think it's too weird for traditional genre publication? You might be able to send your work to a literary journal looking for weird fiction. To be clear, weird fiction acts as a hybrid genre, demonstrated by the uncanny, the cosmic, or just the flat-out weird. This … Continue reading 4 Literary Journals Looking for Weird Fiction
Some literary journals look for dark fantasy. Others look for dark and creepy fiction. Today, I thought I would create a post about literary journals that look for dark fiction. Whether this be straight horror fiction, dark fantasy, or just overall creepy stories, these literary journals are perfect to submit to. Sinister Minutes This journal … Continue reading 5 Literary Journals Looking for Dark Fiction
Full disclosure: this might be one of my favorite Heinlein short stories that I've ever read. It's got all of my favorite things that I look for in a sci-fi short story: time travel, an epic twist, a dash of horror. But I won't spoil it all right now. I'll just say that I really … Continue reading —All You Zombies— Review
