Article: Now that the Planet of the Apes Trilogy Has Ended, What Does It All Mean?
As with the first two Star Wars trilogies, the Planet of the Apes trilogy seemed to follow the rule of thumb of releasing a…
Year: 2017
Article: Exploring the Ecological Weird, Part I
Overview Weird fiction is a fascinating genre that has been alive and strange since the late 19th century. And though some might think of…
SKYFARER (The Drifting Lands #1) by Joseph Brassey
A young mage on the cusp of realizing her full powers, a wizened mentor trying to train her, and an empire led by a…
Paradise Regained by Edward M. Lerner, a Short Story Review
Edward M. Lerner introduces us to a tale that at once is reminiscent of the stark ever winter world of the Yukon in Jack…
Acadie by Dave Hutchinson
This is another one of those short ‘Single’ novellas that Tor are producing at the moment. At a mere 112 pages, there’s not…
Motherboard by Jeffery Thomas, a Short Story Review
Everyone has their fave material. The world’s like it’s in a state of flux with all the content that is out there. Books, films,…
Cover reveal of The Wrong Stars by Tim Pratt
The Wrong Stars is Tim Pratt’s first foray into space opera and we’re happy to reveal the cover as well as offer our readers a…
INJECTION BURN by Jason M. Hough
A missing space vessel, an alien world, and humans being pursued by an alien phalanx. In Jason M. Hough’s Injection Burn, those elements come…
Tomorrow’s Kin by Nancy Kress
Nancy Kress is one of those authors who’s been writing for over four decades, writing about 30 SF novels and quietly collecting awards –…
Guest post: Are We Ready to Live with Human/Animal Hybrids by Susan Kuchinskas
A young biotechnologist is creating “designer pigs” whose organs could be transplanted into humans. Her long-term goal is to rewrite the human genome to…
HALLS OF LAW by V.M. Escalada
In Halls of Law, V.M. Escalada brings together familiar fantasy elements of a nation being invaded, a rigid military, people with supernatural mental abilities,…
Desperate Knight by Keith W. Willis
No time… No options… No plan… No one said saving the world would be easy. Morgan McRobbie and Lady Marissa duBerry swing back into…
The Ghost Line by Andrew Neil Gray and J. S. Herbison
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but publishers like Tor are trying very hard to reintroduce readers to novellas – you know, something about…
Interview with Jesper Schmidt, author of the Keystone Bone trilogy
Welcome to SFFWorld Jesper, many thanks for giving us some time here. First of all can you tell us a bit about your Keystone…
Guest post: Diving into Alien Worlds by Brian Burt
I’ve always had a love affair with science fiction. When I was a kid, I gobbled every SF story I could find. I especially…
Guest Post: Chekhov’s Gundark by Nate Crowley
Good worldbuilding is often less about what you choose to show your audience, and more what you choose to withhold. To see why, let’s…
Brian Aldiss
We’re just hearing of the sad death of Brian Aldiss, OBE on his 92nd birthday (19th August 2017). His impact on British SF is…
Article: What is it with the Hollywood comedy sidekicks?
In which our intrepid writer bemoans the trend that has belied many a Hollywood blockbuster… OK: this may read as a bit of a…
Article: Science Fiction and Fact – Building On Each Other and Each Having Their Own Place
In a day and age in which the element of mass communications is so prevalent in much of the world’s culture, reliable facts and…
Guest post: Unmasking the Great Fantasy/Sci-fi Villain by Suzan Battah
Let’s face it, every story has a villain including within the hero themselves. These villains come with a lot of interesting qualities. I find…
